Exeter TAS 7275
Exeter is a rural locality in Tasmania, 226 km from Hobart CBD, around 2 hours 45 minutes by car. Population is 759; the median age is 43 and the median household income is $63,232 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 19.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $295 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,300. 2 schools sit within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Exeter a good place to live?
Exeter scores a C (46/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety, weaker on transit and community.
Mixed results
2 schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 10/100 · 225.7 km · 165 min drive to Hobart
Median available
Median $585K
Low all-round risk
Fire 21/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 43 · 759 residents
Liveability Rating
46 / 100 · Ranked #111 in TASEach bar is Exeter'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 Exeter?
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Our score
46 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataExeter's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $585,000, roughly 24% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$585,000
Based on 27 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 25 days — median across 5 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 17 sales $570K
- 4 bed 5 sales $860K
Units
$525,000
Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Exeter are currently listed at around $630,000 on average. Based on 5 houses listed in the past six months.
$630K
5 houses listed in the last 6 months.
5 of the suburb's 296 dwellings (1.7%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Exeter rent for around $540 a week on average, based on 7 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$540/wk
7 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
7 rentals advertised against an estimated 50 rented homes (14.0%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Sep 2025–Aug 2026- All rentals
- $450/wk
- 17 bonds
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$540/week ($28,000 a year) on a $630,000 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
5 active Airbnb listings: 4 whole homes and 1 room. Whole homes are about 1.2% 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 West Tamar council area
Crime recorded across the whole council area over the 12 months to Jul 2026, not in Exeter alone. Tasmania Police publish by council, not by suburb.
| Type | Count | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| All offences | 612 | 23.4 |
| Assault | 96 | 3.7 |
| Assault in a public place | 6 | 0.2 |
| Home burglary | 28 | 1.1 |
| Stolen vehicles | 19 | 0.7 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0.0 |
| Serious crime | 19 | 0.7 |
| Public order incidents | 256 | 9.8 |
| Family violence order breaches | 23 | 0.9 |
| Police family violence order breaches | 24 | 0.9 |
Rates use the council’s 26,136 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20255 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal
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
Two schools serve Exeter, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 646 students across 2 schools (avg 323)
- • ICSEA 941-972, median 956 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Exeter High School (325 students)
Primary
Secondary
Walkability
Exeter is very car-dependent on foot — at 10/100, nearly all errands require a car. Within the locality there are 1 supermarket, 2 parks and 3 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
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 Exeter.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 19%
- Premises covered
- 389
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
West Tamar: 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
Exeter is home to 759 residents, with a median age of 43, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $63,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.3%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
759
Median Age
43
Median Household Income
$63,232/yr
Census Median Rent
$295/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$31,044/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.3%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.1%
Total Dwellings
296
Owner-Occupier Rate
83.2%
Houses
98.6%
Rental Stress
24.3%
Mortgage Stress
24.7%
Work From Home
6.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 81.0%
- English Spoken at Home
- 92.1%
- Employment Rate
- 53.6%
- Completed Year 12
- 28.3%
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.
4 residents (0.5%) 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.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (4 of 325).
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 $1,859 a year through West Tamar based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 93%
- Residential 2%
- Parks and recreation 2%
- Infrastructure and transport 2%
- Zones under 1% 2%
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: West Tamar
In the year to August 2026, 159 new dwellings were approved across West Tamar. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 11.1% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Launceston (Ti Tree Bend), 20.2 kmModerate rainfall — mild summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 56 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 22.4 km
- Annual rainfall
- 676 mm
- 87 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 24.5°C
- 0 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 3.1°C
- 26 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 7275, 18 of 3,459 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.0% (33 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 7275, 633 rooftop-solar systems totalling 3.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,433 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 49 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 Jess Teesdale Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jess Teesdale | 58.0% | 42.0% | +9.4 |
| 2022 | Bridget Kathleen Archer | 48.6% | 51.4% | +1.0 |
| 2019 | Bridget Archer | 49.6% | 50.4% | +5.8 |
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
Elected at the 2025 election:
- Bridget Archer Liberal Party
- Janie Finlay Australian Labor Party
- Michael Ferguson Liberal Party
- Cecily Rosol Tasmanian Greens
- Rob Fairs Liberal Party
- George Razay Independent
- Jess Greene Australian Labor Party
| Year | Seats won |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Tasmanian Greens · 1 Independent |
| 2024 | 3 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Tasmanian Greens · 1 Jacqui Lambie Network |
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 Exeter?
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- 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 Exeter
Is Exeter a safe place to live?
TAS does not publish suburb-level crime statistics, so there is no crime figure for Exeter.
What natural hazards affect Exeter?
Exeter has a low recorded bushfire history (21/100, 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 Exeter a good place to live?
Exeter has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (46/100), 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 Exeter?
Exeter, TAS had a population of 759 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Exeter, TAS?
The postcode for Exeter, TAS is 7275.
How far is Exeter from Hobart?
Exeter is 226 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 165 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Exeter?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Exeter was $63,232 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 Exeter?
The median advertised rent in Exeter is $540 a week for houses (7 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Exeter?
The median age of residents in Exeter was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Exeter at risk of bushfire?
Exeter has a low recorded bushfire history (21/100). 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 Exeter?
There are 2 schools inside the Exeter boundary: 1 at and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Exeter walkable?
Exeter 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 Exeter?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Exeter, Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) (20.2 km away), summer days average 24.5°C, winter nights 3.1°C, 676 mm of rain a year over 87 rainy days, and 0 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Exeter?
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 Exeter belong to?
Exeter sits within the West Tamar local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Exeter?
The average residential rates bill through West Tamar is $1,859 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Exeter?
Across West Tamar, 159 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 11.1% 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 Exeter in?
Exeter sits within the federal Division of Bass, currently held by Jess Teesdale (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
- 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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