Median price trend for houses
Based on 6 sales in the preceding 12 months
$560,000
Down 7.4% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $560k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Garden Island Creek
TAS 7112 · Huon Valley
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $560,000
- Population
- 282
- Postcode
- 7112
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Garden Island Creek, Tasmania
Property market insights for Garden Island Creek
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Garden Island Creek TAS
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 2 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$460 per week
Down 3.2% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Garden Island Creek, TAS is currently $560,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Garden Island Creek has a 12-month growth rate of -7.4% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $560,000 in Garden Island Creek.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Garden Island Creek is $460 per week. The median house rent has decreased 3.2% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Garden Island Creek safe?
The overall rate for Garden Island Creek is 13,517 offences per 100,000 residents — 14% 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 Garden Island Creek.
Overall crime rate
13,517
offences per 100,000 residents
14% aboveRest of Tas.
Garden Island CreekRest 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 Garden Island Creek?
Garden Island Creek TAS 7112 is in Tasmania, within Rest of Tas..
282 people call Garden Island Creek home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $1,036 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 282
- Median age
- 38 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,127 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $300 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Tas. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1523.8%Above
15–3419.9%Below
35–5426.2%Above
55–7425.9%Below
75 and over2.5%Below
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 outright39.8%Below
Paying a mortgage45.6%Above
Renting14.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.8%Below
One car37.1%Above
Two cars33.3%Below
Three or more24.8%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home22.4%Above
Drove to work61.2%Below
Train, tram or bus3.1%Above
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Garden Island Creek
22.4% of workers in Garden Island Creek worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of Tas..
9.6% of Garden Island Creek residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Rest of Tas..
61.0% of people in Garden Island Creek described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Garden Island Creek
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Garden Island Creek TAS 7112.
Is Garden Island Creek family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
23.8% of Garden Island Creek's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
69 family households lived in Garden Island Creek; 39.1% were couple families and 30.4% were one-parent families.
42.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Garden Island Creek?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Garden Island Creek had 282 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
28.4% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of Tas. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Garden Island Creek?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 Garden Island Creek.
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 Garden Island Creek?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
39.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
45.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
14.6% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of Tas. average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Garden Island Creek?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Garden Island Creek had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 36.9% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
Two-person households represented 27.9%, while 20.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Garden Island Creek?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
22.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of Tas. rate.
61.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of Tas. average.
3.1% 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 Garden Island Creek?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
One-car households formed 37.1% of the total.
58.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Garden Island Creek, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
57.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 43.0% reported a different address.
14.9% 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 Garden Island Creek?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.0% of residents used only English at home.
3.9% 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 Garden Island Creek residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
14.9% of Garden Island Creek's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 85.1% 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 89.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Garden Island Creek?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 46.1% of ancestry responses in Garden Island Creek.
Australian ancestry made up 31.9% 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 Garden Island Creek?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
23.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
Managers accounted for 10.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.3% of workers, and education and training employed 12.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Garden Island Creek?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 51.2%, compared with 55.7% across Rest of Tas..
20.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 10.0%, compared with 5.6% across Rest of Tas..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Garden Island Creek show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
54.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
12.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.6% reported asthma, 12.1% arthritis and 4.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Garden Island Creek?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
21.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 42.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Garden Island Creek?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,036 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,127.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $300 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Garden Island Creek compare with Rest of Tas.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 22.4% in Garden Island Creek, compared with 7.9% across Rest of Tas..
Outright ownership was 39.8% locally and 41.1% across Rest of Tas.. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
Renting accounted for 14.6% in Garden Island Creek, 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 Garden Island Creek
Is Garden Island Creek expensive?
The median house price is $560,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Garden Island Creek good for families?
The Census counted 69 local families, and 23.8% 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 Garden Island Creek?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $560,000, 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 Garden Island Creek
12 streets in Garden Island Creek
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Brittains Rd
- Channel Hwy
- Dalys Hill Road
- Dulcia Rd
- Garden Island Creek Rd
- Glenbrae Rise
- Igglesden Rd
- Lowes Rd
- Pottery Rd
- Scarrs Rd
- Sunset Dr
- Woods 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.