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Suburb profile ·Huon Valley LGA · TAS ·7116

Surveyors Bay TAS 7116

Surveyors Bay is in Huon Valley LGA, TAS, postcode 7116, with population 56.

Limited data

Thin-context

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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
$280/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
19,893
20K via Huon Valley LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
417
29 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,018
Median rent · wk$280
Investor profile

Who invests in Surveyors Bay

Owner-occupied 100%Rented 0%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared2.5%
35 of 137 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,123/yr
Landlords (rental income)137
Reported capital gains104
Investor exposure index(low vs national)33.5/100
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

83% of homes here are owner-occupied and 0% 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

29%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,018/mo, while renters pay about $1,213/mo — renting runs $195/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$50K
Median rent · wk
$280
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,018

Household income

$50K household · yr-26.4% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$98K
Household
$50K

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (30 households)
Owned outright
70%
Owned with mortgage
13%
Rented
0%
Dwelling structure59.8% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

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)
17%
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

4,228 people · 20224,609 by 2032 (+9.0%)

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

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

Surveyors Bay is a quiet locality in Tasmania within the Huon Valley local government area (postcode 7116). It is home to about 56 residents, with a predominantly older resident base and a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $50K per year, with an average household size of 1.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% 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, community & personal service, managers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Irish, Australian.

The median weekly rent is $280 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,018.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.9% 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+0.9%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentTAS
Mortgage · mth$1,018
Rent · wk(Census)$280
Population growth · Huon Valley LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)19,893
5-year growth+1.7% CAGR
YoY change+0.9%
20012025
Development · Huon Valley LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)86
Houses 98%Units 2%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Huon Valley LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.3%
YoY change-1.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7116ATO
Negatively geared2.5%
35 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,123/yr
Landlords (rental income)137
Reported capital gains104
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population56
Median age58
Household size1.8
HH income · wk$966
Personal income · wk$739
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$919 → $966
Change+5.1%
vs TAS median-17.5 pp
Median rent+27.3%
softeningvs TAS 2016–21
Area & amenity
Aged care · Huon Valley LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places105
Huon Eldercare89 places
ESPERANCE MULTIPURPOSE HEALTH CENTRE16 places
Childcare · Huon Valley LGAACECQA
Services5
Approved places279
Exceeding NQS0
Huon Valley Children's Services - Huonville116 places
Cygnet Children's Centre72 places
Huon Valley Outside School Hours Care50 places
Muddy Puddles Childcare and Early Learning26 places
Huon Valley Children's Services - Dover Child Care15 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Surveyors Bay leans 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 Surveyors Bay 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.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

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

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.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Hastings most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$30/wk

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

Randalls Bay most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$30/wk

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

Charlotte Cove most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$13/wk

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

Surveyors Bay FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Surveyors Bay in?

    Surveyors Bay is in the Huon Valley Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7116. Council-level context for Huon Valley LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Surveyors Bay?

    The median weekly rent in Surveyors Bay is $280/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Surveyors Bay a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Surveyors Bay 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 Surveyors Bay?

    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 Surveyors Bay 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.