Median price trend for houses
Based on 65 sales in the preceding 12 months
$748,000
Up 20.7% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $600k
- 3 bed
- $735k
- 4 bed
- $862k
- 5+ bed
- $831k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Austins Ferry
TAS 7011 · Glenorchy
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $748,000
- Median unit
- $580,000
- Population
- 2,395
- Postcode
- 7011
latest suburb median
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ABS 2021
Austins Ferry, Tasmania
Property market insights for Austins Ferry
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Austins Ferry TAS
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 46 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$600 per week
Down 4.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Austins Ferry, TAS is currently $748,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Austins Ferry has a 12-month growth rate of 20.7% for houses and 26.5% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $600,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $735,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $862,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $831,000 in Austins Ferry.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Austins Ferry is $600 per week. The median house rent has decreased 4.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Austins Ferry is $580,000, which has increased 26.5% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $452,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $700,000 in Austins Ferry. The median rent for units and apartments in Austins Ferry is $488 per week and has increased 2.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Austins Ferry safe?
The overall rate for Austins Ferry is 7,655 offences per 100,000 residents — 27% below the Greater Hobart benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Austins Ferry.
Overall crime rate
7,655
offences per 100,000 residents
27% belowGreater Hobart
Austins FerryGreater Hobart: 10,537
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Austins Ferry?
Austins Ferry TAS 7011 is in Tasmania, within Greater Hobart.
2,395 people call Austins Ferry home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,625 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,395
- Median age
- 39 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,500 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $364 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Hobart benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.8%In line
15–3427.5%In line
35–5426.1%Above
55–7422.3%In line
75 and over7.2%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses97.1%Above
Townhouses3.4%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright33.4%Below
Paying a mortgage46.2%Above
Renting20.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.4%Below
One car32.4%Below
Two cars38.6%Above
Three or more24.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home5.4%Below
Drove to work66.6%Above
Train, tram or bus4.1%In line
Walked or cycled1.3%Below
What stands out in Austins Ferry
5.4% of workers in Austins Ferry worked from home on Census day.
3.2% of Austins Ferry residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Greater Hobart.
42.9% of people in Austins Ferry described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Austins Ferry
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Austins Ferry TAS 7011.
Is Austins Ferry family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.8% of Austins Ferry's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Hobart.
700 family households lived in Austins Ferry; 40.3% were couple families and 19.7% were one-parent families.
35.6% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Austins Ferry?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Austins Ferry had 2,395 residents at the 2021 Census.
27.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
29.5% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Austins Ferry?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 97.1% of occupied private dwellings in Austins Ferry.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.4% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Austins Ferry?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
33.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.
46.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
20.4% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Hobart average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Austins Ferry?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Austins Ferry had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 23.3% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Hobart average.
Two-person households represented 33.6%, while 23.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Austins Ferry?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
5.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Hobart average.
66.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Hobart average.
4.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Austins Ferry?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Hobart rate.
One-car households formed 32.4% of the total.
63.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Austins Ferry, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
61.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 38.7% reported a different address.
13.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Hobart average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Austins Ferry?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.1% of residents used only English at home.
9.4% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.9% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Austins Ferry residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
13.1% of Austins Ferry's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 86.9% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
3.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Austins Ferry?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 43.7% of ancestry responses in Austins Ferry.
Australian ancestry made up 42.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Austins Ferry?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
16.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Hobart average.
Managers accounted for 10.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 17.0% of workers, and education and training employed 7.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Austins Ferry?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.3%, compared with 61.6% across Greater Hobart.
35.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.9%, compared with 6.2% across Greater Hobart.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Austins Ferry show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
53.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
13.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.2% reported asthma, 11.4% arthritis and 6.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Austins Ferry?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
17.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Hobart average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 6.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 48.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Austins Ferry?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,625 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,500.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $364 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Austins Ferry compare with Greater Hobart?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 5.4% in Austins Ferry, compared with 8.1% across Greater Hobart.
Outright ownership was 33.4% locally and 34.9% across Greater Hobart. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.
Renting accounted for 20.4% in Austins Ferry, against 29.6% across Greater Hobart.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Austins Ferry
Is Austins Ferry expensive?
The median house price is $748,000, while units and apartments sit at $580,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Austins Ferry good for families?
The Census counted 700 local families, and 16.8% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Austins Ferry?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $862,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Austins Ferry
45 streets in Austins Ferry
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Acacia Ct
- Alexa Dr
- Amaroo Rd
- Arncliffe Rd
- Ashwood Ct
- Austins Ferry Rd
- Baltonsborough Rd
- Barley Mow Ct
- Belmont Pl
- Botany Pl
- Brendan Cr
- Cardiff Ct
- Cash Ct
- Eclipse Rd
- Edwin Pl
- Elmac Cr
- Goodridge Rd
- Govett
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- Katana Ct
- Laverack Ct
- Louise Rd
- Mahoney Drive
- Main Rd
- Merley Rd
- Newitt Dr
- Nortonville
- Roseneath Pl
- Sanctuary Rd
- Saw Mill Ct
- Seddon St
- Stefan Pl
- Stony Point Dr
- Sunshine Rd
- Tavistock Rd
- Timber Ct
- Tracy Rd
- Virgilians Dr
- Vyella Ct
- Wakehurst Rd
- Wendourie Pde
- Whitestone Dr
- Willow
- Winifred Pl
- Wyralla Ct
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