Beauty Point TAS 7270

Beauty Point sits 247 km from Hobart CBD in Tasmania, around 3 hours 5 minutes by car. Census data records 1,285 residents with a median age of 57 and a median household income of $43,732 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 5.2% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $260 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,083. Walkability is low.

Is Beauty Point a good town?

Beauty Point scores a C (40/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety, weaker on transit and community.

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 4/100 · 247.1 km · 185 min drive to Hobart

Prices

Median available

Median $520K

Safety

Low all-round risk

Fire 14/100

Community

Highly disadvantaged

SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 57 · 1,285 residents

C

Liveability Rating

40 / 100 · Ranked #143 in TAS

Each bar is Beauty Point's rank among TAS suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
no schools mapped
Safety
76
Bushfire Low

No crime data is published for Tasmania — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.

Flood data for Tasmania covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.

Socio-economic
15
Very disadvantaged
Walkability
31
Very car-dependent
CBD access
27
247.1 km · 185 min drive to Hobart
How it's calculated: Safety rank 76 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 15 × 25% + Walkability rank 31 × 15% + CBD access rank 27 × 10% = 40 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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40 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Beauty Point's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $520,000, about 3% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$520,000

last 5 quarters
↑ +2.9% year-on-year

Based on 41 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 20 days — median across 14 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 2 bed 12 sales $438K
  • 3 bed 22 sales $556K
  • 4 bed 7 sales $560K

Units

$477,500

↑ +31.2% year-on-year

Based on only 6 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

By bedrooms

  • 2 bed 5 sales $430K

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Beauty Point are currently listed at around $579,000 on average. Based on 18 houses listed in the past six months.

$579K

last 3 months
↑ +0.7% vs previous 6 months from $575K
Since 2022: $437K → $575K (+32%)

18 houses listed in the last 6 months.

19 of the suburb's 586 dwellings (3.2%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Beauty Point rent for around $460 a week on average, based on 4 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$460/wk

4 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

6 rentals advertised against an estimated 111 rented homes (5.4%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Sep 2025–Aug 2026
All rentals
$400/wk
29 bonds

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Gross rental yield

Indicative
House
4.1% above the typical range

$460/week ($24,000 a year) on a $579,000 median

Based on a small sample (4 listings) — indicative only.

Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Short-Stay Rentals

9 active Airbnb listings: 9 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 1.3% of the town's homes.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.

Crime in the West Tamar council area

Crime recorded across the whole council area over the 12 months to Jul 2026, not in Beauty Point alone. Tasmania Police publish by council, not by suburb.

Type Count Per 1,000 residents
All offences 612 23.4
Assault 96 3.7
Assault in a public place 6 0.2
Home burglary 28 1.1
Stolen vehicles 19 0.7
Robbery 0 0.0
Serious crime 19 0.7
Public order incidents 256 9.8
Family violence order breaches 23 0.9
Police family violence order breaches 24 0.9

Rates use the council’s 26,136 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

1 crash

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Schools

No schools in this town boundary.

Walkability

Beauty Point is very car-dependent on foot — at 4/100, nearly all errands require a car.

4
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 60

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Beauty Point.

24
out of 100
Bottom 15% in TAS
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
4.5 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
0.8 arrivals/hr
Saturday
1.3 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
11.1 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Beauty Point.

69
connectivity score / 100
Top 14% in TAS
Most common
Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
45%
Premises covered
751
Technology mix
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 52%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 45%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 3%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 0%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
2 in town
Parks & Reserves
3 in town
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
1 in town
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

West Tamar: council population

The whole council area, not just Beauty Point · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
26,136
+0.3% in a year
Change
+89
people since 2024
Density
38
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-7
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+13
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+83
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
1/10
1/10 within TAS
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
1/10
2/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
1/10
2/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 5 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the town closely.

Beauty Point is home to about 1,300 residents, with a median age of 57 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $44,000 a year, with unemployment at 7.5%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

1,285

5.2% since 2016

Median Age

57

1.8% since 2016

Median Household Income

$43,732/yr

7.5% since 2016
Bottom 11% in TAS

Census Median Rent

$260/wk

23.8% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,083/mo

no change since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.0

4.8% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$24,284/yr

5.9% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

7.5%

9.6% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

14.7%

25.0% since 2016

Total Dwellings

586

9.3% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

81.1%

1.4% since 2016

Houses

95.4%

2.0% since 2016

Rental Stress

30.9%

14.9% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

29.7%

7.2% since 2016

Work From Home

11.5%

113.0% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 559 (95.4%)
Flats / Apartments 27 (4.6%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 304 (54.2%)
Mortgage 151 (26.9%)
Renting 106 (18.9%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
78.2%
English Spoken at Home
92.1%
Employment Rate
38%
0.8% since 2016
Completed Year 12
29.1%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 68 (15.8%)
Labourers 57 (13.2%)
Professionals 55 (12.8%)
Community & Personal Service 50 (11.6%)
Clerical & Administrative 49 (11.4%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 47 (10.9%)
Sales 45 (10.4%)
Managers 43 (10.0%)

Religion

No Religion 622 (48.4%)
Christianity 523 (40.7%)
Buddhism 12 (0.9%)
Other Religions 8 (0.6%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 71 (5.5%)
New Zealand 21 (1.6%)
Netherlands 8 (0.6%)
Philippines 7 (0.5%)
South Africa 7 (0.5%)
Scotland 5 (0.4%)
China 3 (0.2%)
Germany 3 (0.2%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 11 (0.9%)
2011-2015 6 (0.5%)
2001-2010 19 (1.5%)
1991-2000 9 (0.7%)
1981-1990 22 (1.7%)
Before 1981 95 (7.4%)

11 residents (0.9%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

5.3% of residents (65) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Sydney (19).

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,236 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Age Distribution

0-4 49 (3.8%)
5-14 110 (8.6%)
15-19 51 (4.0%)
20-24 53 (4.1%)
25-34 101 (7.9%)
35-44 80 (6.2%)
45-54 157 (12.2%)
55-64 244 (19.0%)
65-74 292 (22.7%)
75-84 132 (10.3%)
85+ 27 (2.1%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 199 (54.1%)
Couple Families 86 (23.4%)
One Parent Families 70 (19.0%)
Group Household 13 (3.5%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 274 (77.0%)
Worked from Home 41 (11.5%)
Walked Only 18 (5.1%)
Car (passenger) 13 (3.7%)
Bus 7 (2.0%)
Bicycle 3 (0.8%)

Local Jobs

People who work in this town against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.

About 151 people work here; 431 employed residents live here.

Mostly a place people commute from: 0.4 jobs per working resident. At least 45% of employed residents must work outside the town.

Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Education

Certificate III & IV 241 (18.8%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 100 (7.8%)
Bachelor Degree 89 (6.9%)
Postgraduate Degree 18 (1.4%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 13 (1.0%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 18 (3.1%)
1 car 230 (39.9%)
2 cars 207 (35.9%)
3 cars 81 (14.1%)
4+ cars 42 (7.3%)

Council Rates

West Tamar
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,859 a year through West Tamar based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,859/yr
Valuation basis
AAV/CV

How this land is zoned

Share of Beauty Point's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 75%
  • Residential 16%
  • Environmental 6%
  • Infrastructure and transport 2%
  • Zones under 1% 1%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: West Tamar

The whole council area, not just Beauty Point · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 159 new dwellings were approved across West Tamar. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 11.1% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
159dwellings
+11.1% YoY
Houses
159
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Devonport Airport, 31.4 km

Moderate rainfall — mild summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation
47 m
above sea level, at the town centre
Distance to the ocean
4.1 km
Annual rainfall
698 mm
94 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
21.6°C
0 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
5.1°C
5 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.3%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.0 points this year
Bottom 24% in TAS

In postcode 7270, 15 of 4,440 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.9% (40 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.2%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.07%
2023
0.09%
2024
0.32%
2025
0.34%

Rooftop solar

39
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 5.3 kW each

In postcode 7270, 955 rooftop-solar systems totalling 5.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,449 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 50 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
43
2020
46
2021
57
2022
50
2023
68
2024
49
2025
56
2026
31

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$20,000 for new homes.

$20,000 for transactions commencing 1 July 2026 - 30 June 2027. THE AMOUNT MOVES EVERY YEAR AND THE SRO PUBLISHES THE TABLE: $30,000 (FY2025-26), $10,000 (FY2024-25), $30,000 (Apr 2021 - Jun 2024). We held $10,000 until 2026-09-18, which was the FY2024-25 figure — two years stale, and wrong in both directions in between. Nothing is published beyond 30 June 2027, so this is due again then regardless of the 1 July sweep. No purchase-price cap is STATED on the eligibility pages (an absence, not an explicit "no cap"); the Grant Guideline PDF was not read. Eligible new builds include substantially renovated homes and kit homes. Completion within 24 months of the transaction start date, or the grant drops to $10,000. Separate from the grant: the first home buyer duty exemption on ESTABLISHED homes up to $750,000 closed for settlements after 30 June 2026.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office of Tasmania

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$2,712
Loan amount
$416,000
Total interest over 30 years
$560,323
Deposit
$104,000
Stamp duty
$19,098
Cash needed at settlement
$123,098

Property transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office of Tasmania

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Bass

Currently held by Jess Teesdale Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Jess Teesdale 58.0% 42.0% +9.4
2022 Bridget Kathleen Archer 48.6% 51.4% +1.0
2019 Bridget Archer 49.6% 50.4% +5.8

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.

State Electorate

Division of Bass · 7 members

Elected at the 2025 election:

Year Seats won
2025 3 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Tasmanian Greens · 1 Independent
2024 3 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Tasmanian Greens · 1 Jacqui Lambie Network

A vacancy here is filled by a recount of the original votes, not a by-election, so a member listed may since have been replaced. Results: Tasmanian Electoral Commission.

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Common questions about Beauty Point

Is Beauty Point a safe place to live?

TAS does not publish suburb-level crime statistics, so there is no crime figure for Beauty Point.

What natural hazards affect Beauty Point?

Beauty Point has a low recorded bushfire history (14/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Beauty Point a good place to live?

Beauty Point has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (40/100), ranked against other TAS suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of Beauty Point?

Beauty Point, TAS had a population of 1,285 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Beauty Point, TAS?

The postcode for Beauty Point, TAS is 7270.

How far is Beauty Point from Hobart?

Beauty Point is 247 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 185 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Beauty Point?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Beauty Point was $43,732 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Beauty Point?

The median advertised rent in Beauty Point is $460 a week for houses (4 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Beauty Point?

The median age of residents in Beauty Point was 57 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Beauty Point at risk of bushfire?

Beauty Point has a low recorded bushfire history (14/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the town relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

Is Beauty Point walkable?

Beauty Point scores 4/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Beauty Point?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Beauty Point, Devonport Airport (31.4 km away), summer days average 21.6°C, winter nights 5.1°C, 698 mm of rain a year over 94 rainy days, and 0 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Beauty Point?

First-home buyers in TAS may be eligible for $20,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office of Tasmania; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Beauty Point belong to?

Beauty Point sits within the West Tamar local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Beauty Point?

The average residential rates bill through West Tamar is $1,859 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Beauty Point?

Across West Tamar, 159 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 11.1% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Beauty Point in?

Beauty Point sits within the federal Division of Bass, currently held by Jess Teesdale (Australian Labor Party).

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