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Shearwater TAS 7307

Shearwater is in Latrobe (Tas.) LGA, TAS, postcode 7307, with population 2,051.

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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.

$600/wk
+20.0% YoY
Jul 2024 → Mar 2026 · 19 periods
TAS rental bonds · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$600
$420
Jul 2024Mar 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

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Median house
—
No local house series
Median rent
$600/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
↑20.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
—
Need rent + price
Population
2,051
2K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
—
No matched school data
Solar
1,552
110 added 12mo · 10MW

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$1,500
Median rent · wk$295

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
54%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,500/mo, while renters pay about $2,600/mo — renting runs $1,100/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$57K
Median rent · wk
$600
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,500

Household income

ABS Census medians · annual
$57K household · yr-15.9% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$30K
Family
$73K
Household
$57K

Full data detail

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

Shearwater is a compact suburb in Tasmania within the Latrobe (Tas.) local government area (postcode 7307). It is home to about 2,051 residents, with an older demographic and a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $57K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. 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, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $600. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,500.

Public transport access includes 5 bus stops.

Market & money
InvestmentTAS
Mortgage · mth$1,500
Rent · wk(Census)$295
Market rent · wk(March 2026)$600
Employment · Latrobe (Tas.) LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.8%
YoY change+0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7307ATO
Negatively geared248 (3.6% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,094/yr
Landlords (rental income)696
Reported capital gains499
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,051
Median age58
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$1,104
Personal income · wk$581
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Top occupationsCensus
Professionals131Community & Personal Service117Technicians & Trades109Clerical & Administrative99Managers92
Top industriesCensus
Healthcare127Retail Trade84Education81Construction75Accommodation & Food57
Top ancestryCensus
English993Australian891Scottish215Irish193Aboriginal Australian85
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets2
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
iga1
woolworths1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops5
Nearby in Latrobe (Tas.) LGA12
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Shearwater is a thin local read rather than a complete suburb verdict.

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 · 5 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
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 Shearwater 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.

Read it as a starting locality brief, then cross-check the suburb story against better-covered nearby markets or the state hub.

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

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, crime coverage, population trend data, and building approvals; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

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

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full 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

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

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Stronger nearby reads

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

Port Sorell better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +200 · adds house price coverage · rent -$325/wk

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similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +3000 · adds house price coverage · rent -$350/wk

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

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Hawley Beach most similar
similar rent profile

pop -1500 · rent -$300/wk

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

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Shearwater FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Shearwater in?

    Shearwater is in the Latrobe (Tas.) Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7307. Council-level context for Latrobe (Tas.) LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Shearwater?

    The median weekly rent in Shearwater is $600/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Shearwater?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Shearwater rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Shearwater?

    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 Shearwater 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.