Swan Point TAS 7275

Located in Tasmania, Swan Point sits 230 km from Hobart CBD, around 2 hours 50 minutes by car. The locality has 300 residents, a median age of 56, and a median household income of $68,796 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population grew 6.4% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $400 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,181. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Swan Point's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $645,000, roughly 22% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$645,000

last 4 quarters
↑ +21.6% year-on-year

Based on 15 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 46 days — median across 5 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 8 sales $569K
  • 4 bed 5 sales $935K

Land

$330,000

Based on only 5 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Short-Stay Rentals

2 active Airbnb listings: 2 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 1.6% 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 West Tamar council area

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

Type Count Per 1,000 residents
All offences 612 23.4
Assault 96 3.7
Assault in a public place 6 0.2
Home burglary 28 1.1
Stolen vehicles 19 0.7
Robbery 0 0.0
Serious crime 19 0.7
Public order incidents 256 9.8
Family violence order breaches 23 0.9
Police family violence order breaches 24 0.9

Rates use the council’s 26,136 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Swan Point 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

Swan Point 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 Swan Point.

66
connectivity score / 100
Top 16% in TAS
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
43%
Premises covered
142
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 43%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 37%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 20%

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.

West Tamar: council population

The whole council area, not just Swan Point · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
26,136
+0.3% in a year
Change
+89
people since 2024
Density
38
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-7
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+13
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+83
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
5/10
8/10 within TAS
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
6/10
8/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
5/10
8/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Swan Point is home to 300 residents, with a median age of 56 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $69,000 a year, with unemployment at 7.6%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

300

6.4% since 2016

Median Age

56

7.7% since 2016

Median Household Income

$68,796/yr

46.2% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$400/wk

63.3% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,181/mo

4.8% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.3

4.5% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$32,708/yr

28.9% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

7.6%

38.2% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

9.9%

26.1% since 2016

Total Dwellings

121

1.7% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

94.3%

6.4% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

30.2%

11.4% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

20.6%

28.2% since 2016

Work From Home

15.9%

396.9% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 121 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 66 (54.1%)
Mortgage 49 (40.2%)
Renting 7 (5.7%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
72.3%
English Spoken at Home
88.7%
Employment Rate
47%
3.7% since 2016
Completed Year 12
38.3%

Occupations

Managers 25 (20.0%)
Professionals 22 (17.6%)
Technicians & Trades 17 (13.6%)
Labourers 17 (13.6%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 17 (13.6%)
Clerical & Administrative 15 (12.0%)
Community & Personal Service 10 (8.0%)
Sales 10 (8.0%)

Religion

No Religion 174 (58.0%)
Christianity 99 (33.0%)
Buddhism 4 (1.3%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 33 (11.0%)
Scotland 5 (1.7%)
South Africa 4 (1.3%)
New Zealand 3 (1.0%)
Germany 3 (1.0%)

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 10 (3.3%)
2011-2015 3 (1.0%)
2001-2010 11 (3.7%)
1991-2000 9 (3.0%)
1981-1990 6 (2.0%)
Before 1981 28 (9.3%)

10 residents (3.3%) 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 9 (3.0%)
5-14 24 (8.0%)
15-19 12 (4.0%)
20-24 13 (4.3%)
25-34 21 (7.0%)
35-44 22 (7.3%)
45-54 44 (14.7%)
55-64 70 (23.3%)
65-74 61 (20.3%)
75-84 22 (7.3%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 30 (44.8%)
Lone Person 25 (37.3%)
One Parent Families 8 (11.9%)
Group Household 4 (6.0%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 91 (80.5%)
Worked from Home 18 (15.9%)
Car (passenger) 4 (3.5%)

2% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (3 of 125).

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 65 (21.7%)
Bachelor Degree 36 (12.0%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 30 (10.0%)
Postgraduate Degree 9 (3.0%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 26 (21.3%)
2 cars 58 (47.5%)
3 cars 20 (16.4%)
4+ cars 10 (8.2%)

Council Rates

West Tamar
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,859 a year through West Tamar based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,859/yr
Valuation basis
AAV/CV

How this land is zoned

Share of Swan Point's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 60%
  • Residential 29%
  • Environmental 10%

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: West Tamar

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

In the year to August 2026, 159 new dwellings were approved across West Tamar. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 11.1% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
159dwellings
+11.1% YoY
Houses
159
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Launceston (Ti Tree Bend), 22.0 km

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

Elevation
11 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
19.6 km
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.

EV adoption

0.5%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 7275, 18 of 3,459 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.0% (33 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.5%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.12%
2023
0.21%
2024
0.41%
2025
0.52%

Rooftop solar

44
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.1 kW each

In postcode 7275, 633 rooftop-solar systems totalling 3.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,433 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 49 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
33
2021
37
2022
32
2023
48
2024
45
2025
46
2026
27

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
$3,364
Loan amount
$516,000
Total interest over 30 years
$695,016
Deposit
$129,000
Stamp duty
$24,410
Cash needed at settlement
$153,410

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 Bass

Currently held by Jess Teesdale Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Jess Teesdale 58.0% 42.0% +9.4
2022 Bridget Kathleen Archer 48.6% 51.4% +1.0
2019 Bridget Archer 49.6% 50.4% +5.8

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 Bass · 7 members

Elected at the 2025 election:

Year Seats won
2025 3 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Tasmanian Greens · 1 Independent
2024 3 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Tasmanian Greens · 1 Jacqui Lambie Network

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 Swan Point

Is Swan Point a safe place to live?

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

What natural hazards affect Swan Point?

Swan Point has no recorded bushfire history. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Swan Point?

Swan Point, TAS had a population of 300 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Swan Point, TAS?

The postcode for Swan Point, TAS is 7275.

How far is Swan Point from Hobart?

Swan Point is 230 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 171 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Swan Point?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Swan Point was $68,796 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 Swan Point?

There are too few current rental listings in Swan Point for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $400, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Swan Point?

The median age of residents in Swan Point was 56 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Swan Point walkable?

Swan Point 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 Swan Point?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Swan Point, Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) (22 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 Swan Point?

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 Swan Point belong to?

Swan Point sits within the West Tamar local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Swan Point?

The average residential rates bill through West Tamar is $1,859 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Swan Point?

Across West Tamar, 159 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 11.1% 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 Swan Point in?

Swan Point sits within the federal Division of Bass, currently held by Jess Teesdale (Australian Labor Party).

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