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Suburb profile ·Meander Valley LGA · TAS ·7304

Jackeys Marsh TAS 7304

Jackeys Marsh is in Meander Valley LGA, TAS, postcode 7304, with population 42.

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
$60/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
21,739
22K via Meander Valley LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
963
65 added 12mo · 6MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$505
Median rent · wk$60

Affordability

9%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $505/mo, while renters pay about $260/mo — owning runs $245/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$36K
Median rent · wk
$60
Owner mortgage · mo
$505

Household income

$36K household · yr-46.6% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$22K
Family
$55K
Household
$36K

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

Short-term rentals

6
active listings
100%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
67%
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

6,265 people · 20226,429 by 2032 (+2.6%)

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

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

Jackeys Marsh (postcode 7304) is a small, quiet locality in Tasmania within the Meander Valley local government area. It is home to about 42 residents, with a predominantly older resident base and a median age of 60. Households earn a median income of $36K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.8% 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 managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $60 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $505.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.8% 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+0.8%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentTAS
Mortgage · mth$505
Rent · wk(Census)$60
Population growth · Meander Valley LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)21,739
5-year growth+1.1% CAGR
YoY change+0.8%
20012025
Development · Meander Valley LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)170
Houses 97%Units 3%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Meander Valley LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.4%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7304ATO
Negatively geared2.9%
105 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,563/yr
Landlords (rental income)379
Reported capital gains273
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population42
Median age60
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$700
Personal income · wk$425
Persons / bedroom1.1
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$725 → $700
Change-3.4%
vs TAS median-26 pp
softeningvs TAS 2016–21
Area & amenity
Aged care · Meander Valley LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places170
Tyler Village75 places
Kanangra Hostel48 places
Grenoch Home47 places
Childcare · Meander Valley LGAACECQA
Services5
Approved places185
Exceeding NQS1
Goodstart Early Learning Prospect Vale75 places
Toddle Inn Child Care Centre50 places
Hagley OSHC Service24 places
Westbury OSHC Service21 places
Before School Care Our Lady of Mercy15 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Jackeys Marsh 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 · 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 Jackeys Marsh 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
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

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.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete 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 Jackeys Marsh feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Needles most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$150/wk

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

Cluan most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$240/wk

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

Dairy Plains most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$90/wk

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

Jackeys Marsh FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Jackeys Marsh in?

    Jackeys Marsh is in the Meander Valley Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7304. Council-level context for Meander Valley LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Jackeys Marsh?

    The median weekly rent in Jackeys Marsh is $60/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Jackeys Marsh a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Jackeys Marsh 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 Jackeys Marsh?

    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 Jackeys Marsh 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.