Pontypool TAS 7190

Located in Tasmania, Pontypool sits 109 km from Hobart CBD, around 1 hour 30 minutes by car. The locality has 53 residents, a median age of 49, and a median household income of $43,316 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $200 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,249. Walkability is low.

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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 Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area

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

Type Count Per 1,000 residents
All offences 167 31.2
Assault 20 3.7
Assault in a public place 3 0.6
Home burglary 3 0.6
Stolen vehicles 6 1.1
Robbery 3 0.6
Serious crime 9 1.7
Public order incidents 123 23.0
Family violence order breaches 3 0.6
Police family violence order breaches 15 2.8

Rates use the council’s 5,352 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

Pontypool is very car-dependent on foot — at 6/100, nearly all errands require a car.

6
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km 21
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

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Pontypool.

15
connectivity score / 100
Bottom 16% in TAS
Most common
Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
18
Technology mix
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 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

No amenities mapped in this locality boundary.

Glamorgan-Spring Bay: council population

The whole council area, not just Pontypool · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
5,352
+0.9% in a year
Change
+49
people since 2024
Density
2.1
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-28
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+57
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+20
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
2/10
4/10 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
2/10
4/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Pontypool is home to 53 residents, with a median age of 49, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $43,000 a year, with unemployment at 15.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

53

no change since 2016

Median Age

49

12.5% since 2016

Median Household Income

$43,316/yr

no change since 2016
Bottom 11% in TAS

Census Median Rent

$200/wk

Census Median Mortgage

$1,249/mo

15.3% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

8.7% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$24,024/yr

4.5% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

15.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

147.1%

157.6% since 2016

Total Dwellings

17

19.0% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

100.0%

no change since 2016

Houses

100.0%

16.7% since 2016

Rental Stress

24.0%

Mortgage Stress

34.6%

15.3% since 2016

Work From Home

0.0%

Dwelling Types

Houses 17 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 11 (55.0%)
Mortgage 9 (45.0%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
88.7%
English Spoken at Home
88.7%
Employment Rate
41.5%
21.7% since 2016
Completed Year 12
24.5%

Occupations

Labourers 10 (62.5%)
Community & Personal Service 5 (31.2%)
Professionals 3 (18.8%)

Religion

No Religion 36 (67.9%)
Christianity 15 (28.3%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

Indonesia 7 (13.2%)
Canada 3 (5.7%)

Age Distribution

0-4 3 (5.7%)
5-14 9 (17.0%)
25-34 3 (5.7%)
35-44 7 (13.2%)
45-54 6 (11.3%)
55-64 8 (15.1%)
65-74 7 (13.2%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 6 (42.9%)
Couple Families 5 (35.7%)
One Parent Families 3 (21.4%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 7 (63.6%)
Car (passenger) 4 (36.4%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 9 (17.0%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8 (15.1%)
Bachelor Degree 3 (5.7%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 11 (64.7%)
2 cars 7 (41.2%)
3 cars 3 (17.6%)
4+ cars 6 (35.3%)

Council Rates

Glamorgan-Spring Bay
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,943 a year through Glamorgan-Spring Bay based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,943/yr
Valuation basis
AAV/CV

How this land is zoned

Share of Pontypool's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 93%
  • Environmental 7%

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: Glamorgan-Spring Bay

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

In the year to August 2026, 49 new dwellings were approved across Glamorgan-Spring Bay. That mix is 43 houses and 6 units. Approvals are down 80.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
49dwellings
-80.0% YoY
Houses
43
detached dwellings
Units
6
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), 38.1 km

Moderate rainfall — mild summers, frosty winters.

Elevation
32 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
3.2 km
3.9 km to a named beach
Annual rainfall
714 mm
107 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
19.4°C
0 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
0.5°C
74 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

0.5%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.12% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 7190, 19 of 3,738 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.2% (45 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.7%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.12%
2022
0.17%
2023
0.25%
2024
0.41%
2025
0.51%

Rooftop solar

27
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.2 kW each

In postcode 7190, 789 rooftop-solar systems totalling 4.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,965 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 62 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
36
2020
50
2021
64
2022
47
2023
41
2024
61
2025
65
2026
30

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 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 Pontypool

Is Pontypool a safe place to live?

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

What natural hazards affect Pontypool?

Pontypool has a low recorded bushfire history (27/100, 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 Pontypool?

Pontypool, TAS had a population of 53 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Pontypool, TAS?

The postcode for Pontypool, TAS is 7190.

How far is Pontypool from Hobart?

Pontypool is 109 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 92 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Pontypool?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Pontypool was $43,316 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 Pontypool?

There are too few current rental listings in Pontypool for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $200, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Pontypool?

The median age of residents in Pontypool was 49 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Pontypool at risk of bushfire?

Pontypool has a low recorded bushfire history (27/100). 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 Pontypool walkable?

Pontypool scores 6/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Pontypool?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Pontypool, Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) (38.1 km away), summer days average 19.4°C, winter nights 0.5°C, 714 mm of rain a year over 107 rainy days, and 0 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Pontypool?

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 Pontypool belong to?

Pontypool sits within the Glamorgan-Spring Bay local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Pontypool?

The average residential rates bill through Glamorgan-Spring Bay is $1,943 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Pontypool?

Across Glamorgan-Spring Bay, 49 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 80.0% 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 Pontypool in?

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

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