| Primrose Sands Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Primrose Sands | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°52′54″S 147°40′29″E / 42.8816°S 147.6746°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,209 (2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7173 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Sorell | ||||||||||||||
| Region | South-east | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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Primrose Sands is a mixed urban and rural locality in the local government area of Sorell in the South-east region of Tasmania. The locality is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of the town of Sorell. The 2021 Australian Census has a population of 1209 for the state suburb of Primrose Sands.[1]
It is a sea-side locality that lies at the northern channel between Frederick Henry Bay and Norfolk Bay. Though primarily a holiday home community, it has a large permanent population. In 2010 the median house price in Hobart was under $3350,000.[2] Over 50% of houses in Primrose Sands are unoccupied most of the year.[3]
The town is home to an Returned and Services League of Australia club, community centre and a combined store and post office.
- ^ "Primrose Sands 2021 Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ Helen Kempton, "Hobart's cheapest houses", Australasian Business Intelligence, April 15, 2010 (Partial text available via HighBeam archived URL)[relevant?]
- ^ "Cheapest capital city rental suburbs revealed" Archived 14 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Residential Property Manager, March 30, 2015.