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Suburb profile ·Launceston LGA · TAS ·7258

Relbia TAS 7258

Relbia is in Launceston LGA, TAS, postcode 7258, with population 691.

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
$250/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
691
691 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
156
10 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$2,086
Median rent · wk$250
Investor profile

Who invests in Relbia

Owner-occupied 94%Rented 6%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared7%
44 of 111 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,591/yr
Landlords (rental income)111
Reported capital gains81
Investor exposure index(low vs national)28.1/100
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

91% of homes here are owner-occupied and 6% rented, with 7% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

91% 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

9%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,086/mo, while renters pay about $1,083/mo — owning runs $1,003/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$137K
Median rent · wk
$250
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,086

Household income

$137K household · yr+101.1% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$56K
Family
$153K
Household
$137K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
8
$300-649
19
$650-999
23
$1,000-1,499
23
$1,500-1,999
14
$2,000-2,999
48
$3,000-3,999
37
$4,000+
66

At the median asking rent, about 19% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $833/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (244 households)
Owned outright
56%
Owned with mortgage
36%
Rented
6%
Dwelling structure7.7% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
96%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
3%

Getting to work: 80% drive, 0% public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 18% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Livability

0/ 100 livability index

Top 100% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 1% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access19
Public transport0
Schools & hospitals0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

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

Short-term rentals

8
active listings · ~11.6 per 1,000 residents
100%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
88%
run by multi-listing operators
Investment view Estimated
$275
median nightly (entire home)
15%
estimated occupancy
$15,437
estimated annual revenue (gross)

Estimated short-let income is 1.2× the $13,000/yr a long-term let would earn at the median rent — before management fees, cleaning, vacancy beyond the occupancy model, and short-stay regulation.

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Population outlook

5,112 people · 20225,518 by 2032 (+7.9%)

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

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

Relbia is a small community in Tasmania within the Launceston local government area (postcode 7258). It is home to about 691 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $137K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 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 -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 professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $250 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,086.

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$2,086
Rent · wk(Census)$250
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)210
Houses210
YoY change+0%
Employment · Launceston LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.3%
YoY change-0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7258ATO
Negatively geared7%
44 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,591/yr
Landlords (rental income)111
Reported capital gains81
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population691
Median age48
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$2,639
Personal income · wk$1,073
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$2,187 → $2,639
Change+20.7%
vs TAS median-1.9 pp
Median rent+19%
stablevs TAS 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
Hospitals · Launceston LGAAIHW
Public1
Private3
Launceston General Hospitalpublic
Calvary - St Luke's Hospitalprivate
Calvary - St Vincent's Hospitalprivate
The Eye Hospitalprivate
Aged care · Launceston LGAGEN
Facilities11
Residential places851
Calvary Sandhill134 places
Peacehaven126 places
The Manor Nursing Home98 places
Regis Tasmania - Norwood95 places
Uniting AgeWell Aldersgate Village94 places
Fred French89 places
+5 more in Launceston LGA
Childcare · Launceston LGAACECQA
Services36
Approved places2,334
Exceeding NQS9
Scotch Oakburn College Early Learning Centre160 places
Discovery Early Learning Centre- Launceston130 places
GREEN LEAVES EARLY LEARNING LAUNCESTON124 places
Launceston Church Grammar School Early Learning Programme and OSHC122 places
Hope Discovery Outside School Hours Care110 places
Newstead Child Care Centre106 places
+30 more in Launceston LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Relbia 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 · 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 Relbia 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, 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.

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 Relbia 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 +$70/wk

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

Lilydale most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$12/wk

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

Rocherlea most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +300 · rent -$30/wk

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

Relbia FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Relbia in?

    Relbia is in the Launceston Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7258. 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 Relbia?

    The median weekly rent in Relbia is $250/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Relbia a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Relbia 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 Relbia?

    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 Relbia 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.