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TAS · Hobart Council

South Hobart, 7004

Est. population · Jun 2025

5,817

Growth (1 yr)

-0.8%

Growth (5 yr)

-0.4%

Median age

38

Median income

$1,787/wk

Employment rate

61.9%

University qualified

51.7%

Work from home

12.2%

Languages at home

15.9%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Nepali, German

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

49.1/100
Average

Top 15% of Tasmania's suburbs

Verified 98% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Heritage area
  • Inner city
What South Hobart is known for: Heritage area, Inner city

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Suburb profile

South Hobart is an inner metropolitan suburb of Hobart, in Hobart Council, where heritage streetscapes sit alongside mixed commercial and residential development. Notable landmarks include St Peter's Lutheran Church and All Saint's Church, South Hobart.

Public transport coverage is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked inner metropolitan suburbs. Local amenities is an exceptional strength. Green cover is an exceptional strength, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 59% above the peer median. Trade-offs centre on limited school access and higher crime, with school access 80% below the peer median.

Overall, South Hobart suits people prioritising public transport and local amenities over 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

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

Strengths

  • Public transport coverage is exceptionally strong
  • Green cover is a relative strength
  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • School access is sparse
  • Reported crime in the wider Hobart Police Division is elevated relative to comparable places

What stands out

  • Heritage streetscapes
  • St Peter's Lutheran Church
  • All Saint's Church, South Hobart

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How South Hobart compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$490/wk

Population (ERP)

5,817

-0.8% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

7.3%

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

#13

among Metro Hobart · Established

Pop. growth

4th

percentile in TAS

Rented dwellings

34%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

93rd

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
49.1/100 — Average
State standing
Top 15% of Tasmania's suburbs
National rank
2187th in Australia
State rank
48th in TAS
Peer rank
#13 among Metro Hobart · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#17 among Metro Hobart suburbs
Data confidence
98%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

All types (latest monthly release)
$490
Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
24

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

5,817(June 2025)

-0.8% annual · -0.4% over 5 years · 4th percentile in TAS

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
-0.8%
5-year growth
-0.4%
Change in 1 year
-46
Change in 5 years
-22
Growth rank in TAS
4th 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 (~6,050), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
5,886
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$1,787
Dwelling vacancy
7.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
182 of 2,497
Median monthly mortgage
$1,648
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$378
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
35.7% / 30.8% / 33.5%
Employment rate
61.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
12.2% / 4.9% / 47.9%
Walked or cycled to work
20%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,632 / 350 / 302 (+ 12 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

    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

51.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Tasmania. 8.2% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified51.7% · 21.9% TAS
  • Diploma qualified7.3% · 7.9% TAS
  • Trade / vocational8.2% · 18.5% TAS
  • Year 12 or below32.8% · 51.8% TAS

Highest qualification field

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

  • Society and culture18.1%
  • Health15.7%
  • Management and commerce15.3%
  • Natural and physical sciences10.5%
  • Education9.6%
  • Engineering and related technologies8.1%
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)
$59,061

86th percentile in TAS · +1% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$61,704

78th percentile in TAS · -5% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
16.0%

88th percentile in TAS · +16% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$83,200

63rd percentile in TAS · +31% vs Australia

Residents with business income
13.0%

73rd percentile in TAS · +25% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 7004 — 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
5,305
Taxpayers reporting net rent
851
Median net rent
$3,298
Taxpayers reporting business income
691
Taxable income vs state median
+12%
Salary / wages vs state median
+6%
Rental investment vs state median
+46%
Super vs state median
+10%
Business income vs state median
+18%

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

15.9% speak a language other than English at home; 25.1% born overseas

Language at home
4,715 English only · 893 other
Non-English at home
15.9%
Born overseas
1,414 (25.1%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
101 (1.7%)
Australian citizens
4,888
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).

  • Mandarin81 · 21.9%
  • Nepali47 · 12.7%
  • German32 · 8.6%
  • Cantonese27 · 7.3%
  • Spanish21 · 5.7%
  • Japanese18 · 4.9%
  • French16 · 4.3%
  • Hindi11 · 3%

Religion

62%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 62%, while Christianity accounts for 23.8%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion62%49.6%
Christianity23.8%38.4%
Hinduism2.1%1.7%
Buddhism2.2%1%
Other / not stated9.9%9.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican8.9%14.4%
Catholic8.4%12.7%

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
92.3th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.6%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
1,434
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
246.52

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
1,137
Median ICSEA percentile
93th
School list
  • South Hobart Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1137 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 436 students · Top SEA quarter 61%View on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Child's Play Early Learning - Day Care CentreDegraves Streetchildcare
  • Lady Gowrie Tasmania Integrated Centre for Children and Familieschildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

74 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Stop 19, No.445 Huon Rd
  • Stop 20, Huon Rd near Hillborough Rd
  • Stop 21, No.511 Huon Rd
  • Stop 22, Huon Rd near Turnip Fields Rd
  • Stop 23, opp.No.600 Huon Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

151 mapped amenities

1 bars · 1 places of worship · 2 playgrounds · 2 sports centres · 4 swimming pools

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Decent local green space — 5 parks in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 74 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 10 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
32/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.17
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.85
Food & drink(1)
  • Cascade Brewery BarBar

    140 Cascade Road, South Hobart

Community(1)
  • Child's Play Early Learning - Day Care CentreChildcare

    34 Degraves Street, South Hobart

Sport & outdoors(21)
  • BBQ (2)
  • City and Nature TrailCycling route
  • Degraves Street Bike LaneCycling route
  • Hobart Rivulet TrackCycling route
  • Intercity CyclewayCycling route
  • Drinking water
  • Cascade GardensPark

    McRobies Road, South Hobart

  • Wellesley ParkPark
  • Playground (2)
  • Public toilets
  • Wellesley ParkPublic toilets
  • Badminton CentreSports centre
  • FreuhaufSports centre
  • Sports field
  • Wellesley ParkSports field
  • Swimming pool (4)
Entertainment(1)
  • Matron's QuartersMuseum
Transport(44)

44 bus stops

Other(45)
  • Cascades Female FactoryAttraction

    16 Degraves Street, South Hobart

  • Bench (3)
  • Car wash (2)
  • Food Sharing
  • South Hobart Community GardenGarden
  • History and Interpretation CentreInformation
  • City of HobartParking
  • Parking (11)
  • Parking Space (22)
  • Picnic Table
  • Kingdom Hall of Jehova's Witness South HobartPlace of worship
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Post Box (2)
  • Public Bookcase
  • Battery BinRecycling
  • Book BinRecycling
  • Car BatteriesRecycling
  • Cardboard CompactorRecycling
  • Clothing BinRecycling
  • E-Waste BinRecycling
  • Engine Oil BinRecycling
  • Flare binRecycling
  • Gas Bottle BinRecycling
  • Glass BinRecycling
  • Household Glass Recycling BinsRecycling
  • Household Recycling BinsRecycling
  • Light Globes BinRecycling
  • Lithium Battery BinRecycling
  • Metal BinRecycling
  • Paint BinRecycling
  • Polystyrene BinRecycling
  • Soft Plastics BinRecycling
  • Timber BinRecycling
  • Toner Cartridges BinRecycling
  • TV BinRecycling
  • X-Ray BinRecycling
  • South Hobart Tip ShopSecond Hand

    McRobies Road, South Hobart

  • Telephone
  • Waste Basket (4)
  • Asbestos BinWaste Disposal
  • Fridges and FreezersWaste Disposal
  • Mattress BinWaste Disposal
  • TyresWaste Disposal
  • City of HobartWaste Transfer Station
  • Weighbridge

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

3 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Cascade GardensPark
  • Hobart Rivulet ParkPark
  • Wellesley ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
23.8%
Woodland / forest cover
22.4%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
11
Parks (OSM)
5
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

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Kingdom Hall of Jehova's Witness South Hobart

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
7
Nearest hospital
Calvary Healthcare Tasmania - St John's Campus (1.7 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
GP clinics in suburb
2
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 2
Aged-care services
2
Residential aged-care places
119

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

  • Gore Street MedicalGore StreetGP
  • Mountain Retreat Medical ClinicGP
  • Calvary Healthcare Tasmania - St John's CampusHospital
  • Hobart Exercise PhysiologyMacquarie StreetPhysiotherapist
  • Ispahan PodiatryPodiatrist
  • My Foot Dr Podiatry (Ispahan)Macquarie StreetPodiatrist
  • Radiology TasmaniaMacquarie StreetLaboratory
Aged-care services
  • Baldwin Living ServiceSOUTH HOBARTHome Care
  • RivuletSOUTH HOBARTResidential

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

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
108
Participants per 1,000 residents
18.6

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

152 heritage places

  • All Saint's Church, South Hobart339 MACQUARIE ST, SOUTH HOBART, 7004Permanently Registered
  • Allerton Cottage37 FITZROY CR, DYNNYRNE, 7005Permanently Registered
  • Ashleigh289 DAVEY ST, SOUTH HOBART, 7004Permanently Registered
  • Bendena300 DAVEY ST, SOUTH HOBART, 7004Permanently Registered
  • Brownleigh337 MACQUARIE ST, SOUTH HOBART, 7004Permanently Registered
  • Cascade Brewery and mills sites127-127a Cascade RD, South Hobart, 7004Permanently Registered
  • Cascades Female Factory18 DEGRAVES ST, SOUTH HOBART, 7004Permanently Registered
  • Clonmel52-58 Anglesea ST, South Hobart, 7004Permanently Registered
  • Collegiate Prep School52-58 ANGLESEA ST, SOUTH HOBART, 7004Permanently Registered
  • Commercial RetailSOUTH HOBART, 7004Permanently 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
1.9% 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 2.7 km away).

Coalition 20.0%Labor 80.0%

9.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +4.3 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • CascadesLabor 88.6% · Coalition 11.4% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
  • South HobartLabor 78.6% · Coalition 21.4% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
  • Sandy Bay CentralLabor 73.2% · Coalition 26.8% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
  • West Hobart CentralLabor 80.1% · Coalition 19.9% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
  • West Hobart SouthLabor 84.4% · Coalition 15.6% TPP (2025)2.3 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)
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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