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TAS · Kingborough Council
Howden, 7054
Est. population · Jun 2025
733
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+1.2%
Median age
44
Median income
$2,324/wk
Employment rate
67.8%
Languages at home
4.8%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Arabic, German
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Howden is a practical smaller community in Kingborough Council, with a familiar suburban feel rather than a self-contained town centre. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with plenty of young families in the mix. Sport and recreation are easy to access, with local venues supporting active weekends and after-work routines.
Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area. Housing is expensive relative to much of the state.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Against similar metro suburbs, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because lag behind, despite relative strength in community and employment. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Howden snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
733
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
3.9%
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
#35
among Metro Hobart · Established
Safety
19th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
21st
percentile in TAS
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
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
- 39.7/100 — Below average
- State standing
- Top 45% of Tasmania's suburbs
- National rank
- 3823rd in Australia
- State rank
- 147th in TAS
- Peer rank
- #35 among Metro Hobart · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #61 among Metro Hobart suburbs
- Data confidence
- 65%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
733(June 2025)
0.0% annual · +1.2% over 5 years · 21th percentile in TAS
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- +1.2%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- +9
- Growth rank in TAS
- 21th 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 (~750), extrapolated at +0.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 717
- Median age
- 44
- Median household income / week
- $2,324
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 10 of 259
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,771
- Employment rate
- 67.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 251 / 0 / 0
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
- 1,916.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 3 residents
- State safety percentile
- 18.9th (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
Public transport
1 public transport stops in this suburb
- No.256 Howden Rd
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
15 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
9 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Strong local sport and recreation — 10 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 2/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Sport & outdoors(10)
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (9)
Transport(2)
2 bus stops
Other(2)
- Howden Fire StationFire station
392 Howden Road
- Horse Riding (2)
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 6
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
- Nearest hospital
- Calvary Healthcare Tasmania - St John's Campus (13.9 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)
- 17
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 23.2
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
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 5.3 km away).
Coalition 30.1%Labor 69.9%
0.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +9.5 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- HowdenLabor 69.5% · Coalition 30.5% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
- Blackmans Bay SouthLabor 72.6% · Coalition 27.4% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
- MargateLabor 67.1% · Coalition 32.9% TPP (2025)3.1 km away
- Blackmans BayLabor 77.5% · Coalition 22.5% TPP (2025)3.2 km away
- Kingston WestLabor 68.3% · Coalition 31.7% TPP (2025)3.4 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)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
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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