Median price trend for houses
Based on 69 sales in the preceding 12 months
$545,000
Up 16.0% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $460k
- 3 bed
- $550k
- 4 bed
- $657k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Risdon Vale
TAS 7016 · Clarence
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $545,000
- Population
- 3,171
- Postcode
- 7016
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Risdon Vale, Tasmania
Property market insights for Risdon Vale
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Risdon Vale TAS
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 62 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$550 per week
Up 15.8% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Risdon Vale, TAS is currently $545,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Risdon Vale has a 12-month growth rate of 16.0% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $460,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $550,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $657,000 in Risdon Vale.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Risdon Vale is $550 per week. The median house rent has increased 15.8% over the last 12 months.
Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $535,000 in Risdon Vale.
Crime and safety
Is Risdon Vale safe?
The overall rate for Risdon Vale is 11,390 offences per 100,000 residents — 8% 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 Risdon Vale.
Overall crime rate
11,390
offences per 100,000 residents
8% aboveGreater Hobart
Risdon ValeGreater 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 Risdon Vale?
Risdon Vale TAS 7016 is in Tasmania, within Greater Hobart.
3,171 people call Risdon Vale home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,187 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,171
- Median age
- 34 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,083 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $320 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Hobart benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.8%Above
15–3433.0%Above
35–5427.7%Above
55–7415.4%Below
75 and over5.1%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses94.2%Above
Townhouses5.9%In line
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright22.7%Below
Paying a mortgage42.4%Above
Renting35.0%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car8.4%Above
One car39.0%Above
Two cars33.2%Below
Three or more19.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home4.1%Below
Drove to work70.8%Above
Train, tram or bus4.0%In line
Walked or cycled0.5%Below
What stands out in Risdon Vale
4.1% of workers in Risdon Vale worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Hobart.
47.7% of people in Risdon Vale described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Risdon Vale
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Risdon Vale TAS 7016.
Is Risdon Vale family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.8% of Risdon Vale's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.
688 family households lived in Risdon Vale; 35.8% were couple families and 32.0% were one-parent families.
45.9% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Greater Hobart average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Risdon Vale?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Risdon Vale had 3,171 residents at the 2021 Census.
37.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
20.6% 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 Risdon Vale?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 94.2% of occupied private dwellings in Risdon Vale.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 5.9% 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 Risdon Vale?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
22.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Hobart average.
42.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
35.0% rented their home. That is somewhat above the Greater Hobart average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Risdon Vale?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Risdon Vale had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 26.6% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.
Two-person households represented 32.4%, while 22.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Risdon Vale?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
4.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Hobart rate.
70.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Hobart average.
4.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Risdon Vale?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
8.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.
One-car households formed 39.0% of the total.
52.2% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Risdon Vale, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
63.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 37.0% reported a different address.
7.3% 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 Risdon Vale?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
73.5% of residents used only English at home.
4.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Risdon Vale residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
7.3% of Risdon Vale's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 92.7% was born in Australia.
0.4% of residents were born in China.
0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 74.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Risdon Vale?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 38.9% of ancestry responses in Risdon Vale.
Australian ancestry made up 36.8% 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 Risdon Vale?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
8.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Hobart rate.
Managers accounted for 7.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.4% of workers, and education and training employed 7.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Risdon Vale?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 43.3%, compared with 61.6% across Greater Hobart.
22.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 14.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 7.9%, compared with 6.2% across Greater Hobart.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Risdon Vale show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
42.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
13.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.2% reported asthma, 8.8% arthritis and 4.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Risdon Vale?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
13.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Hobart rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 8.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 47.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Risdon Vale?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,187 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,083.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $320 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Risdon Vale compare with Greater Hobart?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 4.1% in Risdon Vale, compared with 8.1% across Greater Hobart.
Outright ownership was 22.7% locally and 34.9% across Greater Hobart. That is well below the Greater Hobart average.
Renting accounted for 35.0% in Risdon Vale, 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 Risdon Vale
Is Risdon Vale expensive?
The median house price is $545,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Risdon Vale good for families?
The Census counted 688 local families, and 18.8% 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 Risdon Vale?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $657,000, 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 Risdon Vale
41 streets in Risdon Vale
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aralia Street
- Athena Dr
- Banksia Rd
- Bottlebrush Way
- Coobar Rd
- Dealbata Street
- Downhams Rd
- Downhams Town Road
- East Derwent Hwy
- Elaia Dr
- Elpida Street
- Eonia Avenue
- Fuchsia Rd
- Gardenia Rd
- Hawthorn Rd
- Heather Rd
- Holly Rd
- Hyden Rd
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- Kerria Rd
- Lantana Rd
- Laurel St
- Linden Rd
- Magnolia Rd
- Marlock St
- Matipo St
- Medlar St
- Meraki Way
- Palm Rd
- Peppercress Ln
- Petra Drive
- Pipit Drive
- Poplar Rd
- Rosewood Rd
- Saltbush Rd
- Spinifex Rd
- Sugarloaf Rd
- Sycamore Rd
- Tecoma Rd
- Triandra Avenue
- Waratah Rd
- Wilga Rd
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