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Suburb profile ·Huon Valley LGA · TAS ·7109

Grove TAS 7109

Grove is in Huon Valley LGA, TAS, postcode 7109, with population 533.

Limited data

Thin-context

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Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

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
$255/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
533
533 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,476
136 added 12mo · 9MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,585
Median rent · wk$255
Investor profile

Who invests in Grove

Owner-occupied 83%Rented 17%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.2%
190 of 610 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,883/yr
Landlords (rental income)610
Reported capital gains436
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)55.2/100
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

78% of homes here are owner-occupied and 17% rented, with 3% 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

16%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,585/mo, while renters pay about $1,105/mo — owning runs $480/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$85K
Median rent · wk
$255
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,585

Household income

$85K household · yr+23.9% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$40K
Family
$101K
Household
$85K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
4
$300-649
19
$650-999
24
$1,000-1,499
26
$1,500-1,999
26
$2,000-2,999
33
$3,000-3,999
15
$4,000+
14

At the median asking rent, about 24% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $850/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (194 households)
Owned outright
38%
Owned with mortgage
40%
Rented
17%
Dwelling structure6.9% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 81% drive, 0% public transport, 7% walk or cycle, 13% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Livability

8/ 100 livability index

Top 92% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 8% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access19
Public transport (8 stops)29
Schools & hospitals0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

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

Short-term rentals

5
active listings · ~9.4 per 1,000 residents
100%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
40%
run by multi-listing operators

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

9,986 people · 202210,940 by 2032 (+9.6%)

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

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

Grove (postcode 7109) is a small locality in Tasmania within the Huon Valley local government area. It is home to about 533 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $85K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% 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, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $255 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,585.

Public transport access includes 8 bus stops.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.9% 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+0.9%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentTAS
Mortgage · mth$1,585
Rent · wk(Census)$255
Population growth · Huon Valley LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)19,893
5-year growth+1.7% CAGR
YoY change+0.9%
20012025
Development · Huon Valley LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)86
Houses 98%Units 2%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Huon Valley LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.3%
YoY change-1.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7109ATO
Negatively geared3.2%
190 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,883/yr
Landlords (rental income)610
Reported capital gains436
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population533
Median age41
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,625
Personal income · wk$765
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,222 → $1,625
Change+33%
vs TAS median+10.4 pp
Median rent+24.4%
gentrifyingvs TAS 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops8
Aged care · Huon Valley LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places105
Huon Eldercare89 places
ESPERANCE MULTIPURPOSE HEALTH CENTRE16 places
Childcare · Huon Valley LGAACECQA
Services5
Approved places279
Exceeding NQS0
Huon Valley Children's Services - Huonville116 places
Cygnet Children's Centre72 places
Huon Valley Outside School Hours Care50 places
Muddy Puddles Childcare and Early Learning26 places
Huon Valley Children's Services - Dover Child Care15 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Grove rests 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 · 8 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 Grove 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.

Treat this as a directional locality brief first, then verify the suburb story against stronger nearby markets or the state hub.

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

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, and crime coverage; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

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

Port Huon most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$23/wk

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

Mountain River most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +100 · rent +$45/wk

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

Cradoc most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -100 · rent +$45/wk

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

Grove FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Grove in?

    Grove is in the Huon Valley Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7109. Council-level context for Huon Valley LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Grove?

    The median weekly rent in Grove is $255/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Grove a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Grove 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 Grove?

    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 Grove 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.