Located in Tasmania within the Glamorgan-Spring Bay local government area, Friendly Beaches is a quiet locality (postcode 7215). It is home to about 11 residents, with a more retirement-aged population and a median age of 59. Households earn a median income of $30K per year, with an average household size of 1.6 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 top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Dutch.
The median weekly rent is $400 (Census 2021).
Looking at the investment signals, 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.