Falmouth TAS 7215

Located in Tasmania, Falmouth sits 226 km from Hobart CBD, around 2 hours 45 minutes by car. The locality has 139 residents, a median age of 54, and a median household income of $55,900 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. The locality grew 36.3% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $260 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,679. Falmouth is characterised by high bushfire risk. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

The median house sale price in Falmouth sits at $753,000, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only seven sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$753,000

Based on only 7 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

115 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 26% of its income on the median rent in postcode 7215.

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.

Short-Stay Rentals

25 active Airbnb listings: 25 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 22.1% 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 Break O'Day council area

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

Type Count Per 1,000 residents
All offences 299 41.4
Assault 43 5.9
Assault in a public place 6 0.8
Home burglary 21 2.9
Stolen vehicles 12 1.7
Robbery 0 0.0
Serious crime 3 0.4
Public order incidents 200 27.7
Family violence order breaches 30 4.1
Police family violence order breaches 18 2.5

Rates use the council’s 7,230 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

4 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Where they happened

Tasman Highway 4 (100.0%)

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

13
monitoring points
within 5 km
13
actively eroding
> 0.1 m/yr retreat
-0.29
worst rate (m/yr)
Moderate
2.7 km
nearest coastline
monitoring point

Shoreline Change Summary

1990–2023
Stable or accreting 5 (38%)
Moderate erosion (0.1–0.3 m/yr) 8 (62%)
Significant erosion (> 0.3 m/yr) 0 (0%)

Nearest Eroding Coastline

Distance
2.7 km
Rate
-0.09 m/yr
Net Movement
-1.5 m
Certainty
good

Data Quality

High certainty: 1 of 13 points (8%)

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Falmouth is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
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

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 Falmouth.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
137
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 99%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 1%

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
3 in locality
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
9 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

Break O'Day: council population

The whole council area, not just Falmouth · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
7,230
+1.2% in a year
Change
+84
people since 2024
Density
2.1
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-43
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+106
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+21
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
3/10
6/10 within TAS
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
3/10
5/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
5/10
8/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Falmouth is home to 139 residents, with a median age of 54 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $56,000 a year, with unemployment at 7.3%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

139

36.3% since 2016

Median Age

54

10.2% since 2016

Median Household Income

$55,900/yr

28.4% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$260/wk

18.2% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,679/mo

67.9% since 2016

Avg Household Size

1.9

11.8% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$32,188/yr

9.8% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

7.3%

Unoccupied Dwellings

82.3%

56.8% since 2016

Total Dwellings

62

47.6% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

79.3%

11.5% since 2016

Houses

98.4%

5.9% since 2016

Rental Stress

24.2%

8.0% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

36.0%

30.4% since 2016

Work From Home

30.2%

33.6% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 61 (98.4%)
Flats / Apartments 1 (1.6%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 35 (60.3%)
Renting 12 (20.7%)
Mortgage 11 (19.0%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
77.0%
English Spoken at Home
84.2%
Employment Rate
43.4%
7.7% since 2016
Completed Year 12
45.3%

Occupations

Professionals 12 (24.0%)
Managers 12 (24.0%)
Labourers 10 (20.0%)
Clerical & Administrative 7 (14.0%)
Technicians & Trades 5 (10.0%)
Community & Personal Service 4 (8.0%)
Sales 3 (6.0%)

Religion

No Religion 73 (52.5%)
Christianity 38 (27.3%)
Hinduism 4 (2.9%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

Scotland 6 (4.3%)
England 4 (2.9%)

Age Distribution

0-4 7 (5.0%)
5-14 8 (5.8%)
15-19 10 (7.2%)
20-24 5 (3.6%)
25-34 18 (12.9%)
35-44 13 (9.4%)
45-54 13 (9.4%)
55-64 33 (23.7%)
65-74 33 (23.7%)
75-84 4 (2.9%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 24 (61.5%)
Couple Families 9 (23.1%)
One Parent Families 6 (15.4%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 27 (62.8%)
Worked from Home 13 (30.2%)
Walked Only 3 (7.0%)

Education

Bachelor Degree 25 (18.0%)
Certificate III & IV 24 (17.3%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 14 (10.1%)
Postgraduate Degree 4 (2.9%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4 (2.9%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 29 (50.0%)
2 cars 25 (43.1%)
3 cars 7 (12.1%)

Council Rates

Break O'Day
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,738 a year through Break O'Day based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,738/yr
Valuation basis
AAV/CV

How this land is zoned

Share of Falmouth's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 80%
  • Environmental 17%
  • Infrastructure and transport 1%
  • Residential 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: Break O'Day

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

In the year to August 2026, 48 new dwellings were approved across Break O'Day. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses.

Trailing 12 months
48dwellings
Houses
48
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Bicheno (Council Depot), 39.7 km

Moderate rainfall — mild summers, mild winters.

Elevation
32 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
2.7 km
2.9 km to a named beach
Annual rainfall
660 mm
84 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
21.4°C
0 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
6.8°C
0 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

0.4%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.0 points this year

In postcode 7215, 18 of 4,058 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.3% (52 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.7%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.08%
2023
0.13%
2024
0.40%
2025
0.44%

Rooftop solar

29
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 5.7 kW each

In postcode 7215, 867 rooftop-solar systems totalling 5.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,971 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 63 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
43
2020
55
2021
55
2022
61
2023
68
2024
71
2025
62
2026
32

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
$3,927
Loan amount
$602,400
Total interest over 30 years
$811,391
Deposit
$150,600
Stamp duty
$29,070
Cash needed at settlement
$179,670

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 Lyons

Currently held by Rebecca White Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Rebecca White 61.6% 38.4% +10.7
2022 Brian Mitchell 50.9% 49.1% +4.3
2019 Brian Mitchell 55.2% 44.8% -1.4

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 Lyons · 7 members

Elected at the 2025 election:

Year Seats won
2025 3 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Tasmanian Greens · 1 Shooters, Fishers, Farmers TAS
2024 3 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Jacqui Lambie Network · 1 Tasmanian Greens

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 Falmouth

Is Falmouth a safe place to live?

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

What natural hazards affect Falmouth?

Falmouth has a high recorded bushfire history (81/100, 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.

What is the population of Falmouth?

Falmouth, TAS had a population of 139 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Falmouth, TAS?

The postcode for Falmouth, TAS is 7215.

How far is Falmouth from Hobart?

Falmouth 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 Falmouth?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Falmouth was $55,900 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 Falmouth?

There are too few current rental listings in Falmouth for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $260, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Falmouth?

The median age of residents in Falmouth was 54 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Falmouth at risk of bushfire?

Falmouth has a high recorded bushfire history (81/100). 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.

What is the weather like in Falmouth?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Falmouth, Bicheno (Council Depot) (39.7 km away), summer days average 21.4°C, winter nights 6.8°C, 660 mm of rain a year over 84 rainy days, and 0 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Falmouth?

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 Falmouth belong to?

Falmouth sits within the Break O'Day local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Falmouth?

The average residential rates bill through Break O'Day is $1,738 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Falmouth?

Across Break O'Day, 48 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 Falmouth in?

Falmouth sits within the federal Division of Lyons, currently held by Rebecca White (Australian Labor Party).

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