Shearwater TAS 7307
Shearwater is in Latrobe (Tas.) LGA, TAS, postcode 7307, with population 2,051.
Thin evidence
Shearwater is a thin local read, not a complete suburb verdict.
The page has limited direct evidence. Missing signals include Property prices, Crime, and Schools, so use nearby alternatives or compare before relying on it.
Shearwater rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.
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Rent-pressure candidate
Shearwater rents screen above the local benchmark. Snapshot rent $600/wk.
Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.
Shearwater is a thin local read, not a complete suburb verdict.
The page has limited direct evidence. Missing signals include Property prices, Crime, and Schools, so use nearby alternatives or compare before relying on it.
Start from stronger nearby reads or ranking pages, then return here only for local context.
Market rent, Transport
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Property prices, Crime, Schools, Hospitals
Shearwater currently reads as a thin-context candidate.
Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting.
Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.
Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.
The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting.
Property prices, Schools
Use as context
This page stays indexable because Shearwater 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.
Treat this as a directional locality brief first, then verify the suburb story against stronger nearby markets or the state hub.
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.
Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.
This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.
This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.
If Shearwater feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.
pop +200 · adds house price coverage · rent -$325/wk
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pop +3000 · adds house price coverage · rent -$350/wk
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Price history
Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.
Full data detail
Shearwater TAS
Shearwater is a smaller suburb in Tasmania within the Latrobe (Tas.) local government area (postcode 7307). With a population of 2,051, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $57K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. TAS employment has moved -0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. TAS also had 19 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 0 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2 October 2024, 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 retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $600. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,500.
Public transport access includes 5 bus stops.
Shearwater is a smaller suburb in Tasmania within the Latrobe (Tas.) local government area (postcode 7307). With a population of 2,051, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $57K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. TAS employment has moved -0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. TAS also had 19 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 0 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2 October 2024, 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 retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $600. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,500.
Public transport access includes 5 bus stops.
Shearwater FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Shearwater in?
Shearwater 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.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Shearwater?
The median weekly rent in Shearwater is $600/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.
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What does the rent signal say about Shearwater?
Rent-pressure candidate: Shearwater rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Shearwater?
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.
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How often is the Shearwater 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.