Clifton Beach TAS 7020
Clifton Beach is a rural locality in Tasmania, 29 km from Hobart CBD, around 36 minutes by car. Population is 618; the median age is 42 and the median household income is $126,152 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The locality grew 5.1% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $445 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,625. Walkability is low.
Is Clifton Beach a good place to live?
Clifton Beach scores a A (73/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety and community.
Some car dependence
Walkability 12/100 · 29.3 km · 36 min drive to Hobart
Median available
Median $978K
Low all-round risk
Fire 15/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 42 · 618 residents
Liveability Rating
73 / 100 · Ranked #13 in TASEach bar is Clifton Beach'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.
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.
How do you rate the liveability in Clifton Beach?
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Our score
73 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataClifton Beach's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $978,000, about 9% above where it sat a year earlier.
$977,500
Based on 12 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 25 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 6 sales $978K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Clifton Beach are currently listed at around $1.32 million on average. Based on 4 houses listed in the past six months.
$1.32M
4 houses listed in the last 6 months.
4 of the suburb's 199 dwellings (2.0%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Short-Stay Rentals
9 active Airbnb listings: 9 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 4.1% 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 Clarence council area
Crime recorded across the whole council area over the 12 months to Jul 2026, not in Clifton Beach alone. Tasmania Police publish by council, not by suburb.
| Type | Count | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| All offences | 3,464 | 54.0 |
| Assault | 318 | 5.0 |
| Assault in a public place | 89 | 1.4 |
| Home burglary | 95 | 1.5 |
| Stolen vehicles | 155 | 2.4 |
| Robbery | 21 | 0.3 |
| Serious crime | 109 | 1.7 |
| Public order incidents | 2,163 | 33.7 |
| Family violence order breaches | 197 | 3.1 |
| Police family violence order breaches | 132 | 2.1 |
Rates use the council’s 64,119 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.
Serious Road Crashes
2021–2025No crash in Clifton Beach killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.
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.
Coastal Erosion
Shoreline Change Summary
1988–2025Nearest Eroding Coastline
- Distance
- 1.4 km
- Rate
- -0.07 m/yr
- Net Movement
- -0.1 m
- Certainty
- likely rocky coastline
Data Quality
Schools
Walkability
Clifton Beach is very car-dependent on foot — at 12/100, nearly all errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Clifton Beach.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 1.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 0.3 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 1.1 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 3.5 min
- Span of service
- 11.4 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 Clifton Beach.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 17%
- Premises covered
- 234
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
Clarence: 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
Clifton Beach is home to 618 residents, with a median age of 42, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $126,000 a year, with unemployment at 1.4%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
618
Median Age
42
Median Household Income
$126,152/yr
Census Median Rent
$445/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,625/mo
Avg Household Size
3.0
Median Personal Income
$54,496/yr
Unemployment Rate
1.4%
Unoccupied Dwellings
12.1%
Total Dwellings
199
Owner-Occupier Rate
91.4%
Houses
100.5%
Rental Stress
18.3%
Mortgage Stress
15.5%
Work From Home
11.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 84.6%
- English Spoken at Home
- 93.2%
- Employment Rate
- 71.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 49.4%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
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.
0 residents (0.0%) 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.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
39% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (136 of 349).
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 $2,189 a year through Clarence based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 73%
- Parks and recreation 23%
- Residential 3%
- 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 locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Clarence
In the year to August 2026, 291 new dwellings were approved across Clarence. That mix is 268 houses and 23 units.
Climate & Setting
from Hobart Airport West, 17.3 kmDry climate — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- -1 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 105 m
- 248 m to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 460 mm
- 83 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 22.7°C
- 2 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 4.8°C
- 2 frost days ≤ 0°C
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 7020, 45 of 2,608 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.1% (55 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 7020, 475 rooftop-solar systems totalling 3.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 960 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 37 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 Julie Collins Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Julie Collins | 69.4% | 30.6% | +5.7 |
| 2022 | Julie Collins | 63.7% | 36.3% | -1.5 |
| 2019 | Julie Collins | 62.2% | 37.8% | -1.5 |
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:
- Peter George Independent
- Eric Abetz Liberal Party
- Rosalie Woodruff Tasmanian Greens
- David O'Byrne Independent
- Dean Winter Australian Labor Party
- Jacquie Petrusma Liberal Party
- Meg Brown Australian Labor Party
| Year | Seats won |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 Independent · 2 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Tasmanian Greens |
| 2024 | 3 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Tasmanian Greens · 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.
Looking at a specific address in Clifton Beach?
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Clifton Beach
Is Clifton Beach a safe place to live?
TAS does not publish suburb-level crime statistics, so there is no crime figure for Clifton Beach.
What natural hazards affect Clifton Beach?
Clifton Beach has a low recorded bushfire history (15/100, 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.
Is Clifton Beach a good place to live?
Clifton Beach has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (73/100), 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 Clifton Beach?
Clifton Beach, TAS had a population of 618 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Clifton Beach, TAS?
The postcode for Clifton Beach, TAS is 7020.
How far is Clifton Beach from Hobart?
Clifton Beach is 29 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 36 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Clifton Beach?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Clifton Beach was $126,152 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 Clifton Beach?
There are too few current rental listings in Clifton Beach for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $445, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Clifton Beach?
The median age of residents in Clifton Beach was 42 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Clifton Beach at risk of bushfire?
Clifton Beach has a low recorded bushfire history (15/100). 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.
Is Clifton Beach walkable?
Clifton Beach scores 12/100 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 Clifton Beach?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Clifton Beach, Hobart Airport West (17.3 km away), summer days average 22.7°C, winter nights 4.8°C, 460 mm of rain a year over 83 rainy days, and 2 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Clifton Beach?
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 Clifton Beach belong to?
Clifton Beach sits within the Clarence local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Clifton Beach?
The average residential rates bill through Clarence is $2,189 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Clifton Beach?
Across Clarence, 291 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Clifton Beach in?
Clifton Beach sits within the federal Division of Franklin, currently held by Julie Collins (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 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- 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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