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St Marys TAS 7215

St Marys is in Break O'Day LGA, TAS, postcode 7215, with population 738.

The read

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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
$205/wk
Market rent signal
D3 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
738
738 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
857
60 added 12mo · 5MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$867
Median rent · wk$205
Investor profile

Who invests in St Marys

Owner-occupied 84%Rented 16%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.6%
109 of 353 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,341/yr
Landlords (rental income)353
Reported capital gains194
Investor exposure index(low vs national)39.2/100
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

81% of homes here are owner-occupied and 15% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

81% 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

27%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $867/mo, while renters pay about $888/mo — renting runs $21/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$39K
Median rent · wk
$205
Owner mortgage · mo
$867

Household income

$39K household · yr-42.1% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$23K
Family
$51K
Household
$39K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
18
$300-649
109
$650-999
87
$1,000-1,499
46
$1,500-1,999
16
$2,000-2,999
24
$3,000-3,999
7
$4,000+
3

At the median asking rent, about 44% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $683/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (341 households)5.0% social housing
Owned outright
60%
Owned with mortgage
21%
Rented
15%
Dwelling structure14.6% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
95%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
3%

Getting to work: 73% drive, 0% public transport, 11% walk or cycle, 14% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA928
Students215
Government1
  • St Marys District SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 928

Livability

32/ 100 livability index

Top 68% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 32% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access54
Public transport (3 stops)19
Schools & hospitals25

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

Short-term rentals

8
active listings · ~10.8 per 1,000 residents
75%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
50%
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

7,003 people · 20227,234 by 2032 (+3.3%)

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

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

St Marys is a small community in Tasmania within the Break O'Day local government area (postcode 7215). The area has roughly 738 residents and a more retirement-aged population, with a median age of 56. Households earn a median income of $39K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% 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 community & personal service, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $205 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $867.

St Marys is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 928, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 3 bus stops.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.2% 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+1.2%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentTAS
Mortgage · mth$867
Rent · wk(Census)$205
Population growth · Break O'Day LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)7,230
5-year growth+1.7% CAGR
YoY change+1.2%
20012025
Development · Break O'Day LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)43
Houses43
YoY change+0%
Employment · Break O'Day LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)6.4%
YoY change-0.5pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7215ATO
Negatively geared4.6%
109 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,341/yr
Landlords (rental income)353
Reported capital gains194
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population738
Median age56
Household size2
HH income · wk$759
Personal income · wk$445
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$710 → $759
Change+6.9%
vs TAS median-15.7 pp
Median rent+70.8%
softeningvs TAS 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining2
iga1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops3
Aged care · Break O'Day LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places55
Medea Park Nursing Home55 places
Childcare · Break O'Day LGAACECQA
Services3
Approved places76
Exceeding NQS0
St Helens Early Learning Service46 places
St Helens OSHC Service20 places
St Marys Early Learning Service10 places · in suburb
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

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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 · 1 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 · 3 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.

St Marys FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is St Marys in?

    St Marys is in the Break O'Day Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7215. Council-level context for Break O'Day LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in St Marys?

    The median weekly rent in St Marys is $205/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is St Marys a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for St Marys 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 St Marys?

    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 St Marys 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.