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Suburb profile ·Flinders (Tas.) LGA · TAS ·7255

Whitemark TAS 7255

Whitemark is in Flinders (Tas.) LGA, TAS, postcode 7255, with population 308.

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
$135/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
308
308 local footprint
D6 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
274
13 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$808
Median rent · wk$135
Investor profile

Who invests in Whitemark

Owner-occupied 66%Rented 34%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.4%
23 of 84 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,649/yr
Landlords (rental income)84
Reported capital gains60
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

60% of homes here are owner-occupied and 31% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 60% owner-occupier / 31% renter mix.

What to check

Social housing is 15% of dwellings — check tenant mix and resale demand.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

12%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $808/mo, while renters pay about $585/mo — owning runs $223/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$57K
Median rent · wk
$135
Owner mortgage · mo
$808

Household income

$57K household · yr-15.8% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$36K
Family
$94K
Household
$57K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
7
$300-649
28
$650-999
24
$1,000-1,499
25
$1,500-1,999
8
$2,000-2,999
27
$3,000-3,999
7
$4,000+
0

At the median asking rent, about 9% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $450/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (147 households)15.0% social housing
Owned outright
48%
Owned with mortgage
12%
Rented
31%
Dwelling structure21.6% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
97%
Townhouse / semi
2%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 70% drive, 0% public transport, 17% walk or cycle, 4% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA924
Students95
Government1
  • Flinders Island District High SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 924

Population outlook

931 people · 2022862 by 2032 (-7.4%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Flinders and Cape Barren Islands SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

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

Whitemark is a quiet locality in Tasmania within the Flinders (Tas.) local government area (postcode 7255). It is home to about 308 residents, with a more retirement-aged population and a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $57K per year, with an average household size of 1.8 people. 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. The most common occupations are labourers, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Aboriginal Australian.

The median weekly rent is $135 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $808.

Whitemark is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 924, which is below the national average of 1,000.

Market & money
InvestmentTAS
Mortgage · mth$808
Rent · wk(Census)$135
Employment · Flinders (Tas.) LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.1%
YoY change-0.7pp
Mar-20Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7255ATO
Negatively geared4.4%
23 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,649/yr
Landlords (rental income)84
Reported capital gains60
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population308
Median age58
Household size1.8
HH income · wk$1,105
Personal income · wk$697
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,111 → $1,105
Change-0.5%
vs TAS median-23.1 pp
Median rent+33.7%
softeningvs TAS 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining2
iga1
Aged care · Flinders (Tas.) LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places9
Flinders Island Multipurpose Centre9 places · in suburb
Cape Barren Aged CareNational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Program
Flinders Island Aged Care ServiceNational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Program
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Whitemark 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 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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 Whitemark 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 hospital coverage, transport stops, crime coverage, and population trend data.

The lighter areas here are hospital coverage, transport stops, 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.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete 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 Whitemark feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

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Whitemark FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Whitemark in?

    Whitemark is in the Flinders (Tas.) Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7255. Council-level context for Flinders (Tas.) LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Whitemark?

    The median weekly rent in Whitemark is $135/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Whitemark?

    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 Whitemark 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.