Waverley TAS 7250
Located in Tasmania, Waverley sits 205 km from Hobart CBD, around 2 hours 30 minutes by car. The suburb has 1,583 residents, a median age of 35, and a median household income of $52,364 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The suburb grew 5.5% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $237 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $867. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Waverley a good suburb?
Waverley scores a D (25/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit and community.
Mixed results
1 school
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 204.8 km · 148 min drive to Hobart
Median available
Median $468K
Moderate bushfire risk
Fire 47/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 35 · 1,583 residents
Liveability Rating
25 / 100 · Ranked #195 in TASEach bar is Waverley'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 Waverley?
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Our score
25 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataWaverley's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $468,000, roughly 19% above where it sat a year earlier.
$468,000
Based on 56 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 32 days — median across 10 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 7 sales $351K
- 3 bed 46 sales $480K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Waverley are currently listed at around $545,000 on average. Based on 9 houses listed in the past six months.
$545K
9 houses listed in the last 6 months.
9 of the suburb's 642 dwellings (1.4%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Waverley rent for around $520 a week on average, based on 13 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$520/wk
13 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
13 rentals advertised against an estimated 254 rented homes (5.1%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Sep 2025–Aug 2026- 3-bed houses
- $515/wk
- 26 bonds
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202598 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 31% of its income on the median rent in postcode 7250.
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$520/week ($27,000 a year) on a $545,000 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
No active Airbnb listings (1 listed without a review in the past year).
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 Launceston council area
Crime recorded across the whole council area over the 12 months to Jul 2026, not in Waverley alone. Tasmania Police publish by council, not by suburb.
| Type | Count | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| All offences | 6,878 | 96.4 |
| Assault | 815 | 11.4 |
| Assault in a public place | 263 | 3.7 |
| Home burglary | 246 | 3.4 |
| Stolen vehicles | 205 | 2.9 |
| Robbery | 80 | 1.1 |
| Serious crime | 203 | 2.8 |
| Public order incidents | 3,225 | 45.2 |
| Family violence order breaches | 383 | 5.4 |
| Police family violence order breaches | 278 | 3.9 |
Rates use the council’s 71,341 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20253 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal
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
One school serve Waverley, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 122 students in one school (avg 122)
Primary
Universities nearby
0.3% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Waverley 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 Waverley.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 24.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 18.8 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 4.9 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 14.3 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 Waverley.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 97%
- Premises covered
- 788
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
Launceston: 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 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Waverley is home to about 1,600 residents, with a median age of 35, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $52,000 a year, with unemployment at 12.5%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,583
Median Age
35
Median Household Income
$52,364/yr
Census Median Rent
$237/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$867/mo
Avg Household Size
2.3
Median Personal Income
$29,588/yr
Unemployment Rate
12.5%
Unoccupied Dwellings
7.2%
Total Dwellings
642
Owner-Occupier Rate
60.5%
Houses
84.3%
Rental Stress
23.5%
Mortgage Stress
19.9%
Work From Home
2.3%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
40 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 51 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 244 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 88.3%
- English Spoken at Home
- 92.7%
- Employment Rate
- 48%
- Completed Year 12
- 23.1%
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.
13 residents (0.8%) 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.
2.1% of residents (31) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (10).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,490 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
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 188 people work here; 613 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.3 jobs per working resident. At least 47% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
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
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,075 a year through Launceston based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 85%
- Residential 9%
- Infrastructure and transport 2%
- Industrial 2%
- 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: Launceston
In the year to August 2026, 208 new dwellings were approved across Launceston. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are down 28.6% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Launceston (Ti Tree Bend), 7.2 kmModerate rainfall — mild summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 134 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 46.1 km
- 1.7 km to a named beach
- 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 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
3 facilities within 5 km- 3.5 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Ammonia (total) · Total Phosphorus
- 3.8 km
- 4.8 km
EV adoption
In postcode 7250, 360 of 43,556 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.4% (1,063 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.3%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 7250, 5,635 rooftop-solar systems totalling 37.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 22,236 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 442 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
38 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 7250.
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 2026-10-26 — 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 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 suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Elected at the 2025 election:
- Bridget Archer Liberal Party
- Janie Finlay Australian Labor Party
- Michael Ferguson Liberal Party
- Cecily Rosol Tasmanian Greens
- Rob Fairs Liberal Party
- George Razay Independent
- Jess Greene Australian Labor Party
| 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 Waverley
Is Waverley a safe place to live?
TAS does not publish suburb-level crime statistics, so there is no crime figure for Waverley.
What natural hazards affect Waverley?
Waverley has a moderate recorded bushfire history (47/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Waverley a good place to live?
Waverley has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (25/100), 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 Waverley?
Waverley, TAS had a population of 1,583 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Waverley, TAS?
The postcode for Waverley, TAS is 7250.
How far is Waverley from Hobart?
Waverley is 205 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 148 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Waverley?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Waverley was $52,364 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 Waverley?
The median advertised rent in Waverley is $520 a week for houses (13 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Waverley?
The median age of residents in Waverley was 35 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Waverley at risk of bushfire?
Waverley has a moderate recorded bushfire history (47/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb 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.
How are the schools in Waverley?
There is 1 school inside the Waverley boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the weather like in Waverley?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Waverley, Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) (7.2 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 Waverley?
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 Waverley belong to?
Waverley sits within the Launceston local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Waverley?
The average residential rates bill through Launceston is $2,075 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Waverley?
Across Launceston, 208 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 28.6% 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 Waverley in?
Waverley sits within the federal Division of Bass, currently held by Jess Teesdale (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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