Hawley Beach TAS 7307

Hawley Beach sits 282 km from Hobart CBD in Tasmania, around 3 hours 30 minutes by car. Census data records 590 residents with a median age of 54 and a median household income of $76,804 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 22.2% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $300 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,733. Walkability is low.

Is Hawley Beach a good place to live?

Hawley Beach scores a B (61/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety and community, weaker on transit.

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 12/100 · 282.3 km · 208 min drive to Hobart

Prices

Median available

Median $940K

Safety

Low all-round risk

Fire 16/100

Community

Advantaged

SEIFA decile 7/10 · median age 54 · 590 residents

B

Liveability Rating

61 / 100 · Ranked #44 in TAS

Each bar is Hawley 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.

Schools quality no data
no schools mapped
Safety
73
Bushfire Low

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.

Socio-economic
79
Advantaged
Walkability
40
Very car-dependent
CBD access
16
282.3 km · 208 min drive to Hobart
How it's calculated: Safety rank 73 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 79 × 25% + Walkability rank 40 × 15% + CBD access rank 16 × 10% = 61 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.
Additional risks: Coastal erosion Low

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61 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Hawley Beach's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $940,000, about 4% below where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$940,000

last 4 quarters
↓ −4.3% year-on-year

Based on 27 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 84 days — median across 15 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 19 sales $900K
  • 4 bed 7 sales $1.12M

Land

$315,000

↓ −5.7% year-on-year

Based on 10 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 2 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Hawley Beach are currently listed at around $1.03 million on average. Based on 21 houses listed in the past six months.

$1.03M

last 3 months
↓ −6.0% vs previous 6 months from $1.1M
Since 2022: $982K → $976K (-1%)

21 houses listed in the last 6 months.

21 of the suburb's 236 dwellings (8.9%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Hawley Beach rent for around $625 a week on average, based on 6 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$625/wk

6 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

7 rentals advertised against an estimated 64 rented homes (10.9%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Sep 2025–Aug 2026
All rentals
$650/wk
20 bonds

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

96 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 31% of its income on the median rent in postcode 7307.

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
House
3.1% around the typical range
Bottom 10% in TAS

$625/week ($32,000 a year) on a $1.03 million median

Based on a small sample (6 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

24 active Airbnb listings: 23 whole homes and 1 room. Whole homes are about 6.3% 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 Latrobe council area

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

Type Count Per 1,000 residents
All offences 344 25.9
Assault 65 4.9
Assault in a public place 17 1.3
Home burglary 13 1.0
Stolen vehicles 12 0.9
Robbery 0 0.0
Serious crime 17 1.3
Public order incidents 222 16.7
Family violence order breaches 18 1.4
Police family violence order breaches 22 1.7

Rates use the council’s 13,264 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Hawley 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

47
monitoring points
within 5 km
23
actively eroding
> 0.1 m/yr retreat
-0.28
worst rate (m/yr)
Moderate
955 m
nearest coastline
monitoring point

Shoreline Change Summary

1988–2025
Stable or accreting 35 (74%)
Moderate erosion (0.1–0.3 m/yr) 12 (26%)
Significant erosion (> 0.3 m/yr) 0 (0%)

Nearest Eroding Coastline

Distance
1.2 km
Rate
-0.28 m/yr
Net Movement
-8.2 m
Certainty
good

Data Quality

High certainty: 21 of 47 points (45%)

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Hawley Beach is very car-dependent on foot — at 12/100, nearly all errands require a car.

12
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Top 22% in TAS
Public Transport within 1 km 16
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 60
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 Hawley Beach.

80
connectivity score / 100
Top 11% in TAS
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
64%
Premises covered
579
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 64%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 34%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 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
2 in locality
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
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

Latrobe (Tas.): council population

The whole council area, not just Hawley Beach · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
13,264
+0.9% in a year
Change
+116
people since 2024
Density
22
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-44
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+130
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+30
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
7/10
10/10 within TAS
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
5/10
7/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
8/10
10/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Hawley Beach is home to 590 residents, with a median age of 54 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $77,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.8%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

590

22.2% since 2016

Median Age

54

10.2% since 2016

Median Household Income

$76,804/yr

11.9% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$300/wk

30.4% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,733/mo

33.3% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.2

4.3% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$44,252/yr

24.4% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

49.1% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

57.2%

19.4% since 2016

Total Dwellings

236

34.1% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

73.0%

4.3% since 2016

Houses

91.9%

9.3% since 2016

Rental Stress

20.3%

16.7% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

27.1%

19.4% since 2016

Work From Home

14.5%

158.9% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 217 (91.9%)
Townhouses 14 (5.9%)
Flats / Apartments 5 (2.1%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 103 (45.6%)
Mortgage 62 (27.4%)
Renting 61 (27.0%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
85.1%
English Spoken at Home
93.7%
Employment Rate
55.4%
11.9% since 2016
Completed Year 12
35.4%

Occupations

Professionals 83 (29.5%)
Community & Personal Service 39 (13.9%)
Technicians & Trades 36 (12.8%)
Managers 35 (12.5%)
Clerical & Administrative 22 (7.8%)
Labourers 19 (6.8%)
Sales 18 (6.4%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 16 (5.7%)

Religion

No Religion 276 (46.8%)
Christianity 272 (46.1%)
Buddhism 3 (0.5%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 18 (3.1%)
New Zealand 7 (1.2%)
Netherlands 5 (0.8%)
South Africa 4 (0.7%)
Scotland 3 (0.5%)

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

6.1% of residents (35) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Hobart (11).

Launceston and North East 45 (7.9%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 571 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Age Distribution

0-4 19 (3.2%)
5-14 69 (11.7%)
15-19 22 (3.7%)
20-24 16 (2.7%)
25-34 41 (6.9%)
35-44 57 (9.7%)
45-54 78 (13.2%)
55-64 99 (16.8%)
65-74 132 (22.4%)
75-84 51 (8.6%)
85+ 7 (1.2%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 58 (45.0%)
Couple Families 54 (41.9%)
One Parent Families 10 (7.8%)
Group Household 7 (5.4%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 192 (79.7%)
Worked from Home 35 (14.5%)
Car (passenger) 14 (5.8%)

1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (3 of 281).

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

Certificate III & IV 103 (17.5%)
Bachelor Degree 87 (14.7%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 63 (10.7%)
Postgraduate Degree 30 (5.1%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 22 (3.7%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 5 (2.2%)
1 car 73 (31.6%)
2 cars 94 (40.7%)
3 cars 35 (15.2%)
4+ cars 18 (7.8%)

Council Rates

Latrobe (Tas.)
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,123 a year through Latrobe (Tas.) based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,123/yr
Valuation basis
AAV/CV

How this land is zoned

Share of Hawley Beach's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 77%
  • Residential 12%
  • Environmental 7%
  • Other and special use 2%
  • Infrastructure and transport 1%
  • Parks and recreation 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: Latrobe (Tas.)

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

In the year to August 2026, 93 new dwellings were approved across Latrobe (Tas.). Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 9.1% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
93dwellings
+9.1% YoY
Houses
93
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Devonport Airport, 9.6 km

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

Elevation
31 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
717 m
967 m 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 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

1 facility within 5 km

EV adoption

0.5%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.05% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 7307, 51 of 11,125 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.3% (142 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.7%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.05%
2022
0.09%
2023
0.16%
2024
0.30%
2025
0.46%

Rooftop solar

30
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.6 kW each

In postcode 7307, 1,579 rooftop-solar systems totalling 10.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,353 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 116 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
76
2020
105
2021
99
2022
109
2023
132
2024
142
2025
113
2026
45

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
$4,902
Loan amount
$752,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,012,892
Deposit
$188,000
Stamp duty
$37,485
Cash needed at settlement
$225,485

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 Hawley Beach

Is Hawley Beach a safe place to live?

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

What natural hazards affect Hawley Beach?

Hawley Beach has a low recorded bushfire history (16/100, 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 Hawley Beach a good place to live?

Hawley Beach 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 Hawley Beach?

Hawley Beach, TAS had a population of 590 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Hawley Beach, TAS?

The postcode for Hawley Beach, TAS is 7307.

How far is Hawley Beach from Hobart?

Hawley Beach is 282 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 208 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Hawley Beach?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Hawley Beach was $76,804 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 Hawley Beach?

The median advertised rent in Hawley Beach is $625 a week for houses (6 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Hawley Beach?

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

Is Hawley Beach at risk of bushfire?

Hawley Beach has a low recorded bushfire history (16/100). 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 Hawley Beach walkable?

Hawley 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 Hawley Beach?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Hawley Beach, Devonport Airport (9.6 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 Hawley 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 Hawley Beach belong to?

Hawley Beach sits within the Latrobe (Tas.) local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Hawley Beach?

The average residential rates bill through Latrobe (Tas.) is $1,123 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Hawley Beach?

Across Latrobe (Tas.), 93 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 9.1% 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 Hawley Beach in?

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

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