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West Coast

Tasmania · West Coast · West and North West

Why “West Coast (Tas.)”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of West Coast into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

West Coast 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 West Coast (Tas.) SA2.

Where in TAS
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At a glance
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Schools
6
Top ICSEA 935 (gov)
Childcare
1
NQS-rated services
Population
4,320
+0.1% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the West Coast (Tas.) SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon TAS zoning

Government schools in West Coast

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.

Mountain Heights School Government · 199 students
ICSEA 893
Rosebery District School Government · 63 students
ICSEA 845
Strahan Primary School Government · 47 students
ICSEA 935
Zeehan Primary School Government · 43 students
ICSEA 919

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Joseph's Catholic School
Catholic 59 students
ICSEA 902 intake context
St Joseph's Catholic School
Catholic 47 students
ICSEA 969 intake context

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 West Coast (Tas.)

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All TAS schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Queenstown Early Learning Service
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Queenstown
    Meeting NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
5
Supermarkets
4
Parks
11
Train stations
5

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the West Coast (Tas.) SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
4,320
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.10%
2024→25
Net change
+6
people / yr
Density
1
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+6
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+7
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-8
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+7

Reading the streams: no single force dominated this year — the streams were close in magnitude.

Growth vs benchmarks
West Coast
+0.10%
TAS median
+0.40%
National median
+0.80%

Other SA2s in West Coast

The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth

Full TAS leaderboard →
  1. 01
    Waratah
    +0.3%
    3,980 ppl
  2. 02
    North West
    +0.2%
    4,400 ppl
  3. 03
    Wilderness - West
    +0.0%
    0 ppl
  4. 04
    Smithton
    -0.3%
    3,886 ppl
  5. 05
    King Island
    -0.7%
    1,647 ppl