Nugent TAS 7172

Nugent sits 47 km from Hobart CBD in Tasmania, around 55 minutes by car. Census data records 117 residents with a median age of 41 and a median household income of $62,348 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. Population grew 15.8% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $330 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,300. The area shows high bushfire risk. Walkability is low.

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Rental Market

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

104 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 7172.

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.

Short-Stay Rentals

No active Airbnb listings (2 listed without a review in the past year).

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

Crime in the Sorell council area

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

Type Count Per 1,000 residents
All offences 458 25.3
Assault 74 4.1
Assault in a public place 17 0.9
Home burglary 8 0.4
Stolen vehicles 28 1.5
Robbery 3 0.2
Serious crime 15 0.8
Public order incidents 396 21.9
Family violence order breaches 19 1.0
Police family violence order breaches 37 2.0

Rates use the council’s 18,108 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Nugent 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

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

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 12% 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 Nugent.

16
connectivity score / 100
Bottom 20% in TAS
Most common
Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
38
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
3 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
9 in suburb
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

Sorell: council population

The whole council area, not just Nugent · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
18,108
+1.4% in a year
Change
+244
people since 2024
Density
31
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+99
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+92
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+53
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
3/10
5/10 within TAS
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
5/10
7/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
3/10
4/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Nugent is home to 117 residents, with a median age of 41, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $62,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

117

15.8% since 2016

Median Age

41

10.8% since 2016

Median Household Income

$62,348/yr

14.3% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$330/wk

Census Median Mortgage

$1,300/mo

15.4% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

16.7% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$33,488/yr

12.0% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

19.5%

153.2% since 2016

Total Dwellings

41

5.1% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

100.0%

no change since 2016

Houses

100.0%

11.5% since 2016

Rental Stress

27.5%

Mortgage Stress

25.0%

34.4% since 2016

Work From Home

16.7%

160.9% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 41 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 19 (52.8%)
Mortgage 17 (47.2%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
79.5%
English Spoken at Home
84.6%
Employment Rate
58.9%
5.2% since 2016
Completed Year 12
23.1%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 11 (19.6%)
Labourers 9 (16.1%)
Professionals 6 (10.7%)
Managers 6 (10.7%)
Sales 6 (10.7%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 6 (10.7%)
Community & Personal Service 5 (8.9%)
Clerical & Administrative 3 (5.4%)

Religion

No Religion 63 (53.8%)
Christianity 32 (27.4%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 8 (6.8%)

Age Distribution

0-4 6 (5.1%)
5-14 12 (10.3%)
15-19 5 (4.3%)
20-24 9 (7.7%)
25-34 16 (13.7%)
35-44 17 (14.5%)
45-54 12 (10.3%)
55-64 12 (10.3%)
65-74 15 (12.8%)
75-84 7 (6.0%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 15 (50.0%)
Couple Families 10 (33.3%)
One Parent Families 5 (16.7%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 45 (83.3%)
Worked from Home 9 (16.7%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 27 (23.1%)
Bachelor Degree 7 (6.0%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3 (2.6%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3 (2.6%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 10 (23.8%)
2 cars 14 (33.3%)
3 cars 11 (26.2%)
4+ cars 7 (16.7%)

Council Rates

Sorell
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,598 a year through Sorell based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,598/yr
Valuation basis
AAV/CV

How this land is zoned

Share of Nugent's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 97%
  • Environmental 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: Sorell

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

In the year to August 2026, 169 new dwellings were approved across Sorell. That mix is 165 houses and 4 units. Approvals are up 345.5% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
169dwellings
+345.5% YoY
Houses
165
detached dwellings
Units
4
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Hobart Airport West, 20.9 km

Dry climate — warm summers, mild winters.

Elevation
370 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
11.7 km
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.

EV adoption

0.4%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.2 points this year

In postcode 7172, 19 of 4,295 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.4% (62 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.9%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.08%
2023
0.10%
2024
0.27%
2025
0.44%

Rooftop solar

33
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.9 kW each

In postcode 7172, 599 rooftop-solar systems totalling 4.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,825 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 53 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
26
2021
43
2022
36
2023
43
2024
62
2025
62
2026
33

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

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 suburb'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 Nugent

Is Nugent a safe place to live?

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

What natural hazards affect Nugent?

Nugent has a high recorded bushfire history (89/100, 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 Nugent?

Nugent, TAS had a population of 117 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Nugent, TAS?

The postcode for Nugent, TAS is 7172.

How far is Nugent from Hobart?

Nugent is 47 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 55 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Nugent?

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

There are too few current rental listings in Nugent for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $330, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Nugent?

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

Is Nugent at risk of bushfire?

Nugent has a high recorded bushfire history (89/100). 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 Nugent?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Nugent, Hobart Airport West (20.9 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 Nugent?

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 Nugent belong to?

Nugent sits within the Sorell local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Nugent?

The average residential rates bill through Sorell is $1,598 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Nugent?

Across Sorell, 169 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 345.5% 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 Nugent in?

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

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