TAS · Burnie Council
Wivenhoe, TAS, 7320
Current weather
12.9°CMainly clear
87% humidity · 19.5 km/h wind · 12.9° / 10.6° today · 7.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#24 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Wivenhoe is a small locality in the Burnie area, home to around 235 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show limited but present public transport access, and a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 235
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,023
- Dwelling vacancy
- 14.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 14 of 95
- Median monthly mortgage
- $811
- Employment rate
- 35.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 6 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Public transport
4 public transport stops in this suburb
- No.18 Main Rd
- No.39 Main Rd
- No.39 Main Rd
- Opp 19 Main Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
20 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Crusty's BakeryBakery
- Bench
- Main Rd (Wivenhoe) Stop 3 InBus stop
14-16 Main Road, Wivenhoe
- Main Rd (Wivenhoe) Stop 3 OutBus stop
Opposite 19 Main Road, Wivenhoe
- Main Rd (Wivenhoe) Stop 4 InBus stop
33 Main Road, Wivenhoe
- Main Rd (Wivenhoe) Stop 4 OutBus stop
Opposite 33 Main Road, Wivenhoe
- Sharman's ButcheryButcher
- Delish fine foodsCafe
- Robbies ComputersComputer
35a Main Road, Wivenhoe
- IGAConvenience store
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 76.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #24 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- No.18 Main Rdtransport
- No.39 Main Rdtransport
- No.39 Main Rdtransport
- Opp 19 Main Rdtransport
- Australia Postamenitiespost_office
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Caltexamenitiesfuel
- Crusty's Bakeryamenitiesbakery
- Delish fine foodsamenitiescafe
- Fish On The Edgeamenitiesfast_food
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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