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Huntingfield TAS 7055

Huntingfield is in Kingborough LGA, TAS, postcode 7055, with population 540.

The read

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$415/wk
Jun 2025 → Jan 2026 · 2 periods
TAS rental bonds · suburb grain · Jan 2026
$600
$510
Jun 2025Jan 2026
What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$415/wk
Market rent signal
D9 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
540
540 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
74
4 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,647
Median rent · wk$415
Investor profile

Who invests in Huntingfield

Owner-occupied 83%Rented 17%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared2.7%
9 of 21 landlords
Avg rental loss$3,675/yr
Landlords (rental income)21
Reported capital gains15
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

83% of homes here are owner-occupied and 17% rented, with 3% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

83% 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

23%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,647/mo, while renters pay about $1,798/mo — renting runs $151/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$93K
Median rent · wk
$415
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,647

Household income

$93K household · yr+35.9% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$45K
Family
$105K
Household
$93K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
18
$650-999
24
$1,000-1,499
33
$1,500-1,999
21
$2,000-2,999
59
$3,000-3,999
14
$4,000+
8

At the median asking rent, about 38% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,383/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (202 households)1.5% social housing
Owned outright
30%
Owned with mortgage
53%
Rented
17%
Dwelling structure4.4% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
97%
Townhouse / semi
2%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 79% drive, 8% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 11% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA1073
Students1,367
Catholic1
Independent1
  • Tarremah Steiner SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1128
  • St Aloysius Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1018

Livability

36/ 100 livability index

Top 64% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 36% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access19
Public transport (2 stops)15
Schools & hospitals56

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

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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.

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

Population outlook

13,908 people · 202217,194 by 2032 (+23.6%)

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

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

Huntingfield is a small locality in Tasmania within the Kingborough local government area (postcode 7055). The area has roughly 540 residents and a blend of families and working-age professionals, with a median age of 33. Households earn a median income of $93K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 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 professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward education and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $415 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,647.

Huntingfield is served by 2 schools, including 2 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1073, which is above the national average of 1,000. 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$1,647
Rent · wk(Census)$415
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 7055ATO
Negatively geared2.7%
9 of filers
Avg rental loss$3,675/yr
Landlords (rental income)21
Reported capital gains15
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population540
Median age33
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,783
Personal income · wk$867
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,318 → $1,783
Change+35.3%
vs TAS median+12.6 pp
Median rent+33.9%
gentrifyingvs TAS 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
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

Huntingfield 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 · 2 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
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.

Huntingfield FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Huntingfield in?

    Huntingfield is in the Kingborough Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7055. 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 Huntingfield?

    The median weekly rent in Huntingfield is $415/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Huntingfield a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Huntingfield 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 Huntingfield?

    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 Huntingfield 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.