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Suburb profile ·Brighton LGA · TAS ·7017

Honeywood TAS 7017

Honeywood is in Brighton LGA, TAS, postcode 7017, with population 535.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$340/wk
Market rent signal
D7 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
535
535 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,045
76 added 12mo · 6MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,625
Median rent · wk$340
Investor profile

Who invests in Honeywood

Owner-occupied 98%Rented 2%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.1%
166 of 425 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,268/yr
Landlords (rental income)425
Reported capital gains262
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

94% of homes here are owner-occupied and 2% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

94% 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

14%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,625/mo, while renters pay about $1,473/mo — owning runs $152/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$123K
Median rent · wk
$340
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,625

Household income

$123K household · yr+80.1% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$49K
Family
$126K
Household
$123K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
8
$650-999
14
$1,000-1,499
23
$1,500-1,999
19
$2,000-2,999
50
$3,000-3,999
20
$4,000+
20

At the median asking rent, about 18% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,133/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (172 households)
Owned outright
24%
Owned with mortgage
70%
Rented
2%
Dwelling structure1.7% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 90% drive, 2% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 5% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

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

Check the property

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

Check the property

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

6,756 people · 20228,812 by 2032 (+30.4%)

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

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

Honeywood is a small locality in Tasmania within the Brighton local government area (postcode 7017). With a population of 535, the suburb has a blend of families and working-age professionals with a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $123K per year, with an average household size of 3.2 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 -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, clerical & administrative, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $340 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,625.

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$1,625
Rent · wk(Census)$340
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)141
Houses141
YoY change+0%
Employment · Brighton LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)8.1%
YoY change-0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7017ATO
Negatively geared4.1%
166 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,268/yr
Landlords (rental income)425
Reported capital gains262
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population535
Median age37
Household size3.2
HH income · wk$2,363
Personal income · wk$947
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,755 → $2,363
Change+34.6%
vs TAS median+12 pp
Median rent-8.1%
gentrifyingvs TAS 2016–21
Area & amenity
Aged care · Brighton LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places80
Wellington Views80 places
Childcare · Brighton LGAACECQA
Services4
Approved places290
Exceeding NQS2
Discovery Early Learning Centres - Green Point130 places
Aura Early Learning Brighton76 places
Lady Gowrie-Brighton Outside School Hours Care60 places
Ludo Early Learning - St Paul's24 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Honeywood 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 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Honeywood is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Read it as a starting locality brief, then cross-check the suburb story against better-covered nearby markets or the state hub.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Honeywood feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Tea Tree most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -100 · rent +$10/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Pontville most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +100 · rent same $

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Dromedary most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +300 · rent +$10/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Honeywood FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Honeywood in?

    Honeywood is in the Brighton Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7017. 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 Honeywood?

    The median weekly rent in Honeywood is $340/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Honeywood a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Honeywood 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 Honeywood?

    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 Honeywood 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.