Poatina TAS 7302

Poatina is a rural locality in Tasmania, 161 km from Hobart CBD, around 2 hours 20 minutes by car. Population is 118; the median age is 47 and the median household income is $40,768 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population grew 22.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $178 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $188. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

The median house sale price in Poatina sits at $241,000, 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.

$241,000

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

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Poatina are currently listed at around $400,000 on average. Based on 7 houses listed in the past six months.

$400K

7 houses listed in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Poatina rent for around $420 a week on average, based on 5 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$420/wk

5 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

Gross rental yield

Indicative
House
5.5% well above the typical range
Top 3% in TAS

$420/week ($22,000 a year) on a $400,000 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

1 active Airbnb listing: 1 whole home and 0 rooms.

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

Crime in the Northern Midlands council area

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

Type Count Per 1,000 residents
All offences 648 44.6
Assault 76 5.2
Assault in a public place 20 1.4
Home burglary 21 1.4
Stolen vehicles 36 2.5
Robbery 6 0.4
Serious crime 27 1.9
Public order incidents 267 18.4
Family violence order breaches 25 1.7
Police family violence order breaches 17 1.2

Rates use the council’s 14,544 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

2 crashes

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

Poatina 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 Poatina.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
89
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

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
None
Sport & Recreation
1 in locality
Beaches
None
Waterways
2 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

Northern Midlands: council population

The whole council area, not just Poatina · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
14,544
+0.7% in a year
Change
+106
people since 2024
Density
2.8
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+29
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+46
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+31
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
6/10
9/10 within TAS
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
3/10
5/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
6/10
9/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Poatina is home to 118 residents, with a median age of 47, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $41,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

118

22.9% since 2016

Median Age

47

11.9% since 2016

Median Household Income

$40,768/yr

49.3% since 2016
Bottom 8% in TAS

Census Median Rent

$178/wk

27.1% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$188/mo

70.3% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.1

12.5% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$27,924/yr

40.2% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

45.7%

27.3% since 2016

Total Dwellings

46

17.9% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

63.3%

7.7% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

8.3% since 2016

Rental Stress

22.7%

15.0% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

5.5%

80.2% since 2016

Work From Home

25.0%

66.7% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 46 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 23 (46.9%)
Renting 18 (36.7%)
Mortgage 8 (16.3%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
78.0%
English Spoken at Home
86.4%
Employment Rate
38%
11.4% since 2016
Completed Year 12
48.3%

Occupations

Professionals 11 (30.6%)
Managers 10 (27.8%)
Community & Personal Service 5 (13.9%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 4 (11.1%)
Labourers 3 (8.3%)

Religion

Christianity 92 (78.0%)
No Religion 10 (8.5%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 6 (5.1%)
South Africa 4 (3.4%)
Netherlands 3 (2.5%)

Age Distribution

5-14 23 (19.5%)
15-19 10 (8.5%)
20-24 3 (2.5%)
25-34 3 (2.5%)
35-44 11 (9.3%)
45-54 14 (11.9%)
55-64 25 (21.2%)
65-74 22 (18.6%)
75-84 6 (5.1%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 20 (60.6%)
Couple Families 9 (27.3%)
One Parent Families 4 (12.1%)

Commute to Work

Walked Only 10 (41.7%)
Car (driver) 8 (33.3%)
Worked from Home 6 (25.0%)

Education

Bachelor Degree 23 (19.5%)
Certificate III & IV 16 (13.6%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 9 (7.6%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8 (6.8%)
Postgraduate Degree 4 (3.4%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 3 (6.5%)
1 car 22 (47.8%)
2 cars 14 (30.4%)
4+ cars 3 (6.5%)

Council Rates

Northern Midlands
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,704 a year through Northern Midlands based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,704/yr
Valuation basis
AAV/CV

How this land is zoned

Share of Poatina's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 53%
  • Environmental 42%
  • Infrastructure and transport 3%
  • Zones under 1% 2%

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: Northern Midlands

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

In the year to August 2026, 184 new dwellings were approved across Northern Midlands. That mix is 153 houses and 31 units. Approvals are up 104.2% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
184dwellings
+104.2% YoY
Houses
153
detached dwellings
Units
31
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Miena Dam, 26.3 km

Moderate rainfall.

Elevation
271 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Near high-voltage lines
19.8% of addresses
25 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
Annual rainfall
849 mm
124 rainy days
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

0.2%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
Bottom 6% in TAS

In postcode 7302, 3 of 1,906 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.0% (19 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.2%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.00%
2024
0.16%
2025
0.16%

Rooftop solar

25
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 9.9 kW each

In postcode 7302, 186 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 744 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 12 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
9
2020
10
2021
14
2022
17
2023
12
2024
16
2025
14
2026
5

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
$1,257
Loan amount
$192,800
Total interest over 30 years
$259,688
Deposit
$48,200
Stamp duty
$7,575
Cash needed at settlement
$55,775

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 Poatina

Is Poatina a safe place to live?

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

What natural hazards affect Poatina?

Poatina has a low recorded bushfire history (24/100, 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 Poatina?

Poatina, TAS had a population of 118 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Poatina, TAS?

The postcode for Poatina, TAS is 7302.

How far is Poatina from Hobart?

Poatina is 161 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 139 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Poatina?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Poatina was $40,768 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 Poatina?

The median advertised rent in Poatina is $420 a week for houses (5 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Poatina?

The median age of residents in Poatina was 47 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Poatina at risk of bushfire?

Poatina has a low recorded bushfire history (24/100). 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 Poatina?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Poatina, Miena Dam (26.3 km away), 849 mm of rain a year over 124 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Poatina?

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 Poatina belong to?

Poatina sits within the Northern Midlands local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Poatina?

The average residential rates bill through Northern Midlands is $1,704 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Poatina?

Across Northern Midlands, 184 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 104.2% 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 Poatina in?

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

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