Crayfish Creek TAS 7321

Crayfish Creek is a rural locality in Tasmania, 382 km from Hobart CBD, around 4 hours 30 minutes by car. Population is 68; the median age is 58 and the median household income is $48,724 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population fell 9.3% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $185 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,083. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

The median house sale price in Crayfish Creek sits at $440,000, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only three sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$440,000

Based on only 3 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Short-Stay Rentals

3 active Airbnb listings: 3 whole homes and 0 rooms.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months.

Crime in the Circular Head council area

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

Type Count Per 1,000 residents
All offences 196 23.7
Assault 48 5.8
Assault in a public place 15 1.8
Home burglary 9 1.1
Stolen vehicles 11 1.3
Robbery 0 0.0
Serious crime 12 1.4
Public order incidents 209 25.2
Family violence order breaches 8 1.0
Police family violence order breaches 12 1.4

Rates use the council’s 8,286 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Crayfish Creek 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.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Crayfish Creek is very car-dependent on foot — at 10/100, nearly all errands require a car.

10
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Top 24% in TAS
Public Transport within 1 km 34
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 0

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Crayfish Creek.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
64
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

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
None
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
1 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Circular Head: council population

The whole council area, not just Crayfish Creek · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
8,286
Change
-2
people since 2024
Density
1.7
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-2
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-34
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+34
arrivals minus departures

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

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
2/10
3/10 within TAS
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
2/10
3/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
2/10
2/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Crayfish Creek is home to 68 residents, with a median age of 58 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $49,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

68

9.3% since 2016

Median Age

58

1.8% since 2016

Median Household Income

$48,724/yr

24.3% since 2016
Bottom 19% in TAS

Census Median Rent

$185/wk

Census Median Mortgage

$1,083/mo

31.6% since 2016

Avg Household Size

1.8

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$25,688/yr

3.1% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

105.6%

16.1% since 2016

Total Dwellings

36

33.3% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

86.7%

13.3% since 2016

Houses

72.2%

25.0% since 2016

Rental Stress

19.7%

Mortgage Stress

26.7%

6.0% since 2016

Work From Home

12.0%

27.7% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 26 (72.2%)
Flats / Apartments 10 (27.8%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 20 (66.7%)
Mortgage 6 (20.0%)
Renting 4 (13.3%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
86.8%
English Spoken at Home
98.5%
Employment Rate
45.6%
5.6% since 2016
Completed Year 12
20.6%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 9 (28.1%)
Sales 5 (15.6%)
Managers 4 (12.5%)
Labourers 4 (12.5%)
Professionals 3 (9.4%)
Clerical & Administrative 3 (9.4%)
Community & Personal Service 3 (9.4%)

Religion

Christianity 36 (52.9%)
No Religion 34 (50.0%)

Age Distribution

5-14 3 (4.4%)
20-24 5 (7.4%)
25-34 6 (8.8%)
35-44 7 (10.3%)
45-54 6 (8.8%)
55-64 29 (42.6%)
65-74 12 (17.6%)
75-84 4 (5.9%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 13 (76.5%)
One Parent Families 4 (23.5%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 22 (88.0%)
Worked from Home 3 (12.0%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 9 (13.2%)
Bachelor Degree 8 (11.8%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4 (5.9%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 13 (36.1%)
2 cars 11 (30.6%)
3 cars 3 (8.3%)
4+ cars 3 (8.3%)

How this land is zoned

Share of Crayfish Creek's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 70%
  • Environmental 25%
  • Residential 3%
  • Infrastructure and transport 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: Circular Head

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

In the year to August 2026, 7 new dwellings were approved across Circular Head. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses.

Trailing 12 months
7dwellings
Houses
7
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Wynyard Airport, 31.4 km

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

Elevation
43 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
916 m
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 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.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

2 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

0.4%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.09% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 7321, 22 of 5,076 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.6% (79 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.0%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.09%
2022
0.11%
2023
0.21%
2024
0.28%
2025
0.43%

Rooftop solar

26
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.4 kW each

In postcode 7321, 640 rooftop-solar systems totalling 4.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,465 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.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
25
2020
51
2021
33
2022
40
2023
51
2024
52
2025
41
2026
20

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
$2,295
Loan amount
$352,000
Total interest over 30 years
$474,120

2 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 7321.

Deposit
$88,000
Stamp duty
$15,698
Cash needed at settlement
$103,698

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 locality'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 Crayfish Creek

Is Crayfish Creek a safe place to live?

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

What natural hazards affect Crayfish Creek?

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

What is the population of Crayfish Creek?

Crayfish Creek, TAS had a population of 68 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Crayfish Creek, TAS?

The postcode for Crayfish Creek, TAS is 7321.

How far is Crayfish Creek from Hobart?

Crayfish Creek is 382 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 271 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Crayfish Creek?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Crayfish Creek was $48,724 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 Crayfish Creek?

There are too few current rental listings in Crayfish Creek for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $185, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Crayfish Creek?

The median age of residents in Crayfish Creek was 58 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Crayfish Creek walkable?

Crayfish Creek scores 10/100 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 Crayfish Creek?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Crayfish Creek, Wynyard Airport (31.4 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 Crayfish Creek?

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 Crayfish Creek belong to?

Crayfish Creek sits within the Circular Head local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much is being built near Crayfish Creek?

Across Circular Head, 7 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 Crayfish Creek in?

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

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