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Blackmans Bay TAS 7052

Blackmans Bay is in Kingborough LGA, TAS, postcode 7052, with population 7,688.

Median house No local house series
Median rent $562/wk Rent context available
Gross yield Need rent + price
Population 7,688 8K local footprint
Schools 2 Matched school context
Decision trust

Strong evidence

Blackmans Bay has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Market rent, Schools, Transport, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

5
Available
0
Verify
3
Missing
Rent context available

Blackmans Bay has usable rent context. No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.

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Development momentum

103 latest-year approvals in Kingborough, +0.0% YoY; population +0.4% YoY (0.8% 5yr).

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Source & freshness

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Release-based suburb price series, not a live market feed

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
ABS Data by Region and processed state datasets · Release-based series
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
Market rent
Department of Justice Tasmania · March 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 46 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Rent context available

Blackmans Bay has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $562/wk.

No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.

Source level Suburb Confidence Good Period March 2026
$562/wk
Feb 2026 → Mar 2026 · 2 periods
TAS rental bonds · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$562
$560
Feb 2026Mar 2026
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

Blackmans Bay has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Market rent, Schools, Transport, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

Next step

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Direct
5

Market rent, Schools, Transport, Population growth

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
3

Property prices, Crime, Hospitals

Decision intelligence
Livability-led

Blackmans Bay currently reads as a livability-led candidate.

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. Missing evidence to verify: Property prices.

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Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.

Decisive gaps

Property prices

Compare status

Compare-ready

Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: 2 matched, including Illawarra Primary School, Blackmans Bay Primary School.
Crime: No local crime dataset linked.
Transport: 46 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,655
Median rent · wk$400

Full data detail

Blackmans Bay TAS

Postcode 7052 · Kingborough LGA

Blackmans Bay is a mid-sized suburb in Tasmania within the Kingborough local government area (postcode 7052). With a population of 7,688, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $94K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.4% year-on-year at the LGA level. TAS employment has moved -0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. TAS also had 19 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 0 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $562. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,655.

Blackmans Bay is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1058, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 46 bus stops.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.4% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Pop. Growth+0.4% Stable
Development+0% Steady
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage8/10
Education9/10
Economic6/10
Disadvantage8/10
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$400
Population
7,688
Demographics
Median age42
Household size2.5
HH income /wk$1,806
Personal income /wk$887
Mortgage /mth$1,655
Transport
Bus stops46
Schools (2)
Avg ICSEA1058
Total students648
Government2
Illawarra Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1082
Blackmans Bay Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1035
Population growth (Kingborough LGA)
Population (2025)41,628
5-year growth+0.8% CAGR
YoY change+0.4%
Development (Kingborough LGA)
Approvals (2026)103
Houses103
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
Processed price datasets
Missing
Market rent
State rent dataset · March 2026 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
State crime dataset
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: Census 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Blackmans Bay FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Blackmans Bay in?

    Blackmans Bay is in the Kingborough Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7052. Council-level context for Kingborough LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Blackmans Bay?

    The median weekly rent in Blackmans Bay is $562/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Blackmans Bay?

    Rent context available: Blackmans Bay has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Blackmans Bay a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Blackmans Bay show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Blackmans Bay?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Blackmans Bay data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.