Smithton
Tasmania · West Coast · West and North West
This profile uses the ABS Smithton statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Smithton is a locality in the West Coast area of Tasmania. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Smithton SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Smithton SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Smithton
Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for TAS yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.
A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.
Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Smithton
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment283ICSEA849
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-12Enrolment265ICSEA903
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment210ICSEA847
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment125ICSEA889
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All TAS schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSGiggles Early LearningCentre-Based Care · 44 places · Smithton
- Working Towards NQSStars Early LearningCentre-Based Care · 94 places · Smithton
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 1
- Supermarkets
- 3
- Parks
- 6
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Smithton SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Where did the loss come from?
-12Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
Other SA2s in West Coast
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
- 01Waratah+0.3%3,980 ppl
- 02North West+0.2%4,400 ppl
- 03West Coast (Tas.)+0.1%4,320 ppl
- 04Wilderness - West+0.0%0 ppl
- 05King Island-0.7%1,647 ppl
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