TAS · Clarence Council
Risdon Vale, TAS, 7016
Current weather
11.7°CPartly cloudy
79% humidity · 7.5 km/h wind · 12.8° / 6.4° today · 1.1 mm rain
Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Risdon Vale is a smaller suburban community in the Clarence area, home to around 3,171 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $470, 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Metro Tasmania stops, and a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 3,171
- Median age
- 34
- Median household income / week
- $1,187
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 56 of 1,027
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Employment rate
- 39.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 121 / 57 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
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)
- $470
- Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
- 11
Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
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
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 875
- Risdon Vale Primary SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
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
27 public transport stops in this suburb
- Risdon Vale / Linden Rd
- Stop 29, No.68 Gardenia Rd
- Stop 30, Opp.No.8 Sycamore Rd
- Stop 31, No.33 Sycamore Rd
- Stop 32, No.55 Sycamore Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
15 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Gardenia Rd cnr Marlock StBus stop
57 Gardenia Road, Risdon Vale
- Linden Rd - Risdon Vale TerminusBus stop
5 Linden Road, Risdon Vale
- No.14 Sycamore RdBus stop
14 Sycamore Road, Risdon Vale
- No.2 Linden RdBus stop
2 Linden Road, Risdon Vale
- No.32 Sycamore RdBus stop
32 Sycamore Road, Risdon Vale
- No.33 Sycamore RdBus stop
33 Sycamore Road, Risdon Vale
- No.49 Gardenia RdBus stop
49 Gardenia Road, Risdon Vale
- No.50 Sycamore RdBus stop
50 Sycamore Road, Risdon Vale
- No.55 Sycamore RdBus stop
55 Sycamore Road, Risdon Vale
- No.66 Sycamore RdBus stop
66 Sycamore Road, Risdon Vale
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
7 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Coobar Play ParkPark
- Duke ParkPark
- Kerria Play ParkPark
- Laurel Play ParkPark
- Linden ParkPark
- Poplar Play ParkPark
- Risdon Vale ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Risdon Vale PharmacySugarloaf Roadpharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 12
- Parks (OSM)
- 8
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 33.7/100
- National rank
- 4382nd in Australia
- State rank
- 119th in TAS
- Peer rank
- #69 among Metro Hobart · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #78 among Metro Hobart suburbs
- Data confidence
- 65%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Risdon Vale PharmacyhealthSugarloaf Roadpharmacy
- Coobar Play Parkgovernmentpark
- Duke Parkgovernmentpark
- Kerria Play Parkgovernmentpark
- Laurel Play Parkgovernmentpark
- Linden Parkgovernmentpark
- Poplar Play Parkgovernmentpark
- Risdon Vale Parkgovernmentpark
- Risdon Vale / Linden Rdtransport
- Stop 29, No.68 Gardenia Rdtransport
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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