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Suburb profile ·Burnie LGA · TAS ·7320

Upper Burnie TAS 7320

Upper Burnie is in Burnie LGA, TAS, postcode 7320, with population 1,891.

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.

$430/wk
+11.7% YoY
Jul 2024 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
TAS rental bonds · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$430
$250
Jul 2024Mar 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$430/wk
Rent context available
11.7%YoY D9 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,891
2K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
1,444
113 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$1,057
Median rent · wk$230

Affordability

47%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,057/mo, while renters pay about $1,863/mo — renting runs $806/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$47K
Median rent · wk
$430
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,057

Household income

$47K household · yr-30.5% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$30K
Family
$72K
Household
$47K

Full data detail

Upper Burnie TAS — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Tasmania within the Burnie local government area, Upper Burnie is a small locality (postcode 7320). It is home to about 1,891 residents, with an established demographic and a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $47K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.2% 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 technicians & trades, labourers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $430. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,057.

Public transport access includes 11 bus stops.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.2% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.2%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentTAS
Mortgage · mth$1,057
Rent · wk(Census)$230
Market rent · wk(March 2026)$430
Population growth · Burnie LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)20,420
5-year growth+0.2% CAGR
YoY change+0.2%
20012025
Development · Burnie LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)45
Houses45
YoY change+0%
Employment · Burnie LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.4%
YoY change-0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7320ATO
Negatively geared353 (3.6% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,501/yr
Landlords (rental income)846
Reported capital gains594
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,891
Median age42
Household size2
HH income · wk$912
Personal income · wk$572
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining4
woolworths1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops11
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Upper Burnie 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 · 11 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 Upper Burnie 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, and crime coverage.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and crime coverage, 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.

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

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

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

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$150/wk

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

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

pop -500 · adds house price coverage · rent -$190/wk

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

Shorewell Park most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +300 · rent -$210/wk

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

Upper Burnie FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Upper Burnie in?

    Upper Burnie is in the Burnie Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7320. Council-level context for Burnie LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Upper Burnie?

    The median weekly rent in Upper Burnie is $430/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Upper Burnie?

    Rent context available: Upper Burnie 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 Upper Burnie a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Upper Burnie?

    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 Upper Burnie 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.