Pelham is in Central Highlands (Tas.) LGA, TAS, postcode 7030, with population 24.
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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.
Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.
This suburb 53% · TAS median 20%
Nationally · lighter rent burden than 0% of AU suburbs
Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $585/mo, while renters pay about $1,083/mo — renting runs $498/mo higher on these medians.
ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Central Highlands SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.
Pelham is a sparsely populated locality in Tasmania within the Central Highlands (Tas.) local government area (postcode 7030). It is home to about 24 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $25K per year, with an average household size of 1.8 people. TAS employment has moved -1.2% 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 top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $250 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $585.
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Pelham is in the Central Highlands (Tas.) Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7030. Council-level context for Central Highlands (Tas.) LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The median weekly rent in Pelham is $250/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.
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.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.