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TAS · Derwent Valley Council
Southwest, 7116
- Green suburb
- National parks
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
Southwest offers a slower smaller community life in Derwent Valley Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. It sits a long way from Hobart and other major hubs, so daily life runs on a self-contained, local timetable. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric.
Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many comparable suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk.
Housing sits in the middle of the local market: neither cheap nor premium. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
At a glance
Southwest snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
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Dwelling vacancy
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How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
93rd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Population
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 0
- Median age
- 69
- Median household income / week
- $0
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 0
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 0%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
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 decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 3,231
- Against the person
- 598
- Against property
- 2,498
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 129,240
- State safety percentile
- 93.3th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -2.5%
Most common offence types
- Offences Against Property2498
- Offences Against The Person598
- Total Offences3231
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
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Gordonvale Conservation CovenantNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 196
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
- Ouse District Public Hospital (65.4 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
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
- 18° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 425 mm · ~53 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 14° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 565 mm · ~71 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 9° / 3°
- Rainfall
- 690 mm · ~86 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 13° / 5°
- Rainfall
- 614 mm · ~77 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
4 heritage places
- Cape Sorell Light Station CAPE SORELL LIGHTHOUSE, MACQUARIE HEADS, 7468Permanently Registered
- Maatsuyker Light Station (including Lighthouse and Keeper's Houses)MAATSUYKER ISLAND, 7117Permanently Registered
- Sarah Island GroupMACQUARIE HARBOUR, 7468Permanently Registered
- Sprent's CairnMount La Perouse, 7109Permanently 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
- Braddon
- Member of Parliament
- Anne URQUHART (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 84,244
- Turnout (2025)
- 93.0%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +15.2 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 42.8%Labor 57.2%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 171.7 km away).
Coalition 36.4%Labor 63.6%
6.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +20.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Special Hospital Team 3Labor 75.0% · Coalition 25.0% TPP (2025)90.5 km away
- QueenstownLabor 65.2% · Coalition 34.8% TPP (2025)90.6 km away
- StrahanLabor 55.3% · Coalition 44.7% TPP (2025)92.6 km away
- ZeehanLabor 67.3% · Coalition 32.7% TPP (2025)117.4 km away
- RoseberyLabor 67.6% · Coalition 32.4% TPP (2025)122.6 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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