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Suburb profile ·West Tamar LGA · TAS ·7275

Exeter TAS 7275

Exeter is in West Tamar LGA, TAS, postcode 7275, with population 759.

The read

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$295/wk
Feb 2025 → Mar 2026 · 2 periods
TAS rental bonds · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$490
$460
Feb 2025Mar 2026
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
$295/wk
Market rent signal
D6 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
759
759 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
622
45 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$1,300
Median rent · wk$295
Investor profile

Who invests in Exeter

Owner-occupied 83%Rented 17%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.3%
108 of 256 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,530/yr
Landlords (rental income)256
Reported capital gains156
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

77% of homes here are owner-occupied and 16% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

77% 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

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

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,300/mo, while renters pay about $1,278/mo — owning runs $22/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$63K
Median rent · wk
$295
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,300

Household income

$63K household · yr-7.3% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$31K
Family
$79K
Household
$63K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
8
$300-649
58
$650-999
47
$1,000-1,499
38
$1,500-1,999
40
$2,000-2,999
50
$3,000-3,999
12
$4,000+
13

At the median asking rent, about 42% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $983/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (296 households)1.7% social housing
Owned outright
34%
Owned with mortgage
43%
Rented
16%
Dwelling structure7.5% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
99%
Townhouse / semi
1%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 85% drive, 1% public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 6% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA956
Students646
Government2
  • Exeter High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 941
  • Exeter Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 972

Livability

50/ 100 livability index

Top 50% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 50% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access65
Public transport (2 stops)15
Schools & hospitals56

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

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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

Population outlook

6,291 people · 20226,503 by 2032 (+3.4%)

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

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

Exeter is a small locality in Tasmania within the West Tamar local government area (postcode 7275). The area has roughly 759 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $63K 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 +0.3% 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 technicians & trades, community & personal service, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $295 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.

Exeter is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 956, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 bus stops.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.3% 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+0.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentTAS
Mortgage · mth$1,300
Rent · wk(Census)$295
Population growth · West Tamar LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)26,136
5-year growth+0.8% CAGR
YoY change+0.3%
20012025
Development · West Tamar LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)150
Houses 99%Units 1%
YoY change+0%
Employment · West Tamar LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.5%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7275ATO
Negatively geared5.3%
108 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,530/yr
Landlords (rental income)256
Reported capital gains156
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population759
Median age43
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,216
Personal income · wk$597
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$948 → $1,216
Change+28.3%
vs TAS median+5.7 pp
Median rent+32.3%
stablevs TAS 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining4
iga1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
Aged care · West Tamar LGAGEN
Facilities5
Residential places256
Regis Tasmania - Legana106 places
Calvary Riverside Views88 places
Cadorna House33 places
Beaconsfield Multi-Purpose Service29 places
Care Forward Northern TasmaniaShort-Term Restorative Care (STRC)
Childcare · West Tamar LGAACECQA
Services10
Approved places512
Exceeding NQS0
Windsor Children's Centre89 places
Exeter Child Care Centre80 places · in suburb
Riverside OSHC Service63 places
Beaconsfield Early Learning Service48 places
Riverside Primary OSHC Service47 places
Abacus Child Care Outside School Hours Care - Trevallyn45 places
+4 more in West Tamar LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Exeter rests 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 · 2 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.

Exeter FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Exeter in?

    Exeter is in the West Tamar Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7275. Council-level context for West Tamar LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Exeter?

    The median weekly rent in Exeter is $295/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Exeter a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Exeter 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 Exeter?

    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 Exeter 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.