Romaine is a suburb in Tasmania, 331 km from Hobart CBD, around 3 hours 50 minutes by car. Population is 1,850; the median age is 40 and the median household income is $75,348 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. The suburb grew 8.0% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $280 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,300. Romaine is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. 2 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Romaine a good suburb?
Romaine scores a C (47/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety, weaker on transit.
Mixed results
2 schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 330.7 km · 231 min drive to Hobart
Median available
Median $564K
Low all-round risk
Fire 0/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 3/10 · median age 40 · 1,850 residents
Liveability Rating
47 / 100 · Ranked #109 in TASEach bar is Romaine'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.
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.
How do you rate the liveability in Romaine?
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Our score
47 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataRomaine's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $564,000, about 5% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$563,500
10% above its 4 neighbours (median $510,000)
Based on 38 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 34 days — median across 9 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 22 sales $538K
- 4 bed 12 sales $638K
Units
$375,000
Based on only 9 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 6 sales $319K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Romaine are currently listed at around $645,000 on average. Based on 19 houses listed in the past six months.
$645K
19 houses listed in the last 6 months.
20 of the suburb's 713 dwellings (2.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Romaine rent for around $482 a week on average, based on 10 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$482/wk
10 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
10 rentals advertised against an estimated 168 rented homes (6.0%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Sep 2025–Aug 2026- 3-bed houses
- $480/wk
- 20 bonds
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025117 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 26% of its income on the median rent in postcode 7320.
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.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$482/week ($25,000 a year) on a $645,000 median
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. Whole homes are about 0.1% of the suburb'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 Burnie council area
Crime recorded across the whole council area over the 12 months to Jul 2026, not in Romaine alone. Tasmania Police publish by council, not by suburb.
| Type | Count | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| All offences | 1,340 | 65.6 |
| Assault | 236 | 11.6 |
| Assault in a public place | 53 | 2.6 |
| Home burglary | 34 | 1.7 |
| Stolen vehicles | 28 | 1.4 |
| Robbery | 12 | 0.6 |
| Serious crime | 58 | 2.8 |
| Public order incidents | 1,011 | 49.5 |
| Family violence order breaches | 66 | 3.2 |
| Police family violence order breaches | 54 | 2.6 |
Rates use the council’s 20,420 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20252 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
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
Two schools serve Romaine, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 739 students across 2 schools (avg 370)
- • ICSEA 873-885, median 879 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Parklands High School (408 students)
Primary
Secondary
Walkability
Romaine is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
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.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Romaine.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 7.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 6.2 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 4.7 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 10.9 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Romaine.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 34%
- Premises covered
- 787
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
Burnie: council population
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
The ABS scores 5 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Romaine is home to about 1,800 residents, with a median age of 40, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $75,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.2%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,850
Median Age
40
Median Household Income
$75,348/yr
Census Median Rent
$280/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg Household Size
2.5
Median Personal Income
$38,168/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.2%
Unoccupied Dwellings
5.0%
Total Dwellings
713
Owner-Occupier Rate
76.4%
Houses
93.3%
Rental Stress
19.3%
Mortgage Stress
20.7%
Work From Home
5.0%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
22 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 3 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 163 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 86.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 91.9%
- Employment Rate
- 59.9%
- Completed Year 12
- 28.1%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
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.
34 residents (1.8%) 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.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
4.1% of residents (71) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Hobart (17).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,749 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (5 of 903).
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
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,050 a year through Burnie based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 68%
- Environmental 14%
- Residential 10%
- Infrastructure and transport 5%
- Parks and recreation 2%
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: Burnie
In the year to August 2026, 90 new dwellings were approved across Burnie. That mix is 72 houses and 18 units. Approvals are up 1200.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Wynyard Airport, 17.7 kmHigh rainfall — mild summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 177 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 4.3 km
- 4.3 km to a named beach
- Near high-voltage lines
- 20.9% of addresses
- 185 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 929 mm
- 112 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 21.8°C
- 0 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 3.8°C
- 20 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.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
5 facilities within 5 km- 0.4 km
- 1.7 kmMilk and Cream ProcessingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 2.2 kmSpirit ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol
- 4.2 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · n-Hexane · Toluene (methylbenzene)
- 5.0 kmPort and Water Transport Terminal OperationsTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Sulfur dioxide · Carbon monoxide
EV adoption
In postcode 7320, 55 of 14,259 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.1% (303 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 7320, 1,470 rooftop-solar systems totalling 10.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,730 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 108 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.
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.
Mortgage repayments
9 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 7320.
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
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
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
Currently held by Anne Urquhart Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Anne Urquhart | 57.2% | 42.8% | +15.2 |
| 2022 | Gavin Pearce | 42.0% | 58.0% | +4.9 |
| 2019 | Gavin Pearce | 46.9% | 53.1% | +4.8 |
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
Elected at the 2025 election:
- Jeremy Rockliff Liberal Party
- Gavin Pearce Liberal Party
- Craig Garland Independent
- Felix Ellis Liberal Party
- Anita Dow Australian Labor Party
- Roger Jaensch Liberal Party
- Shane Broad Australian Labor Party
| Year | Seats won |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Independent |
| 2024 | 3 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Jacqui Lambie Network · 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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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Featured in
- #2 in Burnie suburbs with the biggest house blocks
- #3 in Burnie's most owner-occupied suburbs
- #4 in Burnie suburbs that grew fastest, 2016-2021
- #5 in Burnie suburbs that added the most residents, 2016-2021
- #7 in The most liveable suburbs in Burnie
- #7 in Burnie suburbs where the most residents moved from a capital city
- #8 in Best Burnie suburbs to rent in
- #8 in Best Burnie suburbs for first-home buyers (houses)
- #8 in Highest-yielding Burnie suburbs (houses)
- #8 in Burnie suburbs with the deepest rental markets
- #9 in Burnie suburbs that suit young professionals
- #12 in Burnie suburbs with the best NBN connectivity
- #13 in Most walkable suburbs in Burnie
- #13 in Burnie suburbs with the best public transport
Nearby suburbs
Upper Burnie TAS 7320
Havenview TAS 7320
Brooklyn TAS 7320
Stowport TAS 7321
Mooreville TAS 7321
Downlands TAS 7320
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Common questions about Romaine
Is Romaine a safe place to live?
TAS does not publish suburb-level crime statistics, so there is no crime figure for Romaine.
What natural hazards affect Romaine?
Romaine has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Romaine a good place to live?
Romaine has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (47/100), 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 Romaine?
Romaine, TAS had a population of 1,850 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Romaine, TAS?
The postcode for Romaine, TAS is 7320.
How far is Romaine from Hobart?
Romaine is 331 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 231 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Romaine?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Romaine was $75,348 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 Romaine?
The median advertised rent in Romaine is $482 a week for houses (10 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Romaine?
The median age of residents in Romaine was 40 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Romaine?
There are 2 schools inside the Romaine boundary: 2 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the weather like in Romaine?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Romaine, Wynyard Airport (17.7 km away), summer days average 21.8°C, winter nights 3.8°C, 929 mm of rain a year over 112 rainy days, and 0 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Romaine?
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 Romaine belong to?
Romaine sits within the Burnie local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Romaine?
The average residential rates bill through Burnie is $2,050 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Romaine?
Across Burnie, 90 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 1200.0% 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 Romaine in?
Romaine sits within the federal Division of Braddon, currently held by Anne Urquhart (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2025
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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