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Suburb profile ·Launceston LGA · TAS ·7268

Lilydale TAS 7268

Lilydale is in Launceston LGA, TAS, postcode 7268, with population 659.

The read

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$238/wk
Market rent signal
D4 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
659
659 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
176
12 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,196
Median rent · wk$238

Affordability

20%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,196/mo, while renters pay about $1,031/mo — owning runs $165/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$63K
Median rent · wk
$238
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,196

Household income

$63K household · yr-8.3% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$32K
Family
$80K
Household
$63K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA939
Students291
Government1
  • Lilydale District SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 939

Full data detail

Lilydale TAS — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Tasmania within the Launceston local government area, Lilydale is a small community (postcode 7268). It is home to about 659 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $63K 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 -0.3% 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 managers, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $238 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,196.

Lilydale is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 939, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 rail stations.

On the investment side, Population growth of -0.3% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.3% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentTAS
Mortgage · mth$1,196
Rent · wk(Census)$238
Population growth · Launceston LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)71,341
5-year growth+0.1% CAGR
YoY change-0.3%
20012025
Development · Launceston LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)163
Houses163
YoY change+0%
Employment · Launceston LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.3%
YoY change-0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7268ATO
Negatively geared25 (3.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,964/yr
Landlords (rental income)79
Reported capital gains46
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population659
Median age44
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,203
Personal income · wk$620
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
iga1
TransportGTFS
Rail stations2
Lilydale, Main Rd after Station Rd
Lilydale, Main Rd before Station Rd
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Lilydale 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 · 2 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.

Lilydale FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Lilydale in?

    Lilydale is in the Launceston Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7268. Council-level context for Launceston LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Lilydale?

    The median weekly rent in Lilydale is $238/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Lilydale a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Lilydale show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Lilydale?

    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 Lilydale 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.