PRIMROSE SANDS TAS 7173

    Bushfire Risk:High(88/100)
    Erosion Risk:Low(30/100)
    AffordableBeachQuiet

    Population

    1,209

    15.1% since 2016

    Median Age

    54

    3.8% since 2016

    Median Household Income

    $47,944/yr

    23.9% since 2016

    Median Weekly Rent

    $300/wk

    50.0% since 2016

    Median Monthly Mortgage

    $1,062/mo

    21.0% since 2016

    Avg Household Size

    1.9

    no change since 2016

    Median Personal Income

    $29,484/yr

    23.3% since 2016

    Unemployment Rate

    10.1%

    Unoccupied Dwellings

    80.3%

    Dwelling Types

    Houses549 (98.6%)
    Flats / Apartments8 (1.4%)

    Property Ownership

    Owned Outright230 (43.9%)
    Mortgage199 (38.0%)
    Renting95 (18.1%)

    Demographics

    Born in Australia
    76.2%
    English Spoken at Home
    86.8%
    Employment Rate
    40%
    6.7% since 2016
    Completed Year 12
    31.1%

    Occupations

    Technicians & Trades77 (17.7%)
    Professionals66 (15.2%)
    Community & Personal Service65 (14.9%)
    Labourers53 (12.2%)
    Sales52 (12.0%)
    Clerical & Administrative39 (9.0%)
    Managers38 (8.7%)
    Machinery Operators & Drivers29 (6.7%)

    Religion

    No Religion576 (47.6%)
    Christianity472 (39.0%)
    Hinduism9 (0.7%)
    Buddhism7 (0.6%)
    Other Religions7 (0.6%)

    Age Distribution

    55-64281 (23.2%)
    65-74232 (19.2%)
    45-54150 (12.4%)
    35-44132 (10.9%)
    25-34129 (10.7%)
    5-1490 (7.4%)
    75-8467 (5.5%)
    20-2450 (4.1%)
    15-1949 (4.1%)
    0-438 (3.1%)
    85+10 (0.8%)

    Family & Household Composition

    Lone Person234 (61.7%)
    Couple Families62 (16.4%)
    One Parent Families62 (16.4%)
    Group Household13 (3.4%)
    Other Families8 (2.1%)

    Commute to Work

    Car (driver)300 (81.7%)
    Worked from Home37 (10.1%)
    Car (passenger)21 (5.7%)
    Bus6 (1.6%)
    Walked Only3 (0.8%)

    Education

    Certificate III & IV248 (20.5%)
    Bachelor Degree93 (7.7%)
    Advanced Diploma / Diploma85 (7.0%)
    Graduate Diploma / Certificate19 (1.6%)
    Postgraduate Degree18 (1.5%)

    Cars per Dwelling

    1 car242 (44.1%)
    2 cars197 (35.9%)
    3 cars73 (13.3%)
    4+ cars24 (4.4%)
    0 cars15 (2.7%)

    Coastal Erosion

    100
    monitoring points
    within 5 km
    93
    actively eroding
    > 0.1 m/yr retreat
    -0.36
    worst rate (m/yr)
    Significant
    392 m
    nearest coastline
    monitoring point

    Shoreline Change Summary

    1989–2024
    Stable or accreting26 (26%)
    Moderate erosion (0.1–0.3 m/yr)64 (64%)
    Significant erosion (> 0.3 m/yr)10 (10%)

    Average rate: -0.18 m/yr across 100 points. Negative values indicate the shoreline is retreating (eroding).

    Nearest Eroding Coastline

    Distance
    392 m
    Rate
    -0.30 m/yr
    Net Movement
    -11.8 m
    Certainty
    good

    Data Quality

    High certainty: 50 of 100 points (50%)

    Based on DEA Coastlines satellite observations (1989–2024). Points marked "likely rocky coastline" may have lower measurement accuracy.

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