TAS · Hobart Council
Hobart, TAS, 7000
Current weather
13.3°CPartly cloudy
79% humidity · 7.5 km/h wind · 14.4° / 8° today · 1.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#3 among Metro Hobart suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Hobart is a smaller suburban community in the Hobart area, home to around 3,390 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $350, 2 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Metro Tasmania stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and 1 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 3,390
- Median age
- 31
- Median household income / week
- $1,464
- Dwelling vacancy
- 17.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 220 of 1,288
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,848
- Employment rate
- 49.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 90 / 158 / 660
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (latest monthly release)
- $350
- Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
- 89
Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.
Data sources & freshness
- Tasmanian rental bond lodgements — Department of Justice (Tasmania) · Period: latest monthly release · Updated on site · Monthly XLSX release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 1,097
- St Mary's CollegeCombined
- St Michael's Collegiate SchoolCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
52 public transport stops in this suburb
- Elizabeth College Warwick Street
- Hobart City Interchange Stop A1
- Hobart City Interchange Stop A2
- Hobart City Interchange Stop A3
- Hobart City Interchange Stop D2
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Harrington Street intersection, HobartDavey Street14 Jul 2026 – 17 Jul 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Amenities
702 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- 9/11 BottleshopAlcohol
2 Macquarie Street, Hobart
- CellarbrationsAlcohol
- CellarbrationsAlcohol
Unit 3
- Cool WineAlcohol
Unit Shop 8 Midcity Arcade Criterion Street, Hobart
- Intencity HobartAmusement Arcade
181 Collins Street, Hobart
- Zone3 Laser GamesAmusement Arcade
- Antiques on RetroAntiques
- Stonewall AntiquesAntiques
- EliteAppliance
- ArteryArt
137 Collins Street, Hobart
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
10 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Barracks ReservePark
- Franklin SquarePark
- Garden of MemoriesPark
- Hobart Rivulet Linear ParkPark
- Mathers PlacePark
- North Hobart Cultural ParkPark
- Parliament House GardensPark
- St Andrews ParkPark
- St David's ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 27
- Emergency department
- On site
- Australian Red Cross Blood ServiceBathurst Streetblood_donation
- Australian Red Cross Blood Serviceblood_donation
- Bathurst Street Skin Cancer ClinicBathurst Streetclinic
- Blooms The ChemistBathurst Streetpharmacy
- Bupa Dentaldentist
- Chemist Warehousepharmacy
- Chemist WarehouseElizabeth Street Bus Mallpharmacy
- City Dentaldentist
- City Doctors & Travel Clinicclinic
- Crotty DentalMacquarie Streetdentist
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
677 state heritage places
- 'The Mercury' Buildings89-93 Macquarie ST, Hobart, 7000Permanently Registered
- 41 Hunter Street (UTAS Centre for the Arts, formerly part of H. Jones & Co.)HUNTER ST, HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
- 41 Hunter Street (UTAS Centre for the Arts, formerly part of H. Jones & Co.)41 HUNTER ST, HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
- 93 Elizabeth Street93 ELIZABETH ST, HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
- ABC Mural5-7 SANDY BAY RD, HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
- ANZ Bank22-26 ELIZABETH ST, HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
- ANZ Bank (Former Broadcast House)22-26 ELIZABETH ST, HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
- Acoa House155-157 COLLINS ST, HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
- Allport Cottage136 BRISBANE ST, HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
- Alstergren Building7 MURRAY ST, HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Goodstart Early LearningBathurst Streetchildcare
- Goodstart Early Learningchildcare
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 17
- Parks (OSM)
- 17
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 98.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #3 among Metro Hobart suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Goodstart Early LearningchildcareBathurst Streetchildcare
- Goodstart Early Learningchildcarechildcare
- 'The Mercury' Buildingsheritage89-93 Macquarie ST, Hobart, 7000Permanently Registered
- 41 Hunter Street (UTAS Centre for the Arts, formerly part of H. Jones & Co.)heritageHUNTER ST, HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
- 41 Hunter Street (UTAS Centre for the Arts, formerly part of H. Jones & Co.)heritage41 HUNTER ST, HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
- 93 Elizabeth Streetheritage93 ELIZABETH ST, HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
- ABC Muralheritage5-7 SANDY BAY RD, HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
- ANZ Bankheritage22-26 ELIZABETH ST, HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
- ANZ Bank (Former Broadcast House)heritage22-26 ELIZABETH ST, HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
- Acoa Househeritage155-157 COLLINS ST, HOBART, 7000Permanently Registered
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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