Surprise Bay is in King Island LGA, TAS, postcode 7256, with population 4.
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Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.
ABS population projection (2022 base) for the King Island SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.
Surprise Bay is a sparsely populated locality in Tasmania within the King Island local government area (postcode 7256). With a population of 4, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 76. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. 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.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of -0.7% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.
Surprise Bay is in the King Island Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7256. Council-level context for King Island LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Surprise Bay show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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.