Median price trend for houses
Based on 4 sales in the preceding 12 months
$530,000
Up 51.4% over 12 months
- 1 bed
- $420k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Birralee
TAS 7303 · Meander Valley
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $530,000
- Population
- 177
- Postcode
- 7303
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Birralee, Tasmania
Property market insights for Birralee
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Birralee TAS
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Birralee, TAS is currently $530,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Birralee has a 12-month growth rate of 51.4% for houses.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $420,000 in Birralee.
Crime and safety
Is Birralee safe?
The overall rate for Birralee is 13,048 offences per 100,000 residents — 10% above the Rest of Tas. 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 Birralee.
Overall crime rate
13,048
offences per 100,000 residents
10% aboveRest of Tas.
BirraleeRest of Tas.: 11,845
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Birralee?
Birralee TAS 7303 is in Tasmania, within Rest of Tas..
177 people call Birralee home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $933 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 177
- Median age
- 47 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,083 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $170 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Tas. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.8%Below
15–3420.3%Below
35–5428.2%Above
55–7431.6%Above
75 and over10.7%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses100.0%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright50.0%Above
Paying a mortgage45.6%Above
Renting4.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car7.0%Above
One car25.4%Below
Two cars26.8%Below
Three or more46.5%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home9.7%Above
Drove to work72.2%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Birralee
9.7% of workers in Birralee worked from home on Census day.
3.4% of Birralee residents were born in England.
56.5% of people in Birralee described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Birralee
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Birralee TAS 7303.
Is Birralee family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.8% of Birralee's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
53 family households lived in Birralee; 41.5% were couple families and 5.7% were one-parent families.
30.2% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of Tas. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Birralee?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Birralee had 177 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
42.4% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Rest of Tas. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Birralee?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 100.0% of occupied private dwellings in Birralee.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% 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 Birralee?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
50.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
45.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
4.4% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of Tas. rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Birralee?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Birralee had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 25.4% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Rest of Tas. average.
Two-person households represented 38.0%, while 18.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Birralee?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
9.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
72.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Rest of Tas. average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Birralee?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
7.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
One-car households formed 25.4% of the total.
73.2% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Birralee, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
72.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 27.4% reported a different address.
11.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Birralee?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
93.2% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Birralee residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
11.3% of Birralee's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 88.7% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Birralee?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 53.7% of ancestry responses in Birralee.
Australian ancestry made up 31.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Birralee?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
13.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of Tas. average.
Managers accounted for 20.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 6.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.3% of workers, and education and training employed 4.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Birralee?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 53.7%, compared with 55.7% across Rest of Tas..
25.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.3%, compared with 5.6% across Rest of Tas..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Birralee show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
11.3% reported asthma, 14.1% arthritis and 3.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Birralee?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
10.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of Tas. rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 10.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 53.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Birralee?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $933 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,083.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $170 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Birralee compare with Rest of Tas.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 9.7% in Birralee, compared with 7.9% across Rest of Tas..
Outright ownership was 50.0% locally and 41.1% across Rest of Tas.. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
Renting accounted for 4.4% in Birralee, against 25.6% across Rest of Tas..
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Birralee
Is Birralee expensive?
The median house price is $530,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Birralee good for families?
The Census counted 53 local families, and 15.8% 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 Birralee?
1-bedroom houses have a median around $420,000, 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 Birralee
9 streets in Birralee
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Beasleys Road
- Bensemanns Rd
- Birralee Rd
- Delantys Road
- Denmans Rd
- Frankford Rd
- Ginns Rd
- Minchins Rd
- Priestleys Ln
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