Tasmania TAS
Tasmania (~575,000 residents) saw the steepest pandemic-era price growth of any state — Hobart property nearly doubled between 2017 and 2022 driven by lifestyle migration from the mainland. The island has cool-temperate four-season weather, world-class wilderness covering ~40% of the state in protected areas, and Australia's highest concentration of pre-1900 heritage stock. Tight new housing supply relative to demand keeps prices elevated relative to local incomes. The economy is anchored in agriculture (apples, hops, dairy), aquaculture (salmon farming is now a major export), tourism built on cultural icons like MONA and the wilderness coast, and a growing renewable-energy sector leveraging the state's hydroelectric capacity. Hobart and Launceston are the major urban centres; the rest of the island is mostly small coastal and rural towns, with the King and Flinders island groups operating as separate sub-economies.
Tasmania median house prices range from $244,000 to $1.95 million.
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Best suburbs in Tasmania
Fastest-growing regional cities in Tasmania
Population change over the five years to June 2025, by ABS urban area.
- Burnie +1.8% 28,643 people · +0.1% in the last year
- Launceston +1.1% 92,993 people · -0.1% in the last year
Source: ABS Regional population, estimated resident population at 30 June 2025.
14,481 residents
13,314 sales, Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
Most Populated Suburbs
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Median house prices across Hobart
Each suburb is shaded by its median sold house price, in five equal-sized bands. Suburbs with no recent recorded sales are shown in grey — they are not the cheapest, they are unknown. Covers metropolitan Hobart, where most of Tasmania's population and nearly all of its recorded sales are.
Boundaries: ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021, simplified for display. See every Hobart suburb.
Popular comparisons in Tasmania
Common questions about Tasmania
What is the population of Tasmania?
556,297 people lived in the Tasmania suburbs SuburbScan indexes at the 2021 ABS Census. The ABS's own state total also counts residents outside any named suburb, so it runs slightly higher.
How many suburbs are in Tasmania?
Tasmania has 776 suburbs and localities by the ABS count (2021), 733 of them with residents. SuburbScan has pages for 758 suburbs and localities, from the national address file.
What is the largest suburb in Tasmania?
Devonport is the most populated suburb in Tasmania with a population of 14,481 (ABS Census 2021).
What are the best-rated suburbs in Tasmania?
The top-rated suburbs in Tasmania on SuburbScan are Battery Point, Glebe, and East Launceston, ranked by our composite Liveability grade combining school quality, safety, SEIFA socio-economic advantage, walkability and CBD access.
Which suburbs in Tasmania are growing fastest?
The fastest-growing suburbs in Tasmania by population change (2016 to 2021 census) are Flintstone, Cradle Mountain, and Douglas River.
What is the median house price range in Tasmania?
Median house prices in Tasmania range from $244,500 to $1,950,000 across indexable metro and regional suburbs, based on the last six months of public property listings.
How much of Tasmania has a history of bushfire?
80.8% of Tasmania suburbs have at least one recorded bushfire touching their boundary, from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries with planned burns excluded. Each suburb page shows its own history.