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Suburb profile ·Launceston LGA · TAS ·7249

Punchbowl TAS 7249

Punchbowl is in Launceston LGA, TAS, postcode 7249, with population 491.

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.

$540/wk
+20.0% YoY
Aug 2024 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
TAS rental bonds · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$540
$400
Aug 2024Mar 2026
What to check

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
$540/wk
Rent context available
20.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
71,341
71K via Launceston LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
1,274
99 added 12mo · 10MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,105
Median rent · wk$278

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 $1,105/mo, while renters pay about $2,340/mo — renting runs $1,235/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$64K
Median rent · wk
$540
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,105

Household income

$64K household · yr-6% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$34K
Family
$83K
Household
$64K

Full data detail

Punchbowl TAS — Property Data and Demographics

Punchbowl is a small, quiet locality in Tasmania within the Launceston local government area (postcode 7249). With a population of 491, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 34. Households earn a median income of $64K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 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 professionals, community & personal service, sales. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $540. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,105.

Public transport access includes 4 bus stops.

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$1,105
Rent · wk(Census)$278
Market rent · wk(March 2026)$540
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 7249ATO
Negatively geared307 (3.8% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,978/yr
Landlords (rental income)764
Reported capital gains516
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population491
Median age34
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$1,233
Personal income · wk$654
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops4
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Punchbowl is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

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 · 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 · 4 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 Punchbowl 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.

Use it for direction first, then confirm the story against stronger neighbouring suburbs or the state hub before relying on it.

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

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, 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.

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

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Dilston better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +100 · adds house price coverage · rent -$220/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Swan Bay most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$227/wk

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

Underwood most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -100 · rent -$265/wk

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

Punchbowl FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Punchbowl in?

    Punchbowl is in the Launceston Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7249. 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 Punchbowl?

    The median weekly rent in Punchbowl is $540/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Punchbowl?

    Rent context available: Punchbowl 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 Punchbowl a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Punchbowl?

    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 Punchbowl 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.