Legerwood TAS 7263

Located in Tasmania, Legerwood sits 280 km from Hobart CBD, around 3 hours 35 minutes by car. The locality has 204 residents, a median age of 39, and a median household income of $49,348 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 5.7% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $250 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $823. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Legerwood's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $465,000, roughly 15% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only nine sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$465,000

↑ +15.0% year-on-year

Based on only 9 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 7 sales $411K

Short-Stay Rentals

No active Airbnb listings.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months.

Crime in the Dorset council area

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

Type Count Per 1,000 residents
All offences 311 44.1
Assault 48 6.8
Assault in a public place 9 1.3
Home burglary 9 1.3
Stolen vehicles 11 1.6
Robbery 3 0.4
Serious crime 6 0.8
Public order incidents 159 22.5
Family violence order breaches 21 3.0
Police family violence order breaches 37 5.2

Rates use the council’s 7,059 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

1 crash

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

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

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Legerwood is very car-dependent on foot — at 17/100, nearly all errands require a car.

17
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Top 18% in TAS
Public Transport within 1 km 34
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 Legerwood.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
98
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

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
1 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

Dorset: council population

The whole council area, not just Legerwood · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
7,059
+0.8% in a year
Change
+53
people since 2024
Density
2.2
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-42
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+80
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+15
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
2/10
3/10 within TAS
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
2/10
3/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
1/10
2/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Legerwood is home to 204 residents, with a median age of 39, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $49,000 a year, with unemployment at 7.3%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

204

5.7% since 2016

Median Age

39

18.2% since 2016

Median Household Income

$49,348/yr

10.6% since 2016
Bottom 20% in TAS

Census Median Rent

$250/wk

66.7% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$823/mo

11.6% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

13.6% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$26,988/yr

4.4% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

7.3%

92.1% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

15.4%

33.3% since 2016

Total Dwellings

78

20.0% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

69.9%

11.5% since 2016

Houses

101.3%

1.3% since 2016

Rental Stress

26.3%

86.5% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

20.0%

1.0% since 2016

Work From Home

14.9%

55.3% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 79 (101.3%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 30 (41.1%)
Renting 22 (30.1%)
Mortgage 21 (28.8%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
84.8%
English Spoken at Home
95.1%
Employment Rate
46.8%
10.2% since 2016
Completed Year 12
20.1%

Occupations

Managers 19 (25.3%)
Labourers 18 (24.0%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 11 (14.7%)
Sales 6 (8.0%)
Professionals 5 (6.7%)
Technicians & Trades 4 (5.3%)
Community & Personal Service 3 (4.0%)

Religion

No Religion 116 (56.9%)
Christianity 73 (35.8%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 5 (2.5%)
New Zealand 4 (2.0%)

Age Distribution

0-4 10 (4.9%)
5-14 33 (16.2%)
15-19 12 (5.9%)
20-24 11 (5.4%)
25-34 23 (11.3%)
35-44 28 (13.7%)
45-54 20 (9.8%)
55-64 29 (14.2%)
65-74 25 (12.3%)
75-84 8 (3.9%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 23 (46.0%)
Lone Person 20 (40.0%)
One Parent Families 4 (8.0%)
Group Household 3 (6.0%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 47 (70.1%)
Worked from Home 10 (14.9%)
Walked Only 6 (9.0%)
Car (passenger) 4 (6.0%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 33 (16.2%)
Bachelor Degree 6 (2.9%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6 (2.9%)
Postgraduate Degree 3 (1.5%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 18 (23.7%)
2 cars 31 (40.8%)
3 cars 16 (21.1%)
4+ cars 13 (17.1%)

Council Rates

Dorset
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,486 a year through Dorset based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,486/yr
Valuation basis
AAV/CV

How this land is zoned

Share of Legerwood's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 98%
  • Infrastructure and transport 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 locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Dorset

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

In the year to August 2026, 18 new dwellings were approved across Dorset. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are down 60.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
18dwellings
-60.0% YoY
Houses
18
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Scottsdale (West Minstone Road), 17.9 km

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

Elevation
252 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
30.8 km
Annual rainfall
894 mm
105 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
22.6°C
0 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
4.2°C
9 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
+0.5 points this year

In postcode 7263, 3 of 670 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.4% (3 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 0.9%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.00%
2024
0.00%
2025
0.45%

Rooftop solar

27
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.1 kW each

In postcode 7263, 77 rooftop-solar systems totalling 0.5 MW have been installed since 2001, against 290 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 5 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
6
2020
6
2021
2
2022
4
2023
4
2024
5
2025
4
2026
3

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
$2,425
Loan amount
$372,000
Total interest over 30 years
$501,058
Deposit
$93,000
Stamp duty
$16,760
Cash needed at settlement
$109,760

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 locality'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 Legerwood

Is Legerwood a safe place to live?

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

What natural hazards affect Legerwood?

Legerwood has a low recorded bushfire history (11/100, 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 Legerwood?

Legerwood, TAS had a population of 204 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Legerwood, TAS?

The postcode for Legerwood, TAS is 7263.

How far is Legerwood from Hobart?

Legerwood is 280 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 214 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Legerwood?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Legerwood was $49,348 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 Legerwood?

There are too few current rental listings in Legerwood for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $250, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Legerwood?

The median age of residents in Legerwood was 39 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Legerwood at risk of bushfire?

Legerwood has a low recorded bushfire history (11/100). 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 Legerwood walkable?

Legerwood scores 17/100 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 Legerwood?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Legerwood, Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) (17.9 km away), summer days average 22.6°C, winter nights 4.2°C, 894 mm of rain a year over 105 rainy days, and 0 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Legerwood?

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 Legerwood belong to?

Legerwood sits within the Dorset local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Legerwood?

The average residential rates bill through Dorset is $1,486 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Legerwood?

Across Dorset, 18 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 60.0% 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 Legerwood in?

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

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