Sassafras is a small, quiet locality in Tasmania within the Latrobe (Tas.) local government area (postcode 7307). The area has roughly 352 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $73K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. TAS employment has moved -1.7% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. TAS also had 17 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $250 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
Sassafras is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 876, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 bus stops.