Median price trend for houses
Based on 25 sales in the preceding 12 months
$229,000
Up 14.5% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $230k
- 4 bed
- $282k
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The quick read on
Zeehan
TAS 7469 · West Coast
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $229,000
- Population
- 722
- Postcode
- 7469
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Zeehan, Tasmania
Property market insights for Zeehan
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Zeehan TAS
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 16 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$362 per week
Up 31.6% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Zeehan, TAS is currently $229,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Zeehan has a 12-month growth rate of 14.5% for houses and 0.0% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $230,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $282,000 in Zeehan.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Zeehan is $362 per week. The median house rent has increased 31.6% over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Zeehan is $238 per week and has increased 25.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Zeehan safe?
The overall rate for Zeehan is 11,314 offences per 100,000 residents — broadly in line with Rest of Tas..
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Zeehan.
Overall crime rate
11,314
offences per 100,000 residents
In line withRest of Tas.
ZeehanRest 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 Zeehan?
Zeehan TAS 7469 is in Tasmania, within Rest of Tas..
722 people call Zeehan home, with an average of 2 people per household and a median household income of $951 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 722
- Median age
- 48 years
- Median mortgage
- $606 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $160 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Tas. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.9%Below
15–3417.6%Below
35–5426.0%Above
55–7432.7%Above
75 and over6.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses89.0%Below
Townhouses8.8%Above
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright41.6%Above
Paying a mortgage27.0%Below
Renting31.4%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car5.4%In line
One car47.0%Above
Two cars31.9%Below
Three or more16.9%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home3.7%Below
Drove to work66.5%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled7.4%Above
What stands out in Zeehan
3.7% of workers in Zeehan worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of Tas..
3.2% of Zeehan residents were born in England.
51.8% of people in Zeehan described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Zeehan
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Zeehan TAS 7469.
Is Zeehan family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.9% of Zeehan's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
175 family households lived in Zeehan; 32.6% were couple families and 20.0% were one-parent families.
36.6% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of Tas. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Zeehan?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Zeehan had 722 residents at the 2021 Census.
22.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
38.6% 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 Zeehan?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 89.0% of occupied private dwellings in Zeehan.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 8.8% 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 Zeehan?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
41.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
27.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
31.4% rented their home. That is somewhat above the Rest of Tas. average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Zeehan?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Zeehan had 2.0 people.
One-person households made up 42.6% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
Two-person households represented 35.6%, while 11.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Zeehan?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
3.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of Tas. rate.
66.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 7.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Zeehan?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
5.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Tas..
One-car households formed 47.0% of the total.
48.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Zeehan, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
55.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 44.4% reported a different address.
12.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Tas..
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Zeehan?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
85.9% of residents used only English at home.
4.4% used a language other than English at home.
0.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Zeehan residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
12.3% of Zeehan's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 87.7% was born in Australia.
0.4% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 84.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Zeehan?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 38.0% of ancestry responses in Zeehan.
Australian ancestry made up 42.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Zeehan?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
5.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of Tas. rate.
Managers accounted for 12.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 8.7% of workers, and education and training employed 5.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Zeehan?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 45.2%, compared with 55.7% across Rest of Tas..
24.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 13.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 9.6%, compared with 5.6% across Rest of Tas..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Zeehan show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
47.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
15.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.0% reported asthma, 14.4% arthritis and 8.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Zeehan?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
8.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of Tas. rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 8.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 51.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Zeehan?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $951 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $606.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $160 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Zeehan compare with Rest of Tas.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 3.7% in Zeehan, compared with 7.9% across Rest of Tas..
Outright ownership was 41.6% locally and 41.1% across Rest of Tas.. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
Renting accounted for 31.4% in Zeehan, 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 Zeehan
Is Zeehan expensive?
The median house price is $229,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Zeehan good for families?
The Census counted 175 local families, and 15.9% 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 Zeehan?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $282,000, 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 Zeehan
57 streets in Zeehan
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adams St
- Altcar St
- Austral St
- Battery Ct
- Bayley St
- Belstead St
- Blackwood St
- Brittania Ct
- Buller St
- Chrisp St
- Comet Ct
- Comstock Ct
- Counsel St
- Dodds St
- Doric Ct
- Emma St
- Esperanza Ct
- Federation Ct
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- Fincham St
- Fowell St
- Fowler St
- Frederick St
- Gellibrand St
- Godkin Ct
- Heemskirk Road
- Henry St
- Henty Rd
- Hesketh St
- Hurst St
- Irwell St
- King St
- Leventhorpe St
- Main St
- Mulcahy St
- Neston St
- Owen St
- Packer St
- Parkinson St
- Pedder St
- Pillinger St
- Power St
- Queen St
- Quiggin St
- Robinson St
- Runcorne St
- Ruskin St
- Severn St
- Shaw St
- Shield St
- Smith St
- Solly St
- Stops St
- Tarleton St
- Westwood St
- Whyte St
- Wilson St
- Zeehan Hwy
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