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Hawley Beach TAS 7307

Hawley Beach is in Latrobe (Tas.) LGA, TAS, postcode 7307, with population 590.

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$300/wk
Falling
-42.4% YoY
Jul 2024 → Mar 2026 · 8 periods
TAS rental bonds · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$750
$467
Jul 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
$300/wk
Market rent signal
↓42.4%YoY D6 vs AU
Gross yield
—
Need rent + price
Population
590
590 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
—
No matched school data
Drive to city
—
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,564
107 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$300
Investor profile

Who invests in Hawley Beach

Owner-occupied 73%Rented 27%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.6%
248 of 696 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,094/yr
Landlords (rental income)696
Reported capital gains499
Investor exposure index(high vs national)81.8/100
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

70% of homes here are owner-occupied and 26% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 70% owner-occupier / 26% 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
20%
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 $1,300/mo — owning runs $433/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$77K
Median rent · wk
$300
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,733

Household income

ABS Census · ATO
$77K household · yr+12.6% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$44K
Family
$103K
Household
$77K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
11
$300-649
22
$650-999
38
$1,000-1,499
45
$1,500-1,999
26
$2,000-2,999
27
$3,000-3,999
31
$4,000+
30

At the median asking rent, about 31% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,000/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

ABS Census 2021
Tenure (236 households)
Owned outright
44%
Owned with mortgage
26%
Rented
26%
Dwelling structure37.0% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
92%
Townhouse / semi
6%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 86% drive, 0% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 15% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Livability

OSM · GTFS · schools + hospitals
2/ 100 livability index

Top 98% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 2% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access0
Public transport (2 stops)15
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.

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.

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

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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

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

Inside Airbnb
25
active listings · ~42.4 per 1,000 residents
96%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
60%
run by multi-listing operators
Investment view Estimated
$208
median nightly (entire home)
24%
estimated occupancy
$15,210
estimated annual revenue (gross)

Estimated short-let income is 1.0× the $15,600/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 · Port Sorell SA2 area · 2022 base
6,742 people · 20226,976 by 2032 (+3.5%)

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

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

Located in Tasmania within the Latrobe (Tas.) local government area, Hawley Beach is a close-knit residential community (postcode 7307). It is home to about 590 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $77K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. 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, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $300 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.

Public transport access includes 2 bus stops.

Market & money
InvestmentTAS
Mortgage · mth$1,733
Rent · wk(Census)$300
Employment · Latrobe (Tas.) LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.8%
YoY change+0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7307ATO
Negatively geared3.6%
248 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,094/yr
Landlords (rental income)696
Reported capital gains499
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population590
Median age54
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,477
Personal income · wk$851
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,320 → $1,477
Change+11.9%
vs TAS median-10.7 pp
Median rent+30.4%
softeningvs TAS 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Professionals83Community & Personal Service39Technicians & Trades36Managers35Clerical & Administrative22
Top industriesCensus
Healthcare59Education40Construction30Retail Trade25Public Admin & Safety21
Top ancestryCensus
English286Australian227Irish80Scottish75Aboriginal Australian21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
Hospitals · Latrobe (Tas.) LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Mersey Community Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Latrobe (Tas.) LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places148
Rubicon Grove80 places
Uniting AgeWell Strathdevon68 places
Childcare · Latrobe (Tas.) LGAACECQA
Services5
Approved places240
Exceeding NQS0
Shearwater Children's Centre60 places
Lady Gowrie - Gilbert Street Latrobe Education and Care Service55 places
Stepping Stones-Latrobe OSHC50 places
CatholicCare Children's Services - St Patrick's Outside School Hours Care45 places
Port Sorell Outside School Hours Care30 places
Nearby in Latrobe (Tas.) LGA12
Wesley Vale · 483Tarleton · 377Squeaking Point · 337Sassafras · 352Port Sorell$719K · 2,221Northdown · 265Latrobe$591K · 5,030Moriarty · 245Shearwater · 2,051Thirlstane · 108Harford · 97Bakers Beach · 72
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Hawley Beach 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 · 2 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
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 Hawley Beach 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, crime coverage, and population trend data.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, crime coverage, population trend data, and building approvals. 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.

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Stronger nearby reads

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

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similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -100 · rent -$100/wk

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similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -200 · rent -$50/wk

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Squeaking Point most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -300 · rent +$30/wk

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

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Hawley Beach FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Hawley Beach in?

    Hawley Beach is in the Latrobe (Tas.) Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7307. Council-level context for Latrobe (Tas.) LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Hawley Beach?

    The median weekly rent in Hawley Beach is $300/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Hawley Beach?

    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.

  4. How often is the Hawley Beach 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.