HOWRAH TAS 7018

    Bushfire Risk:High(96/100)
    Erosion Risk:Low(36/100)
    AffordableCoastalFamily

    Population

    9,545

    9.8% since 2016

    Median Age

    43

    4.4% since 2016

    Median Household Income

    $87,880/yr

    21.8% since 2016

    Median Weekly Rent

    $400/wk

    27.0% since 2016

    Median Monthly Mortgage

    $1,690/mo

    6.9% since 2016

    Avg Household Size

    2.4

    4.3% since 2016

    Median Personal Income

    $44,980/yr

    20.1% since 2016

    Unemployment Rate

    4.5%

    Unoccupied Dwellings

    5.1%

    Dwelling Types

    Houses3,653 (94.9%)
    Townhouses181 (4.7%)
    Flats / Apartments14 (0.4%)

    Property Ownership

    Owned Outright1,699 (44.8%)
    Mortgage1,384 (36.5%)
    Renting708 (18.7%)

    Demographics

    Born in Australia
    83%
    English Spoken at Home
    88.7%
    Employment Rate
    58.5%
    6.6% since 2016
    Completed Year 12
    46.4%

    Occupations

    Professionals1,222 (26.2%)
    Clerical & Administrative745 (16.0%)
    Community & Personal Service650 (13.9%)
    Managers601 (12.9%)
    Technicians & Trades577 (12.4%)
    Sales370 (7.9%)
    Labourers290 (6.2%)
    Machinery Operators & Drivers146 (3.1%)

    Religion

    No Religion4,469 (46.8%)
    Christianity4,289 (44.9%)
    Hinduism119 (1.2%)
    Other Religions94 (1.0%)
    Buddhism89 (0.9%)
    Sikhism69 (0.7%)
    Islam59 (0.6%)

    Age Distribution

    25-341,252 (13.1%)
    35-441,216 (12.7%)
    65-741,205 (12.6%)
    45-541,145 (12.0%)
    55-641,093 (11.5%)
    5-141,084 (11.4%)
    75-84885 (9.3%)
    0-4490 (5.1%)
    15-19482 (5.0%)
    20-24431 (4.5%)
    85+263 (2.8%)

    Family & Household Composition

    Couple Families1,120 (42.5%)
    Lone Person987 (37.4%)
    One Parent Families391 (14.8%)
    Group Household98 (3.7%)
    Other Families40 (1.5%)

    Commute to Work

    Car (driver)3,009 (76.2%)
    Worked from Home384 (9.7%)
    Bus264 (6.7%)
    Car (passenger)230 (5.8%)
    Walked Only38 (1.0%)
    Bicycle25 (0.6%)

    Education

    Bachelor Degree1,469 (15.4%)
    Certificate III & IV1,385 (14.5%)
    Advanced Diploma / Diploma858 (9.0%)
    Postgraduate Degree534 (5.6%)
    Graduate Diploma / Certificate295 (3.1%)

    Cars per Dwelling

    2 cars1,551 (40.6%)
    1 car1,328 (34.8%)
    3 cars511 (13.4%)
    4+ cars258 (6.8%)
    0 cars175 (4.6%)

    Coastal Erosion

    12
    monitoring points
    within 5 km
    12
    actively eroding
    > 0.1 m/yr retreat
    -0.41
    worst rate (m/yr)
    Significant
    514 m
    nearest coastline
    monitoring point

    Shoreline Change Summary

    1988–2023
    Stable or accreting2 (17%)
    Moderate erosion (0.1–0.3 m/yr)6 (50%)
    Significant erosion (> 0.3 m/yr)4 (33%)

    Average rate: -0.24 m/yr across 12 points. Negative values indicate the shoreline is retreating (eroding).

    Nearest Eroding Coastline

    Distance
    514 m
    Rate
    -0.03 m/yr
    Net Movement
    -9.1 m
    Certainty
    good

    Data Quality

    High certainty: 11 of 12 points (92%)

    Based on DEA Coastlines satellite observations (1988–2023). Points marked "likely rocky coastline" may have lower measurement accuracy.

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