Little Swanport TAS 7190

Little Swanport is a rural locality in Tasmania, 108 km from Hobart CBD, around 1 hour 35 minutes by car. Population is 148; the median age is 60 and the median household income is $48,516 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The locality grew 26.5% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $125 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,100. Little Swanport is characterised by high coastal erosion risk. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

The median house sale price in Little Swanport sits at $520,000, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only four sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$520,000

Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Short-Stay Rentals

9 active Airbnb listings: 9 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 7.6% 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 Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area

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

Type Count Per 1,000 residents
All offences 167 31.2
Assault 20 3.7
Assault in a public place 3 0.6
Home burglary 3 0.6
Stolen vehicles 6 1.1
Robbery 3 0.6
Serious crime 9 1.7
Public order incidents 123 23.0
Family violence order breaches 3 0.6
Police family violence order breaches 15 2.8

Rates use the council’s 5,352 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

3 crashes

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.

Coastal Erosion

100
monitoring points
within 5 km
92
actively eroding
> 0.1 m/yr retreat
-1.41
worst rate (m/yr)
Significant
3.7 km
nearest coastline
monitoring point

Shoreline Change Summary

1988–2025
Stable or accreting 15 (15%)
Moderate erosion (0.1–0.3 m/yr) 44 (44%)
Significant erosion (> 0.3 m/yr) 41 (41%)

Nearest Eroding Coastline

Distance
3.8 km
Rate
-0.18 m/yr
Net Movement
-10.9 m
Certainty
likely rocky coastline

Data Quality

High certainty: 78 of 100 points (78%)

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Little Swanport is very car-dependent on foot — at 13/100, nearly all errands require a car.

13
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Top 21% in TAS
Public Transport within 1 km 42
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

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Little Swanport.

16
connectivity score / 100
Bottom 20% in TAS
Most common
Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
39
Technology mix
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 92%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 8%

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
1 in locality
Parks & Reserves
27 in locality
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
4 in locality
Waterways
36 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

Glamorgan-Spring Bay: council population

The whole council area, not just Little Swanport · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
5,352
+0.9% in a year
Change
+49
people since 2024
Density
2.1
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-28
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+57
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+20
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
4/10 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
2/10
4/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Little Swanport is home to 148 residents, with a median age of 60 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $49,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

148

26.5% since 2016

Median Age

60

no change since 2016

Median Household Income

$48,516/yr

20.9% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$125/wk

68.9% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,100/mo

19.6% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.0

11.1% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$24,960/yr

6.7% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

91.8%

51.0% since 2016

Total Dwellings

61

19.6% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

94.5%

8.9% since 2016

Houses

91.8%

6.3% since 2016

Rental Stress

13.4%

39.6% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

27.2%

1.1% since 2016

Work From Home

26.5%

13.4% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 56 (91.8%)
Flats / Apartments 5 (8.2%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 37 (67.3%)
Mortgage 15 (27.3%)
Renting 3 (5.5%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
77.7%
English Spoken at Home
85.1%
Employment Rate
46%
3.8% since 2016
Completed Year 12
30.4%

Occupations

Managers 18 (28.1%)
Labourers 14 (21.9%)
Professionals 11 (17.2%)
Community & Personal Service 10 (15.6%)
Clerical & Administrative 3 (4.7%)
Technicians & Trades 3 (4.7%)

Religion

No Religion 67 (45.3%)
Christianity 57 (38.5%)
Buddhism 3 (2.0%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 8 (5.4%)
France 4 (2.7%)
New Zealand 3 (2.0%)

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Mandarin 3 (2.0%)

Age Distribution

0-4 4 (2.7%)
5-14 3 (2.0%)
15-19 4 (2.7%)
20-24 5 (3.4%)
25-34 6 (4.1%)
35-44 12 (8.1%)
45-54 24 (16.2%)
55-64 38 (25.7%)
65-74 32 (21.6%)
75-84 17 (11.5%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 17 (50.0%)
Couple Families 14 (41.2%)
One Parent Families 3 (8.8%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 28 (57.1%)
Worked from Home 13 (26.5%)
Walked Only 5 (10.2%)
Car (passenger) 3 (6.1%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 21 (14.2%)
Bachelor Degree 16 (10.8%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6 (4.1%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 13 (21.3%)
2 cars 23 (37.7%)
3 cars 12 (19.7%)
4+ cars 14 (23.0%)

Council Rates

Glamorgan-Spring Bay
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,943 a year through Glamorgan-Spring Bay based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,943/yr
Valuation basis
AAV/CV

How this land is zoned

Share of Little Swanport's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 94%
  • Environmental 6%

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: Glamorgan-Spring Bay

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

In the year to August 2026, 49 new dwellings were approved across Glamorgan-Spring Bay. That mix is 43 houses and 6 units. Approvals are down 80.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
49dwellings
-80.0% YoY
Houses
43
detached dwellings
Units
6
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), 37.1 km

Moderate rainfall — mild summers, frosty winters.

Elevation
54 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
3.7 km
4.3 km to a named beach
Annual rainfall
714 mm
107 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
19.4°C
0 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
0.5°C
74 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

0.5%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.12% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 7190, 19 of 3,738 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.2% (45 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.7%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.12%
2022
0.17%
2023
0.25%
2024
0.41%
2025
0.51%

Rooftop solar

27
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.2 kW each

In postcode 7190, 789 rooftop-solar systems totalling 4.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,965 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 62 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
36
2020
50
2021
64
2022
47
2023
41
2024
61
2025
65
2026
30

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
$2,712
Loan amount
$416,000
Total interest over 30 years
$560,323
Deposit
$104,000
Stamp duty
$19,098
Cash needed at settlement
$123,098

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 Little Swanport

Is Little Swanport a safe place to live?

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

What natural hazards affect Little Swanport?

Little Swanport has a moderate recorded bushfire history (47/100, 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 Little Swanport?

Little Swanport, TAS had a population of 148 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Little Swanport, TAS?

The postcode for Little Swanport, TAS is 7190.

How far is Little Swanport from Hobart?

Little Swanport is 108 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 96 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Little Swanport?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Little Swanport was $48,516 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 Little Swanport?

There are too few current rental listings in Little Swanport for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $125, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Little Swanport?

The median age of residents in Little Swanport was 60 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Little Swanport at risk of bushfire?

Little Swanport has a moderate recorded bushfire history (47/100). 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 Little Swanport walkable?

Little Swanport scores 13/100 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 Little Swanport?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Little Swanport, Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) (37.1 km away), summer days average 19.4°C, winter nights 0.5°C, 714 mm of rain a year over 107 rainy days, and 0 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Little Swanport?

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 Little Swanport belong to?

Little Swanport sits within the Glamorgan-Spring Bay local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Little Swanport?

The average residential rates bill through Glamorgan-Spring Bay is $1,943 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Little Swanport?

Across Glamorgan-Spring Bay, 49 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 80.0% 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 Little Swanport in?

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

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