Magra TAS 7140

Located in Tasmania, Magra sits 42 km from Hobart CBD, around 45 minutes by car. The locality has 759 residents, a median age of 43, and a median household income of $84,084 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 8.6% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $330 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,387. The area shows high bushfire risk. Walkability is low.

Is Magra a good place to live?

Magra scores a D (26/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit, safety, and community.

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 0/100 · 42.3 km · 45 min drive to Hobart

Prices

Median available

Median $610K

Safety

High bushfire risk

Fire 94/100

Community

Highly disadvantaged

SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 43 · 759 residents

D

Liveability Rating

26 / 100 · Ranked #194 in TAS

Each bar is Magra'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
19
Bushfire High

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
28
Disadvantaged
Walkability
15
Very car-dependent
CBD access
56
42.3 km · 45 min drive to Hobart
How it's calculated: Safety rank 19 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 28 × 25% + Walkability rank 15 × 15% + CBD access rank 56 × 10% = 26 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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Our score

26 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Magra's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $610,000, roughly 17% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$610,000

last 5 quarters
↑ +16.7% year-on-year

Based on 27 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 66 days — median across 14 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 15 sales $600K
  • 4 bed 11 sales $610K

Land

$185,000

last 3 quarters
↑ +7.9% year-on-year

Based on 16 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 99 days — median across 9 sales that recorded a listing period

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Magra are currently listed at around $725,000 on average. Based on 5 houses listed in the past six months.

$725K

↑ +21.9% vs previous 6 months from $595K

5 houses listed in the last 6 months.

5 of the suburb's 262 dwellings (1.9%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Magra rent for around $700 a week on average, based on 5 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$700/wk

5 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Sep 2025–Aug 2026
3-bed houses
$635/wk
16 bonds

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

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

110 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 27% of its income on the median rent in postcode 7140.

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
5.0% above the typical range
Top 10% in TAS

$700/week ($36,000 a year) on a $725,000 median

Based on a small sample (5 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

No active Airbnb listings.

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 Derwent Valley council area

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

Type Count Per 1,000 residents
All offences 715 62.1
Assault 102 8.9
Assault in a public place 36 3.1
Home burglary 36 3.1
Stolen vehicles 43 3.7
Robbery 9 0.8
Serious crime 28 2.4
Public order incidents 464 40.3
Family violence order breaches 39 3.4
Police family violence order breaches 41 3.6

Rates use the council’s 11,513 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, 1 of them fatal

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

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

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
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 Magra.

51
connectivity score / 100
Top 23% in TAS
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
28%
Premises covered
333
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 57%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 28%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 11%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 4%

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
1 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

Derwent Valley: council population

The whole council area, not just Magra · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
11,513
+0.7% in a year
Change
+83
people since 2024
Density
2.8
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+27
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+38
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+18
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
5/10
8/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
1/10
1/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Magra is home to 759 residents, with a median age of 43, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $84,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.4%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

759

8.6% since 2016

Median Age

43

2.4% since 2016

Median Household Income

$84,084/yr

15.1% since 2016
Top 24% in TAS

Census Median Rent

$330/wk

26.4% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,387/mo

6.7% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.8

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$36,920/yr

19.9% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

15.6% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

2.7%

64.0% since 2016

Total Dwellings

262

9.6% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

95.3%

3.8% since 2016

Houses

98.5%

2.8% since 2016

Rental Stress

20.4%

9.7% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

19.8%

7.5% since 2016

Work From Home

5.7%

375.0% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 258 (98.5%)
Flats / Apartments 4 (1.5%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 135 (53.1%)
Owned Outright 107 (42.1%)
Renting 12 (4.7%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
88.7%
English Spoken at Home
94.1%
Employment Rate
59.5%
7.0% since 2016
Completed Year 12
21.5%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 74 (20.0%)
Clerical & Administrative 59 (15.9%)
Community & Personal Service 59 (15.9%)
Labourers 51 (13.8%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 42 (11.4%)
Professionals 27 (7.3%)
Managers 25 (6.8%)
Sales 25 (6.8%)

Religion

Christianity 380 (50.1%)
No Religion 328 (43.2%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 12 (1.6%)
New Zealand 9 (1.2%)
Ireland 7 (0.9%)
Canada 6 (0.8%)
Scotland 4 (0.5%)

Age Distribution

0-4 33 (4.3%)
5-14 101 (13.3%)
15-19 54 (7.1%)
20-24 44 (5.8%)
25-34 67 (8.8%)
35-44 100 (13.2%)
45-54 118 (15.5%)
55-64 118 (15.5%)
65-74 66 (8.7%)
75-84 53 (7.0%)
85+ 5 (0.7%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 99 (53.8%)
Lone Person 41 (22.3%)
One Parent Families 37 (20.1%)
Group Household 4 (2.2%)
Other Families 3 (1.6%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 291 (86.9%)
Car (passenger) 19 (5.7%)
Worked from Home 19 (5.7%)
Bus 3 (0.9%)
Walked Only 3 (0.9%)

17% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (62 of 370).

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 159 (20.9%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 34 (4.5%)
Bachelor Degree 27 (3.6%)
Postgraduate Degree 6 (0.8%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 41 (15.6%)
2 cars 98 (37.4%)
3 cars 65 (24.8%)
4+ cars 56 (21.4%)

How this land is zoned

Share of Magra's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 71%
  • Environmental 27%
  • Residential 1%
  • Other and special use 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: Derwent Valley

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

In the year to August 2026, 123 new dwellings were approved across Derwent Valley. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 925.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
123dwellings
+925.0% YoY
Houses
123
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates), 14.8 km

Dry climate — warm summers, frosty winters.

Elevation
223 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
22.8 km
Near high-voltage lines
5.3% of addresses
20 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
Annual rainfall
492 mm
87 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
24.5°C
3 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
1.7°C
43 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

0.3%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.03% in 2021
+0.1 points this year
Bottom 19% in TAS

In postcode 7140, 34 of 11,226 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.9% (105 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.2%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.03%
2022
0.04%
2023
0.08%
2024
0.15%
2025
0.30%

Rooftop solar

24
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.3 kW each

In postcode 7140, 1,291 rooftop-solar systems totalling 8.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,361 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 117 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
60
2020
49
2021
94
2022
80
2023
109
2024
109
2025
108
2026
53

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
$3,181
Loan amount
$488,000
Total interest over 30 years
$657,302

1 mortgage broker is registered in postcode 7140.

Deposit
$122,000
Stamp duty
$22,922
Cash needed at settlement
$144,922

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 Magra

Is Magra a safe place to live?

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

What natural hazards affect Magra?

Magra has a high recorded bushfire history (94/100, 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 Magra a good place to live?

Magra has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (26/100), 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 Magra?

Magra, TAS had a population of 759 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Magra, TAS?

The postcode for Magra, TAS is 7140.

How far is Magra from Hobart?

Magra is 42 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 45 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Magra?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Magra was $84,084 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 Magra?

The median advertised rent in Magra is $700 a week for houses (5 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Magra?

The median age of residents in Magra was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Magra at risk of bushfire?

Magra has a high recorded bushfire history (94/100). 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 Magra?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Magra, Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates) (14.8 km away), summer days average 24.5°C, winter nights 1.7°C, 492 mm of rain a year over 87 rainy days, and 3 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Magra?

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 Magra belong to?

Magra sits within the Derwent Valley local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much is being built near Magra?

Across Derwent Valley, 123 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 925.0% 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 Magra in?

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

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