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TAS · Hobart Council

West Hobart, 7000

Est. population · Jun 2025

7,054

Growth (1 yr)

-0.1%

Growth (5 yr)

-0.2%

Median age

38

Median income

$1,996/wk

Employment rate

65.2%

University qualified

51.7%

Work from home

11%

Languages at home

14.4%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Nepali, Vietnamese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

52.6/100
Average

Top 9% of Tasmania's suburbs

Verified 95% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Heritage area
  • Walkable
  • High desirability
  • Inner city
What West Hobart is known for: Heritage area, Walkable, High desirability, Inner city

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Suburb profile

West Hobart is an inner metropolitan suburb of Hobart, in Hobart Council, characterised by heritage streetscapes alongside mixed commercial and residential development. Notable landmarks include Stanwell Hall and Aquarius Court.

Employment is stronger than in comparable places, with employment 11% above the peer median. Everyday destinations are relatively walkable, well above typical levels for inner metropolitan suburbs. School access is strong, with school access 120% above the peer median. The suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings. Trade-offs centre on higher crime and limited health access, with health access 75% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising employment and heritage character over peace and quiet.

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

  • Employment is a relative strength
  • The suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings
  • School access is strong
  • Everyday destinations are relatively walkable

Weaknesses

  • Reported crime in the wider Hobart Police Division is elevated relative to comparable places
  • Health-facility access is relatively limited

What stands out

  • Heritage streetscapes
  • Stanwell Hall
  • Aquarius Court

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How West Hobart compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$510/wk

Population (ERP)

7,054

-0.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

8.2%

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

#9

among Metro Hobart · Established

Pop. growth

10th

percentile in TAS

Rented dwellings

35%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

90th

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
52.6/100 — Average
State standing
Top 9% of Tasmania's suburbs
National rank
1527th in Australia
State rank
28th in TAS
Peer rank
#9 among Metro Hobart · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#13 among Metro Hobart suburbs
Data confidence
95%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

All types (latest monthly release)
$510
Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
41

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

7,054(June 2025)

-0.1% annual · -0.2% over 5 years · 10th percentile in TAS

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
-0.1%
5-year growth
-0.2%
Change in 1 year
-5
Change in 5 years
-17
Growth rank in TAS
10th 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 (~7,250), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
6,525
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$1,996
Dwelling vacancy
8.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
239 of 2,911
Median monthly mortgage
$1,950
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$400
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
34.9% / 30% / 35.1%
Employment rate
65.2%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
11% / 2.3% / 46.2%
Walked or cycled to work
26.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,030 / 174 / 462

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. 8.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified51.7% · 21.9% TAS
  • Diploma qualified8.1% · 7.9% TAS
  • Trade / vocational8.7% · 18.5% TAS
  • Year 12 or below31.5% · 51.8% TAS

Highest qualification field

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

  • Society and culture18.7%
  • Management and commerce17.5%
  • Health14.5%
  • Education10.2%
  • Creative arts8.1%
  • Engineering and related technologies8%
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)
$58,738

83rd percentile in TAS · 0% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$61,514

74th percentile in TAS · -5% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
14.0%

75th percentile in TAS · +1% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$58,143

26th percentile in TAS · -8% vs Australia

Residents with business income
12.0%

56th percentile in TAS · +15% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 7000 — 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
10,527
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,524
Median net rent
$1,508
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,315
Taxable income vs state median
+11%
Salary / wages vs state median
+6%
Rental investment vs state median
+27%
Super vs state median
-23%
Business income vs state median
+9%

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

14.4% speak a language other than English at home; 23.6% born overseas

Language at home
5,417 English only · 911 other
Non-English at home
14.4%
Born overseas
1,498 (23.6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
96 (1.5%)
Australian citizens
5,603
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
30

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Mandarin83 · 20.8%
  • Nepali49 · 12.3%
  • Vietnamese28 · 7%
  • Greek22 · 5.5%
  • French18 · 4.5%
  • Arabic17 · 4.3%
  • German17 · 4.3%
  • Spanish17 · 4.3%

Religion

63.6%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 63.6%, while Christianity accounts for 25.1%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion63.6%49.6%
Christianity25.1%38.4%
Hinduism2.4%1.7%
Other / not stated9%10.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic11%12.7%
Anglican7.7%14.4%

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
92.5th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.6%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
963
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
136.52

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
11
Median school ICSEA (11 schools)
1,125
Median ICSEA percentile
90th
School list
  • Lansdowne Crescent Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1130 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 404 students · Top SEA quarter 56% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Mount Stuart Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1138 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 340 students · Top SEA quarter 57% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • South Hobart Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1137 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 436 students · Top SEA quarter 61% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Goulburn Street Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1112 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 218 students · Top SEA quarter 50% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Elizabeth CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 996 · 45th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 738 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • St Mary's CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1069 · 75th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 951 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Lambert SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1007 · 50th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 33 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • St Michael's Collegiate SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1125 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 636 students · Top SEA quarter 54% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • The Friends' SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1149 · 95th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 1,269 students · Top SEA quarter 63% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Albuera Street Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1133 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 33% · 252 students · Top SEA quarter 58% · 1.9 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

26 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Stop 12, No.3 Cavell St
  • Stop 13, No.10 Hill Street
  • Stop 14, No.89 Lansdowne Cr
  • Stop 15, No.69 Lansdowne Cr
  • Stop 9, No.108 Goulburn St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

120 mapped amenities

2 restaurants · 2 cafes · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 2 playgrounds · 3 swimming pools · 1 post offices

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Great for outdoor family life — 9 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 26 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
78/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.31
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.61
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.38
Food & drink(4)
  • Pigeon HoleCafe

    93 Goulburn Street, Hobart

  • The Lansdowne CafeCafe

    68 Lansdowne Crescent, West Hobart

  • Paesano Pizza & PastaRestaurant

    108 Lansdowne Crescent, West Hobart

  • Smolt KitchenRestaurant

    107-109 Hill Street, West Hobart

Shopping(6)
  • Thirsty CamelBottle shop
  • Huon Valley Meat Co.Butcher

    89 Goulburn Street, Hobart

  • Adam's StoreConvenience store
  • West Hobart ExpressConvenience store

    12 Hill Street, West Hobart

  • Hill Street Grocer West HobartSupermarket

    70 Arthur Street, West Hobart

Everyday services(1)
  • West Hobart Post OfficePost office

    12 Hill Street, West Hobart

Community(2)
  • Goulburn Street Primary SchoolSchool
  • Lansdowne Crescent Primary SchoolSchool
Health & services(1)
  • AmcalPharmacy

    111 Hill Street, West Hobart

Sport & outdoors(31)
  • barbecue facilityBBQ
  • City and Nature TrailCycling route
  • City Cycle RouteCycling route
  • Hobart Rivulet TrackCycling route
  • Intercity CyclewayCycling route
  • New Town Rivulet TrailCycling route
  • West Hobart Cycle RouteCycling route
  • City of HobartDrinking water
  • water tapDrinking water
  • Knocklofty ReserveNature reserve
  • Caldew ParkPark

    40 Hill Street, West Hobart

  • Friends ParkPark
  • John Doggett ParkPark
  • Park (4)
  • Peace ParkPark
  • Knocklofty Reserve Picnic AreaPicnic area
  • Picnic area
  • Caldew, The Train ParkPlayground
  • Playground
  • Caldew Park Public ToiletPublic toilets
  • Friends ParkPublic toilets
  • John DoggettPublic toilets
  • West Hobart Oval - FemalePublic toilets
  • West Hobart Oval - MalePublic toilets
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (3)
Places to stay(3)
  • Marquis HotelHotel
  • Mayfair on CavellHotel

    17-19 Cavell Street, West Hobart

  • Marquis Hotel-MotelMotel
Entertainment(2)
  • Mount Stuart LookoutViewpoint
  • Viewpoint
Transport(26)

26 bus stops

Other(21)
  • Artwork
  • Bench (8)
  • Bicycle Parking (3)
  • City of HobartBicycle Parking
  • City ofHobartBicycle Parking
  • Hill Street GrocerBicycle Parking
  • Botanical Kate SiceFlorist

    187 Warwick Street, West Hobart

  • VerdeHouseware

    112 Lansdowne Crescent, West Hobart

  • Information (4)
  • Leather for London and LongreachInformation
  • Water at WorkInformation
  • City of HobartParking
  • Parking (5)
  • Picnic Table (4)
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Post Box (3)
  • Telephone
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Island TyresTyres

    27 Hill Street, West Hobart

  • Vending machine
  • Waste Basket (4)

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

5 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Caldew ParkPark
  • Friends ParkPark
  • John Doggett ParkPark
  • Knocklofty ReserveNature reserve
  • Peace ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
1.5%
Woodland / forest cover
0.7%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
9
Parks (OSM)
9
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

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
Calvary Healthcare Tasmania - St John's Campus (1.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
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).

  • AmcalHill StreetPharmacy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
101
Participants per 1,000 residents
14.3

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

185 heritage places

  • Airlie322 LIVERPOOL ST, WEST HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
  • Airlie322 LIVERPOOL ST, WEST HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
  • Alverstoke15 FREDERICK ST, WEST HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
  • Antill8 ROBERTS ST, WEST HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
  • Aquarius Court249A Bathurst ST, West Hobart, 7000Permanently Registered
  • Aquarius CourtN/A Bathurst ST, West Hobart, 7000Permanently Registered
  • Aquarius Court249B Bathurst ST, West Hobart, 7000Permanently Registered
  • Araluen239 Bathurst ST, West Hobart, 7000Permanently Registered
  • Bartonvale41 SALVATOR RD, WEST HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
  • Bostane241 BATHURST ST, WEST HOBART, 7000Permanently 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
0.9% 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 2.0 km away).

Coalition 19.2%Labor 80.8%

9.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +4.6 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • West Hobart CentralLabor 80.1% · Coalition 19.9% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • Mount StuartLabor 81.0% · Coalition 19.0% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
  • CascadesLabor 88.6% · Coalition 11.4% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
  • HobartLabor 80.0% · Coalition 20.0% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
  • West Hobart SouthLabor 84.4% · Coalition 15.6% TPP (2025)1.3 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)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

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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