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TAS · Meander Valley Council

Blackstone Heights, 7250

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,287

Growth (1 yr)

+0.5%

Growth (5 yr)

+1.7%

Median age

43

Median income

$2,324/wk

Employment rate

71.5%

University qualified

19.9%

Work from home

8.6%

Languages at home

3.5%non-English

Most common: French

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

59.3/100
Good

Top 3% of Tasmania's suburbs

Verified 85% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • High desirability
  • Hills
  • Rural living
What Blackstone Heights is known for: High desirability, Hills, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Blackstone Heights is a semi-rural locality near Hobart, in Meander Valley Council. It is close to the South Esk River.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Open-space access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked semi-rural and lifestyle localities. Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, and recorded road crashes are a relative strength, with recorded road crashes 88% below the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are more mapped flood cover and weaker population growth, with population growth 74% below the peer median.

Blackstone Heights is a better fit for people who value open space and socio-economic advantage more than population growth.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Semi-rural locality · compared with semi-rural and lifestyle localities in Tasmania (119)

Strengths

  • Open-space access is exceptionally strong
  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • Recorded road crashes are a relative strength
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Mapped flood cover is a relative weakness
  • Population has been growing more slowly than in comparable places, or declining

What stands out

  • South Esk River

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Blackstone Heights compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$500/wk

Population (ERP)

1,287

+0.5% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

5.1%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#2

among Country & regional · Established

Pop. growth

54th

percentile in TAS

Rented dwellings

8%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

7/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
59.3/100 — Good
State standing
Top 3% of Tasmania's suburbs
National rank
584th in Australia
State rank
8th in TAS
Peer rank
#2 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#2 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
85%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (latest monthly release)
$500
Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
3

Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

1,287(June 2025)

+0.5% annual · +1.7% over 5 years · 54th percentile in TAS

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.5%
5-year growth
+1.7%
Change in 1 year
+6
Change in 5 years
+21
Growth rank in TAS
54th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~1,300), extrapolated at +0.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,245
Median age
43
Median household income / week
$2,324
Dwelling vacancy
5.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
24 of 469
Median monthly mortgage
$1,800
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$370
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
42.6% / 49.9% / 7.5%
Employment rate
71.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
8.6% / 1% / 77.1%
Walked or cycled to work
0.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
435 / 8 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

19.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Tasmania. 23% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified19.9% · 21.9% TAS
  • Diploma qualified10.6% · 7.9% TAS
  • Trade / vocational23% · 18.5% TAS
  • Year 12 or below46.5% · 51.8% TAS

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce21.2%
  • Engineering and related technologies18.6%
  • Society and culture13.7%
  • Health12.5%
  • Education10.4%
  • Architecture and building7.1%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$57,500

78th percentile in TAS · -2% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$60,287

69th percentile in TAS · -7% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
11.0%

45th percentile in TAS · -20% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$82,576

58th percentile in TAS · +30% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

18th percentile in TAS · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 7250 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
31,666
Taxpayers reporting net rent
3,617
Median net rent
$901
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,990
Taxable income vs state median
+9%
Salary / wages vs state median
+4%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
+10%
Business income vs state median
-18%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in TAS, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

3.5% speak a language other than English at home; 11% born overseas

Language at home
1,194 English only · 43 other
Non-English at home
3.5%
Born overseas
136 (11%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
31 (2.5%)
Australian citizens
1,177
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
1

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • French4 · 100%

Religion

50%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 50%, while Christianity accounts for 45.7%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion50%49.6%
Christianity45.7%38.4%
Other / not stated4.3%12.1%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic17.8%12.7%
Anglican15.7%14.4%
Uniting Church2.6%2.6%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.5%1.5%
Christian (not further defined)2.4%2.5%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Central North Police Division, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2024–25)
1,221
Against the person
232
Against property
953
Rate per 1,000 residents (area)
18.3
State crime-rate percentile
0.9th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+19.2%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
45
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
34.97

Most common offence types

  • Offences Against Property
  • Offences Against The Person
  • Total Offences

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Araluen Montessori home based PreschoolBlackstone Roadkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

18 public transport stops in this suburb

  • No.22 Glover Ave
  • No.31 Panorama Rd
  • No.53 Panorama Rd
  • No.81 Panorama Rd
  • Opp. No.76 Panorama Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

27 mapped amenities

1 restaurants · 1 supermarkets

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Reasonably walkable — many shops and services reachable on foot or by bus
  • Well connected by public transport — 18 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
54/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.8
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.8
Food & drink(1)
  • The Black StoneRestaurant
Shopping(1)
  • Baxter's IGASupermarket
Community(1)
  • Araluen Montessori home based PreschoolKindergarten

    54 Blackstone Road, Blackstone Heights

Sport & outdoors(3)
  • Blackstone ParkPark
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
Transport(18)

18 bus stops

Other(1)
  • Parking (3)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Blackstone ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
9.5%
Woodland / forest cover
8.6%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
2
Parks (OSM)
1
Typical summer maximum
18°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Launceston General Hospital (5.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
39
Participants per 1,000 residents
30.3

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
18° / 6°
Rainfall
173 mm · ~22 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
13° / 4°
Rainfall
185 mm · ~23 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
7° / -0°
Rainfall
250 mm · ~31 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
12° / 3°
Rainfall
229 mm · ~29 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
5.9% of suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via LIST bushfire impact area mapping. Flood cover uses Tasmanian Planning Scheme flood-prone area overlays against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Lyons
Member of Parliament
Rebecca WHITE (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
88,977
Turnout (2025)
92.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+10.7 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 38.4%Labor 61.6%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 15.1 km away).

Coalition 48.0%Labor 52.0%

9.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +12.7 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Blackstone HeightsLabor 50.7% · Coalition 49.3% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
  • Prospect (Lyons)Labor 60.3% · Coalition 39.7% TPP (2025)3.7 km away
  • Summerhill (Lyons)Labor 60.0% · Coalition 40.0% TPP (2025)3.9 km away
  • HadspenLabor 59.6% · Coalition 40.4% TPP (2025)4.9 km away
  • Prospect East (Lyons)Labor 61.7% · Coalition 38.3% TPP (2025)5.0 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
7/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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