Median price trend for houses
Based on 20 sales in the preceding 12 months
$560,000
Down 31.9% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $672k
- 4 bed
- $560k
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The quick read on
Granton
TAS 7030 · Brighton
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $560,000
- Median unit
- $472,000
- Population
- 1,903
- Postcode
- 7030
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ABS 2021
Granton, Tasmania
Property market insights for Granton
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Granton TAS
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 10 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$612 per week
Up 6.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Granton, TAS is currently $560,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Granton has a 12-month growth rate of -31.9% for houses and -8.7% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $672,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $560,000 in Granton.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Granton is $612 per week. The median house rent has increased 6.4% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Granton is $472,000, which has decreased 8.7% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $472,000 in Granton.
Crime and safety
Is Granton safe?
The overall rate for Granton is 7,464 offences per 100,000 residents — 29% 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 Granton.
Overall crime rate
7,464
offences per 100,000 residents
29% belowGreater Hobart
GrantonGreater 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 Granton?
Granton TAS 7030 is in Tasmania, within Greater Hobart.
1,903 people call Granton home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $2,100 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,903
- Median age
- 40 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,671 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $330 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Hobart benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.5%Above
15–3424.0%Below
35–5428.6%Above
55–7423.8%Above
75 and over5.1%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses97.0%Above
Townhouses2.9%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright35.9%Above
Paying a mortgage56.0%Above
Renting8.1%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.9%Below
One car22.6%Below
Two cars35.4%In line
Three or more41.7%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home6.9%Below
Drove to work73.4%Above
Train, tram or bus2.0%Below
Walked or cycled1.2%Below
What stands out in Granton
6.9% of workers in Granton worked from home on Census day.
43.5% of people in Granton described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Granton
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Granton TAS 7030.
Is Granton family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.5% of Granton's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.
575 family households lived in Granton; 46.4% were couple families and 15.7% were one-parent families.
36.3% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Hobart.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Granton?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Granton had 1,903 residents at the 2021 Census.
25.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
28.9% 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 Granton?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 97.0% of occupied private dwellings in Granton.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.9% 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 Granton?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
35.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.
56.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
8.1% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Hobart rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Granton?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Granton had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 15.0% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Hobart rate.
Two-person households represented 34.8%, while 30.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Granton?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
6.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.
73.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Hobart average.
2.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Granton?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Hobart rate.
One-car households formed 22.6% of the total.
77.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Granton, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
71.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 29.0% reported a different address.
7.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Hobart rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Granton?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.2% of residents used only English at home.
5.6% used a language other than English at home.
0.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Granton residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
7.5% of Granton's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 92.5% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
1.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 94.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Granton?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 46.4% of ancestry responses in Granton.
Australian ancestry made up 45.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Granton?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
13.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Hobart average.
Managers accounted for 13.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 17.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.3% of workers, and education and training employed 7.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Granton?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 70.0%, compared with 61.6% across Greater Hobart.
39.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.5%, compared with 6.2% across Greater Hobart.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Granton show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
60.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.6% reported asthma, 10.6% arthritis and 3.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Granton?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
12.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Hobart rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 56.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Granton?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,100 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,671.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $330 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Granton compare with Greater Hobart?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 6.9% in Granton, compared with 8.1% across Greater Hobart.
Outright ownership was 35.9% locally and 34.9% across Greater Hobart. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.
Renting accounted for 8.1% in Granton, 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 Granton
Is Granton expensive?
The median house price is $560,000, while units and apartments sit at $472,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Granton good for families?
The Census counted 575 local families, and 18.5% 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 Granton?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $672,000, 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 Granton
44 streets in Granton
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aherne Pl
- Akamas Dr
- Atkins Rd
- Black Snake Rd
- Black Swan
- Bridgeview Rd
- Christopher Cl
- Dickenson Dr
- Elgin Pl
- Eric Ct
- Fehlrich Ct
- Forest Rd
- Geiss Ln
- George St
- Gillies Rd
- Glenhope Rd
- Grant Ct
- Granton Heights Rd
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- Heron Ct
- Hestercombe Rd
- Jacques Rd
- Kastoria Ct
- Laona Cr
- Longview Ln
- Lyell Hwy
- Main Rd
- Middle St
- Monroe Ct
- Mount St
- Murphy Ct
- Navigators
- Pontos Ct
- Presnell St
- Rowbottoms Rd
- Rusts Rd
- Sanctuary Rd
- Sharron Dr
- Stocker Ct
- Tarrants Rd
- Tillack Ct
- Troodos Cl
- Turners Rd
- Whitestone Dr
- Wildlife Ct
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