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Electrona TAS 7054

Electrona is in Kingborough LGA, TAS, postcode 7054, with population 391.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$400/wk
Market rent signal
D9 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
41,628
42K via Kingborough LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,422
113 added 12mo · 8MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,600
Median rent · wk$400
Investor profile

Who invests in Electrona

Owner-occupied 78%Rented 22%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.5%
261 of 786 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,259/yr
Landlords (rental income)786
Reported capital gains549
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

78% of homes here are owner-occupied and 22% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

78% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

22%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,600/mo, while renters pay about $1,733/mo — renting runs $133/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$95K
Median rent · wk
$400
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,600

Household income

$95K household · yr+39.3% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$47K
Family
$108K
Household
$95K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
7
$300-649
8
$650-999
16
$1,000-1,499
27
$1,500-1,999
25
$2,000-2,999
34
$3,000-3,999
18
$4,000+
7

At the median asking rent, about 33% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,333/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (135 households)
Owned outright
24%
Owned with mortgage
54%
Rented
22%
Dwelling structure6.9% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
93%
Townhouse / semi
4%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 74% drive, 5% public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 9% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

8,610 people · 20228,715 by 2032 (+1.2%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Margate - Snug SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Electrona TAS — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Tasmania within the Kingborough local government area, Electrona is a quiet locality (postcode 7054). The area has roughly 391 residents and a blend of families and working-age professionals, with a median age of 34. Households earn a median income of $95K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 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 -1.7% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. TAS also had 17 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, community & personal service, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $400 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,600.

Public transport access includes 2 bus stops.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.4% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.4%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentTAS
Mortgage · mth$1,600
Rent · wk(Census)$400
Population growth · Kingborough LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)41,628
5-year growth+0.8% CAGR
YoY change+0.4%
20012025
Development · Kingborough LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)123
Houses123
YoY change+0%
Employment · Kingborough LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.5%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7054ATO
Negatively geared4.5%
261 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,259/yr
Landlords (rental income)786
Reported capital gains549
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population391
Median age34
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,828
Personal income · wk$910
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,538 → $1,828
Change+18.9%
vs TAS median-3.8 pp
Median rent+25%
stablevs TAS 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
Aged care · Kingborough LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places226
Bishop Davies Court98 places
Snug Village76 places
Hawthorn Village52 places
Childcare · Kingborough LGAACECQA
Services19
Approved places1,075
Exceeding NQS0
Margate Children's Centre102 places
Blackmans Bay Outside School Hours Care100 places
Mountain View Child Care Centre94 places
Kingston Beach Early Learning Centre81 places
Ocean View Child Care Centre77 places
St Aloysius Outside School Hours Care75 places
+13 more in Kingborough LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Electrona depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

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.

Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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 · Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 2 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 ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Electrona is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Use it for direction first, then confirm the story against stronger neighbouring suburbs or the state hub before relying on it.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and crime coverage.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and crime coverage. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Electrona feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

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Electrona FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Electrona in?

    Electrona is in the Kingborough Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7054. 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 Electrona?

    The median weekly rent in Electrona is $400/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Electrona a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Electrona?

    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.

  5. How often is the Electrona 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.