Loira TAS 7275

Located in Tasmania, Loira sits 230 km from Hobart CBD, around 2 hours 50 minutes by car. The locality has 158 residents, a median age of 49, and a median household income of $62,348 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. Population fell 1.2% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $228 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,192. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

The median house sale price in Loira sits at $837,000, 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.

$837,000

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

Short-Stay Rentals

2 active Airbnb listings: 0 whole homes and 2 rooms.

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

Crime in the West Tamar council area

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

No crash in Loira 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.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

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

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 19% in TAS
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 Loira.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
68
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

No amenities mapped in this locality boundary.

West Tamar: council population

The whole council area, not just Loira · 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 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
4/10
7/10 within TAS
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
5/10
8/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
3/10
4/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Loira is home to 158 residents, with a median age of 49, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $62,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.3%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

158

1.2% since 2016

Median Age

49

16.7% since 2016

Median Household Income

$62,348/yr

no change since 2016

Census Median Rent

$228/wk

128.0% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,192/mo

10.1% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

8.7% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$25,012/yr

15.8% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

38.6% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

11.9%

142.9% since 2016

Total Dwellings

59

3.3% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

100.0%

31.1% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

1.6% since 2016

Rental Stress

19.0%

128.9% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

22.9%

10.1% since 2016

Work From Home

14.5%

302.8% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 59 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 35 (64.8%)
Mortgage 19 (35.2%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
85.4%
English Spoken at Home
96.2%
Employment Rate
53.1%
15.2% since 2016
Completed Year 12
30.4%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 16 (23.2%)
Managers 15 (21.7%)
Community & Personal Service 11 (15.9%)
Clerical & Administrative 8 (11.6%)
Professionals 7 (10.1%)
Sales 5 (7.2%)
Labourers 5 (7.2%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 5 (7.2%)

Religion

No Religion 94 (59.5%)
Christianity 57 (36.1%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 6 (3.8%)

Age Distribution

0-4 6 (3.8%)
5-14 20 (12.7%)
15-19 11 (7.0%)
20-24 13 (8.2%)
25-34 12 (7.6%)
35-44 5 (3.2%)
45-54 22 (13.9%)
55-64 38 (24.1%)
65-74 20 (12.7%)
75-84 4 (2.5%)
85+ 5 (3.2%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 18 (45.0%)
Lone Person 17 (42.5%)
One Parent Families 5 (12.5%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 47 (75.8%)
Worked from Home 9 (14.5%)
Car (passenger) 6 (9.7%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 38 (24.1%)
Bachelor Degree 16 (10.1%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9 (5.7%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 9 (16.4%)
2 cars 22 (40.0%)
3 cars 15 (27.3%)
4+ cars 15 (27.3%)

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 Loira's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 99%
  • 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: West Tamar

The whole council area, not just Loira · 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), 25.0 km

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

Elevation
80 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
17.7 km
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 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 0.00% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 7275, 18 of 3,459 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.0% (33 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.5%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.12%
2023
0.21%
2024
0.41%
2025
0.52%

Rooftop solar

44
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.1 kW each

In postcode 7275, 633 rooftop-solar systems totalling 3.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,433 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 49 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
33
2021
37
2022
32
2023
48
2024
45
2025
46
2026
27

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
$4,365
Loan amount
$669,600
Total interest over 30 years
$901,905
Deposit
$167,400
Stamp duty
$32,850
Cash needed at settlement
$200,250

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 Loira

Is Loira a safe place to live?

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

What natural hazards affect Loira?

Loira has a moderate recorded bushfire history (42/100, 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 Loira?

Loira, TAS had a population of 158 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Loira, TAS?

The postcode for Loira, TAS is 7275.

How far is Loira from Hobart?

Loira is 230 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 170 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Loira?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Loira was $62,348 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 Loira?

There are too few current rental listings in Loira for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $228, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Loira?

The median age of residents in Loira was 49 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Loira at risk of bushfire?

Loira has a moderate recorded bushfire history (42/100). 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 Loira?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Loira, Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) (25 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 Loira?

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 Loira belong to?

Loira 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 Loira?

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 Loira?

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 Loira in?

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

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