Median price trend for houses
Based on 8 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,080,000
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The quick read on
Tea Tree
TAS 7017 · Brighton
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,080,000
- Population
- 464
- Postcode
- 7017
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Tea Tree, Tasmania
Property market insights for Tea Tree
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Tea Tree TAS
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
Up 43.8% over 12 months
The median house price in Tea Tree, TAS is currently $1,080,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales.
The median house rent has increased 43.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Tea Tree safe?
The overall rate for Tea Tree is 9,326 offences per 100,000 residents — 11% 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 Tea Tree.
Overall crime rate
9,326
offences per 100,000 residents
11% belowGreater Hobart
Tea TreeGreater 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 Tea Tree?
Tea Tree TAS 7017 is in Tasmania, within Greater Hobart.
464 people call Tea Tree home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $1,819 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 464
- Median age
- 44 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,551 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $350 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Hobart benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.8%Above
15–3419.6%Below
35–5426.1%Above
55–7427.8%Above
75 and over4.5%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.2%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright44.1%Above
Paying a mortgage44.7%Above
Renting11.2%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car16.8%Below
Two cars30.4%Below
Three or more50.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home18.5%Above
Drove to work53.5%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled1.6%Below
What stands out in Tea Tree
18.5% of workers in Tea Tree worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Greater Hobart.
2.8% of Tea Tree residents were born in England.
44.8% of people in Tea Tree described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Tea Tree
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Tea Tree TAS 7017.
Is Tea Tree family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.8% of Tea Tree's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.
128 family households lived in Tea Tree; 50.0% were couple families and 9.4% were one-parent families.
33.6% 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 Tea Tree?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Tea Tree had 464 residents at the 2021 Census.
18.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
32.3% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Tea Tree?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.2% of occupied private dwellings in Tea Tree.
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 Tea Tree?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
44.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Hobart average.
44.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
11.2% 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 Tea Tree?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Tea Tree had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 19.0% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Hobart average.
Two-person households represented 32.5%, while 31.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Tea Tree?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
18.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Greater Hobart rate.
53.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Hobart average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Tea Tree?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 16.8% of the total.
81.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Tea Tree, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
69.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 30.3% reported a different address.
8.0% 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 Tea Tree?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.0% of residents used only English at home.
4.5% 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 Tea Tree residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
8.0% of Tea Tree's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 92.0% 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 92.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Tea Tree?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 41.4% of ancestry responses in Tea Tree.
Australian ancestry made up 47.6% 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 Tea Tree?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
16.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Hobart average.
Managers accounted for 19.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 9.9% of workers, and education and training employed 6.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Tea Tree?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 68.2%, compared with 61.6% across Greater Hobart.
34.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 28.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.5%, compared with 6.2% across Greater Hobart.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Tea Tree show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.6% reported asthma, 13.6% arthritis and 5.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Tea Tree?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
21.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Hobart average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 46.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Tea Tree?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,819 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,551.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $350 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Tea Tree compare with Greater Hobart?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 18.5% in Tea Tree, compared with 8.1% across Greater Hobart.
Outright ownership was 44.1% locally and 34.9% across Greater Hobart. That is well above the Greater Hobart average.
Renting accounted for 11.2% in Tea Tree, 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 Tea Tree
Is Tea Tree expensive?
The median house price is $1,080,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Tea Tree good for families?
The Census counted 128 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 Tea Tree?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
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 Tea Tree
11 streets in Tea Tree
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Back Tea Tree Rd
- Briar Banks Rd
- Glen Rose Dr
- Grices Road
- Merriworth Rd
- Middle Tea Tree Rd
- Rosewood Ln
- Tea Tree Rd
- Vineyard Dr
- Williams Rd
- Willowbrook Rd
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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.