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Suburb profile ·Brighton LGA · TAS ·7030

Gagebrook TAS 7030

Gagebrook is in Brighton LGA, TAS, postcode 7030, with population 1,572.

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$240/wk
-45.5% YoY
Jul 2024 → Feb 2026 · 18 periods
TAS rental bonds · suburb grain · Feb 2026
$490
$284
Jul 2024Feb 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$240/wk
Market rent signal
45.5%YoY D4 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,572
2K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
1,983
150 added 12mo · 12MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$867
Median rent · wk$240

Affordability

29%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $867/mo, while renters pay about $1,040/mo — renting runs $173/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$43K
Median rent · wk
$240
Owner mortgage · mo
$867

Household income

$43K household · yr-37.1% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$25K
Family
$47K
Household
$43K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA787
Students123
Government1
  • JRLF - Gagebrook Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 787

Full data detail

Gagebrook TAS — Property Data and Demographics

Gagebrook (postcode 7030) is a close-knit residential community in Tasmania within the Brighton local government area. It is home to about 1,572 residents, with a younger, working-age population and a median age of 27. Households earn a median income of $43K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% 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 labourers, community & personal service, sales. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.

The median weekly rent is $240 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $867.

Gagebrook is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 787, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 28 bus stops.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.0% 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+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentTAS
Mortgage · mth$867
Rent · wk(Census)$240
Population growth · Brighton LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)20,527
5-year growth+2.1% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · Brighton LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)62
Houses62
YoY change+0%
Employment · Brighton LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)8.1%
YoY change-0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7030ATO
Negatively geared281 (2.6% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,453/yr
Landlords (rental income)671
Reported capital gains407
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,572
Median age27
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$825
Personal income · wk$478
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops28
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Gagebrook 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 · 28 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.

Gagebrook FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Gagebrook in?

    Gagebrook is in the Brighton Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7030. Council-level context for Brighton LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Gagebrook?

    The median weekly rent in Gagebrook is $240/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Gagebrook a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Gagebrook 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 Gagebrook?

    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 Gagebrook 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.