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TAS · Huon Valley Council

Port Huon, 7116

Est. population · Jun 2025

529

Growth (1 yr)

+0.8%

Growth (5 yr)

+8.6%

Median age

50

Median income

$1,152/wk

Employment rate

46.5%

University qualified

15.2%

Work from home

13%

Languages at home

3%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

45.4/100
Average

Top 27% of Tasmania's suburbs

Verified 94% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Agricultural
  • Rural living
What Port Huon is known for: Green suburb, Agricultural, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Port Huon is a rural locality in Tasmania, in Huon Valley Council.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Rents are relatively affordable, with median rents 27% below the peer median. Population has been growing faster than in comparable places, with population growth 83% above the peer median, and university qualifications are a relative strength, with university qualifications 28% above the peer median. Trade-offs centre on more mapped flood cover and limited school access.

Port Huon is a better fit for people who value daily services and lower rents more than school access.

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

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Tasmania (329)

Strengths

  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Rents are relatively affordable
  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places
  • University qualifications are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • A larger share of the suburb sits in mapped inundation than in comparable places
  • School access is a relative weakness

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Port Huon compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$300/wk

Population (ERP)

529

+0.8% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

11.5%

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

#20

among Country & regional · Mature

Pop. growth

68th

percentile in TAS

Rented dwellings

14%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

3/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

26th

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
45.4/100 — Average
State standing
Top 27% of Tasmania's suburbs
National rank
3038th in Australia
State rank
86th in TAS
Peer rank
#20 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#51 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
94%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

All types (latest monthly release)
$300
Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
3

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

529(June 2025)

+0.8% annual · +8.6% over 5 years · 68th percentile in TAS

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.8%
5-year growth
+8.6%
Change in 1 year
+4
Change in 5 years
+42
Growth rank in TAS
68th 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 (~550), extrapolated at +1.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
492
Median age
50
Median household income / week
$1,152
Dwelling vacancy
11.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
26 of 227
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$278
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
52.8% / 33.5% / 13.7%
Employment rate
46.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
13% / 0% / 67.7%
Walked or cycled to work
2.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
199 / 0 / 0

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

15.2% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Tasmania. 21.4% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified15.2% · 21.9% TAS
  • Diploma qualified11.8% · 7.9% TAS
  • Trade / vocational21.4% · 18.5% TAS
  • Year 12 or below51.6% · 51.8% TAS

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies23.3%
  • Management and commerce21%
  • Society and culture9.6%
  • Architecture and building7.8%
  • Health7.8%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services7.3%
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)
$46,339

19th percentile in TAS · -21% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$54,360

30th percentile in TAS · -16% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
10.0%

42nd percentile in TAS · -27% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$68,953

42nd percentile in TAS · +9% vs Australia

Residents with business income
11.0%

51st percentile in TAS · +6% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 7116 — 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
1,424
Taxpayers reporting net rent
149
Median net rent
$2,222
Taxpayers reporting business income
160
Taxable income vs state median
-12%
Salary / wages vs state median
-6%
Rental investment vs state median
-9%
Super vs state median
-8%
Business income vs state median
0%

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

Seasonal & agricultural work

15.1% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 6.6× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 5.2% across Tasmania.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
15.1%

65th percentile in TAS · +557% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
29
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 7116

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Labourers12
  • Managers11

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 7116 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for South East (SA4 603), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1213364
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212316
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412214
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415162
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211151
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 8411134
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 121451
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841332
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841620
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 841915

South East is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 192 · AFF share +190% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

3% speak a language other than English at home; 16.8% born overseas

Language at home
455 English only · 14 other
Non-English at home
3%
Born overseas
78 (16.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
39 (7.9%)
Australian citizens
442

Religion

53.5%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 53.5%, while Christianity accounts for 40.9%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion53.5%49.6%
Christianity40.9%38.4%
Other / not stated5.7%12.1%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican15.4%14.4%
Catholic15%12.7%
Uniting Church2.6%2.6%
Baptist2%1.1%

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 Kingston Police Division, not this suburb alone.

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 (area)
22.8
State crime-rate percentile
32.7th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-16.5%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
86
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
162.57

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
1
Median school ICSEA
954
Median ICSEA percentile
26th
School list
  • Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 954 · 26th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 149 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.6 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

4 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Huon Hwy Opp Post Office
  • Huon Hwy Opp. Port Huon Sports Centre
  • No.4474 Huon Hwy
  • Port Huon Sports Centre, Huon Hwy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

8 mapped amenities

1 pubs · 1 playgrounds · 1 sports centres · 2 swimming pools · 1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Decent local green space — 0 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
Walkability proxy
8/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
2.03
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink(1)
  • Kermandie HotelPub

    4518 Huon Highway, Port Huon

Sport & outdoors(4)
  • Palmers Road PlaygroundPlayground
  • Port Huon Sports CentreSports centre
  • Port Huon Swimming PoolSwimming pool
  • Swimming pool
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Shipwrights Point Regatta GroundCampground
Other(1)
  • Parking (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

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Huon Yacht Club

    Sailing

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 · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
11.5%
Woodland / forest cover
11.5%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
10
Parks (OSM)
0
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

Nearest hospital
Huon Regional Care (9.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

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

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
12
Participants per 1,000 residents
22.7

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

6 heritage places

  • Hartz View4436 HUON HWY, PORT HUON, 7116Permanently Registered
  • Honeywood4308 HUON HWY, PORT HUON, 7116Permanently Registered
  • House4208 HUON HWY, PORT HUON, 7116Permanently Registered
  • House34 PERCY ST, PORT HUON, 7116Permanently Registered
  • Kermandie Experimental Pulp and Paper Mill85 WHALE POINT RD, PORT HUON, 7116Permanently Registered
  • Stonehaven44 DOODYS HILL RD, PORT HUON, 7116Permanently 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
3.1% 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
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 18.0 km away).

Coalition 33.8%Labor 66.2%

3.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +8.0 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • GeevestonLabor 65.7% · Coalition 34.3% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
  • CradocLabor 63.3% · Coalition 36.7% TPP (2025)9.0 km away
  • Franklin TownshipLabor 75.5% · Coalition 24.5% TPP (2025)9.1 km away
  • CygnetLabor 72.7% · Coalition 27.3% TPP (2025)10.6 km away
  • Glen HuonLabor 63.0% · Coalition 37.0% TPP (2025)14.3 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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

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

Compare with

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