Bothwell TAS 7030
Bothwell is a rural locality in Tasmania, 84 km from Hobart CBD, around 1 hour 15 minutes by car. Population is 499; the median age is 47 and the median household income is $64,064 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The locality grew 2.9% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $198 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $969. Bothwell is characterised by high bushfire risk. All 1 school within the locality boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is low.
This locality is too small to rate.
The Liveability Rating is calculated for suburbs of 500 residents or more, and this one has 499. Below that the school, census and safety figures behind the score cover too few people to rank fairly against the rest of the state. The individual measures further down this page are still shown.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataThe median house sale price in Bothwell sits at $515,000, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only nine sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.
$515,000
Based on only 9 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 85 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 8 sales $542K
Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025103 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 7030.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Short-Stay Rentals
12 active Airbnb listings: 5 whole homes and 7 rooms. Whole homes are about 2.1% of the locality'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 Central Highlands council area
Crime recorded across the whole council area over the 12 months to Jul 2026, not in Bothwell alone. Tasmania Police publish by council, not by suburb.
| Type | Count | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| All offences | 114 | 43.8 |
| Assault | 15 | 5.8 |
| Assault in a public place | 6 | 2.3 |
| Home burglary | 9 | 3.5 |
| Stolen vehicles | 6 | 2.3 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0.0 |
| Serious crime | 3 | 1.2 |
| Public order incidents | 51 | 19.6 |
| Family violence order breaches | 9 | 3.5 |
| Police family violence order breaches | 3 | 1.2 |
Rates use the council’s 2,603 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20259 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
One school serve Bothwell, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Bothwell District High School leads the pack.
- • 78 students in one school (avg 78)
Combined
Walkability
Bothwell is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
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.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Bothwell.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 279
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
Central Highlands (Tas.): council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Bothwell is home to 499 residents, with a median age of 47, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $64,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
499
Median Age
47
Median Household Income
$64,064/yr
Census Median Rent
$198/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$969/mo
Avg Household Size
2.2
Median Personal Income
$34,060/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
16.5%
Total Dwellings
206
Owner-Occupier Rate
83.0%
Houses
94.7%
Rental Stress
16.1%
Mortgage Stress
18.2%
Work From Home
12.7%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 83.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 92.4%
- Employment Rate
- 54.8%
- Completed Year 12
- 24.6%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
9% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (22 of 233).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $973 a year through Central Highlands (Tas.) based on 2023 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 97%
- Environmental 3%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Central Highlands (Tas.)
In the year to August 2026, 3 new dwellings were approved across Central Highlands (Tas.). Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are down 100.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Bothwell (Franklin Street), 7.5 kmDry climate.
- Elevation
- 449 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Near high-voltage lines
- 3.2% of addresses
- 11 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 485 mm
- 96 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the locality 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
In postcode 7030, 63 of 17,369 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.1% (196 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 7030, 2,032 rooftop-solar systems totalling 12.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 8,355 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 155 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.
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.
Mortgage repayments
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
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
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
Currently held by Rebecca White Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rebecca White | 61.6% | 38.4% | +10.7 |
| 2022 | Brian Mitchell | 50.9% | 49.1% | +4.3 |
| 2019 | Brian Mitchell | 55.2% | 44.8% | -1.4 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Elected at the 2025 election:
- Guy Barnett Liberal Party
- Jane Howlett Liberal Party
- Tabatha Badger Tasmanian Greens
- Jen Butler Australian Labor Party
- Brian Mitchell Australian Labor Party
- Mark Shelton Liberal Party
- Carlo Di Falco Shooters, Fishers, Farmers TAS
| Year | Seats won |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Tasmanian Greens · 1 Shooters, Fishers, Farmers TAS |
| 2024 | 3 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Jacqui Lambie Network · 1 Tasmanian Greens |
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.
Looking at a specific address in Bothwell?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 499 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Bothwell
Is Bothwell a safe place to live?
TAS does not publish suburb-level crime statistics, so there is no crime figure for Bothwell.
What natural hazards affect Bothwell?
Bothwell has a high recorded bushfire history (72/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
What is the population of Bothwell?
Bothwell, TAS had a population of 499 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Bothwell, TAS?
The postcode for Bothwell, TAS is 7030.
How far is Bothwell from Hobart?
Bothwell is 84 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 75 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Bothwell?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Bothwell was $64,064 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 Bothwell?
There are too few current rental listings in Bothwell for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $198, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Bothwell?
The median age of residents in Bothwell was 47 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Bothwell at risk of bushfire?
Bothwell has a high recorded bushfire history (72/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality 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.
How are the schools in Bothwell?
There is 1 school inside the Bothwell boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the weather like in Bothwell?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Bothwell, Bothwell (Franklin Street) (7.5 km away), 485 mm of rain a year over 96 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Bothwell?
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 Bothwell belong to?
Bothwell sits within the Central Highlands (Tas.) local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Bothwell?
The average residential rates bill through Central Highlands (Tas.) is $973 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Bothwell?
Across Central Highlands (Tas.), 3 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 100.0% 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 Bothwell in?
Bothwell sits within the federal Division of Lyons, currently held by Rebecca White (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2023–24
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2025
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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