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Suburb profile ·Tasman LGA · TAS ·7184

White Beach TAS 7184

White Beach is in Tasman LGA, TAS, postcode 7184, with population 311.

Limited data

Thin-context

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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
$263/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
2,738
3K via Tasman LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
191
22 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$923
Median rent · wk$263
Investor profile

Who invests in White Beach

Owner-occupied 80%Rented 20%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3%
14 of 43 landlords
Avg rental loss$1,768/yr
Landlords (rental income)43
Reported capital gains28
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)71.3/100
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

73% of homes here are owner-occupied and 18% rented, with 3% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

73% 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

33%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $923/mo, while renters pay about $1,140/mo — renting runs $217/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$42K
Median rent · wk
$263
Owner mortgage · mo
$923

Household income

$42K household · yr-38.4% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$28K
Family
$58K
Household
$42K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
9
$300-649
33
$650-999
32
$1,000-1,499
27
$1,500-1,999
18
$2,000-2,999
11
$3,000-3,999
0
$4,000+
4

At the median asking rent, about 49% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $877/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (147 households)
Owned outright
50%
Owned with mortgage
22%
Rented
18%
Dwelling structure73.4% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
97%
Townhouse / semi
3%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 74% drive, 0% public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 18% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

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

31
active listings · ~99.7 per 1,000 residents
90%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
23%
run by multi-listing operators
Investment view Estimated
$167
median nightly (entire home)
34%
estimated occupancy
$17,766
estimated annual revenue (gross)

Estimated short-let income is 1.3× the $13,676/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

2,676 people · 20222,632 by 2032 (-1.6%)

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

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

White Beach is a quiet locality in Tasmania within the Tasman local government area (postcode 7184). With a population of 311, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 62. Households earn a median income of $42K per year, with an average household size of 1.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.1% 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 technicians & trades, labourers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $263 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $923.

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +1.1% 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+1.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentTAS
Mortgage · mth$923
Rent · wk(Census)$263
Population growth · Tasman LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)2,738
5-year growth+1.4% CAGR
YoY change+1.1%
20012025
Development · Tasman LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)11
Houses11
YoY change+0%
Employment · Tasman LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.7%
YoY change-0.6pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7184ATO
Negatively geared3%
14 of filers
Avg rental loss$1,768/yr
Landlords (rental income)43
Reported capital gains28
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population311
Median age62
Household size1.7
HH income · wk$808
Personal income · wk$530
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$767 → $808
Change+5.3%
vs TAS median-17.3 pp
Median rent+31.5%
softeningvs TAS 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
Aged care · Tasman LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places28
Tasman Multi-Purpose Service28 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

White Beach 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 · 1 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 White Beach 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.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, and crime coverage; 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.

Stronger nearby reads

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

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pop +100 · rent +$7/wk

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Port Arthur most similar
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White Beach FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is White Beach in?

    White Beach is in the Tasman Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7184. Council-level context for Tasman LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in White Beach?

    The median weekly rent in White Beach is $263/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is White Beach a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for White Beach?

    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 White Beach 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.