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Suburb profile ·Waratah-Wynyard LGA · TAS ·7321

Boat Harbour TAS 7321

Boat Harbour is in Waratah-Wynyard LGA, TAS, postcode 7321, with population 339.

The read

Verify-first

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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
$300/wk
Market rent signal
D6 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
14,916
15K via Waratah-Wynyard LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
634
34 added 12mo · 4MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,105
Median rent · wk$300
Investor profile

Who invests in Boat Harbour

Owner-occupied 86%Rented 14%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.8%
107 of 311 landlords
Avg rental loss$3,907/yr
Landlords (rental income)311
Reported capital gains166
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)52.3/100
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

81% of homes here are owner-occupied and 14% rented, with 4% 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

20%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,105/mo, while renters pay about $1,300/mo — renting runs $195/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$79K
Median rent · wk
$300
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,105

Household income

$79K household · yr+15.2% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$35K
Family
$89K
Household
$79K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
21
$650-999
24
$1,000-1,499
13
$1,500-1,999
17
$2,000-2,999
25
$3,000-3,999
12
$4,000+
9

At the median asking rent, about 37% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,000/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (133 households)
Owned outright
46%
Owned with mortgage
35%
Rented
14%
Dwelling structure11.3% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 86% drive, 0% public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 18% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA981
Students234
Government1
  • Boat Harbour Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 981

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

7
active listings · ~20.6 per 1,000 residents
100%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
86%
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

3,933 people · 20223,944 by 2032 (+0.3%)

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

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Boat Harbour TAS — Property Data and Demographics

Boat Harbour (postcode 7321) is a sparsely populated locality in Tasmania within the Waratah-Wynyard local government area. With a population of 339, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $79K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.2% 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 managers, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $300 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,105.

Boat Harbour is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 981, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 4 bus stops.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.2% 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+0.2%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentTAS
Mortgage · mth$1,105
Rent · wk(Census)$300
Population growth · Waratah-Wynyard LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)14,916
5-year growth+0.8% CAGR
YoY change+0.2%
20012025
Development · Waratah-Wynyard LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)58
Houses58
YoY change+0%
Employment · Waratah-Wynyard LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.8%
YoY change-0.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7321ATO
Negatively geared3.8%
107 of filers
Avg rental loss$3,907/yr
Landlords (rental income)311
Reported capital gains166
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population339
Median age51
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,511
Personal income · wk$664
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,271 → $1,511
Change+18.9%
vs TAS median-3.8 pp
Median rent+50%
stablevs TAS 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops4
Aged care · Waratah-Wynyard LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places152
Yaraandoo Hostel82 places
Wynyard Care Centre70 places
Childcare · Waratah-Wynyard LGAACECQA
Services6
Approved places237
Exceeding NQS1
Groovy Kidz Childcare and OSHC75 places
Warawyn Early Learning Centre60 places
Warawyn Wynyard After School and Holiday Program45 places
Pobblebonks Early Learning Centre35 places
Coastal Connections Yolla22 places
Coastal Family Day Care SchemeFamily Day Care
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Boat Harbour depends 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 · 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 · 4 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.

Boat Harbour FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Boat Harbour in?

    Boat Harbour is in the Waratah-Wynyard Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7321. Council-level context for Waratah-Wynyard LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Boat Harbour?

    The median weekly rent in Boat Harbour is $300/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Boat Harbour a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Boat Harbour 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 Boat Harbour?

    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 Boat Harbour 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.