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Mount Nelson, 7007

Est. population · Jun 2025

2,842

Growth (1 yr)

+0.4%

Growth (5 yr)

+1.2%

Median age

40

Median income

$1,687/wk

Employment rate

57.8%

University qualified

49.9%

Work from home

11.2%

Languages at home

18.7%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Cantonese, French

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

48.6/100
Average

Top 16% of Tasmania's suburbs

Verified 95% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Inner city
What Mount Nelson is known for: Inner city

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Suburb profile

Mount Nelson is an inner metropolitan suburb of Hobart, in Hobart Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. It is close to the Sandy Bay and Mount Nelson Primary School.

Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median, well above typical levels for inner metropolitan suburbs. Rents are relatively affordable, with median rents 20% below the peer median. Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 58% below the peer median, and mapped flood cover is a very strong feature of the suburb, with mapped flood cover 97% below the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are higher crime and limited health access.

Overall, Mount Nelson suits people prioritising lower rents and school quality over peace and quiet.

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

Inner metropolitan suburb · compared with inner metropolitan suburbs in Tasmania (40)

Strengths

  • Rents are relatively affordable
  • Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median
  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places
  • Mapped flood cover is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Reported crime in the wider Hobart Police Division is elevated relative to comparable places
  • Health-facility access is relatively limited

What stands out

  • Sandy Bay
  • Mount Nelson Primary School
  • Mount Nelson Signal Station
  • Mount Nelson Oval

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Mount Nelson compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$400/wk

Population (ERP)

2,842

+0.4% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

6.8%

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

#14

among Metro Hobart · Established

Pop. growth

51st

percentile in TAS

Rented dwellings

29%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

89th

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
48.6/100 — Average
State standing
Top 16% of Tasmania's suburbs
National rank
2295th in Australia
State rank
50th in TAS
Peer rank
#14 among Metro Hobart · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#18 among Metro Hobart suburbs
Data confidence
95%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

All types (latest monthly release)
$400
Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
16

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

2,842(June 2025)

+0.4% annual · +1.2% over 5 years · 51th percentile in TAS

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.4%
5-year growth
+1.2%
Change in 1 year
+11
Change in 5 years
+33
Growth rank in TAS
51th 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 (~3,000), extrapolated at +1.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
2,749
Median age
40
Median household income / week
$1,687
Dwelling vacancy
6.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
77 of 1,136
Median monthly mortgage
$1,586
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$320
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
40.2% / 31.2% / 28.6%
Employment rate
57.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
11.2% / 4.4% / 64.5%
Walked or cycled to work
4.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
859 / 148 / 55

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

49.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Tasmania. 8.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified49.9% · 21.9% TAS
  • Diploma qualified9.3% · 7.9% TAS
  • Trade / vocational8.5% · 18.5% TAS
  • Year 12 or below32.4% · 51.8% TAS

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce21.4%
  • Society and culture16.7%
  • Education13.6%
  • Health12.5%
  • Engineering and related technologies8.7%
  • Natural and physical sciences7.6%
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)
$59,570

90th percentile in TAS · +1% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$66,650

93rd percentile in TAS · +3% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
16.0%

91st percentile in TAS · +16% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$120,053

93rd percentile in TAS · +90% vs Australia

Residents with business income
12.0%

65th percentile in TAS · +15% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 7007 — 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
2,201
Taxpayers reporting net rent
355
Median net rent
$1,983
Taxpayers reporting business income
255
Taxable income vs state median
+13%
Salary / wages vs state median
+15%
Rental investment vs state median
+46%
Super vs state median
+59%
Business income vs state median
+9%

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

18.7% speak a language other than English at home; 26.6% born overseas

Language at home
2,128 English only · 491 other
Non-English at home
18.7%
Born overseas
699 (26.6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
55 (2%)
Australian citizens
2,260
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
23

Top languages other than English

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

  • Mandarin91 · 39.4%
  • Cantonese13 · 5.6%
  • French13 · 5.6%
  • Urdu12 · 5.2%
  • Bengali11 · 4.8%
  • Nepali11 · 4.8%
  • Arabic10 · 4.3%
  • Russian10 · 4.3%

Religion

55.2%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 55.2%, while Christianity accounts for 31%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion55.2%49.6%
Christianity31%38.4%
Islam2.3%0.9%
Buddhism2%1%
Other / not stated9.5%10.2%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican12.7%14.4%
Catholic9.4%12.7%
Christian (not further defined)2.3%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 Hobart Police Division, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2024–25)
4,872
Against the person
733
Against property
3,961
Rate per 1,000 residents (area)
87.2
State crime-rate percentile
91.3th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.6%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
279
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
98.17

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

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
4
Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
1,121
Median ICSEA percentile
89th
School list
  • Hobart CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1049 · 68th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 1,369 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Mount Nelson Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1107 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 233 students · Top SEA quarter 52% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Waimea Heights Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1135 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 31% · 359 students · Top SEA quarter 57% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • The Hutchins SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1140 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 986 students · Top SEA quarter 59% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

36 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Opposite 96 Nelson Rd
  • Stop 13, Hutchins School, Churchill Ave
  • Stop 13, Opposite Hutchins School, Churchill Ave
  • Stop 16, No.143 Nelson Rd
  • Stop 17, No.165 Nelson Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

93 mapped amenities

1 pharmacies · 2 playgrounds · 1 sports centres · 16 swimming pools

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Decent local green space — 2 parks in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 36 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 23 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
45/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.73
Shopping(2)
  • Duncan'sBottle shop
Community(3)
  • Hobart CollegeSchool

    50 Olinda Grove, Mount Nelson

  • Mount Nelson Primary SchoolSchool

    380 Nelson Road, Mount Nelson

  • Sustainability Learning CentreSchool

    50 Olinda Grove, Mount Nelson

Health & services(2)
  • Mount Nelson Medical CentreMedical clinic
  • Mt Nelson PharmacyPharmacy

    464 Nelson Road, Mount Nelson

Sport & outdoors(29)
  • Channel HighwayCycling route
  • Sandy Bay Riverside RollCycling route
  • Nature reserve
  • Truganini Conservation AreaNature reserve
  • Mount Nelson Oval and PlaygroundPark
  • Playground (2)
  • Public toilets
  • Olinda Grove Soccer FieldsSports centre
  • Hockey and Soccer GroundSports field
  • Mount Nelson OvalSports field
  • Olinda GroveSports field
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (16)
Entertainment(1)
  • Mount Nelson TheatreTheatre
Transport(32)

32 bus stops

Other(6)
  • Bench
  • Mount Nelson Fire StationFire station

    40 Olinda Grove, Mount Nelson

  • The Colour Circle StudioGallery
  • Mount Nelson StoreGeneral

    462 Nelson Road, Mount Nelson

  • Parking (19)
  • Post Box (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. 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

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Mount Nelson Oval and PlaygroundPark
  • Park or reserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
1.1%
Woodland / forest cover
0.5%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
6
Parks (OSM)
2
Typical summer maximum
19°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

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
Calvary Healthcare Tasmania - St John's Campus (3.3 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1

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

  • Mount Nelson Medical CentreGP

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
48
Participants per 1,000 residents
16.9

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
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 (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Mount Nelson Signal Station700 NELSON RD, MOUNT NELSON, 7007Permanently Registered

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
0.2% 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
Clark
Member of Parliament
Andrew WILKIE (Independent)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
74,304
Turnout (2025)
93.1%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.6 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 29.1%Labor 70.9%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.1 km away).

Coalition 28.4%Labor 71.6%

0.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +7.7 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Mount NelsonLabor 75.2% · Coalition 24.8% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • Sandy Bay SouthLabor 60.4% · Coalition 39.6% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
  • Sandy BayLabor 62.2% · Coalition 37.8% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
  • Sandy Bay CentralLabor 73.2% · Coalition 26.8% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
  • Lower Sandy BayLabor 53.5% · Coalition 46.5% TPP (2025)2.6 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)
9/10
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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