Legana TAS 7277

Legana is a suburb in Tasmania, 213 km from Hobart CBD, around 2 hours 35 minutes by car. Population is 4,719; the median age is 41 and the median household income is $85,436 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The suburb grew 17.1% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $350 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,517. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is moderate.

Is Legana a good suburb?

Legana scores a B (60/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety.

Schools

Mixed results

1 school

Transit

Some car dependence

Walkability 40/100 · 212.6 km · 154 min drive to Hobart

Prices

Median available

Median $788K

Safety

Low all-round risk

Fire 32/100

Community

Mid-range socio-economic

SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 41 · 4,719 residents

B

Liveability Rating

60 / 100 · Ranked #49 in TAS

Each bar is Legana'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
too few schools to rate
Safety
59
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
70
Mid-range
Walkability
65
Somewhat walkable
CBD access
33
212.6 km · 154 min drive to Hobart
How it's calculated: Safety rank 59 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 70 × 25% + Walkability rank 65 × 15% + CBD access rank 33 × 10% = 60 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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Our score

60 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Legana's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $788,000, roughly 19% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$787,500

last 7 quarters
↑ +18.6% year-on-year

Based on 142 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 18 days — median across 77 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 2 bed 15 sales $521K
  • 3 bed 49 sales $690K
  • 4 bed 64 sales $838K
  • 5 bed 12 sales $855K

Units

$560,000

last 5 quarters
→ 0.0% year-on-year

Based on 30 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 18 days — median across 14 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 2 bed 20 sales $515K
  • 3 bed 10 sales $588K

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Legana are currently listed at around $825,000 on average. Based on 34 houses listed in the past six months.

Houses

$825K

last 5 months
↑ +1.9% vs previous 6 months from $810K
Since 2022: $658K → $833K (+27%)

34 houses listed in the last 6 months.

Units

$600K

4 units listed in the last 6 months.

38 of the suburb's 1,738 dwellings (2.2%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Legana rent for around $700 a week on average, based on 29 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

Houses

$700/wk

last 5 months
↑ +10.2% vs previous 6 months from $635/wk
Since 2021: $435/wk → $690/wk (+59%)

29 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

Units

$530/wk

6 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

35 rentals advertised against an estimated 278 rented homes (12.6%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Sep 2025–Aug 2026
3-bed houses
$600/wk
33 bonds
2-bed units
$550/wk
12 bonds

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

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

87 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 34% of its income on the median rent in postcode 7277.

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
4.4% above the typical range

$700/week ($36,000 a year) on a $825,000 median

Unit
4.6% above the typical range

$530/week ($28,000 a year) on a $600,000 median

Based on a small sample (4 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

20 active Airbnb listings: 17 whole homes and 3 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 West Tamar council area

Crime recorded across the whole council area over the 12 months to Jul 2026, not in Legana 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

2021–2025

8 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 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.

Schools

One school serve Legana, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.

50
out of 100
Average
1 school in this suburb
1 at similar
  • • 144 students in one school (avg 144)

Primary

Government · K-6 · 144 students
ICSEA 1002 (higher than 47% of Australian schools) · 13% top-SEA students
At similar

Walkability

Legana is car-dependent on foot — at 40/100, most errands require a car. Within the suburb there are 1 supermarket, 7 parks and 6 cafes to anchor that walking radius.

40
out of 100
Car-Dependent
Top 10% in TAS
Public Transport within 1 km 41
Schools within 1.5 km 60
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 60
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 60
Childcare within 1 km 80
Hospitals within 5 km 0

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Legana.

75
out of 100
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
41.0 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
18.4 arrivals/hr
Saturday
15.4 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
13.4 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 Legana.

72
connectivity score / 100
Top 13% in TAS
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
52%
Premises covered
2,186
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 52%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 38%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 10%

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
1 in suburb
Shopping Centres
1 in suburb
Cafes & Restaurants
6 in suburb
Parks & Reserves
7 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
1 in suburb
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
2 in suburb
GPs
None
Pharmacies
1 in suburb
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
1 in suburb
Fuel Stations
3 in suburb
EV Chargers
1 in suburb
Pubs & Bars
2 in suburb
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
2 in suburb

West Tamar: council population

The whole council area, not just Legana · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
26,136
+0.3% in a year
Change
+89
people since 2024
Density
38
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-7
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+13
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+83
arrivals minus departures

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

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
6/10
9/10 within TAS
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
6/10
9/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
5/10
8/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 11 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.

Legana is home to about 4,700 residents, with a median age of 41, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $85,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.6%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

4,719

17.1% since 2016

Median Age

41

4.7% since 2016

Median Household Income

$85,436/yr

26.8% since 2016
Top 21% in TAS

Census Median Rent

$350/wk

22.8% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,517/mo

6.1% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.6

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$40,196/yr

32.1% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

30.8% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

5.3%

24.3% since 2016

Total Dwellings

1,738

21.1% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

84.0%

0.5% since 2016

Houses

95.8%

2.5% since 2016

Rental Stress

21.3%

3.2% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

21.3%

16.5% since 2016

Work From Home

7.3%

49.0% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 1,665 (95.8%)
Flats / Apartments 45 (2.6%)
Townhouses 28 (1.6%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 734 (43.1%)
Owned Outright 696 (40.9%)
Renting 272 (16.0%)
Of those rentals, social housing 19 (7.0%)

13 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 6 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 272 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.

Demographics

Born in Australia
82.5%
English Spoken at Home
91.7%
Employment Rate
60.3%
5.2% since 2016
Completed Year 12
34.4%

Occupations

Professionals 486 (21.0%)
Technicians & Trades 348 (15.1%)
Community & Personal Service 342 (14.8%)
Managers 292 (12.6%)
Clerical & Administrative 261 (11.3%)
Sales 228 (9.9%)
Labourers 171 (7.4%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 152 (6.6%)

Religion

No Religion 2,247 (47.6%)
Christianity 2,074 (43.9%)
Hinduism 55 (1.2%)
Buddhism 17 (0.4%)
Other Religions 15 (0.3%)
Islam 10 (0.2%)
Sikhism 8 (0.2%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 247 (5.2%)
New Zealand 48 (1.0%)
Netherlands 40 (0.8%)
India 39 (0.8%)
South Africa 34 (0.7%)
Nepal 27 (0.6%)
Scotland 25 (0.5%)
China 14 (0.3%)

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.

2016-2021 76 (1.6%)
2011-2015 56 (1.2%)
2001-2010 106 (2.2%)
1991-2000 50 (1.1%)
1981-1990 79 (1.7%)
Before 1981 305 (6.5%)

76 residents (1.6%) 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.

4.2% of residents (186) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Sydney (57).

Overseas 90 (2.0%)
West and North West 45 (1.0%)
Hobart 29 (0.7%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 4,458 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.

Mandarin 10 (0.2%)
Tamil 7 (0.1%)
Korean 6 (0.1%)
German 6 (0.1%)
Italian 5 (0.1%)
Hindi 4 (0.1%)
Greek 4 (0.1%)
Spanish 4 (0.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 261 (5.5%)
5-14 627 (13.3%)
15-19 280 (5.9%)
20-24 232 (4.9%)
25-34 561 (11.9%)
35-44 542 (11.5%)
45-54 631 (13.4%)
55-64 576 (12.2%)
65-74 515 (10.9%)
75-84 356 (7.5%)
85+ 132 (2.8%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 583 (50.0%)
Lone Person 369 (31.6%)
One Parent Families 162 (13.9%)
Group Household 40 (3.4%)
Other Families 13 (1.1%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 1,700 (85.9%)
Worked from Home 145 (7.3%)
Car (passenger) 90 (4.6%)
Walked Only 25 (1.3%)
Bus 14 (0.7%)
Train 4 (0.2%)

1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (23 of 2,312).

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 1,034 people work here; 2,312 employed residents live here.

Mostly a place people commute from: 0.4 jobs per working resident. At least 55% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.

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

Certificate III & IV 901 (19.1%)
Bachelor Degree 484 (10.3%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 358 (7.6%)
Postgraduate Degree 170 (3.6%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 94 (2.0%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 35 (2.0%)
1 car 482 (28.0%)
2 cars 704 (40.9%)
3 cars 293 (17.0%)
4+ cars 202 (11.7%)

Council Rates

West Tamar
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,859 a year through West Tamar based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,859/yr
Valuation basis
AAV/CV

How this land is zoned

Share of Legana's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 66%
  • Residential 24%
  • Environmental 5%
  • Other and special use 3%
  • Infrastructure and transport 1%
  • Industrial 1%
  • Zones under 1% 1%

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: West Tamar

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

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.

Trailing 12 months
159dwellings
+11.1% YoY
Houses
159
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Launceston (Ti Tree Bend), 8.3 km

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

Elevation
46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
33.5 km
Near high-voltage lines
2.4% of addresses
62 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
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 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.

EV adoption

1.0%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.4 points this year
Top 20% in TAS

In postcode 7277, 63 of 6,140 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.7% (103 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.7%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.09%
2023
0.31%
2024
0.63%
2025
1.03%

Rooftop solar

43
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.4 kW each

In postcode 7277, 1,088 rooftop-solar systems totalling 7.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,548 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 70 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
56
2020
61
2021
63
2022
56
2023
82
2024
71
2025
71
2026
42

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
$4,107
Loan amount
$630,000
Total interest over 30 years
$848,566
Deposit
$157,500
Stamp duty
$30,622
Cash needed at settlement
$188,122

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 Bass

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 suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Division of Bass · 7 members

Elected at the 2025 election:

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.

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Common questions about Legana

Is Legana a safe place to live?

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

What natural hazards affect Legana?

Legana has a low recorded bushfire history (32/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Legana a good place to live?

Legana has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (60/100), 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 Legana?

Legana, TAS had a population of 4,719 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Legana, TAS?

The postcode for Legana, TAS is 7277.

How far is Legana from Hobart?

Legana is 213 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 154 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Legana?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Legana was $85,436 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 Legana?

The median advertised rent in Legana is $700 a week for houses (29 listings) and $530 a week for units (6 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Legana?

The median age of residents in Legana was 41 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Legana at risk of bushfire?

Legana has a low recorded bushfire history (32/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb 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 Legana?

There is 1 school inside the Legana boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Legana walkable?

Legana scores 40/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it 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 Legana?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Legana, Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) (8.3 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 Legana?

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 Legana belong to?

Legana 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 Legana?

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 Legana?

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 Legana in?

Legana sits within the federal Division of Bass, currently held by Jess Teesdale (Australian Labor Party).

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