The Huon Valley Vital Signs 2012 is an annual publication produced by the Huon Valley Council and can be used as a quick reference to a range of key statistics about the Huon Valley and its economy. It covers areas such as resident population, demographics, working population, employment, business and industry, housing, education and tourism. 

Population
Huon Valley	15,140
Major Population Areas
Cygnet	4,064
Geeveston/Dover	3,659
Huonville/Franklin	8,118
Tasmanian Population	511,195
Source: Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2011
Residential Population
Median Age	42 years
Median Weekly Personal Income	$441
Source: ABS Census, 2011
Rates
Number of rateable properties
Number of residential rateable properties
Business
Number of businesses in the Huon Valley	1,083
Agricultural	372
Construction Businesses	171
Property and business services	123
Retail outlets	120
Tourism
Total holiday visitors to the Huon Trail	138,100
Total number of nights spent on the Huon Trail	238,900
Total number of visitors to the Tahune Airwalk	52,600
Total number ov visitors to Hastings Caves/Thermal Springs Source: Tourism Tasmanian, April 2011-March 2012	20,500