Median price trend for houses
Based on 4 sales in the preceding 12 months
$925,000
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The quick read on
Brooks Bay
TAS 7116 · Huon Valley
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $925,000
- Population
- 51
- Postcode
- 7116
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Brooks Bay, Tasmania
Property market insights for Brooks Bay
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Brooks Bay TAS
The median house price in Brooks Bay, TAS is currently $925,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales.
Crime and safety
Is Brooks Bay safe?
The overall rate for Brooks Bay is 9,454 offences per 100,000 residents — 20% below 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 Brooks Bay.
Overall crime rate
9,454
offences per 100,000 residents
20% belowRest of Tas.
Brooks BayRest 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 Brooks Bay?
Brooks Bay TAS 7116 is in Tasmania, within Rest of Tas..
51 people call Brooks Bay home, with an average of 2 people per household and a median household income of $1,166 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 51
- Median age
- 53 years
- Median mortgage
- $901 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $210 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Tas. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1523.5%Above
15–345.9%Below
35–5425.5%Above
55–7443.1%Above
75 and over0.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses121.1%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright66.7%Above
Paying a mortgage33.3%In line
Renting0.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car58.3%Above
Two cars25.0%Below
Three or more0.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home41.7%Above
Drove to work58.3%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Brooks Bay
41.7% of workers in Brooks Bay worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of Tas..
13.7% of Brooks Bay residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Rest of Tas..
49.0% of people in Brooks Bay described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Brooks Bay
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Brooks Bay TAS 7116.
Is Brooks Bay family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
23.5% of Brooks Bay's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
13 family households lived in Brooks Bay; 0.0% were couple families and 38.5% were one-parent families.
38.5% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of Tas. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Brooks Bay?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Brooks Bay had 51 residents at the 2021 Census.
13.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
43.1% 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 Brooks Bay?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 121.1% of occupied private dwellings in Brooks Bay.
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 Brooks Bay?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
66.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
33.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
0.0% 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 Brooks Bay?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Brooks Bay had 2.0 people.
One-person households made up 17.4% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of Tas. average.
Two-person households represented 52.2%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Brooks Bay?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
41.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of Tas. rate.
58.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below 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 Brooks Bay?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Tas. rate.
One-car households formed 58.3% of the total.
25.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Brooks Bay, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
71.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 28.6% reported a different address.
13.7% 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 Brooks Bay?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
84.3% 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 Brooks Bay residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
13.7% of Brooks Bay's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 86.3% 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 86.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Brooks Bay?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 41.2% of ancestry responses in Brooks Bay.
Australian ancestry made up 35.3% 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 Brooks Bay?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
33.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about twice the Rest of Tas. rate.
Managers accounted for 0.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 25.0% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Brooks Bay?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 47.7%, compared with 55.7% across Rest of Tas..
6.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 26.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 5.6% across Rest of Tas..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Brooks Bay show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
41.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.9% reported asthma, 27.5% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Brooks Bay?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
10.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of Tas. rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 23.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 26.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Brooks Bay?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,166 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $901.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $210 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Brooks Bay compare with Rest of Tas.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 41.7% in Brooks Bay, compared with 7.9% across Rest of Tas..
Outright ownership was 66.7% locally and 41.1% across Rest of Tas.. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
Renting accounted for 0.0% in Brooks Bay, 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 Brooks Bay
Is Brooks Bay expensive?
The median house price is $925,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Brooks Bay good for families?
The Census counted 13 local families, and 23.5% 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 Brooks Bay?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
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 Brooks Bay
4 streets in Brooks Bay
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Esperance Coast Rd
- Eva Gully Rd
- Police Point Road
- White Cliffs Rd
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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.