Mount Rumney TAS 7170

Mount Rumney sits 13 km from Hobart CBD in Tasmania, around 15 minutes by car. Census data records 303 residents with a median age of 44 and a median household income of $117,624 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population grew 13.5% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $268 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,950. 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 Mount Rumney sits at $953,000, 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.

Houses

$953,000

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

Land

$420,000

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

Short-Stay Rentals

8 active Airbnb listings: 7 whole homes and 1 room. Whole homes are about 6.1% of the suburb'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 Clarence council area

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

Type Count Per 1,000 residents
All offences 3,464 54.0
Assault 318 5.0
Assault in a public place 89 1.4
Home burglary 95 1.5
Stolen vehicles 155 2.4
Robbery 21 0.3
Serious crime 109 1.7
Public order incidents 2,163 33.7
Family violence order breaches 197 3.1
Police family violence order breaches 132 2.1

Rates use the council’s 64,119 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Mount Rumney killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb 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 suburb boundary.

Walkability

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

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 15% 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 Mount Rumney.

68
connectivity score / 100
Top 15% in TAS
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
49%
Premises covered
148
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 49%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 28%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 23%

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 suburb
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

Clarence: council population

The whole council area, not just Mount Rumney · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
64,119
+0.4% in a year
Change
+269
people since 2024
Density
170
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+163
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-190
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+296
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb'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
9/10
10/10 within TAS
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
9/10
10/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
8/10
10/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Mount Rumney is home to 303 residents, with a median age of 44, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $118,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

303

13.5% since 2016

Median Age

44

12.0% since 2016

Median Household Income

$117,624/yr

26.7% since 2016
Top 3% in TAS

Census Median Rent

$268/wk

3.2% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,950/mo

12.5% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.8

3.7% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$54,548/yr

34.7% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

5.5%

33.7% since 2016

Total Dwellings

109

13.5% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

96.3%

10.1% since 2016

Houses

99.1%

3.9% since 2016

Rental Stress

11.8%

23.9% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

19.9%

11.2% since 2016

Work From Home

21.4%

177.9% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 108 (99.1%)
Flats / Apartments 1 (0.9%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 53 (49.5%)
Mortgage 50 (46.7%)
Renting 4 (3.7%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
84.5%
English Spoken at Home
92.1%
Employment Rate
64%
3.3% since 2016
Completed Year 12
43.9%

Occupations

Professionals 50 (31.6%)
Technicians & Trades 33 (20.9%)
Managers 21 (13.3%)
Community & Personal Service 17 (10.8%)
Clerical & Administrative 12 (7.6%)
Labourers 11 (7.0%)
Sales 7 (4.4%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 4 (2.5%)

Religion

No Religion 176 (58.1%)
Christianity 116 (38.3%)
Buddhism 5 (1.7%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 18 (5.9%)
Thailand 9 (3.0%)
South Africa 7 (2.3%)
Germany 3 (1.0%)
Canada 3 (1.0%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 15 (5.0%)
2011-2015 3 (1.0%)
2001-2010 3 (1.0%)
1991-2000 4 (1.3%)
1981-1990 12 (4.0%)
Before 1981 15 (5.0%)

15 residents (5.0%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Languages Spoken at Home

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

Thai 4 (1.3%)

Age Distribution

0-4 19 (6.3%)
5-14 38 (12.5%)
15-19 21 (6.9%)
20-24 15 (5.0%)
25-34 29 (9.6%)
35-44 37 (12.2%)
45-54 33 (10.9%)
55-64 43 (14.2%)
65-74 52 (17.2%)
75-84 15 (5.0%)
85+ 4 (1.3%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 36 (60.0%)
One Parent Families 13 (21.7%)
Lone Person 11 (18.3%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 98 (67.6%)
Worked from Home 31 (21.4%)
Car (passenger) 9 (6.2%)
Walked Only 4 (2.8%)
Bus 3 (2.1%)

32% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (51 of 158).

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 53 (17.5%)
Bachelor Degree 46 (15.2%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 32 (10.6%)
Postgraduate Degree 24 (7.9%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 10 (3.3%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 15 (13.8%)
2 cars 50 (45.9%)
3 cars 20 (18.3%)
4+ cars 17 (15.6%)

Council Rates

Clarence
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,189 a year through Clarence based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$2,189/yr
Valuation basis
AAV/CV

How this land is zoned

Share of Mount Rumney's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 68%
  • Environmental 30%
  • Parks and recreation 3%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Clarence

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

In the year to August 2026, 291 new dwellings were approved across Clarence. That mix is 268 houses and 23 units.

Trailing 12 months
291dwellings
Houses
268
detached dwellings
Units
23
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Hobart Airport West, 5.5 km

Dry climate — warm summers, mild winters.

Elevation
302 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
4.4 km
4.6 km to a named beach
Annual rainfall
460 mm
83 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
22.7°C
2 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
4.8°C
2 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb 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

2 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

1.3%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.09% in 2021
+0.1 points this year
Top 15% in TAS

In postcode 7170, 116 of 9,238 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 8.4% (778 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 9.7%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.09%
2022
0.18%
2023
0.44%
2024
1.11%
2025
1.26%

Rooftop solar

47
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 8.3 kW each

In postcode 7170, 967 rooftop-solar systems totalling 8.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,047 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 95 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
40
2020
50
2021
43
2022
63
2023
78
2024
100
2025
78
2026
55

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
$4,970
Loan amount
$762,400
Total interest over 30 years
$1,026,900

1 mortgage broker is registered in postcode 7170.

Deposit
$190,600
Stamp duty
$38,070
Cash needed at settlement
$228,670

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 Franklin

Currently held by Julie Collins Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Julie Collins 69.4% 30.6% +5.7
2022 Julie Collins 63.7% 36.3% -1.5
2019 Julie Collins 62.2% 37.8% -1.5

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Division of Franklin · 7 members

Elected at the 2025 election:

Year Seats won
2025 2 Independent · 2 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Tasmanian Greens
2024 3 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Tasmanian Greens · 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 Mount Rumney

Is Mount Rumney a safe place to live?

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

What natural hazards affect Mount Rumney?

Mount Rumney has a high recorded bushfire history (96/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Mount Rumney?

Mount Rumney, TAS had a population of 303 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Mount Rumney, TAS?

The postcode for Mount Rumney, TAS is 7170.

How far is Mount Rumney from Hobart?

Mount Rumney is 13 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 15 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Mount Rumney?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Mount Rumney was $117,624 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 Mount Rumney?

There are too few current rental listings in Mount Rumney for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $268, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Mount Rumney?

The median age of residents in Mount Rumney was 44 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Mount Rumney at risk of bushfire?

Mount Rumney has a high recorded bushfire history (96/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb 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 Mount Rumney?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Mount Rumney, Hobart Airport West (5.5 km away), summer days average 22.7°C, winter nights 4.8°C, 460 mm of rain a year over 83 rainy days, and 2 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Mount Rumney?

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 Mount Rumney belong to?

Mount Rumney sits within the Clarence local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Mount Rumney?

The average residential rates bill through Clarence is $2,189 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Mount Rumney?

Across Clarence, 291 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 Mount Rumney in?

Mount Rumney sits within the federal Division of Franklin, currently held by Julie Collins (Australian Labor Party).

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