Mawbanna TAS 7321

Mawbanna sits 384 km from Hobart CBD in Tasmania, around 4 hours 45 minutes by car. Census data records 84 residents with a median age of 41 and a median household income of $49,348 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. Population fell 37.8% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $180 per week. The area shows high bushfire risk. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

The median house sale price in Mawbanna sits at $730,000, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only three sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$730,000

Based on only 3 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

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 Circular Head council area

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

Type Count Per 1,000 residents
All offences 196 23.7
Assault 48 5.8
Assault in a public place 15 1.8
Home burglary 9 1.1
Stolen vehicles 11 1.3
Robbery 0 0.0
Serious crime 12 1.4
Public order incidents 209 25.2
Family violence order breaches 8 1.0
Police family violence order breaches 12 1.4

Rates use the council’s 8,286 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

Mawbanna 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 Mawbanna.

16
connectivity score / 100
Bottom 21% in TAS
Most common
Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
39
Technology mix
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 95%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 5%

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
5 in locality
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
5 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

Circular Head: council population

The whole council area, not just Mawbanna · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
8,286
Change
-2
people since 2024
Density
1.7
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-2
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-34
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+34
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
4/10
6/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
6/10
9/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Mawbanna is home to 84 residents, with a median age of 41, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $49,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

84

37.8% since 2016

Median Age

41

51.9% since 2016

Median Household Income

$49,348/yr

15.6% since 2016
Bottom 20% in TAS

Census Median Rent

$180/wk

20.0% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

—

Avg Household Size

2.9

9.4% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$30,316/yr

64.7% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

20.0%

65.3% since 2016

Total Dwellings

30

9.1% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

70.0%

14.4% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

10.0% since 2016

Rental Stress

19.0%

42.9% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

—

Work From Home

26.9%

24.5% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 30 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 15 (50.0%)
Renting 9 (30.0%)
Mortgage 6 (20.0%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
78.6%
English Spoken at Home
97.6%
Employment Rate
62.1%
45.8% since 2016
Completed Year 12
21.4%

Occupations

Managers 16 (39.0%)
Labourers 9 (22.0%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 6 (14.6%)
Professionals 4 (9.8%)

Religion

No Religion 56 (66.7%)
Christianity 29 (34.5%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 6 (7.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 4 (4.8%)
5-14 18 (21.4%)
15-19 7 (8.3%)
20-24 3 (3.6%)
25-34 3 (3.6%)
35-44 3 (3.6%)
45-54 25 (29.8%)
55-64 9 (10.7%)
65-74 12 (14.3%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 10 (71.4%)
Lone Person 4 (28.6%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 16 (61.5%)
Worked from Home 7 (26.9%)
Walked Only 3 (11.5%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 14 (16.7%)
Bachelor Degree 6 (7.1%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6 (7.1%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 5 (20.0%)
2 cars 10 (40.0%)
3 cars 3 (12.0%)
4+ cars 9 (36.0%)

How this land is zoned

Share of Mawbanna's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 84%
  • Environmental 16%

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: Circular Head

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

In the year to August 2026, 7 new dwellings were approved across Circular Head. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses.

Trailing 12 months
7dwellings
Houses
7
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Luncheon Hill (Forestry), 24.9 km

High rainfall — mild summers, mild winters.

Elevation
140 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
15.2 km
Annual rainfall
1,454 mm
171 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
20.8°C
0 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
5.2°C
1 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 0.09% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 7321, 22 of 5,076 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.6% (79 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.0%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.09%
2022
0.11%
2023
0.21%
2024
0.28%
2025
0.43%

Rooftop solar

26
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.4 kW each

In postcode 7321, 640 rooftop-solar systems totalling 4.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,465 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 37 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
25
2020
51
2021
33
2022
40
2023
51
2024
52
2025
41
2026
20

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
$3,807
Loan amount
$584,000
Total interest over 30 years
$786,608

2 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 7321.

Deposit
$146,000
Stamp duty
$28,035
Cash needed at settlement
$174,035

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 Braddon

Currently held by Anne Urquhart Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Anne Urquhart 57.2% 42.8% +15.2
2022 Gavin Pearce 42.0% 58.0% +4.9
2019 Gavin Pearce 46.9% 53.1% +4.8

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 Braddon · 7 members

Elected at the 2025 election:

Year Seats won
2025 4 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Independent
2024 3 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Jacqui Lambie Network · 1 Independent

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 Mawbanna

Is Mawbanna a safe place to live?

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

What natural hazards affect Mawbanna?

Mawbanna has a moderate recorded bushfire history (68/100, 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 Mawbanna?

Mawbanna, TAS had a population of 84 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Mawbanna, TAS?

The postcode for Mawbanna, TAS is 7321.

How far is Mawbanna from Hobart?

Mawbanna is 384 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 283 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Mawbanna?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Mawbanna 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 Mawbanna?

There are too few current rental listings in Mawbanna for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $180, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Mawbanna?

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

Is Mawbanna at risk of bushfire?

Mawbanna has a moderate recorded bushfire history (68/100). 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 Mawbanna?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Mawbanna, Luncheon Hill (Forestry) (24.9 km away), summer days average 20.8°C, winter nights 5.2°C, 1,454 mm of rain a year over 171 rainy days, and 0 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Mawbanna?

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 Mawbanna belong to?

Mawbanna sits within the Circular Head local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much is being built near Mawbanna?

Across Circular Head, 7 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Mawbanna in?

Mawbanna sits within the federal Division of Braddon, currently held by Anne Urquhart (Australian Labor Party).

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