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Suburb profile ·Glamorgan-Spring Bay LGA · TAS ·7215

Bicheno TAS 7215

Bicheno is in Glamorgan-Spring Bay LGA, TAS, postcode 7215, with population 1,049.

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$250/wk
-38.8% YoY
Jul 2024 → Feb 2026 · 12 periods
TAS rental bonds · suburb grain · Feb 2026
$500
$260
Jul 2024Feb 2026
What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$250/wk
Market rent signal
38.8%YoY D5 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,049
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
850
56 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$1,280
Median rent · wk$250

Affordability

24%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,280/mo, while renters pay about $1,083/mo — owning runs $197/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$54K
Median rent · wk
$250
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,280

Household income

$54K household · yr-21.5% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$33K
Family
$67K
Household
$54K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1029
Students102
Government1
  • Bicheno Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1029

Full data detail

Bicheno TAS — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Tasmania within the Glamorgan-Spring Bay local government area, Bicheno is a small community (postcode 7215). With a population of 1,049, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $54K 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 +0.9% 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 most common occupations are labourers, managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $250 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,280.

Bicheno is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1029, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 bus stops.

On the investment side, 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$1,280
Rent · wk(Census)$250
Population growth · Glamorgan-Spring Bay LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)5,352
5-year growth+1.5% CAGR
YoY change+0.9%
20012025
Development · Glamorgan-Spring Bay LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)55
Houses49
Units7
YoY change+0%
Employment · Glamorgan-Spring Bay LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.4%
YoY change-1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7215ATO
Negatively geared109 (4.6% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,341/yr
Landlords (rental income)353
Reported capital gains194
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,049
Median age54
Household size2
HH income · wk$1,030
Personal income · wk$631
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining11
iga1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
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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 · 2 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.

Bicheno FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Bicheno in?

    Bicheno is in the Glamorgan-Spring Bay Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7215. Council-level context for Glamorgan-Spring Bay LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Bicheno?

    The median weekly rent in Bicheno is $250/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Bicheno a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Bicheno 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 Bicheno?

    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 Bicheno 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.