Relbia TAS 7258

Relbia is a rural locality in Tasmania, 193 km from Hobart CBD, around 2 hours 20 minutes by car. Population is 691; the median age is 48 and the median household income is $137,228 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The locality grew 1.9% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $250 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,086. Walkability is low.

Is Relbia a good place to live?

Relbia scores a A (64/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety and community, weaker on transit.

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 0/100 · 193 km · 141 min drive to Hobart

Prices

Median available

Median $2.25M

Safety

Low all-round risk

Fire 22/100

Community

Very advantaged

SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 48 · 691 residents

A

Liveability Rating

64 / 100 · Ranked #32 in TAS

Each bar is Relbia's rank among TAS suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
no schools mapped
Safety
66
Bushfire Low

No crime data is published for Tasmania — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.

Flood data for Tasmania covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.

Socio-economic
98
Very advantaged
Walkability
15
Very car-dependent
CBD access
46
193.0 km · 141 min drive to Hobart
How it's calculated: Safety rank 66 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 98 × 25% + Walkability rank 15 × 15% + CBD access rank 46 × 10% = 64 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.
Additional risks: Aircraft noise Moderate

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Our score

64 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

The median house sale price in Relbia sits at $2.25 million, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only six sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$2,250,000

Based on only 6 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Short-Stay Rentals

8 active Airbnb listings: 8 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 3.1% 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 Northern Midlands council area

Crime recorded across the whole council area over the 12 months to Jul 2026, not in Relbia 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

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

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.

Aircraft Noise

ANEF 20
highest exposure
Noticeable aircraft noise
1
noise contour
intersecting this locality
Launceston Airport
airport

ANEF Contour Details

ANEF 20 — Launceston Airport

Noticeable aircraft noise

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Universities nearby

1.3% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.

Distance is measured to the locality centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.

Walkability

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

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 25% 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 Relbia.

94
connectivity score / 100
Top 9% in TAS
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
92%
Premises covered
307
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 92%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 8%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 0%

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
1 in locality
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
8 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 Relbia · 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
10/10
10/10 within TAS
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
10/10
10/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
9/10
10/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Relbia is home to 691 residents, with a median age of 48, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $137,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.1%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

691

1.9% since 2016

Median Age

48

4.3% since 2016

Median Household Income

$137,228/yr

20.7% since 2016
Top 1% in TAS

Census Median Rent

$250/wk

19.0% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,086/mo

23.4% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.7

6.9% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$55,796/yr

33.8% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

30.0% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

8.2%

5.1% since 2016

Total Dwellings

244

11.4% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

94.1%

3.2% since 2016

Houses

95.9%

3.6% since 2016

Rental Stress

9.5%

1.0% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

18.2%

2.2% since 2016

Work From Home

17.7%

185.5% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 234 (95.9%)
Flats / Apartments 10 (4.1%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 136 (57.4%)
Mortgage 87 (36.7%)
Renting 14 (5.9%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
88.9%
English Spoken at Home
96.7%
Employment Rate
67%
1.9% since 2016
Completed Year 12
42.5%

Occupations

Professionals 110 (29.3%)
Managers 87 (23.1%)
Technicians & Trades 46 (12.2%)
Clerical & Administrative 39 (10.4%)
Sales 33 (8.8%)
Community & Personal Service 25 (6.6%)
Labourers 19 (5.1%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 7 (1.9%)

Religion

Christianity 354 (51.2%)
No Religion 307 (44.4%)
Buddhism 4 (0.6%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 19 (2.7%)
South Africa 6 (0.9%)
Scotland 5 (0.7%)
Canada 4 (0.6%)
New Zealand 3 (0.4%)
Germany 3 (0.4%)

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 0 (0.0%)
2011-2015 0 (0.0%)
2001-2010 18 (2.6%)
1991-2000 9 (1.3%)
1981-1990 11 (1.6%)
Before 1981 24 (3.5%)

0 residents (0.0%) 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.

Age Distribution

0-4 30 (4.3%)
5-14 98 (14.2%)
15-19 36 (5.2%)
20-24 24 (3.5%)
25-34 48 (6.9%)
35-44 78 (11.3%)
45-54 113 (16.4%)
55-64 119 (17.2%)
65-74 96 (13.9%)
75-84 35 (5.1%)
85+ 9 (1.3%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 99 (68.3%)
Lone Person 31 (21.4%)
One Parent Families 12 (8.3%)
Group Household 3 (2.1%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 262 (78.7%)
Worked from Home 59 (17.7%)
Car (passenger) 8 (2.4%)
Walked Only 4 (1.2%)

1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (3 of 376).

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 123 (17.8%)
Bachelor Degree 107 (15.5%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 49 (7.1%)
Postgraduate Degree 42 (6.1%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 13 (1.9%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 28 (11.7%)
2 cars 110 (46.0%)
3 cars 52 (21.8%)
4+ cars 48 (20.1%)

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 Relbia's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 97%
  • Environmental 1%
  • 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: Northern Midlands

The whole council area, not just Relbia · 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 Launceston (Ti Tree Bend), 12.1 km

Moderate rainfall — mild summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation
79 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Near high-voltage lines
2.0% of addresses
6 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
Annual rainfall
676 mm
87 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
24.5°C
0 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
3.1°C
26 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.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

3 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

0.8%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.2 points this year

In postcode 7258, 9 of 1,132 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.0% (11 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.8%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.35%
2024
0.61%
2025
0.80%

Rooftop solar

42
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 8.5 kW each

In postcode 7258, 158 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 374 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 10 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
10
2020
6
2021
9
2022
7
2023
8
2024
7
2025
14
2026
4

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
$11,735
Loan amount
$1,800,000
Total interest over 30 years
$2,424,475
Deposit
$450,000
Stamp duty
$96,435
Cash needed at settlement
$546,435

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 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 Relbia

Is Relbia a safe place to live?

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

What natural hazards affect Relbia?

Relbia has a low recorded bushfire history (22/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Part of it sits inside an aircraft noise contour. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Relbia a good place to live?

Relbia has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (64/100), ranked against other TAS suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of Relbia?

Relbia, TAS had a population of 691 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Relbia, TAS?

The postcode for Relbia, TAS is 7258.

How far is Relbia from Hobart?

Relbia is 193 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 141 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Relbia?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Relbia was $137,228 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 Relbia?

There are too few current rental listings in Relbia for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $250, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Relbia?

The median age of residents in Relbia was 48 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Relbia at risk of bushfire?

Relbia has a low recorded bushfire history (22/100). 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 Relbia?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Relbia, Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) (12.1 km away), summer days average 24.5°C, winter nights 3.1°C, 676 mm of rain a year over 87 rainy days, and 0 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Relbia?

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 Relbia belong to?

Relbia 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 Relbia?

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 Relbia?

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 Relbia in?

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

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