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Suburb profile ·Circular Head LGA · TAS ·7469

West Coast TAS 7469

West Coast is in Circular Head LGA, TAS, postcode 7469, with population 8.

Median house $204K +1.8% YoY
Median rent No market rent dataset
Gross yield Need rent + price
Population 8 8 local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Usable evidence

West Coast is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

Direct signals include Property prices, Population growth, and Building approvals. Treat Market rent, Crime, and Schools as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.

3
Available
0
Verify
5
Missing
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Current status
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Source & freshness

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.

Release-based suburb price series, not a live market feed

RENT POSTURE
No local rent source is linked yet.

Treat the rent field as missing until a market or plausible Census rent value is linked.

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 and processed state datasets · 2024 · Release-based series
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Available
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · No market rent source linked
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · 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 Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Evidence depth
Usable evidence

West Coast is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

Direct signals include Property prices, Population growth, and Building approvals. Treat Market rent, Crime, and Schools as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.

Next step

Use compare before shortlisting so the missing evidence is balanced against nearby suburbs.

Direct
3

Property prices, Population growth, Building approvals

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
5

Market rent, Crime, Schools, Hospitals

Decision intelligence
Thin-context

West Coast currently reads as a thin-context candidate.

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Recommended next step

Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.

Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Decisive gaps

Market rent, Schools, Transport

Compare status

Use as context

Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because West Coast 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

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

Smithton better covered
better market coverage

pop +3900 · house +$181.5K · adds rent coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Couta Rocks most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same

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

Cowrie Point most similar

pop same · adds rent coverage

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

Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: No local crime dataset linked.
Transport: No matched local transport stops.

Price history

HousesUnits

Full data detail

West Coast TAS

Postcode 7469 · Circular Head LGA

West Coast is a quiet locality in Tasmania within the Circular Head local government area (postcode 7469). With a population of 8, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $23K per year, with an average household size of 1.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. 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 median house price in West Coast is $204,000, having risen modestly 1.8% over the past year. Units have a median price of $165,000 (+1.2% YoY). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $390.

From an investment perspective, Property prices sit below the state median ($204K/$750K), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 8.7x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +1.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.0% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Price vs State$204K/$750K Below Median
Affordability8.7x Moderate
Price Momentum+1.8% Stable
Pop. Growth+0.0% Stable
Development+0% Steady
Income (ATO 2022-23)
Median income$51,851
Mean income$63,788
Earners2,340
YoY change+3.3%
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$204K
1.8% YoY
Median unit
$165K
1.2% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
Population
8
Demographics
Median age48
Household size1.4
HH income /wk$450
Personal income /wk$325
Mortgage /mth$390
Top ancestry
Population growth (Circular Head LGA)
Population (2025)8,286
5-year growth+0.2% CAGR
YoY change+0%
Development (Circular Head LGA)
Approvals (2026)1
Houses1
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
Processed price datasets · 2024
Available
Market rent
State rent dataset · No market rent source linked
Missing
Crime
State crime dataset
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2024
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

West Coast FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is West Coast in?

    West Coast is in the Circular Head Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7469. Council-level context for Circular Head LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in West Coast?

    The current median house price in West Coast, TAS is $204K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. Is West Coast a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for West Coast show: Below Median, Moderate, Stable. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for West Coast?

    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 West Coast 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.