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Suburb profile ·Central Coast (Tas.) LGA · TAS ·7316

Sulphur Creek TAS 7316

Sulphur Creek is in Central Coast (Tas.) LGA, TAS, postcode 7316, with population 707.

Limited data

Thin-context

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Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. 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.

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Median house
—
No local house series
Median rent
$295/wk
Market rent signal
D6 vs AU
Gross yield
—
Need rent + price
Population
707
707 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
—
No matched school data
Drive to city
—
Not in commute dataset
Solar
828
51 added 12mo · 5MW

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$1,483
Median rent · wk$295
Investor profile

Who invests in Sulphur Creek

Owner-occupied 88%Rented 12%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.8%
186 of 457 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,695/yr
Landlords (rental income)457
Reported capital gains285
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

85% of homes here are owner-occupied and 12% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

85% 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

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
16%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,483/mo, while renters pay about $1,278/mo — owning runs $205/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$93K
Median rent · wk
$295
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,483

Household income

ABS Census · ATO
$93K household · yr+36.4% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$39K
Family
$111K
Household
$93K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
8
$300-649
32
$650-999
33
$1,000-1,499
31
$1,500-1,999
32
$2,000-2,999
57
$3,000-3,999
35
$4,000+
20

At the median asking rent, about 29% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $983/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

ABS Census 2021
Tenure (276 households)
Owned outright
44%
Owned with mortgage
41%
Rented
12%
Dwelling structure6.0% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
99%
Townhouse / semi
1%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 92% drive, 0% public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 7% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Livability

OSM · GTFS · schools + hospitals
6/ 100 livability index

Top 94% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 6% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access0
Public transport (6 stops)25
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.

Code baseline only

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

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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

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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

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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

Population outlook

ABS projection · Penguin - Sulphur Creek SA2 area · 2022 base
5,537 people · 20225,549 by 2032 (+0.2%)

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

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

Located in Tasmania within the Central Coast (Tas.) local government area, Sulphur Creek is a close-knit residential community (postcode 7316). The area has roughly 707 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $93K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. 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, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $295 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,483.

Public transport access includes 6 bus stops.

Market & money
InvestmentTAS
Mortgage · mth$1,483
Rent · wk(Census)$295
Employment · Central Coast (Tas.) LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.4%
YoY change-0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7316ATO
Negatively geared4.8%
186 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,695/yr
Landlords (rental income)457
Reported capital gains285
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population707
Median age44
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,789
Personal income · wk$756
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,183 → $1,789
Change+51.2%
vs TAS median+28.6 pp
Median rent+13.5%
gentrifyingvs TAS 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Professionals70Technicians & Trades66Community & Personal Service53Sales44Managers35
Top industriesCensus
Healthcare57Education47Retail Trade38Construction36Manufacturing33
Top ancestryCensus
Australian344English310Irish60Scottish56Aboriginal Australian43
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops6
Aged care · Central Coast (Tas.) LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places250
Eliza Purton99 places
Coroneagh Park78 places
Mt St Vincent73 places
Childcare · Central Coast (Tas.) LGAACECQA
Services11
Approved places575
Exceeding NQS2
Discovery Early Learning Centres - Ulverstone90 places
Ulverstone Child Care Centre75 places
Discovery Early Learning Centres - Ulverstone OSHC60 places
East Ulverstone Outside School Hours Care60 places
Penguin Fun Club Outside School Hours Care58 places
Coastal Connections Riana45 places
+5 more in Central Coast (Tas.) LGA
Nearby in Central Coast (Tas.) LGA12
Gawler · 703Forth · 738Leith · 504Turners Beach$730K · 1,966North Motton · 425Heybridge · 442Penguin$613K · 4,132Riana · 313Ulverstone$500K · 6,653West Ulverstone$490K · 4,515South Riana · 212Preservation Bay · 100
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Sulphur Creek rests 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 · 6 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 Sulphur Creek 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.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, crime coverage, population trend data, and building approvals, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

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

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

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.

Next step path
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Stronger nearby reads

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Sulphur Creek FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Sulphur Creek in?

    Sulphur Creek is in the Central Coast (Tas.) Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7316. Council-level context for Central Coast (Tas.) LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Sulphur Creek?

    The median weekly rent in Sulphur Creek is $295/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Sulphur Creek?

    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.

  4. How often is the Sulphur Creek 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.