Median price trend for houses
Based on 23 sales in the preceding 12 months
$850,000
Down 10.4% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.02m
- 3 bed
- $920k
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The quick read on
Hobart
TAS 7000 · Hobart
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $850,000
- Median unit
- $912,000
- Population
- 3,390
- Postcode
- 7000
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ABS 2021
Hobart, Tasmania
Property market insights for Hobart
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Hobart TAS
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 49 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$700 per week
Up 12.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Hobart, TAS is currently $850,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Hobart has a 12-month growth rate of -10.4% for houses and 1.4% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,020,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $920,000 in Hobart.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Hobart is $700 per week. The median house rent has increased 12.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Hobart is $912,000, which has increased 1.4% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $442,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $925,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,250,000 in Hobart. The median rent for units and apartments in Hobart is $675 per week and has increased 14.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Hobart safe?
The overall rate for Hobart is 70,413 offences per 100,000 residents — 568% above 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 Hobart.
Overall crime rate
70,413
offences per 100,000 residents
568% aboveGreater Hobart
HobartGreater 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 Hobart?
Hobart TAS 7000 is in Tasmania, within Greater Hobart.
3,390 people call Hobart home, with an average of 2 people per household and a median household income of $1,464 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,390
- Median age
- 31 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,848 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $380 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Hobart benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 155.1%Below
15–3453.7%Above
35–5419.8%Below
55–7414.7%Below
75 and over6.9%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses18.5%Below
Townhouses14.8%Above
Apartments61.8%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright16.7%Below
Paying a mortgage12.1%Below
Renting71.2%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car26.4%Above
One car49.6%Above
Two cars18.4%Below
Three or more5.4%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home8.2%In line
Drove to work26.4%Below
Train, tram or bus4.7%In line
Walked or cycled41.3%Above
What stands out in Hobart
8.2% of workers in Hobart worked from home on Census day.
10.0% of Hobart residents were born in China, about twice the rate across Greater Hobart.
49.1% of people in Hobart described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Hobart
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Hobart TAS 7000.
Is Hobart family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
5.1% of Hobart's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Hobart rate.
470 family households lived in Hobart; 18.3% were couple families and 13.6% were one-parent families.
21.7% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Hobart average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Hobart?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Hobart had 3,390 residents at the 2021 Census.
43.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
21.6% were 55 or older. That is well below the Greater Hobart average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Hobart?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 18.5% of occupied private dwellings in Hobart.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 14.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 61.8% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Hobart?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
16.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Greater Hobart rate.
12.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
71.2% rented their home. That is about twice the Greater Hobart rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Hobart?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Hobart had 2.0 people.
One-person households made up 40.5% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Hobart average.
Two-person households represented 34.9%, while 11.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Hobart?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
8.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Hobart.
26.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Greater Hobart rate.
4.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 41.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Hobart?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
26.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Hobart rate.
One-car households formed 49.6% of the total.
23.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Hobart, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
24.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 75.2% reported a different address.
39.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about twice the Greater Hobart rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Hobart?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
57.3% of residents used only English at home.
31.0% used a language other than English at home.
11.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.9% spoke Cantonese and 1.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Hobart residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
39.1% of Hobart's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 60.9% was born in Australia.
10.0% of residents were born in China.
2.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 60.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Hobart?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 28.6% of ancestry responses in Hobart.
Australian ancestry made up 21.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 15.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Hobart?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
31.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Hobart average.
Managers accounted for 12.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 19.4% of workers, and education and training employed 9.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Hobart?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 57.1%, compared with 61.6% across Greater Hobart.
25.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 13.0%, compared with 6.2% across Greater Hobart.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Hobart show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
13.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.7% reported asthma, 6.0% arthritis and 3.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Hobart?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
33.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Hobart average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 22.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 8.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 12.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Hobart?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,464 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,848.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $380 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Hobart compare with Greater Hobart?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 8.2% in Hobart, compared with 8.1% across Greater Hobart.
Outright ownership was 16.7% locally and 34.9% across Greater Hobart. That is about half the Greater Hobart rate.
Renting accounted for 71.2% in Hobart, 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 Hobart
Is Hobart expensive?
The median house price is $850,000, while units and apartments sit at $912,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Hobart good for families?
The Census counted 470 local families, and 5.1% 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 Hobart?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $1,020,000, 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 Hobart
62 streets in Hobart
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Antill St
- Argyle St
- Bank Arc
- Barrack St
- Bathurst St
- Berea St
- Bidencopes Ln
- Brisbane St
- Brooker Ave
- Brooke St
- Campbell St
- Church St
- Collins St
- Constitution Whrf
- Creswells
- Criterion St
- Davey St
- Despard St
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- Devonshire Sq
- Edward St
- Elizabeth Pier
- Elizabeth St
- Ellerslie Rd
- Evans St
- Fitzroy Pl
- Franklin Whrf
- Goulburn St
- Hampden Rd
- Harrington Ln
- Harrington St
- Heathfield Ave
- Hunter St
- Ispahan Ave
- Liverpool St
- Macquarie St
- Macquarie Whrf
- Market Pl
- Mathers Ln
- Mckellar St
- Melville St
- Mistral Pl
- Molle St
- Morrison St
- Murray St
- Murray St Pier
- Paternoster
- Patrick St
- Ragged Ln
- Sackville St
- Salamanca Pl
- Sandy Bay Rd
- Sun St
- Tasman Hwy
- Tasma St
- Terminus
- Victoria St
- Warneford St
- Warwick St
- Watchorn St
- Wellington
- Wilmot St
- Windsor Court
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