Tomahawk TAS 7262

Located in Tasmania, Tomahawk sits 314 km from Hobart CBD, around 3 hours 50 minutes by car. The locality has 54 residents, a median age of 62, and a median household income of $40,924 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The locality grew 12.5% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $160 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $397. Tomahawk is characterised by high coastal erosion risk. Walkability is low.

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Short-Stay Rentals

No active Airbnb listings.

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Crime in the Dorset council area

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

Type Count Per 1,000 residents
All offences 311 44.1
Assault 48 6.8
Assault in a public place 9 1.3
Home burglary 9 1.3
Stolen vehicles 11 1.6
Robbery 3 0.4
Serious crime 6 0.8
Public order incidents 159 22.5
Family violence order breaches 21 3.0
Police family violence order breaches 37 5.2

Rates use the council’s 7,059 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

2 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

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.

Coastal Erosion

100
monitoring points
within 5 km
100
actively eroding
> 0.1 m/yr retreat
-4.71
worst rate (m/yr)
Significant
2.8 km
nearest coastline
monitoring point

Shoreline Change Summary

1988–2025
Stable or accreting 1 (1%)
Moderate erosion (0.1–0.3 m/yr) 3 (3%)
Significant erosion (> 0.3 m/yr) 96 (96%)

Nearest Eroding Coastline

Distance
2.8 km
Rate
-2.04 m/yr
Net Movement
-49.4 m
Certainty
good

Data Quality

High certainty: 100 of 100 points (100%)

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Tomahawk 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.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Tomahawk.

15
connectivity score / 100
Bottom 12% in TAS
Most common
Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
31
Technology mix
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 100%

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
2 in locality
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
1 in locality
Waterways
1 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

Dorset: council population

The whole council area, not just Tomahawk · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
7,059
+0.8% in a year
Change
+53
people since 2024
Density
2.2
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-42
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+80
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+15
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
1/10
3/10 within TAS
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
2/10
2/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
2/10
4/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Tomahawk is home to 54 residents, with a median age of 62 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $41,000 a year, with unemployment at 16.7%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

54

12.5% since 2016

Median Age

62

7.5% since 2016

Median Household Income

$40,924/yr

66.0% since 2016
Bottom 9% in TAS

Census Median Rent

$160/wk

8.8% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$397/mo

Avg Household Size

1.8

38.5% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$23,400/yr

20.3% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

16.7%

Unoccupied Dwellings

268.0%

17.5% since 2016

Total Dwellings

25

4.2% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

86.4%

15.2% since 2016

Houses

108.0%

44.0% since 2016

Rental Stress

20.3%

34.5% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

11.6%

Work From Home

0.0%

Dwelling Types

Houses 27 (108.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 15 (68.2%)
Mortgage 4 (18.2%)
Renting 3 (13.6%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
77.8%
English Spoken at Home
98.1%
Employment Rate
34%
353.3% since 2016
Completed Year 12
22.2%

Occupations

Managers 7 (41.2%)
Community & Personal Service 4 (23.5%)
Labourers 4 (23.5%)

Religion

Christianity 36 (66.7%)
No Religion 23 (42.6%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

New Zealand 4 (7.4%)
England 3 (5.6%)

Age Distribution

25-34 3 (5.6%)
35-44 5 (9.3%)
45-54 9 (16.7%)
55-64 11 (20.4%)
65-74 13 (24.1%)
75-84 12 (22.2%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 10 (76.9%)
One Parent Families 3 (23.1%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 11 (78.6%)
Walked Only 3 (21.4%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 11 (20.4%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5 (9.3%)
Bachelor Degree 4 (7.4%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 5 (20.0%)
2 cars 9 (36.0%)
4+ cars 4 (16.0%)

Council Rates

Dorset
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,486 a year through Dorset based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,486/yr
Valuation basis
AAV/CV

How this land is zoned

Share of Tomahawk's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 94%
  • Environmental 6%

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: Dorset

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

In the year to August 2026, 18 new dwellings were approved across Dorset. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are down 60.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
18dwellings
-60.0% YoY
Houses
18
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Scottsdale (West Minstone Road), 38.4 km

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

Elevation
24 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
2.8 km
4.3 km to a named beach
Annual rainfall
894 mm
105 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
22.6°C
0 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
4.2°C
9 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
+0.1 points this year
Bottom 7% in TAS

In postcode 7262, 4 of 1,912 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.2% (22 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.4%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.00%
2024
0.16%
2025
0.21%

Rooftop solar

24
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 5.6 kW each

In postcode 7262, 301 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,262 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 22 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
16
2020
11
2021
20
2022
21
2023
21
2024
18
2025
21
2026
12

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 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 Tomahawk

Is Tomahawk a safe place to live?

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

What natural hazards affect Tomahawk?

Tomahawk has a moderate recorded bushfire history (54/100, 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 Tomahawk?

Tomahawk, TAS had a population of 54 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Tomahawk, TAS?

The postcode for Tomahawk, TAS is 7262.

How far is Tomahawk from Hobart?

Tomahawk is 314 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 228 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Tomahawk?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Tomahawk was $40,924 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 Tomahawk?

There are too few current rental listings in Tomahawk for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $160, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Tomahawk?

The median age of residents in Tomahawk was 62 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Tomahawk at risk of bushfire?

Tomahawk has a moderate recorded bushfire history (54/100). 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 Tomahawk?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Tomahawk, Scottsdale (West Minstone Road) (38.4 km away), summer days average 22.6°C, winter nights 4.2°C, 894 mm of rain a year over 105 rainy days, and 0 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Tomahawk?

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 Tomahawk belong to?

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

How much are council rates in Tomahawk?

The average residential rates bill through Dorset is $1,486 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Tomahawk?

Across Dorset, 18 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 60.0% 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 Tomahawk in?

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

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