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Railton, TAS

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Railton Statistics

Location Details
  • Region

    North West
  • Population

    835
  • Nearest Capital

    463km
  • Nearest Airport

    Devonport 25km
  • Median House Price

    $330,000
  • April Temp °C
    18 / 8

Railton is a town situated 20 km inland from Devonport on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia’s island state. It was first known as Redwater Creek and became known as Railton after the construction of a tramway line in the 1860s.

Railton
Community

Living in regional Australia gives you access to a wealth of community services, such as hospitals, libraries, bars and eateries.

Data source: Department of Health Commonwealth declared hospitals [2021], Australia Post. Google [2021]

Amenities within 50km of Railton

Hospital
2
Doctors & Allied Health
12
Library
2
Post Office
8
Bars & Eateries
37
Groceries & Convenience
6

Railton
Housing

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Comparison to median State house price

-33%
Property in Railton

Based on LGA data

Median House Price

$376,500

Rental House Median Price Per Month

$829

Data source: ABS, [2019, 2020], LGA updated [2021], Corelogic [2024]

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    Data source: ABS [2016, 2017]

    Jobs in Railton

    Based on LGA data

    Median Salary Per Year

    $44,898

    Median Personal Income Per Week

    $863

    Median Family Income Per Week

    $602

    Railton
    Education

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    Number of Institutions

    35

    Data sources:

    Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority, Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Wikipedia, 4icu.

    Schools And Universities in Railton

    Education within 25KM of Railton

    8 Childcare Centres
    st patrick's child care services
    spreyton outside school hours care
    miandetta children's centre
    mission australia family day care tasmania
    1912 child care and education centre
    catholiccare children's services - our lady of lourdes outside school hours care
    forth outside school hours care
    port sorell outside school hours care
    19 Primary Schools
    mole creek primary school
    forth primary school
    devonport christian school
    hillcrest primary school
    nixon street primary school
    spreyton primary school
    miandetta primary school
    our lady of lourdes catholic school
    devonport primary school
    andrews creek primary school
    east devonport primary school
    wilmot primary school
    sheffield school
    latrobe primary school
    st patrick's catholic school
    sassafras primary school
    port sorell primary school
    geneva christian college
    sprent primary school
    8 High Schools
    don college
    st brendan-shaw college
    devonport high school
    reece high school
    indie school - devonport
    sheffield school
    latrobe high school
    geneva christian college

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