Sunnyside TAS 7305

Sunnyside is a rural locality in Tasmania, 258 km from Hobart CBD, around 3 hours 5 minutes by car. Population is 110; the median age is 46 and the median household income is $60,632 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. The locality grew 5.8% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $200 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,733. Walkability is low.

This locality is too small to rate.

The Liveability Rating is calculated for suburbs of 500 residents or more, and this one has 110. Below that the school, census and safety figures behind the score cover too few people to rank fairly against the rest of the state. The individual measures further down this page are still shown.

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Short-Stay Rentals

No active Airbnb listings.

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Crime in the Kentish council area

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

Type Count Per 1,000 residents
All offences 216 31.5
Assault 54 7.9
Assault in a public place 6 0.9
Home burglary 13 1.9
Stolen vehicles 18 2.6
Robbery 0 0.0
Serious crime 14 2.0
Public order incidents 99 14.4
Family violence order breaches 12 1.7
Police family violence order breaches 21 3.1

Rates use the council’s 6,866 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Sunnyside 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.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

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

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 9% 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 Sunnyside.

29
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
49
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 92%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 8%

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.

Kentish: council population

The whole council area, not just Sunnyside · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
6,866
+0.3% in a year
Change
+22
people since 2024
Density
5.9
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-10
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+13
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+19
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
4/10
7/10 within TAS
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
5/10
8/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
4/10
6/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Sunnyside is home to 110 residents, with a median age of 46, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $61,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

110

5.8% since 2016

Median Age

46

21.1% since 2016

Median Household Income

$60,632/yr

17.7% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$200/wk

3.8% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,733/mo

22.5% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.4

4.3% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$35,724/yr

9.0% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

6.7%

64.6% since 2016

Total Dwellings

45

21.6% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

76.7%

14.0% since 2016

Houses

95.6%

1.7% since 2016

Rental Stress

17.2%

17.0% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

34.3%

48.5% since 2016

Work From Home

12.8%

32.0% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 43 (95.6%)
Flats / Apartments 2 (4.4%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 17 (39.5%)
Mortgage 16 (37.2%)
Renting 10 (23.3%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
88.2%
English Spoken at Home
97.3%
Employment Rate
53%
10.0% since 2016
Completed Year 12
33.6%

Occupations

Managers 8 (17.0%)
Clerical & Administrative 8 (17.0%)
Community & Personal Service 8 (17.0%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 6 (12.8%)
Technicians & Trades 5 (10.6%)
Professionals 4 (8.5%)
Sales 4 (8.5%)

Religion

No Religion 57 (51.8%)
Christianity 48 (43.6%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

New Zealand 5 (4.5%)
England 4 (3.6%)

Age Distribution

0-4 12 (10.9%)
5-14 19 (17.3%)
25-34 9 (8.2%)
35-44 15 (13.6%)
45-54 9 (8.2%)
55-64 14 (12.7%)
65-74 18 (16.4%)
75-84 14 (12.7%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 18 (72.0%)
Couple Families 7 (28.0%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 31 (79.5%)
Worked from Home 5 (12.8%)
Bus 3 (7.7%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 19 (17.3%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11 (10.0%)
Bachelor Degree 7 (6.4%)
Postgraduate Degree 4 (3.6%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 12 (26.7%)
2 cars 20 (44.4%)
3 cars 9 (20.0%)
4+ cars 4 (8.9%)

Council Rates

Kentish
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,299 a year through Kentish based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,299/yr
Valuation basis
AAV/CV

How this land is zoned

Share of Sunnyside's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 88%
  • Environmental 12%

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: Kentish

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

In the year to August 2026, 19 new dwellings were approved across Kentish. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses.

Trailing 12 months
19dwellings
Houses
19
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Devonport Airport, 23.5 km

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

Elevation
290 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
23.6 km
Annual rainfall
698 mm
94 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
21.6°C
0 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
5.1°C
5 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

0.2%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.2 points this year
Bottom 9% in TAS

In postcode 7305, 3 of 1,249 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.0% (12 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
0.00%
2025
0.24%

Rooftop solar

35
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.0 kW each

In postcode 7305, 185 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 522 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 15 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
12
2020
3
2021
9
2022
11
2023
23
2024
10
2025
12
2026
7

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 Sunnyside

Is Sunnyside a safe place to live?

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

What natural hazards affect Sunnyside?

Sunnyside has a low recorded bushfire history (29/100, 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 Sunnyside?

Sunnyside, TAS had a population of 110 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Sunnyside, TAS?

The postcode for Sunnyside, TAS is 7305.

How far is Sunnyside from Hobart?

Sunnyside is 258 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 186 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Sunnyside?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Sunnyside was $60,632 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 Sunnyside?

There are too few current rental listings in Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside?

The median age of residents in Sunnyside was 46 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Sunnyside at risk of bushfire?

Sunnyside has a low recorded bushfire history (29/100). 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 Sunnyside?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Sunnyside, Devonport Airport (23.5 km away), summer days average 21.6°C, winter nights 5.1°C, 698 mm of rain a year over 94 rainy days, and 0 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Sunnyside?

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 Sunnyside belong to?

Sunnyside sits within the Kentish local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Sunnyside?

The average residential rates bill through Kentish is $1,299 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Sunnyside?

Across Kentish, 19 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Sunnyside in?

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

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