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TAS · Huon Valley Council
Dover, 7117
Est. population · Jun 2025
999
Growth (1 yr)
+0.8%
Growth (5 yr)
+8.7%
Median age
55
Median income
$962/wk
Employment rate
44.7%
Languages at home
5.6%non-English
Most common: Filipino, Nepali, Mandarin
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Coastal
- Heritage area
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Life in Dover revolves around the coast at a genuine remove from Hobart. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing.
Green space punches above what many coastal suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Residents can rely on buses for getting around locally and across the city. Housing is more affordable than in many parts of the state.
Reported crime has been falling recently. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
Desirability sits below average overall, with community and employment the main drag compared with similar coastal suburbs.
At a glance
Dover snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$245/wk
Population (ERP)
999
+0.8% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
27.2%
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
#8
among Coastal & beach · Mature
Safety
14th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
71st
percentile in TAS
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
6th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
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
- 34.5/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4799th in Australia
- State rank
- 202nd in TAS
- Peer rank
- #8 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #12 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (latest monthly release)
- $245
- Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
- 6
Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- Tasmanian rental bond lodgements — Department of Justice (Tasmania) · latest monthly release · Updated · Monthly XLSX release
Population
Estimated resident population
999(June 2025)
+0.8% annual · +8.7% over 5 years · 71th percentile in TAS
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.8%
- 5-year growth
- +8.7%
- Change in 1 year
- +8
- Change in 5 years
- +80
- Growth rank in TAS
- 71th 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 (~1,050), extrapolated at +1.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 923
- Median age
- 55
- Median household income / week
- $962
- Dwelling vacancy
- 27.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 150 of 552
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,170
- Employment rate
- 44.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 387 / 0 / 0 (+ 8 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 1,405
- Against the person
- 246
- Against property
- 1,110
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,406.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 4 residents
- State safety percentile
- 13.8th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -16.5%
Most common offence types
- Offences Against Property1110
- Offences Against The Person246
- Total Offences1405
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Tasmania Police division crime statistics — Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management · 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated · Annual June Corporate Performance Reports; division-level totals
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 863
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 6th
School list
- Dover District SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 863 · 6th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 144 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
1 public transport stops in this suburb
- No.6969 Huon Hwy (Outside Dover Hardware)
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
14 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 cafes · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 2 parks mapped in suburb
- Walkability proxy
- 44/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 1.08
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 1.08
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.17
Food & drink(1)
- Botom shop Larder and DeliCafe
Shopping(2)
- IGA X-Press DoverSupermarket
Community(1)
- Dover District SchoolSchool
6940 Huon Highway, Dover
Health & services(1)
- Dover PharmacyPharmacy
1 Station Road, Dover
Sport & outdoors(1)
- Sports field
Other(8)
- Bendigo BankBank
Unit Shop 4 1 Station Road, Dover
- Scrubtub laundretteLaundry
- Southgate Shopping CentreMall
1 Station Road, Dover
- Parking (2)
- Australia PostPost office
- Public Bookcase
- Public toilets
- Recycling
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Dover Memorial ParkPark
- Esperance Bay ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 3
- Nearest hospital
- Dover Multi-Purpose Health Centre (1.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- On site
- Dover Multi-Purpose Health CentreHospital
- Dover Multi-Purpose Health CentreChapman AvenueHospital
- Dover PharmacyStation RoadPharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 23
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 23.0
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 19° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 221 mm · ~28 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 221 mm · ~28 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 10° / 3°
- Rainfall
- 289 mm · ~36 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 15° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 285 mm · ~36 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
6 heritage places
- Congregational Church & Cemetery6986 HUON HWY, DOVER, 7117Permanently Registered
- Dover School17 CHAPMAN AV, DOVER, 7117Permanently Registered
- House (Rodman)23 KENT BEACH RD, DOVER, 7117Permanently Registered
- Rammed Earth Kiln HUON HWY, DOVER, 7117Permanently Registered
- Shop6965 Huon HWY, Dover, 7117Permanently Registered
- St Mary's Church of Our Hope19 CHAPMAN AV, DOVER, 7117Permanently Registered
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Franklin
- Member of Parliament
- Julie COLLINS (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 83,693
- Turnout (2025)
- 94.2%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +5.7 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 30.6%Labor 69.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 23.1 km away).
Coalition 36.6%Labor 63.4%
6.0 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.3 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- DoverLabor 63.1% · Coalition 36.9% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
- SouthportLabor 66.4% · Coalition 33.6% TPP (2025)14.0 km away
- CygnetLabor 72.7% · Coalition 27.3% TPP (2025)15.7 km away
- GeevestonLabor 65.7% · Coalition 34.3% TPP (2025)17.0 km away
- AlonnahLabor 68.8% · Coalition 31.2% TPP (2025)18.4 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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