Oyster Cove TAS 7150

Oyster Cove is a rural locality in Tasmania, 32 km from Hobart CBD, around 34 minutes by car. Population is 330; the median age is 45 and the median household income is $78,780 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 3.4% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $325 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,475. 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 Oyster Cove sits at $850,000, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only seven sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$850,000

Based on only 7 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Oyster Cove are currently listed at around $1.33 million on average. Based on 4 houses listed in the past six months.

$1.33M

4 houses listed in the last 6 months.

4 of the suburb's 121 dwellings (3.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Short-Stay Rentals

2 active Airbnb listings: 2 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 1.4% of the locality'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 Kingborough council area

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

Type Count Per 1,000 residents
All offences 1,164 28.0
Assault 106 2.5
Assault in a public place 28 0.7
Home burglary 42 1.0
Stolen vehicles 55 1.3
Robbery 3 0.1
Serious crime 23 0.6
Public order incidents 734 17.6
Family violence order breaches 35 0.8
Police family violence order breaches 25 0.6

Rates use the council’s 41,628 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.

Coastal Erosion

10
monitoring points
within 5 km
8
actively eroding
> 0.1 m/yr retreat
-0.24
worst rate (m/yr)
Moderate
3.2 km
nearest coastline
monitoring point

Shoreline Change Summary

1988–2024
Stable or accreting 4 (40%)
Moderate erosion (0.1–0.3 m/yr) 6 (60%)
Significant erosion (> 0.3 m/yr) 0 (0%)

Nearest Eroding Coastline

Distance
3.4 km
Rate
-0.16 m/yr
Net Movement
-7.1 m
Certainty
good

Data Quality

High certainty: 8 of 10 points (80%)

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Oyster Cove 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 Oyster Cove.

25
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
130
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 68%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 32%

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
7 in locality
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
7 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

Kingborough: council population

The whole council area, not just Oyster Cove · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
41,628
+0.4% in a year
Change
+149
people since 2024
Density
58
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+75
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-152
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+226
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
7/10
9/10 within TAS
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
6/10
9/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
8/10
10/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Oyster Cove is home to 330 residents, with a median age of 45, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $79,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.7%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

330

3.4% since 2016

Median Age

45

6.2% since 2016

Median Household Income

$78,780/yr

25.2% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$325/wk

20.4% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,475/mo

13.1% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

4.2% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$38,220/yr

15.6% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

5.7%

185.0% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

20.7%

39.9% since 2016

Total Dwellings

121

0.8% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

94.8%

8.8% since 2016

Houses

96.7%

4.1% since 2016

Rental Stress

21.5%

3.6% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

22.5%

9.6% since 2016

Work From Home

14.6%

15.6% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 117 (96.7%)
Flats / Apartments 4 (3.3%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 56 (48.7%)
Owned Outright 53 (46.1%)
Renting 6 (5.2%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
75.5%
English Spoken at Home
91.2%
Employment Rate
56.3%
0.4% since 2016
Completed Year 12
47.3%

Occupations

Professionals 48 (32.0%)
Technicians & Trades 27 (18.0%)
Managers 24 (16.0%)
Community & Personal Service 13 (8.7%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 13 (8.7%)
Clerical & Administrative 11 (7.3%)
Sales 8 (5.3%)
Labourers 7 (4.7%)

Religion

No Religion 225 (68.2%)
Christianity 67 (20.3%)
Buddhism 6 (1.8%)
Other Religions 4 (1.2%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 28 (8.5%)
New Zealand 8 (2.4%)
Ireland 5 (1.5%)
Brazil 3 (0.9%)

Age Distribution

0-4 14 (4.2%)
5-14 47 (14.2%)
15-19 18 (5.5%)
20-24 7 (2.1%)
25-34 26 (7.9%)
35-44 46 (13.9%)
45-54 45 (13.6%)
55-64 49 (14.8%)
65-74 47 (14.2%)
75-84 20 (6.1%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 39 (50.0%)
Lone Person 25 (32.1%)
One Parent Families 14 (17.9%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 100 (81.3%)
Worked from Home 18 (14.6%)
Car (passenger) 5 (4.1%)

36% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (54 of 150).

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

Bachelor Degree 55 (16.7%)
Certificate III & IV 55 (16.7%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 29 (8.8%)
Postgraduate Degree 27 (8.2%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 8 (2.4%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 4 (3.3%)
1 car 23 (19.0%)
2 cars 61 (50.4%)
3 cars 23 (19.0%)
4+ cars 8 (6.6%)

Council Rates

Kingborough
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,735 a year through Kingborough based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,735/yr
Valuation basis
AAV/CV

How this land is zoned

Share of Oyster Cove's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 64%
  • Environmental 35%
  • 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: Kingborough

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

In the year to August 2026, 138 new dwellings were approved across Kingborough. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are down 13.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
138dwellings
-13.0% YoY
Houses
138
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Mount Wellington (The Springs), 21.6 km
Elevation
161 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
2.7 km
Annual rainfall
—
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

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

1.9%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.22% in 2021
+0.4 points this year
Top 8% in TAS

In postcode 7150, 63 of 3,361 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.7% (57 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.6%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.22%
2022
0.43%
2023
0.58%
2024
1.50%
2025
1.87%

Rooftop solar

33
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 5.7 kW each

In postcode 7150, 677 rooftop-solar systems totalling 3.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,064 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 63 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
22
2020
33
2021
31
2022
36
2023
42
2024
39
2025
55
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

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$4,433
Loan amount
$680,000
Total interest over 30 years
$915,913
Deposit
$170,000
Stamp duty
$33,435
Cash needed at settlement
$203,435

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 locality'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 Oyster Cove

Is Oyster Cove a safe place to live?

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

What natural hazards affect Oyster Cove?

Oyster Cove 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.

What is the population of Oyster Cove?

Oyster Cove, TAS had a population of 330 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Oyster Cove, TAS?

The postcode for Oyster Cove, TAS is 7150.

How far is Oyster Cove from Hobart?

Oyster Cove is 32 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 34 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Oyster Cove?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Oyster Cove was $78,780 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 Oyster Cove?

There are too few current rental listings in Oyster Cove for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $325, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Oyster Cove?

The median age of residents in Oyster Cove was 45 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Oyster Cove at risk of bushfire?

Oyster Cove 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.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Oyster Cove?

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 Oyster Cove belong to?

Oyster Cove sits within the Kingborough local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Oyster Cove?

The average residential rates bill through Kingborough is $1,735 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Oyster Cove?

Across Kingborough, 138 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 13.0% 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 Oyster Cove in?

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

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