Sulphur Creek TAS 7316

Sulphur Creek is a rural locality in Tasmania, 318 km from Hobart CBD, around 3 hours 40 minutes by car. Population is 707; the median age is 44 and the median household income is $93,028 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population grew 12.4% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $295 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,483. Walkability is low.

Is Sulphur Creek a good place to live?

Sulphur Creek scores a B (52/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety, weaker on transit.

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 0/100 · 318 km · 220 min drive to Hobart

Prices

Median available

Median $735K

Safety

Low all-round risk

Fire 14/100

Community

Mid-range socio-economic

SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 44 · 707 residents

B

Liveability Rating

52 / 100 · Ranked #86 in TAS

Each bar is Sulphur Creek'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
76
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
68
Mid-range
Walkability
15
Very car-dependent
CBD access
9
318.0 km · 220 min drive to Hobart
How it's calculated: Safety rank 76 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 68 × 25% + Walkability rank 15 × 15% + CBD access rank 9 × 10% = 52 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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52 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Sulphur Creek's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $735,000, about 5% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$735,000

last 4 quarters
↑ +5.4% year-on-year

Based on 29 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 34 days — median across 14 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 17 sales $651K
  • 4 bed 8 sales $796K

Land

$212,500

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

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Sulphur Creek are currently listed at around $745,000 on average. Based on 9 houses listed in the past six months.

$745K

last 2 months
↑ +9.6% vs previous 6 months from $680K

9 houses listed in the last 6 months.

10 of the suburb's 276 dwellings (3.6%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Sulphur Creek rent for around $580 a week on average, based on 4 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$580/wk

4 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Sep 2025–Aug 2026
All rentals
$530/wk
13 bonds

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

105 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 7316.

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
House
4.0% above the typical range

$580/week ($30,000 a year) on a $745,000 median

Based on a small sample (4 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

4 active Airbnb listings: 3 whole homes and 1 room. Whole homes are about 1.0% 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 Central Coast council area

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

Type Count Per 1,000 residents
All offences 581 24.9
Assault 121 5.2
Assault in a public place 30 1.3
Home burglary 15 0.6
Stolen vehicles 9 0.4
Robbery 3 0.1
Serious crime 22 0.9
Public order incidents 514 22.0
Family violence order breaches 54 2.3
Police family violence order breaches 49 2.1

Rates use the council’s 23,378 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

Sulphur Creek 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.

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Sulphur Creek.

22
out of 100
Bottom 8% in TAS
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
3.0 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
1.3 arrivals/hr
Saturday
0.8 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
10.3 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 Sulphur Creek.

66
connectivity score / 100
Top 16% in TAS
Most common
Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
41%
Premises covered
350
Technology mix
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 51%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 41%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 7%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 1%

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
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

Central Coast (Tas.): council population

The whole council area, not just Sulphur Creek · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
23,378
+0.2% in a year
Change
+53
people since 2024
Density
25
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-69
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+81
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+41
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
7/10
10/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
3/10
5/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Sulphur Creek is home to 707 residents, with a median age of 44, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $93,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

707

12.4% since 2016

Median Age

44

2.2% since 2016

Median Household Income

$93,028/yr

51.2% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$295/wk

13.5% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,483/mo

9.1% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

4.2% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$39,312/yr

29.2% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

35.5% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

6.5%

40.9% since 2016

Total Dwellings

276

16.5% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

88.0%

8.0% since 2016

Houses

98.6%

3.4% since 2016

Rental Stress

16.5%

25.0% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

19.1%

27.9% since 2016

Work From Home

6.9%

46.8% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 272 (98.6%)
Townhouses 3 (1.1%)
Flats / Apartments 1 (0.4%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 120 (45.1%)
Mortgage 114 (42.9%)
Renting 32 (12.0%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
85.0%
English Spoken at Home
93.2%
Employment Rate
62%
8.6% since 2016
Completed Year 12
29.3%

Occupations

Professionals 70 (19.5%)
Technicians & Trades 66 (18.4%)
Community & Personal Service 53 (14.8%)
Sales 44 (12.3%)
Managers 35 (9.7%)
Clerical & Administrative 34 (9.5%)
Labourers 32 (8.9%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 30 (8.4%)

Religion

No Religion 388 (54.9%)
Christianity 278 (39.3%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 25 (3.5%)
New Zealand 8 (1.1%)
Netherlands 7 (1.0%)
Philippines 6 (0.8%)
South Africa 6 (0.8%)
Canada 5 (0.7%)
Scotland 3 (0.4%)
Taiwan 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 4 (0.6%)
2011-2015 5 (0.7%)
2001-2010 10 (1.4%)
1991-2000 0 (0.0%)
1981-1990 11 (1.6%)
Before 1981 34 (4.8%)

4 residents (0.6%) 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 46 (6.5%)
5-14 81 (11.5%)
15-19 31 (4.4%)
20-24 26 (3.7%)
25-34 95 (13.4%)
35-44 76 (10.7%)
45-54 84 (11.9%)
55-64 116 (16.4%)
65-74 102 (14.4%)
75-84 39 (5.5%)
85+ 4 (0.6%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 90 (54.2%)
Lone Person 58 (34.9%)
One Parent Families 12 (7.2%)
Group Household 6 (3.6%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 280 (88.3%)
Worked from Home 22 (6.9%)
Car (passenger) 10 (3.2%)
Walked Only 5 (1.6%)

1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (3 of 359).

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.

Local Jobs

People who work in this locality against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.

About 103 people work here; 359 employed residents live here.

Mostly a place people commute from: 0.3 jobs per working resident. At least 48% of employed residents must work outside the locality.

Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Education

Certificate III & IV 147 (20.8%)
Bachelor Degree 84 (11.9%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 43 (6.1%)
Postgraduate Degree 14 (2.0%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 10 (1.4%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 3 (1.1%)
1 car 66 (23.9%)
2 cars 126 (45.7%)
3 cars 55 (19.9%)
4+ cars 22 (8.0%)

Council Rates

Central Coast (Tas.)
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,379 a year through Central Coast (Tas.) based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,379/yr
Valuation basis
AAV/CV

How this land is zoned

Share of Sulphur Creek's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 89%
  • Residential 6%
  • Infrastructure and transport 4%
  • Environmental 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: Central Coast (Tas.)

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

In the year to August 2026, 84 new dwellings were approved across Central Coast (Tas.). That mix is 77 houses and 7 units. Approvals are down 37.5% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
84dwellings
-37.5% YoY
Houses
77
detached dwellings
Units
7
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Forthside Research Station, 23.6 km

Moderate rainfall.

Elevation
114 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
2.1 km
2.3 km to a named beach
Annual rainfall
814 mm
83 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.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

1 facility within 5 km

EV adoption

0.7%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.16% in 2021
+0.2 points this year

In postcode 7316, 40 of 5,941 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.3% (75 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.9%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.16%
2022
0.21%
2023
0.30%
2024
0.51%
2025
0.67%

Rooftop solar

31
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.2 kW each

In postcode 7316, 844 rooftop-solar systems totalling 5.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,701 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 55 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
27
2020
41
2021
55
2022
45
2023
80
2024
66
2025
49
2026
36

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
$3,833
Loan amount
$588,000
Total interest over 30 years
$791,995
Deposit
$147,000
Stamp duty
$28,260
Cash needed at settlement
$175,260

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 Braddon

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 locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Division of Braddon · 7 members

Elected at the 2025 election:

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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Common questions about Sulphur Creek

Is Sulphur Creek a safe place to live?

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

What natural hazards affect Sulphur Creek?

Sulphur Creek has a low recorded bushfire history (14/100, 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.

Is Sulphur Creek a good place to live?

Sulphur Creek has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (52/100), 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 Sulphur Creek?

Sulphur Creek, TAS had a population of 707 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Sulphur Creek, TAS?

The postcode for Sulphur Creek, TAS is 7316.

How far is Sulphur Creek from Hobart?

Sulphur Creek is 318 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 220 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Sulphur Creek?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Sulphur Creek was $93,028 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 Sulphur Creek?

The median advertised rent in Sulphur Creek is $580 a week for houses (4 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Sulphur Creek?

The median age of residents in Sulphur Creek was 44 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Sulphur Creek at risk of bushfire?

Sulphur Creek has a low recorded bushfire history (14/100). 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 Sulphur Creek?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Sulphur Creek, Forthside Research Station (23.6 km away), 814 mm of rain a year over 83 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Sulphur Creek?

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 Sulphur Creek belong to?

Sulphur Creek sits within the Central Coast (Tas.) local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Sulphur Creek?

The average residential rates bill through Central Coast (Tas.) is $1,379 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Sulphur Creek?

Across Central Coast (Tas.), 84 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 37.5% 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 Sulphur Creek in?

Sulphur Creek sits within the federal Division of Braddon, currently held by Anne Urquhart (Australian Labor Party).

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