TAS · Hobart Council

New Town, 7008

Est. population · Jun 2025

6,540

Growth (1 yr)

-0.5%

Growth (5 yr)

-2.2%

Median age

Median income

$1,596/wk

Employment rate

58.6%

University qualified

41.9%

Work from home

Languages at home

22.5%non-English

Most common: Nepali, Mandarin, Punjabi

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

54.2/100

Average

Top 7% of Tasmania's suburbs

Verified 95% confidence

How this score is calculated

Heritage area
Walkable
High desirability
Inner city

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Suburb profile

New Town is an inner metropolitan suburb of Hobart, in Hobart Council, characterised by heritage streetscapes alongside mixed commercial and residential development. It is close to Mount Stuart.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Open-space access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked inner metropolitan suburbs, and school access is strong, with school access 80% above the peer median. Rents are relatively affordable, with median rents 19% below the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are higher crime and higher recorded crash rates relative to resident population.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising open space and daily services 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

Open-space access is exceptionally strong
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
Rents are relatively affordable
School access is strong

Weaknesses

Reported crime in the wider Hobart Police Division is elevated relative to comparable places
Recorded crashes relative to resident population are elevated

What stands out

Overseas-born and multilingual community
Heritage streetscapes
Mount Stuart

Who it suits

Families
Professionals
Retirees
Students
Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How New Town compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$405/wk

Population (ERP)

6,540

-0.5% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

8.8%

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

among Metro Hobart · Established

Pop. growth

6th

percentile in TAS

Rented dwellings

42%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

7/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

61st

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: 54.2/100 — Average
State standing: Top 7% of Tasmania's suburbs
National rank: 1254th in Australia
State rank: 20th in TAS
Peer rank: #6 among Metro Hobart · Established suburbs
Cohort rank: #9 among Metro Hobart suburbs
Data confidence: 95%

Data sources & freshness

Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated 30 September 2026 at 1:58 am AEST

Housing

All types (latest monthly release): $405

Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release): 50

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

Tasmanian rental bond lodgements — Department of Justice (Tasmania) · latest monthly release · Updated 1 July 2026 at 3:59 pm AEST · Monthly XLSX release

Population

Estimated resident population

6,540(June 2025)

-0.5% annual · -2.2% over 5 years · 6th percentile in TAS

Growth figures & methodology

Annual growth: -0.5%
5-year growth: -2.2%
Change in 1 year: -33
Change in 5 years: -148
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 (~6,700), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population: 6,781
Median age: 38
Median household income / week: $1,596
Dwelling vacancy: 8.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings: 259 of 2,959
Median monthly mortgage: $1,771
Median weekly rent (2021 Census): $340
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented): 31.1% / 26.8% / 42%
Employment rate: 58.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car): 8% / 7.6% / 58.4%
Walked or cycled to work: 10.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats): 1,831 / 270 / 577 (+ 17 other)

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 13 September 2026 at 1:40 pm AEST
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 20 July 2026 at 11:16 am AEST · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

41.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Tasmania. 10.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.

University qualified41.9% · 21.9% TAS
Diploma qualified7.7% · 7.9% TAS
Trade / vocational10.8% · 18.5% TAS
Year 12 or below39.6% · 51.8% TAS

Highest qualification field

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

Management and commerce24.5%
Society and culture15.1%
Health14.6%
Education9.6%
Engineering and related technologies9.2%
Creative arts5.9%

How these groups are defined

Measure	Definition
University qualified	Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified	Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational	Certificate III + IV
Year 12	Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12	Year 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 12 September 2026 at 9:47 pm AEST
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24): $62,729
Median salary / wages (2023–24): $66,910
Residents with rental investments: 13.0%
Median super balance (2023–24): $83,502
Residents with business income: 12.0%

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 7008 — 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: 8,518
Taxpayers reporting net rent: 1,102
Median net rent: $1,128
Taxpayers reporting business income: 1,011
Taxable income vs state median: +19%
Salary / wages vs state median: +15%
Rental investment vs state median: +18%
Super vs state median: +11%
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 15 September 2026 at 2:53 pm AEST · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

22.5% speak a language other than English at home; 29% born overseas

Language at home: 5,003 English only · 1,456 other
Non-English at home: 22.5%
Born overseas: 1,877 (29%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 144 (2.1%)
Australian citizens: 5,257
Languages spoken at home (other than English): 28

Top languages other than English

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

Nepali140 · 22.7%
Mandarin97 · 15.7%
Punjabi78 · 12.7%
Hindi35 · 5.7%
Urdu28 · 4.5%
Arabic20 · 3.2%
Greek19 · 3.1%
Italian19 · 3.1%

Religion

47.9%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 47.9%, while Christianity accounts for 32.3%. Hinduism is more prevalent locally than across the state.

Measure	Suburb	State
No religion	47.9%	49.6%
Christianity	32.3%	38.4%
Hinduism	6.2%	1.7%
Islam	2.1%	0.9%
Other / not stated	11.5%	9.5%

Christian denominations

Denomination	Suburb	State
Catholic	14.2%	12.7%
Anglican	9.9%	14.4%

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 13 September 2026 at 1:40 pm AEST
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: 91.6th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate): +0.6%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb): 4,094
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank): 625.99

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

Tasmanian crash locations — Department of State Growth (Tasmania) · 2020–latest · Updated 1 October 2026 at 2:20 am AEST · Located crashes from 2020 onward
Tasmania Police division crime statistics — Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management · 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated 2 October 2026 at 1:45 am AEST · Annual June Corporate Performance Reports; division-level totals

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km: 9
Median school ICSEA (9 schools): 1,033
Median ICSEA percentile: 61th

School list

Hobart City High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 987 · 41th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 844 students · Top SEA quarter 15% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
New Town Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1057 · 71th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 305 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
Sacred Heart CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1017 · 55th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 934 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
Bowen Road Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 973 · 34th percentile · LBOTE 35% · 212 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
The Friends' SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1149 · 95th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 1,269 students · Top SEA quarter 63% · 1.5 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 →
Hilliard Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1012 · 52th percentile · LBOTE 57% · 248 students · Top SEA quarter 15% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1033 · 61th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 195 students · Top SEA quarter 23% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
St Therese's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1035 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 207 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 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

ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated 13 July 2026 at 4:51 pm AEST · Annual release
School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated 13 July 2026 at 4:51 pm AEST · Annual release

Public transport

64 public transport stops in this suburb

Opposite No.398 Park St
Stop 15, opp.No.366 Park Street
Stop 16, No.371 Park Street
Stop 17, No.383 Park St
Stop 18, No.69 Risdon Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated 1 July 2026 at 3:59 pm AEST

Amenities

245 mapped amenities

3 restaurants · 2 cafes · 2 pubs · 2 supermarkets · 2 pharmacies · 2 fast food · 1 bakeries · 3 places of worship

Local character & venue list

Local character

Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
Great for outdoor family life — 24 parks mapped in suburb, 8 playgrounds nearby
Well connected by public transport — 64 public transport stops
Strong local sport and recreation — 26 sport and outdoor facilities nearby

Walkability proxy: 90/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents: 0.29
Food & drink per 1,000 residents: 1.47
Parks per 1,000 residents: 3.54

Food & drink(10)

Jean PascalBakery
Jackman & McRossCafe
Tracks CafeCafe
65 Bellevue Parade, New Town
GO PIZZAFast food
251 New Town Road
Wendy'sFast food
Maypole HotelPub
191 New Town Road
The Talbot HotelPub
Pizza HutRestaurant
216-220 New Town Road
Spice on WheelsRestaurant
43 Forster Street, New Town
The Boathouse RestaurantRestaurant
15 Queens Walk, New Town

Shopping(8)

9/11 BottleshopBottle shop
Dan Murphy'sBottle shop
191 New Town Road
KmartDepartment store
New Town PlazaShopping centre
1 Risdon Road, New Town
ColesSupermarket
WoolworthsSupermarket
192-196 New Town Road

Everyday services(3)

Blueline Commercial LaundryLaundry
LaLa's LaundryLaundry
202 New Town Road
Caltex Star Mart New TownPetrol station
71 Risdon Road, New Town

Community(5)

Hobart City High School - New Town CampusSchool
Hobart City High School - Ogilvie CampusSchool
224 New Town Road
Hobart City High School -Ogilvie CampusSchool
New Town Primary SchoolSchool
Sacred Heart CollegeSchool
2 Cross Street, New Town

Health & services(7)

Moreton Group Medical ServicesClinic
98 New Town Road
St Giles - Therapy and Support ServicesClinic
11A Gant Street, Lenah Valley
Alcohol and Drug ServicesHospital
St Johns Avenue, New Town
Argyle Street Medical CenterMedical clinic
3 Stoke Street, New Town
New Town Health HubMedical clinic
127C New Town Road
Chemist WarehousePharmacy
Epic Pharmacy New TownPharmacy

Sport & outdoors(64)

BBQ (2)
City Cycle RouteCycling route
Intercity CyclewayCycling route
Lenah Valley Cycle RouteCycling route
New Town Rivulet TrailCycling route
New Town Road ConnectCycling route
City of HobartDrinking water
TasWaterDrinking water
Citywide FitnessGym
Garrington ParkPark
John Kennedy ReservePark
Park (21)
Swanston Street PlaygroundPark
Fairfield PlaygroundPlayground
Playground (5)
Seymour Street PlaygroundPlayground
Swanston Street Playground Equipment AreaPlayground
Clare Street OvalPublic toilets
Cornelian Bay ForeshorePublic toilets
New Town Oval - FemalePublic toilets
New Town Oval - MalePublic toilets
Public toilets
Aurora StadiumSports centre
Buckingham Bowls ClubSports centre
Clare Street Sports GroundSports centre
New Town Cricket ClubSports centre
St John's Park Bowls ClubSports centre
Tasmanian Hockey CentreSports centre
Clare Street OvalSports field
Friends Sports GroundSports field
New Town Croquet ClubSports field
New Town OvalSports field
Queens Walk Recreation GroundSports field
Rugby ParkSports field
Southern Tasmania Netball AssociationSports field
Sports field
THC 1Sports field
THC 2Sports field
THC 3Sports field

Places to stay(3)

Meriam Bed & BreakfastGuest house
29 Stoke Street, New Town
Willesden on StokeGuest house
23 Stoke Street, New Town
Hobart Tower MotelMotel
300 Park Street, New Town

Transport(65)

65 bus stops

Other(27)

Bench (14)
Bicycle Parking (4)
WoolworthsBicycle Parking
Clock
Common
Cornelian Bay CrematoriumCrematorium
Graham Family FuneralsFuneral Directors
73 Risdon Road, New Town
Garden
Rose GardenGarden
Wellington GardensGarden
War GravesGrave Yard
News ExtraNewsagent
Unit 5 1 Risdon Road, New Town
Car ParkParking
DisabledParking
Parking (31)
Picnic Table (4)
Anglican ChurchPlace of worship
Exaltation of the Holy Cross ChurchPlace of worship
Worship CenterPlace of worship
Australia PostPost Box
Post Box (3)
Recycling (2)
Shelter (2)
Rosary Gardens Nursing HomeSocial Facility
Telephone (2)
Track
Waste Basket (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 5 September 2026 at 7:20 pm AEST
OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated 5 September 2026 at 1:09 pm AEST

Sporting clubs

4 named sporting clubs in this suburb

Buckingham Bowls Club
Lawn Bowls
New Town Cricket Club
Cricket
St John's Park Bowls Club
Lawn Bowls
Tasmanian Hockey Centre
Hockey

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated 3 September 2026 at 5:23 pm AEST · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

3 parks and public open space in this suburb

Garrington ParkPark
John Kennedy ReservePark
Swanston Street PlaygroundPark

Data sources & freshness

Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated 1 July 2026 at 4:01 pm AEST

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area: 1.3%
Woodland / forest cover: 0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM): 24
Parks (OSM): 24
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 7 September 2026 at 6:03 pm AEST · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

3 places of worship within ~1.5 km

Anglican Church
Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church
Worship Center

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated 4 July 2026 at 12:04 pm AEST

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb: 7
Nearest hospital: Alcohol and Drug Services (1.1 km)
Nearest hospital type: Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency: Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb: On site
GP clinics in suburb: 4
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM): 0 of 4
Aged-care services: 5
Residential aged-care places: 251

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

Argyle Street Medical CenterStoke StreetGP
New Town Health HubNew Town RoadGP
Alcohol and Drug ServicesSt Johns AvenueHospital
Chemist WarehousePharmacy
Epic Pharmacy New TownPharmacy
Moreton Group Medical ServicesNew Town RoadClinic
St Giles - Therapy and Support ServicesGant StreetClinic

Aged-care services

Barrington LodgeNEW TOWNResidential
Mary Ogilvy HomeNEW TOWNResidential
Rosary GardensNEW TOWNResidential
Southern Cross Care (Tas) Community Care SouthNEW TOWNHome Care
The Salvation Army Community Aged Care SouthNEW TOWNHome Care

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

Hospitals, GPs and aged care — OpenStreetMap + AIHW GEN aged care service list · 2025-06-30; current · Updated 7 September 2026 at 6:02 pm AEST

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026): 219
Participants per 1,000 residents: 33.5

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 20 July 2026 at 11:29 am AEST · 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 (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated 4 July 2026 at 6:42 pm AEST

Future & Planning

Roadworks & transport

1 active roadworks / incidents

Domain Highway interchange, New TownBrooker Highway05 Oct 2026 – 19 Oct 2026

Data sources & freshness

Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated 1 October 2026 at 2:07 am AEST

Heritage

103 heritage places

Aberdeen14 CLARE ST, NEW TOWN, 7008Permanently Registered
Barossa57 NEW TOWN RD, NEW TOWN, 7008Permanently Registered
Barrington120 SWANSTON ST, NEW TOWN, 7008Permanently Registered
Brightside4 BAY RD, NEW TOWN, 7008Permanently Registered
Cambria Cottage (now Langford House)111 New Town RD, NEW TOWN, 7008Permanently Registered
Carolside219 NEW TOWN RD, NEW TOWN, 7008Permanently Registered
Carolside219 NEW TOWN RD, NEW TOWN, 7008Permanently Registered
Cawarra52 RISDON RD, NEW TOWN, 7008Permanently Registered
Cliefden107 NEW TOWN RD, NEW TOWN, 7008Permanently Registered
Conjoined House42 NEW TOWN RD, NEW TOWN, 7008Permanently Registered

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated 1 July 2026 at 4:01 pm AEST

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone: No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay: 5.2% 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 7 September 2026 at 6:35 pm AEST

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 1.9 km away).

Coalition 23.2%Labor 76.8%

6.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +5.7 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

New Town CentralLabor 79.7% · Coalition 20.3% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
New Town WestLabor 73.9% · Coalition 26.1% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
Moonah EastLabor 78.7% · Coalition 21.3% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
Special Hospital Team 3Labor 68.0% · Coalition 32.0% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
MoonahLabor 74.5% · Coalition 25.5% 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 11 July 2026 at 5:59 pm AEST · 2025 election with by-election overlays

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021): 7/10
IRSD decile (2021): 5/10

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

SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated 1 July 2026 at 3:52 pm AEST

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