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Suburb profile ·Devonport LGA · TAS ·7310

Don TAS 7310

Don is in Devonport LGA, TAS, postcode 7310, with population 647.

The read

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Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

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
$275/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
647
647 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
2,908
185 added 12mo · 19MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,362
Median rent · wk$275
Investor profile

Who invests in Don

Owner-occupied 92%Rented 8%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.9%
658 of 1,581 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,557/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,581
Reported capital gains1,135
Investor exposure index(low vs national)31.5/100
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

90% of homes here are owner-occupied and 8% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

90% 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

14%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,362/mo, while renters pay about $1,192/mo — owning runs $170/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$99K
Median rent · wk
$275
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,362

Household income

$99K household · yr+45.7% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$43K
Family
$109K
Household
$99K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
6
$300-649
20
$650-999
35
$1,000-1,499
25
$1,500-1,999
28
$2,000-2,999
53
$3,000-3,999
22
$4,000+
22

At the median asking rent, about 25% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $917/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (228 households)
Owned outright
46%
Owned with mortgage
44%
Rented
8%
Dwelling structure10.4% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 86% drive, 0% public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 7% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1009
Students377
Independent1
  • Devonport Christian SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1009

Livability

18/ 100 livability index

Top 82% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 18% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access27
Public transport (1 stops)12
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

Check the property

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 · ~9.3 per 1,000 residents
83%
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

3,759 people · 20223,754 by 2032 (-0.1%)

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

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

Don (postcode 7310) is a small locality in Tasmania within the Devonport local government area. With a population of 647, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $99K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% 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, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward education and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $275 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,362.

Don is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1009, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 bus stop.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.1% 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+0.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentTAS
Mortgage · mth$1,362
Rent · wk(Census)$275
Population growth · Devonport LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)26,994
5-year growth+0.3% CAGR
YoY change+0.1%
20012025
Development · Devonport LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)82
Houses 96%Units 4%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Devonport LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.1%
YoY change-0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7310ATO
Negatively geared3.9%
658 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,557/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,581
Reported capital gains1,135
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population647
Median age45
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,912
Personal income · wk$822
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,455 → $1,912
Change+31.4%
vs TAS median+8.8 pp
Median rent+37.5%
gentrifyingvs TAS 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining2
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
Aged care · Devonport LGAGEN
Facilities6
Residential places300
Meercroft Care140 places
Baptcare Karingal Community Care112 places
Melaleuca Home For The Aged48 places
Care Forward North Western TasmaniaShort-Term Restorative Care (STRC)
Prompt Care STRC - North Western TasmaniaShort-Term Restorative Care (STRC)
Prompt Care STRC - Northern TasmaniaShort-Term Restorative Care (STRC)
Childcare · Devonport LGAACECQA
Services10
Approved places668
Exceeding NQS0
1912 Child Care and Education Centre120 places
Spreyton Outside School Hours Care100 places
Miandetta Children's Centre99 places
Malangenna Children's Centre80 places
Roseberry House Early Learning Centre Devonport75 places
Our Lady of Lourdes Outside School Hours Care60 places
+4 more in Devonport LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Don 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 · 1 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.

Don FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Don in?

    Don is in the Devonport Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7310. Council-level context for Devonport LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Don?

    The median weekly rent in Don is $275/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Don a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Don 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 Don?

    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 Don 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.