Median price trend for houses
Based on 11 sales in the preceding 12 months
$632,000
Down 23.8% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $590k
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The quick read on
Pontville
TAS 7030 · Brighton
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $632,000
- Population
- 675
- Postcode
- 7030
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Pontville, Tasmania
Property market insights for Pontville
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Pontville TAS
Median rent trend for houses
Up 25.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Pontville, TAS is currently $632,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Pontville has a 12-month growth rate of -23.8% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $590,000 in Pontville.
The median house rent has increased 25.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Pontville safe?
The overall rate for Pontville is 9,894 offences per 100,000 residents — 6% 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 Pontville.
Overall crime rate
9,894
offences per 100,000 residents
6% belowGreater Hobart
PontvilleGreater 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 Pontville?
Pontville TAS 7030 is in Tasmania, within Greater Hobart.
675 people call Pontville home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $2,158 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 675
- Median age
- 43 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,647 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $340 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Hobart benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.4%Below
15–3425.2%Below
35–5431.6%Above
55–7424.3%Above
75 and over3.4%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses96.4%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments4.5%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright33.3%Below
Paying a mortgage58.8%Above
Renting7.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car16.2%Below
Two cars34.9%Below
Three or more47.6%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home5.4%Below
Drove to work74.9%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled1.0%Below
What stands out in Pontville
5.4% of workers in Pontville worked from home on Census day.
2.1% of Pontville residents were born in England.
45.5% of people in Pontville described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Pontville
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Pontville TAS 7030.
Is Pontville family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.4% of Pontville's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.
206 family households lived in Pontville; 43.7% were couple families and 11.7% were one-parent families.
32.5% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Hobart average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Pontville?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Pontville had 675 residents at the 2021 Census.
22.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
27.7% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Greater Hobart average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Pontville?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 96.4% of occupied private dwellings in Pontville.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 4.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Pontville?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
33.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.
58.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
7.9% 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 Pontville?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Pontville had 2.9 people.
One-person households made up 10.9% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Hobart rate.
Two-person households represented 40.6%, while 34.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Pontville?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
5.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Hobart average.
74.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Hobart average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Pontville?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 Greater Hobart rate.
One-car households formed 16.2% of the total.
82.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Pontville, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
63.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 36.3% reported a different address.
4.4% 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 Pontville?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
97.3% of residents used only English at home.
1.5% 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 Pontville residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
4.4% of Pontville's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 95.6% 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 96.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Pontville?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 45.2% of ancestry responses in Pontville.
Australian ancestry made up 47.3% 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 Pontville?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
12.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Hobart rate.
Managers accounted for 11.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.6% of workers, and education and training employed 7.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Pontville?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 71.3%, compared with 61.6% across Greater Hobart.
42.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.0%, compared with 6.2% across Greater Hobart.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Pontville show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
56.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.8% reported asthma, 11.4% arthritis and 5.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Pontville?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
14.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Hobart rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 57.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Pontville?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,158 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,647.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $340 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Pontville compare with Greater Hobart?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 5.4% in Pontville, compared with 8.1% across Greater Hobart.
Outright ownership was 33.3% locally and 34.9% across Greater Hobart. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.
Renting accounted for 7.9% in Pontville, 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 Pontville
Is Pontville expensive?
The median house price is $632,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Pontville good for families?
The Census counted 206 local families, and 15.4% 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 Pontville?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $590,000, 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 Pontville
22 streets in Pontville
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Andrea Ct
- Bellamy Pl
- Blackburn Ave
- Brighton Rd
- Cameron Rd
- Cheyne St
- Florence Ct
- Ford Rd
- Glebe St
- Glen Lea Rd
- Hartley Ct
- Kimberley St
- Linda Ave
- Marlborough St
- Midland Hwy
- Prince St
- Rifle Range Rd
- Shene Rd
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- Tea Tree Rd
- Victoria St
- Volcanic Dr
- Volcanic Drive
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