Devonport TAS 7310
Located in Tasmania, Devonport sits 281 km from Hobart CBD, around 3 hours 15 minutes by car. The suburb has 14,481 residents, a median age of 43, and a median household income of $56,836 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 $250 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,192. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. Of 9 schools within the suburb boundary, 3 rank above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Devonport a good suburb?
Devonport scores a B (61/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and safety, weaker on community.
Mixed results
9 schools · 3 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 79/100 · 281.4 km · 197 min drive to Hobart
Median available
Median $571K
Low all-round risk
Fire 0/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 43 · 14,481 residents
Liveability Rating
61 / 100 · Ranked #43 in TASEach bar is Devonport's rank among TAS suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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 Devonport?
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Our score
61 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataDevonport's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $571,000, roughly 22% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$570,685
Based on 292 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 36 days — median across 126 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 31 sales $460K
- 3 bed 203 sales $566K
- 4 bed 51 sales $665K
Units
$432,500
Based on 63 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 34 days — median across 35 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 44 sales $421K
- 3 bed 15 sales $493K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Devonport are currently listed at around $649,000 on average. Based on 142 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$649K
142 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$495K
23 units listed in the last 6 months.
165 of the suburb's 6,175 dwellings (2.7%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Devonport rent for around $550 a week on average, based on 122 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$550/wk
122 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$395/wk
21 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
143 rentals advertised against an estimated 2,279 rented homes (6.3%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Sep 2025–Aug 2026- 3-bed houses
- $525/wk
- 238 bonds
- +58% since 2021
- 2-bed units
- $420/wk
- 99 bonds
- +43% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025104 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 7310.
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$550/week ($29,000 a year) on a $649,000 median
$395/week ($21,000 a year) on a $495,000 median
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
67 active Airbnb listings: 60 whole homes and 7 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.9% of the suburb'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 Devonport council area
Crime recorded across the whole council area over the 12 months to Jul 2026, not in Devonport alone. Tasmania Police publish by council, not by suburb.
| Type | Count | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| All offences | 2,006 | 74.3 |
| Assault | 321 | 11.9 |
| Assault in a public place | 103 | 3.8 |
| Home burglary | 60 | 2.2 |
| Stolen vehicles | 45 | 1.7 |
| Robbery | 18 | 0.7 |
| Serious crime | 52 | 1.9 |
| Public order incidents | 1,306 | 48.4 |
| Family violence order breaches | 87 | 3.2 |
| Police family violence order breaches | 107 | 4.0 |
Rates use the council’s 26,994 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202512 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal
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.
Coastal Erosion
Shoreline Change Summary
1991–2021Nearest Eroding Coastline
- Distance
- 2.1 km
- Rate
- -0.04 m/yr
- Net Movement
- 2.2 m
- Certainty
- likely rocky coastline
Data Quality
Schools
Nine schools serve Devonport, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Devonport High School and Reece High School lead the pack.
- • 3,568 students across 9 schools (avg 396)
- • Sectors: 6 Government, 2 Catholic, 1 Independent
- • ICSEA 906-1014, median 921 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Don College (672 students)
Primary
Secondary
Walkability
Devonport is very walkable on foot — at 79/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 6 supermarkets, 9 parks and 35 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Devonport.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 100.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 62.4 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 45.2 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 12.8 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 Devonport.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 35%
- Premises covered
- 8,128
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
Devonport: council population
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
The ABS scores 35 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 6 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Devonport is home to about 14,500 residents, with a median age of 43, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $57,000 a year, with unemployment at 7.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
14,481
Median Age
43
Median Household Income
$56,836/yr
Census Median Rent
$250/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,192/mo
Avg Household Size
2.2
Median Personal Income
$32,188/yr
Unemployment Rate
7.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.0%
Total Dwellings
6,175
Owner-Occupier Rate
63.1%
Houses
83.2%
Rental Stress
22.9%
Mortgage Stress
25.2%
Work From Home
5.0%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
584 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 83 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 2,205 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 83.5%
- English Spoken at Home
- 89.3%
- Employment Rate
- 50.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 29.6%
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.
418 residents (2.9%) 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.
5.0% of residents (694) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (212).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 13,751 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (37 of 6,077).
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.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 7,733 people work here; 6,077 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (1.3 per resident). At least 21% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
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
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,501 a year through Devonport based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 65%
- Parks and recreation 11%
- Infrastructure and transport 9%
- Commercial 5%
- Industrial 5%
- Environmental 4%
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: Devonport
In the year to August 2026, 109 new dwellings were approved across Devonport. That mix is 100 houses and 9 units. Approvals are up 146.2% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Devonport Airport, 7.0 kmModerate rainfall — mild summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 39 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 1.6 km
- 1.7 km to a named beach
- 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 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- 1.7 kmPort and Water Transport Terminal OperationsTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Sulfur dioxide · Carbon monoxide
- 1.8 kmWater Passenger TransportTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Sulfur dioxide · Carbon monoxide
- 2.2 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 2.5 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Cyclohexane · n-Hexane
- 3.1 kmIndustrial and Agricultural Chemical Product WholesalingTop reported: Fluoride compounds · Manganese & compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 7310, 106 of 25,825 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.0% (525 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.4%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 7310, 2,944 rooftop-solar systems totalling 19.5 MW have been installed since 2001, against 12,626 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 204 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
1 mortgage broker is registered in this suburb, 2 across postcode 7310.
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 2026-10-28 — 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 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
Elected at the 2025 election:
- Jeremy Rockliff Liberal Party
- Gavin Pearce Liberal Party
- Craig Garland Independent
- Felix Ellis Liberal Party
- Anita Dow Australian Labor Party
- Roger Jaensch Liberal Party
- Shane Broad Australian Labor Party
| 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 Devonport
Is Devonport a safe place to live?
TAS does not publish suburb-level crime statistics, so there is no crime figure for Devonport.
What natural hazards affect Devonport?
Devonport has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Devonport a good place to live?
Devonport has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (61/100), 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 Devonport?
Devonport, TAS had a population of 14,481 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Devonport, TAS?
The postcode for Devonport, TAS is 7310.
How far is Devonport from Hobart?
Devonport is 281 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 197 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Devonport?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Devonport was $56,836 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 Devonport?
The median advertised rent in Devonport is $550 a week for houses (122 listings) and $395 a week for units (21 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Devonport?
The median age of residents in Devonport was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Devonport?
There are 9 schools inside the Devonport boundary: 3 above, 4 at, and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Devonport walkable?
Devonport scores 79/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very 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 Devonport?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Devonport, Devonport Airport (7 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 Devonport?
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 Devonport belong to?
Devonport sits within the Devonport local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Devonport?
The average residential rates bill through Devonport is $1,501 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Devonport?
Across Devonport, 109 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 146.2% 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 Devonport in?
Devonport sits within the federal Division of Braddon, currently held by Anne Urquhart (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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