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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

Livability-led

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

$460/wk
Feb 2025 → Mar 2026 · 2 periods
TAS rental bonds · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$490
$460
Feb 2025Mar 2026
What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$460/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
759
759 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Solar
614
41 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

Affordability

38%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,300/mo, while renters pay about $1,993/mo — renting runs $693/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$63K
Median rent · wk
$460
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,300

Household income

$63K household · yr-7.3% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$31K
Family
$79K
Household
$63K

Schools

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

Full data detail

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 -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 technicians & trades, community & personal service, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $460. 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
Market rent · wk(March 2026)$460
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)116
Houses116
YoY change+0%
Employment · West Tamar LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.5%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7275ATO
Negatively geared108 (5.3% 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
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining4
iga1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Exeter for a first-pass 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 using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

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
Department of Justice Tasmania · March 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · monthly
Available
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 $460/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Exeter?

    Rent context available: Exeter has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.