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Suburb Insights · TAS 7173

Connellys Marsh, TAS 7173 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Connellys Marsh is a regional centre in Tasmania, Australia, with a population of approximately 40, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 32 km from the Hobart CBD, Connellys Marsh is a regional area in Tasmania. The median household income is $46,800 per year.

Investment Score

28 / 100 Weak

Household earnings in Connellys Marsh are below the state average, which may affect long-term capital growth. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.

Location

Hobart
Connellys Marsh
Tasmania · 7173
32 km from Hobart CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
7173

Official Australia Post postcode for Connellys Marsh. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
40

Usual resident population at the most recent census.

Median weekly rent
N/A

Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.

Median household income
$46,800/yr

Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.

Distance to CBD
32 km

Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.

Lifestyle & Amenities

Schools nearby
1

Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.

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Parks & green spaces
1

Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.

Median monthly mortgage
$934/mo

Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.

Home type
43% houses

Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.

Investment Insight

Connellys Marsh is a smaller community of 40 — about 1% of the Tasmania suburb median (3,902) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Connellys Marsh's median household income of $46,800/year is 37% below the Tasmania suburb median ($73,944) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. At 32 km from Hobart, Connellys Marsh is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price. Only 43% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 80% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.

Connellys Marsh vs Tasmania Median

How Connellys Marsh stacks up against the median of all Tasmania suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Connellys Marsh sits above the state median; negative means below.

MetricConnellys MarshTAS medianΔ vs state
Population403,902-99%
Median household income$46,800/yr$73,944/yr-37%
Median mortgage (monthly)$934$1,378-32%
Distance to CBD32 km24 km+33%
Separate houses43%80%-37pp

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Connellys Marsh — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.

Investment Strategy

Buy & Hold

Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 40 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Tasmania market over full cycles.

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Rental Yield

Median rental data was not captured for Connellys Marsh. Use current realestate.com.au and Domain listings to triangulate a realistic weekly rent before committing, then feed that number into our rental yield calculator.

Renovation / Flip

Only 43% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 80% TAS median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.

Risk Factors

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2026 Outlook

Growth: Low Rental Demand: Low Investor Sentiment: Low

Capital-growth expectations for Connellys Marsh are modest for 2026 — incomes 37% below the TAS median of $73,944 and a population of 40 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental fundamentals will need to be verified against live listings, as a clean median rent was not recorded for Connellys Marsh. The EquitySight investment score of 28/100 places Connellys Marsh in the lower tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Connellys Marsh a good suburb for investment?

Connellys Marsh scores 28/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 40, median household income of $46,800/year. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.

What drives property demand in Connellys Marsh?

The main demand drivers in Connellys Marsh are a median household income of $46,800/year, a dwelling mix that is 43% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.

What is the population of Connellys Marsh?

Connellys Marsh has a usual resident population of approximately 40, compared with a Tasmania suburb median of 3,902 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.

How far is Connellys Marsh from the Hobart CBD?

Connellys Marsh sits 32 km straight-line from the Hobart CBD. This is an outer-metro location; local employment and infrastructure announcements tend to move prices more than CBD connectivity alone.

What is the median rent in Connellys Marsh?

A reliable median rent was not captured for Connellys Marsh. Benchmark expected weekly rent on realestate.com.au and Domain, or the state rental tribunal's rent dashboard. Most Australian investors target a 4–5% gross yield as a baseline.

What is the typical mortgage repayment in Connellys Marsh?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Connellys Marsh is $934, or approximately $11,208/year (vs $1,378/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.

Is Connellys Marsh cash-flow positive for investors?

Census data was not complete enough in Connellys Marsh to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.

What are the main risks of investing in Connellys Marsh?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (40 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $934 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($46,800 vs $73,944 state median), the broader Tasmania market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.

How we built this Connellys Marsh profile

Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.

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