Brooklyn TAS 7320

Affordable Beach Coastal Large Blocks Quiet River

Brooklyn sits 326 km from Hobart CBD in Tasmania, around 3 hours 45 minutes by car. Census data records 534 residents with a median age of 38 and a median household income of $52,936 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population fell 3.4% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $233 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $997. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is moderate.

Is Brooklyn a good suburb?

Brooklyn scores a B (51/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety, weaker on community.

Transit

Some car dependence

Walkability 57/100 · 325.6 km · 225 min drive to Hobart

Prices

Median available

Median $489K

Safety

Low all-round risk

Fire 0/100

Community

Highly disadvantaged

SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 38 · 534 residents

B

Liveability Rating

51 / 100 · Ranked #89 in TAS

Each bar is Brooklyn'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
90
Bushfire None

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
13
Very disadvantaged
Walkability
78
Somewhat walkable
CBD access
8
325.6 km · 225 min drive to Hobart
How it's calculated: Safety rank 90 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 13 × 25% + Walkability rank 78 × 15% + CBD access rank 8 × 10% = 51 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Brooklyn's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $489,000, about 6% below where it sat a year earlier.

$488,750

last 4 quarters

4% below its 4 neighbours (median $510,000)

↓ −6.4% year-on-year

Based on 16 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 14 days — median across 4 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 15 sales $492K

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Brooklyn are currently listed at around $515,000 on average. Based on 5 houses listed in the past six months.

$515K

↑ +13.8% vs previous 6 months from $452K

5 houses listed in the last 6 months.

6 of the suburb's 248 dwellings (2.4%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Brooklyn rent for around $405 a week on average, based on 8 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$405/wk

8 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

8 rentals advertised against an estimated 81 rented homes (9.9%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Sep 2025–Aug 2026
3-bed houses
$450/wk
13 bonds

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

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

117 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 26% of its income on the median rent in postcode 7320.

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.

Gross rental yield

Indicative
House
4.1% above the typical range

$405/week ($21,000 a year) on a $515,000 median

Based on a small sample (5 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

No active Airbnb listings.

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 Burnie council area

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

Type Count Per 1,000 residents
All offences 1,340 65.6
Assault 236 11.6
Assault in a public place 53 2.6
Home burglary 34 1.7
Stolen vehicles 28 1.4
Robbery 12 0.6
Serious crime 58 2.8
Public order incidents 1,011 49.5
Family violence order breaches 66 3.2
Police family violence order breaches 54 2.6

Rates use the council’s 20,420 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Brooklyn killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb 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 suburb boundary.

Walkability

Brooklyn is somewhat walkable on foot — at 57/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.

57
out of 100
Somewhat Walkable
Top 6% in TAS
Public Transport within 1 km 72
Schools within 1.5 km 100
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 60
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 60
Childcare within 1 km 60
Hospitals within 5 km 80

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Brooklyn.

25
out of 100
Bottom 15% in TAS
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
3.5 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
2.1 arrivals/hr
Saturday
1.7 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
10.5 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 Brooklyn.

69
connectivity score / 100
Top 15% in TAS
Most common
Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
44%
Premises covered
293
Technology mix
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 56%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 44%

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

No amenities mapped in this suburb boundary.

Burnie: council population

The whole council area, not just Brooklyn · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
20,420
+0.2% in a year
Change
+39
people since 2024
Density
33
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+13
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-37
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+63
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb'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
1/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
1/10
2/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Brooklyn is home to 534 residents, with a median age of 38, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $53,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.2%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

534

3.4% since 2016

Median Age

38

5.0% since 2016

Median Household Income

$52,936/yr

19.3% since 2016
Bottom 24% in TAS

Census Median Rent

$233/wk

16.5% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$997/mo

0.9% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.1

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$32,188/yr

27.6% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

37.3% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

9.3%

15.5% since 2016

Total Dwellings

248

0.8% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

67.5%

1.5% since 2016

Houses

93.5%

2.2% since 2016

Rental Stress

22.9%

2.1% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

22.6%

15.4% since 2016

Work From Home

2.1%

22.2% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 232 (93.5%)
Townhouses 13 (5.2%)
Flats / Apartments 3 (1.2%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 84 (35.0%)
Mortgage 78 (32.5%)
Renting 78 (32.5%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
86.5%
English Spoken at Home
89.9%
Employment Rate
49.8%
3.5% since 2016
Completed Year 12
28.7%

Occupations

Community & Personal Service 36 (16.6%)
Technicians & Trades 33 (15.2%)
Clerical & Administrative 31 (14.3%)
Labourers 31 (14.3%)
Professionals 28 (12.9%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 28 (12.9%)
Sales 18 (8.3%)
Managers 12 (5.5%)

Religion

No Religion 321 (60.1%)
Christianity 161 (30.1%)
Other Religions 9 (1.7%)
Hinduism 8 (1.5%)
Sikhism 5 (0.9%)
Buddhism 3 (0.6%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 13 (2.4%)
Nepal 8 (1.5%)
Germany 7 (1.3%)
New Zealand 4 (0.7%)
Malaysia 4 (0.7%)
Pakistan 4 (0.7%)
India 3 (0.6%)
Scotland 3 (0.6%)

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

German 3 (0.6%)

Age Distribution

0-4 34 (6.4%)
5-14 57 (10.7%)
15-19 20 (3.7%)
20-24 34 (6.4%)
25-34 99 (18.5%)
35-44 60 (11.2%)
45-54 64 (12.0%)
55-64 69 (12.9%)
65-74 59 (11.0%)
75-84 27 (5.1%)
85+ 12 (2.2%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 87 (47.8%)
Couple Families 42 (23.1%)
One Parent Families 42 (23.1%)
Group Household 6 (3.3%)
Other Families 5 (2.7%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 168 (86.6%)
Car (passenger) 15 (7.7%)
Bus 4 (2.1%)
Worked from Home 4 (2.1%)
Walked Only 3 (1.5%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 88 (16.5%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 42 (7.9%)
Bachelor Degree 30 (5.6%)
Postgraduate Degree 9 (1.7%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4 (0.7%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 17 (6.9%)
1 car 108 (43.5%)
2 cars 77 (31.0%)
3 cars 31 (12.5%)
4+ cars 13 (5.2%)

Council Rates

Burnie
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,050 a year through Burnie based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$2,050/yr
Valuation basis
AAV/CV

How this land is zoned

Share of Brooklyn's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Residential 84%
  • Parks and recreation 16%

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

Building Approvals: Burnie

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

In the year to August 2026, 90 new dwellings were approved across Burnie. That mix is 72 houses and 18 units. Approvals are up 1200.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
90dwellings
+1200.0% YoY
Houses
72
detached dwellings
Units
18
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Wynyard Airport, 17.0 km

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

Elevation
107 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
1.3 km
1.4 km to a named beach
Annual rainfall
929 mm
112 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
21.8°C
0 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
3.8°C
20 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb 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.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

8 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

0.4%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.04% in 2021
+0.2 points this year

In postcode 7320, 55 of 14,259 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.1% (303 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.5%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.04%
2022
0.04%
2023
0.10%
2024
0.20%
2025
0.39%

Rooftop solar

19
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.9 kW each

In postcode 7320, 1,470 rooftop-solar systems totalling 10.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,730 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 108 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
48
2020
83
2021
84
2022
115
2023
156
2024
130
2025
124
2026
59

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
$2,549
Loan amount
$391,000
Total interest over 30 years
$526,650

9 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 7320.

Deposit
$97,750
Stamp duty
$17,769
Cash needed at settlement
$115,519

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 Braddon

Currently held by Anne Urquhart Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Anne Urquhart 57.2% 42.8% +15.2
2022 Gavin Pearce 42.0% 58.0% +4.9
2019 Gavin Pearce 46.9% 53.1% +4.8

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

State Electorate

Division of Braddon · 7 members

Elected at the 2025 election:

Year Seats won
2025 4 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Independent
2024 3 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Jacqui Lambie Network · 1 Independent

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 Brooklyn

Is Brooklyn a safe place to live?

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

What natural hazards affect Brooklyn?

Brooklyn has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Brooklyn a good place to live?

Brooklyn has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (51/100), 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 Brooklyn?

Brooklyn, TAS had a population of 534 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Brooklyn, TAS?

The postcode for Brooklyn, TAS is 7320.

How far is Brooklyn from Hobart?

Brooklyn is 326 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 225 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Brooklyn?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Brooklyn was $52,936 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 Brooklyn?

The median advertised rent in Brooklyn is $405 a week for houses (8 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Brooklyn?

The median age of residents in Brooklyn was 38 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Brooklyn walkable?

Brooklyn scores 57/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. 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 Brooklyn?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Brooklyn, Wynyard Airport (17 km away), summer days average 21.8°C, winter nights 3.8°C, 929 mm of rain a year over 112 rainy days, and 0 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Brooklyn?

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 Brooklyn belong to?

Brooklyn sits within the Burnie local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Brooklyn?

The average residential rates bill through Burnie is $2,050 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Brooklyn?

Across Burnie, 90 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 1200.0% 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 Brooklyn in?

Brooklyn sits within the federal Division of Braddon, currently held by Anne Urquhart (Australian Labor Party).

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