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Suburb profile ·Hobart LGA · TAS ·7000

Glebe TAS 7000

Glebe is in Hobart LGA, TAS, postcode 7000, with population 570.

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$450/wk
Falling
-15.1% YoY
Aug 2024 → Mar 2026 · 11 periods
TAS rental bonds · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$730
$460
Aug 2024Mar 2026
Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

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.

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Median house
—
No local house series
Median rent
$450/wk
Market rent signal
↓15.1%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
—
Need rent + price
Population
570
570 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
—
No matched school data
Drive to city
—
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,281
115 added 12mo · 10MW

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets
No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,733
Median rent · wk$450
Investor profile

Who invests in Glebe

Owner-occupied 59%Rented 41%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.5%
575 of 1,554 landlords
Avg rental loss$8,694/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,554
Reported capital gains1,192
Investor exposure index(high vs national)93/100
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

60% of homes here are owner-occupied and 41% rented, with 6% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 60% owner-occupier / 41% renter mix.

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

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
22%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,733/mo, while renters pay about $1,950/mo — renting runs $217/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$107K
Median rent · wk
$450
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,733

Household income

ABS Census · ATO
$107K household · yr+57.5% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$51K
Family
$129K
Household
$107K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
4
$300-649
29
$650-999
38
$1,000-1,499
28
$1,500-1,999
16
$2,000-2,999
47
$3,000-3,999
20
$4,000+
43

At the median asking rent, about 44% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,500/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

ABS Census 2021
Tenure (227 households)
Owned outright
31%
Owned with mortgage
28%
Rented
41%
Dwelling structure12.3% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
59%
Townhouse / semi
26%
Flat / apartment
13%

Getting to work: 42% drive, 2% public transport, 43% walk or cycle, 11% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

Code baseline only

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

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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

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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

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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.

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Short-term rentals

Inside Airbnb
31
active listings · ~54.4 per 1,000 residents
74%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
61%
run by multi-listing operators
Investment view Estimated
$270
median nightly (entire home)
35%
estimated occupancy
$23,147
estimated annual revenue (gross)

Estimated short-let income is 1.0× the $23,400/yr a long-term let would earn at the median rent — before management fees, cleaning, vacancy beyond the occupancy model, and short-stay regulation.

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Population outlook

ABS projection · Hobart SA2 area · 2022 base
9,187 people · 202210,036 by 2032 (+9.2%)

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

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

Glebe (postcode 7000) is a small community in Tasmania within the Hobart local government area. It is home to about 570 residents, with a mix of young professionals and families and a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $107K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.2% 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 professionals, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $450 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.

On the investment side, Population growth of -0.2% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.2%↓ Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentTAS
Mortgage · mth$1,733
Rent · wk(Census)$450
Population growth · Hobart LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)55,859
5-year growth-0.1% CAGR
YoY change-0.2%
20012025
Development · Hobart LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)192
Houses 60%Units 40%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Hobart LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.7%
YoY change-0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7000ATO
Negatively geared5.5%
575 of filers
Avg rental loss$8,694/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,554
Reported capital gains1,192
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population570
Median age36
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$2,067
Personal income · wk$979
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,580 → $2,067
Change+30.8%
vs TAS median+8.2 pp
Median rent+40.6%
gentrifyingvs TAS 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Professionals144Managers56Community & Personal Service50Technicians & Trades33Clerical & Administrative27
Top industriesCensus
Healthcare76Accommodation & Food57Education48Public Admin & Safety31Retail Trade25
Top ancestryCensus
English259Australian157Irish100Scottish67Chinese35
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Hobart LGAAIHW
Public1
Private5
Royal Hobart Hospitalpublic
Calvary - Lenah Valley Hospitalprivate
Calvary - St John's Hospitalprivate
Hobart Private Hospitalprivate
Icon Cancer Centre Hobartprivate
St Helen's Private Hospitalprivate
Aged care · Hobart LGAGEN
Facilities9
Residential places678
St Ann's123 places
Rivulet119 places
Rosary Gardens94 places
Mary Ogilvy Home80 places
Barrington Lodge77 places
Sandown Apartments69 places
+3 more in Hobart LGA
Childcare · Hobart LGAACECQA
Services35
Approved places2,741
Exceeding NQS13
Friends' Early Learning155 places
Children First Early Education South Hobart131 places
Collegiate Early Learning and Outside School Hours Care129 places
Discovery Early Learning Centres - Sacred Heart113 places
Goodstart Early Learning North Hobart113 places
Lady Gowrie - University South Education and Care Service113 places
+29 more in Hobart LGA
Nearby in Hobart LGA12
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Glebe 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 · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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 Glebe 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.

Read it as a starting locality brief, then cross-check the suburb story against better-covered nearby markets or the state hub.

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

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, 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.

Next step path
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Stronger nearby reads

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

Fern Tree most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +200 · rent same $

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

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Tolmans Hill most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +100 · rent +$175/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

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Sandy Bay better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +11700 · adds house price coverage · rent -$32/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

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Glebe FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Glebe in?

    Glebe is in the Hobart Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7000. Council-level context for Hobart LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Glebe?

    The median weekly rent in Glebe is $450/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Glebe a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Glebe?

    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 Glebe 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.