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TAS · Meander Valley Council
Hadspen, 7290
Est. population · Jun 2025
2,561
Growth (1 yr)
+0.9%
Growth (5 yr)
+6.9%
Median age
39
Median income
$1,483/wk
Employment rate
64%
Languages at home
1.1%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- National parks
- Excellent transport
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
Hadspen is a regional smaller community in Meander Valley Council, oriented around local life rather than the metro orbit of Hobart. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Fitness and outdoor sport options are a real part of local life, not just a distant club trip away.
Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, and buses help with longer trips. Homes are relatively cheap compared with the wider market, which keeps entry costs lower.
Reported crime has been rising recently. The suburb still has an emerging character, as newer residents settle in and local identity forms.
Desirability rates good overall, led by stronger community and employment compared with similar regional towns.
At a glance
Hadspen snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$290/wk
Population (ERP)
2,561
+0.9% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.9%
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
#4
among Country & regional · Emerging
Safety
4th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
78th
percentile in TAS
Advantage (IRSAD)
3/10
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
- 56.6/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 10% of Tasmania's suburbs
- National rank
- 1388th in Australia
- State rank
- 30th in TAS
- Peer rank
- #4 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #14 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 65%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (latest monthly release)
- $290
- Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
- 5
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
2,561(June 2025)
+0.9% annual · +6.9% over 5 years · 78th percentile in TAS
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.9%
- 5-year growth
- +6.9%
- Change in 1 year
- +24
- Change in 5 years
- +166
- Growth rank in TAS
- 78th 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 (~2,700), extrapolated at +1.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 2,429
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income / week
- $1,483
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 59 of 1,006
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,356
- Employment rate
- 64%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 801 / 110 / 24 (+ 19 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 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
- 476.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 10 residents
- State safety percentile
- 4.3th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +19.2%
Most common offence types
- Offences Against Property953
- Offences Against The Person232
- Total Offences1221
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
Public transport
18 public transport stops in this suburb
- No.15 Main St
- No.17 Bartley St
- No.39 Main St
- No.51 Main St
- Rutherglen Rd Cnr McCulloch Dr
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
108 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 supermarkets · 1 places of worship · 7 playgrounds · 18 swimming pools · 1 petrol stations · 1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Great for outdoor family life — 9 parks mapped in suburb, 7 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 18 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 27 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 54/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.41
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 3.71
Food & drink(1)
- Rutherglen Bar & BistroRestaurant
Shopping(1)
- IGASupermarket
Sport & outdoors(33)
- Hadspen River RerservePark
- Park
14 South Esk Drive, Hadspen
- Poets Place ReservePark
- South Esk Lions ParkPark
- Winifred Jane Crescent ReservePark
- Picnic area
- Playground (7)
- Sports field
- Sports field
1A Clare Street, Hadspen
- Swimming pool (18)
Transport(13)
13 bus stops
Other(28)
- TasHerd pty LtdAgrarian
16 Main Street, Hadspen
- Bottle'O HadspenAlcohol
Unit 4 37 Winifred Jane Crescent, Hadspen
- Artwork
- Bench (6)
- Discovery Holiday Parks – HadspenCaravan Site
- Hadspen Fire StationFire station
8-10 Main Street, Hadspen
- Firepit (2)
- hadspen hairHairdresser
- Red Feather AInnHotel
42 Main Street, Hadspen
- Rutherglen Holiday VillageHotel
- Kitchen (2)
- Laundry
- Entally House Historic SiteNature Reserve
- Parking (6)
- Caltex HadspenPetrol station
- Picnic Table (3)
- Hadspen Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
- Australia PostPost Box
- Australia PostPost office
- Street LibraryPublic Bookcase
- Public toilets
- Recycling (9)
- Sanitary Dump Station
- Shelter
- Shower (2)
- Slipway
- TelstraTelephone
- Waste Basket (10)
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
8 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Coronea Court ReservePark
- Entally House Historic SiteNature reserve
- Hadspen River RerservePark
- Poets Place ReservePark
- South Esk Lions ParkPark
- Winifred Jane Crescent ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 10
- Parks (OSM)
- 9
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
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Hadspen Uniting Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Launceston General Hospital (9.9 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
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)
- 70
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 27.3
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
- 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
- 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 (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
8 heritage places
- Church of the Good Shepherd & Cemetery59 MAIN ST, HADSPEN, 7290Permanently Registered
- Cottage50 MAIN ST, HADSPEN, 7290Permanently Registered
- Cottage48 MAIN ST, HADSPEN, 7290Permanently Registered
- Cottage52 MAIN ST, HADSPEN, 7290Permanently Registered
- Cottage75 Entally RD, Hadspen, 7290Permanently Registered
- Entally782 MEANDER VALLEY RD, HADSPEN, 7290Permanently Registered
- Old Gaol and Watchman's cottage46 MAIN ST, HADSPEN, 7290Permanently Registered
- Red Feather Inn42 MAIN ST, HADSPEN, 7290Permanently 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
- 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 11.5 km away).
Coalition 40.8%Labor 59.2%
2.4 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +15.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- HadspenLabor 59.6% · Coalition 40.4% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
- CarrickLabor 45.9% · Coalition 54.1% TPP (2025)4.8 km away
- Blackstone HeightsLabor 50.7% · Coalition 49.3% TPP (2025)5.3 km away
- Prospect (Lyons)Labor 60.3% · Coalition 39.7% TPP (2025)6.8 km away
- Summerhill (Lyons)Labor 60.0% · Coalition 40.0% TPP (2025)7.3 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)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
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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