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Suburb profile ·Brighton LGA · TAS ·7030

Herdsmans Cove TAS 7030

Herdsmans Cove is in Brighton LGA, TAS, postcode 7030, with population 1,199.

The read

Livability-led

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$450/wk
+12.5% YoY
Jul 2024 → Mar 2026 · 17 periods
TAS rental bonds · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$475
$212
Jul 2024Mar 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$450/wk
Rent context available
12.5%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,199
1K 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$869
Median rent · wk$250

Affordability

44%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $869/mo, while renters pay about $1,950/mo — renting runs $1,081/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$53K
Median rent · wk
$450
Owner mortgage · mo
$869

Household income

$53K household · yr-22.9% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$26K
Family
$58K
Household
$53K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA772
Students144
Government1
  • JRLF - Herdsmans Cove Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 772

Full data detail

Herdsmans Cove TAS — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Tasmania within the Brighton local government area, Herdsmans Cove is a close-knit residential community (postcode 7030). With a population of 1,199, the suburb has a younger, working-age population with a median age of 29. Households earn a median income of $53K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 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 community & personal service, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.

The current median weekly rent is $450. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $869.

Herdsmans Cove is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 772, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 15 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$869
Rent · wk(Census)$250
Market rent · wk(March 2026)$450
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
Population1,199
Median age29
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,012
Personal income · wk$503
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
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining0
iga1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops15
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Herdsmans Cove carries enough direct local evidence 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 · 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 · 15 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.

Herdsmans Cove FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Herdsmans Cove in?

    Herdsmans Cove 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 Herdsmans Cove?

    The median weekly rent in Herdsmans Cove is $450/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Herdsmans Cove?

    Rent context available: Herdsmans Cove 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 Herdsmans Cove a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Herdsmans Cove 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 Herdsmans Cove?

    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 Herdsmans Cove 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.