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TAS · Hobart Council
Mount Stuart, 7000
Est. population · Jun 2025
2,313
Growth (1 yr)
-0.5%
Growth (5 yr)
+0.6%
Median age
41
Median income
$1,960/wk
Employment rate
64%
Languages at home
13.5%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Urdu, Nepali
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- High desirability
- Excellent transport
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
Mount Stuart is a hillside smaller community in Hobart Council, with elevated streets and a greener, quieter pace. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with family life visible on every street. Education outcomes and school provision stand out relative to comparable suburbs.
Everyday cafés are limited locally, with the wider metro area covering the bigger food and entertainment trips. Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, and buses help with longer trips.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. Older homes and historic streetscapes give the suburb a character that is hard to manufacture anew.
Desirability rates good overall, led by community and employment, while safety land closer to the middle of the pack for similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
Mount Stuart snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$480/wk
Population (ERP)
2,313
-0.5% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.4%
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
#15
among Metro Hobart · Established
Safety
20th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
6th
percentile in TAS
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
73rd
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
- 56.1/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 10% of Tasmania's suburbs
- National rank
- 1437th in Australia
- State rank
- 33rd in TAS
- Peer rank
- #15 among Metro Hobart · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #19 among Metro Hobart suburbs
- Data confidence
- 74%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (latest monthly release)
- $480
- Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
- 19
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
2,313(June 2025)
-0.5% annual · +0.6% over 5 years · 6th percentile in TAS
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- -0.5%
- 5-year growth
- +0.6%
- Change in 1 year
- -12
- Change in 5 years
- +14
- Growth rank in TAS
- 6th 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 (~2,400), extrapolated at +0.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 2,444
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,960
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 78 of 1,052
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,789
- Employment rate
- 64%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 795 / 14 / 163
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)
- 4,872
- Against the person
- 733
- Against property
- 3,961
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 2,106.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 3 residents
- State safety percentile
- 19.9th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +0.6%
Most common offence types
- Offences Against Property3961
- Offences Against The Person733
- Total Offences4872
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
- 12
- Median school ICSEA (12 schools)
- 1,063
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 73th
School list
- Mount Stuart Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1138 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 340 students · Top SEA quarter 57% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
- The Friends' SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1149 · 95th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 1,269 students · Top SEA quarter 63% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- Sacred Heart CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1017 · 55th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 934 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Lansdowne Crescent Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1130 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 404 students · Top SEA quarter 56% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Elizabeth CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 996 · 45th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 738 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1033 · 61th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 195 students · Top SEA quarter 23% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Lambert SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1007 · 50th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 33 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Campbell Street Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1075 · 77th percentile · LBOTE 38% · 219 students · Top SEA quarter 36% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- Lenah Valley Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1080 · 79th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 525 students · Top SEA quarter 39% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- New Town Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1057 · 71th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 305 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 1.6 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
20 public transport stops in this suburb
- No.56 Mt Stuart Rd
- Stop 12, No.70 Mt Stuart Rd
- Stop 13, No.82 Mt Stuart Rd
- Stop 14, No.108 Mt Stuart Rd
- Stop 8, No.446 Elizabeth St
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
43 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 supermarkets · 1 playgrounds · 1 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Decent local green space — 3 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 20 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 55/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.23
Shopping(1)
- Hill Street Grocer New TownSupermarket
2 Augusta Road, New Town
Community(2)
- Mount Stuart Memorial HallCommunity centre
- Mount Stuart Primary SchoolSchool
Sport & outdoors(6)
- Leonard Wall ReservePark
- Mount Stuart ParkPark
- Providence Valley ReservePark
- City of HobartPlayground
- Sports field
- Swimming pool
Transport(21)
21 bus stops
Other(7)
- Bench (2)
- Garden (3)
- The ElmsHotel
452 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart
- Parking (4)
- Montagu Street LibraryPublic Bookcase
- Public toilets
- Shelter
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
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Leonard Wall ReservePark
- Mount Stuart ParkPark
- Providence Valley ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 11
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
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 Hospital (0.6 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)
- 51
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 22.0
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
13 heritage places
- Arcadie454 ELIZABETH ST, NORTH HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
- Beaulieu6A-8 RUPERT AV, MOUNT STUART, 7000Permanently Registered
- House45 ELPHINSTONE RD, MOUNT STUART, 7000Permanently Registered
- House444 ELIZABETH ST, NORTH HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
- House5 MUIR CT, MOUNT STUART, 7000Permanently Registered
- Lyndhurst448-450 ELIZABETH ST, NORTH HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
- Mimosa446 ELIZABETH ST, NORTH HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
- Newlands4 TOORAK AV, MOUNT STUART, 7000Permanently Registered
- Newlands Lodge46 AUGUSTA RD, LENAH VALLEY, 7008Permanently Registered
- Shalimar44 ELPHINSTONE RD, MOUNT STUART, 7000Permanently Registered
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
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
- 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 1.7 km away).
Coalition 22.5%Labor 77.5%
6.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +4.1 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Mount StuartLabor 81.0% · Coalition 19.0% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
- Special Hospital Team 3Labor 68.0% · Coalition 32.0% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
- North Hobart CentralLabor 80.3% · Coalition 19.7% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- West Hobart CentralLabor 80.1% · Coalition 19.9% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
- North HobartLabor 76.5% · Coalition 23.5% TPP (2025)1.2 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)
- 9/10
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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