TAS · Meander Valley Council

Walls Of Jerusalem, 7304

  • Green suburb
  • National parks
  • Holiday parks
  • Country town
What Walls Of Jerusalem is known for: Green suburb, National parks, Holiday parks, Country town

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Suburb Guide, “Walls Of Jerusalem, TAS Suburb Guide”, updated 1 October 2026, https://suburb.guide/tas/walls-of-jerusalem

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Suburb profile

Walls Of Jerusalem is a regional town in Tasmania, in Meander Valley Council.

Recorded road crashes are a relative strength, with recorded road crashes 100% below the peer median, and mapped flood cover is another area where the suburb performs particularly well, and heritage listings are a relative strength, with heritage listings 100% above the peer median. Trade-offs centre on thinner local amenities and weaker employment, with local amenities 43% below the peer median.

Overall, Walls Of Jerusalem suits people prioritising heritage character over local amenities.

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

Regional town · compared with regional towns in Tasmania (61)

Strengths

  • Recorded road crashes are a relative strength
  • Mapped flood cover is a relative strength
  • Heritage listings are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Everyday shops and services are sparse
  • Employment is a relative weakness

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Housing, growth and risk

How Walls Of Jerusalem compares

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

Median house price

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No data available

Median rent

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No data available

Population (ERP)

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No data available

Dwelling vacancy

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No data available

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
0
Median age
0
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 (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

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$47,212

22nd percentile in TAS · -20% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$53,221

22nd percentile in TAS · -18% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
11.0%

57th percentile in TAS · -20% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$54,385

19th percentile in TAS · -14% vs Australia

Residents with business income
13.0%

79th percentile in TAS · +25% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 7304 — 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
3,751
Taxpayers reporting net rent
398
Median net rent
$2,915
Taxpayers reporting business income
482
Taxable income vs state median
-11%
Salary / wages vs state median
-8%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
-28%
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

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

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 Central North Police Division, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2024–25)
1,221
Against the person
232
Against property
953
Rate per 1,000 residents (area)
18.3
State crime-rate percentile
11.9th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+19.2%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
0
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
0

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

Amenities

8 mapped amenities

5 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Sport & outdoors(3)
  • Walls of Jerusalem National ParkNature reserve
  • Overland Track section 5Walking trail
  • Overland Track section 6Walking trail
Camping & holiday parks(5)
  • Campground
  • Dixon's Kingdom Hut Camping Area (Decommisioned)Campground
  • Dixons Kingdom Camping AreaCampground
  • Lake Adelaide Camp GroundCampground
  • Wild Dog Creek Commercial Camping AreaCampground

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

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
1.3%
Woodland / forest cover
1.3%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
16
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
17°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
Deloraine District Hospital (53.7 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)
20
Participants per 1,000 residents
22.1

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
17° / 5°
Rainfall
348 mm · ~44 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
12° / 3°
Rainfall
457 mm · ~57 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
6° / -0°
Rainfall
598 mm · ~75 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
11° / 2°
Rainfall
540 mm · ~68 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

4 heritage places

  • Dixon's Kingdom HutWALLS OF JERUSALEM NATIONAL PARK, 7304Permanently Registered
  • Halls Hut Halls Island, Walls of Jerusalem National Park, 7304Permanently Registered
  • Junction Lake HutWALLS OF JERUSALEM NATIONAL PARK, 7304Permanently Registered
  • Lake Meston HutWALLS OF JERUSALEM NATIONAL PARK, 7304Permanently 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
No mapped inundation on 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
Lyons
Member of Parliament
Rebecca WHITE (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
88,977
Turnout (2025)
92.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+10.7 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 38.4%Labor 61.6%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 57.4 km away).

Coalition 48.3%Labor 51.7%

9.8 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +8.2 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Mole CreekLabor 45.6% · Coalition 54.4% TPP (2025)39.9 km away
  • MienaLabor 49.6% · Coalition 50.4% TPP (2025)41.1 km away
  • MeanderLabor 56.0% · Coalition 44.0% TPP (2025)41.4 km away
  • ChudleighLabor 48.3% · Coalition 51.7% TPP (2025)42.8 km away
  • Claude RoadLabor 57.9% · Coalition 42.1% TPP (2025)51.0 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

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