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The quick read on

Gravelly Beach

TAS 7276 · West Tamar

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$600,000

latest suburb median

Population
641

ABS 2021

Postcode
7276

Gravelly Beach, Tasmania

Property market insights for Gravelly Beach

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Gravelly Beach TAS

Median price trend for houses

Based on 19 sales in the preceding 12 months

$600,000

Up 9.1% over 12 months

$800k$600k$400k20212023202420252026
2 bed
$440k
3 bed
$608k
4 bed
$1.16m

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 3 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$525 per week

Up 23.5% over 12 months

$700$600$500$40020212023202420252026

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Gravelly Beach, TAS is currently $600,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Gravelly Beach has a 12-month growth rate of 9.1% for houses.

Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $440,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $608,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,160,000 in Gravelly Beach.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Gravelly Beach is $525 per week. The median house rent has increased 23.5% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Gravelly Beach safe?

The overall rate for Gravelly Beach is 7,495 offences per 100,000 residents — 37% 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 Gravelly Beach.

Overall crime rate

7,495

offences per 100,000 residents

37% belowRest of Tas.

Gravelly BeachRest 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 Gravelly Beach?

Gravelly Beach TAS 7276 is in Tasmania, within Rest of Tas..

641 people call Gravelly Beach home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,380 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
641
Median age
46 years
Median mortgage
$1,221 / month
2021 household rent
$235 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Tas. benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1514.8%Below
15–3422.2%In line
35–5425.0%Above
55–7432.0%Above
75 and over6.4%Below

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses100.4%Above
Townhouses1.2%Below
Apartments0.0%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright40.9%In line
Paying a mortgage41.7%Above
Renting17.4%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car0.0%Below
One car26.9%Below
Two cars37.1%Above
Three or more32.2%Above

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home7.8%In line
Drove to work66.5%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled4.0%In line

What stands out in Gravelly Beach

7.8% of workers in Gravelly Beach worked from home on Census day.

4.1% of Gravelly Beach residents were born in England.

49.8% of people in Gravelly Beach described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Gravelly Beach

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Gravelly Beach TAS 7276.

Is Gravelly Beach family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

14.8% of Gravelly Beach's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.

169 family households lived in Gravelly Beach; 40.2% were couple families and 8.9% were one-parent families.

31.4% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Gravelly Beach?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Gravelly Beach had 641 residents at the 2021 Census.

20.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

38.4% were 55 or older. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Gravelly Beach?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 100.4% of occupied private dwellings in Gravelly Beach.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.2% 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 Gravelly Beach?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

40.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Tas..

41.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.

17.4% 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 Gravelly Beach?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Gravelly Beach had 2.3 people.

One-person households made up 30.2% of occupied homes. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Tas..

Two-person households represented 34.3%, while 15.7% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Gravelly Beach?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

7.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Tas..

66.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.0% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Gravelly Beach?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 26.9% of the total.

69.4% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Gravelly Beach, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

64.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 35.1% reported a different address.

12.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Tas..

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Gravelly Beach?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

88.1% of residents used only English at home.

3.3% 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 Gravelly Beach residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

12.3% of Gravelly Beach's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 87.7% 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 86.9%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Gravelly Beach?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 40.7% of ancestry responses in Gravelly Beach.

Australian ancestry made up 44.6% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.5% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Gravelly Beach?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

17.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.

Managers accounted for 9.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.6%.

Health care and social assistance employed 18.0% of workers, and education and training employed 6.2%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Gravelly Beach?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 60.5%, compared with 55.7% across Rest of Tas..

30.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.7% worked part time.

Unemployment was 3.9%, compared with 5.6% across Rest of Tas..

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Gravelly Beach show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

53.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.

11.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

9.7% reported asthma, 12.5% arthritis and 4.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Gravelly Beach?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

18.2% 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 12.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 44.7%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Gravelly Beach?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $1,380 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,221.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $235 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Gravelly Beach compare with Rest of Tas.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 7.8% in Gravelly Beach, compared with 7.9% across Rest of Tas..

Outright ownership was 40.9% locally and 41.1% across Rest of Tas.. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Tas..

Renting accounted for 17.4% in Gravelly Beach, 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 Gravelly Beach

Is Gravelly Beach expensive?

The median house price is $600,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Gravelly Beach good for families?

The Census counted 169 local families, and 14.8% 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 Gravelly Beach?

4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,160,000, 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.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Gravelly Beach

18 streets in Gravelly Beach

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Archer St
  • Beach Rd
  • Broadmead Rd
  • Calverts Ln
  • Chaplins Ln
  • Gatenbys Rd
  • Gravelly Beach Rd
  • Hendersons Ln
  • Kearles St
  • Little Swan Point Rd
  • Loongana St
  • Nairana St
  • Old Coach Rd
  • Rodmans Ln
  • Taree Cr
  • Taroona St
  • Teggs Rd
  • Tomah Pl

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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.