Median house price
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No data available
TAS · Waratah-Wynyard Council
West Coast, 7469
Est. population · Jun 2025
8
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
0.0%
Median age
48
Median income
$450/wk
Employment rate
22.2%
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Green suburb
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
In Waratah-Wynyard Council, West Coast keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here. The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing.
Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk. Homes are neither a bargain nor a premium buy against the wider market.
Reported crime has been falling recently. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
At a glance
West Coast snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
8
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
43.8%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
97th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
41st
percentile in TAS
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
Population
Estimated resident population
8(June 2025)
0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 41th percentile in TAS
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- 0.0%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- 0
- Growth rank in TAS
- 41th 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 (~0), extrapolated at +0.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 8
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $450
- Dwelling vacancy
- 43.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 7 of 16
- Median monthly mortgage
- $390
- Employment rate
- 22.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 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)
- 2,211
- Against the person
- 628
- Against property
- 1,473
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 276,375
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 96.9th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -14.2%
Most common offence types
- Offences Against Property1473
- Offences Against The Person628
- Total Offences2211
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 146
- 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
- Rosebery Communitiy Hospital (33.3 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
- 20° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 299 mm · ~37 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 448 mm · ~56 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 11° / 5°
- Rainfall
- 601 mm · ~75 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 15° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 452 mm · ~56 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
2 heritage places
- Balfour Cemetery KAYWOOD RD, TEMMA, 7330Permanently Registered
- Carn Brea Tin MineEAST OF TRIAL HARBOUR AND GRANVILLE ROAD, 7469Permanently Registered
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
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 56.8 km away).
Coalition 38.1%Labor 61.9%
4.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +15.3 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- WaratahLabor 65.5% · Coalition 34.5% TPP (2025)18.0 km away
- TullahLabor 52.0% · Coalition 48.0% TPP (2025)18.5 km away
- RoseberyLabor 67.6% · Coalition 32.4% TPP (2025)20.2 km away
- ZeehanLabor 67.3% · Coalition 32.7% TPP (2025)33.8 km away
- HighclereLabor 56.8% · Coalition 43.2% TPP (2025)53.2 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 · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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