Median price trend for houses
Based on 7 sales in the preceding 12 months
$795,000
Down 3.0% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $540k
Aerial view
Imagery © Esri
The quick read on
Nicholls Rivulet
TAS 7112 · Huon Valley
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $795,000
- Population
- 369
- Postcode
- 7112
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Nicholls Rivulet, Tasmania
Property market insights for Nicholls Rivulet
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Nicholls Rivulet TAS
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Nicholls Rivulet, TAS is currently $795,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Nicholls Rivulet has a 12-month growth rate of -3.0% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $540,000 in Nicholls Rivulet.
Crime and safety
Is Nicholls Rivulet safe?
The overall rate for Nicholls Rivulet is 10,558 offences per 100,000 residents — 11% 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 Nicholls Rivulet.
Overall crime rate
10,558
offences per 100,000 residents
11% belowRest of Tas.
Nicholls RivuletRest 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 Nicholls Rivulet?
Nicholls Rivulet TAS 7112 is in Tasmania, within Rest of Tas..
369 people call Nicholls Rivulet home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,318 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 369
- Median age
- 47 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,560 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $335 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Tas. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1514.4%Below
15–3415.4%Below
35–5429.8%Above
55–7434.1%Above
75 and over5.4%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses96.5%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright54.6%Above
Paying a mortgage32.6%Below
Renting12.8%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car24.1%Below
Two cars54.7%Above
Three or more25.5%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home16.2%Above
Drove to work58.4%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled3.9%In line
What stands out in Nicholls Rivulet
16.2% of workers in Nicholls Rivulet worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of Tas..
8.4% of Nicholls Rivulet residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Rest of Tas..
63.1% of people in Nicholls Rivulet described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Nicholls Rivulet
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Nicholls Rivulet TAS 7112.
Is Nicholls Rivulet family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
14.4% of Nicholls Rivulet's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
115 family households lived in Nicholls Rivulet; 39.1% were couple families and 14.8% were one-parent families.
33.0% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Tas..
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Nicholls Rivulet?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Nicholls Rivulet had 369 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
39.6% 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 Nicholls Rivulet?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 96.5% of occupied private dwellings in Nicholls Rivulet.
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 Nicholls Rivulet?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
54.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
32.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
12.8% 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 Nicholls Rivulet?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Nicholls Rivulet had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 18.8% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of Tas. average.
Two-person households represented 46.4%, while 21.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Nicholls Rivulet?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
16.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of Tas. rate.
58.4% 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 3.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Nicholls Rivulet?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 24.1% of the total.
80.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Nicholls Rivulet, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
59.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 41.0% reported a different address.
20.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Nicholls Rivulet?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.1% of residents used only English at home.
2.2% 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 Nicholls Rivulet residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
20.1% of Nicholls Rivulet's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 79.9% 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 91.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Nicholls Rivulet?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 49.9% of ancestry responses in Nicholls Rivulet.
Australian ancestry made up 35.2% 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 Nicholls Rivulet?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
25.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
Managers accounted for 20.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 7.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.3% of workers, and education and training employed 18.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Nicholls Rivulet?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 49.7%, compared with 55.7% across Rest of Tas..
26.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.5%, compared with 5.6% across Rest of Tas..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Nicholls Rivulet show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
54.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
12.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.0% reported asthma, 10.6% arthritis and 3.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Nicholls Rivulet?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
37.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about twice the Rest of Tas. rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 11.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 9.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 26.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Nicholls Rivulet?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,318 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,560.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $335 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Nicholls Rivulet compare with Rest of Tas.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 16.2% in Nicholls Rivulet, compared with 7.9% across Rest of Tas..
Outright ownership was 54.6% locally and 41.1% across Rest of Tas.. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
Renting accounted for 12.8% in Nicholls Rivulet, 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 Nicholls Rivulet
Is Nicholls Rivulet expensive?
The median house price is $795,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Nicholls Rivulet good for families?
The Census counted 115 local families, and 14.4% 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 Nicholls Rivulet?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $540,000, 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 Nicholls Rivulet
17 streets in Nicholls Rivulet
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abbotts Road
- Batchelors Rd
- Caseys Rd
- Channel Hwy
- Crooked Tree Ct
- Cross Road
- Henleys Rd
- Joes Rd
- Kalonga Rd
- Marriotts Rd
- Nicholls Rivulet Rd
- Pambulla Rd
- Sculthorpes Rd
- Smiths Rd
- Steeles Rd
- Tobys Hill Rd
- Underwoods Rd
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