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Suburb profile ·Sorell LGA · TAS ·7173

Lewisham TAS 7173

Lewisham is in Sorell LGA, TAS, postcode 7173, with population 799.

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.

$350/wk
Apr 2025 → Jun 2025 · 3 periods
TAS rental bonds · suburb grain · Jun 2025
$600
$550
Apr 2025Jun 2025
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. 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.

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Median house
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No local house series
Median rent
$350/wk
Market rent signal
D8 vs AU
Gross yield
—
Need rent + price
Population
799
799 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
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No matched school data
Solar
1,250
98 added 12mo · 7MW

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets
No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,517
Median rent · wk$350

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
21%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,517/mo, while renters pay about $1,517/mo — owning runs $0/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$86K
Median rent · wk
$350
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,517

Household income

ABS Census medians · annual
$86K household · yr+25.6% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$42K
Family
$104K
Household
$86K

Full data detail

Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Lewisham TAS — Property Data and Demographics

Lewisham (postcode 7173) is a small community in Tasmania within the Sorell local government area. With a population of 799, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $86K 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 +1.4% 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, clerical & administrative, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $350 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.

Public transport access includes 7 bus stops.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.4% 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+1.4%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentTAS
Mortgage · mth$1,517
Rent · wk(Census)$350
Population growth · Sorell LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)18,108
5-year growth+1.9% CAGR
YoY change+1.4%
20012025
Development · Sorell LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)92
Houses92
YoY change+0%
Employment · Sorell LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4%
YoY change+0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7173ATO
Negatively geared206 (4.5% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,051/yr
Landlords (rental income)541
Reported capital gains255
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population799
Median age46
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,648
Personal income · wk$810
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Top occupationsCensus
Technicians & Trades79Clerical & Administrative60Professionals59Managers56Community & Personal Service56
Top industriesCensus
Construction65Healthcare62Public Admin & Safety43Education31Retail Trade29
Top ancestryCensus
English404Australian334Irish95Scottish83Aboriginal Australian44
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops7
Nearby in Sorell LGA12
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Lewisham leans 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 · 7 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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Lewisham 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.

Treat this as a directional locality brief first, then verify the suburb story against stronger nearby markets or the state hub.

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

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and crime coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

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

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

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.

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Lewisham FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Lewisham in?

    Lewisham is in the Sorell Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7173. Council-level context for Sorell LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Lewisham?

    The median weekly rent in Lewisham is $350/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Lewisham a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Lewisham 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 Lewisham?

    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 Lewisham 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.