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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Lake St Clair is a regional centre in Tasmania, Australia, with a population of approximately 9, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 152 km from the Hobart CBD, Lake St Clair is a regional area in Tasmania. The median household income is $103,948 per year.
Lake St Clair benefits from a high-income resident base, supporting premium property pricing. Distance from major centres is a consideration, though regional markets can offer higher rental yields.
Official Australia Post postcode for Lake St Clair. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Lake St Clair on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Lake St Clair is a smaller community of 9 — about 0% of the Tasmania suburb median (3,902) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Median household income of $103,948/year runs 41% above the Tasmania suburb median of $73,944, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. The median weekly rent of $43 translates to approximately $2,236/year in gross rental income, setting the upper bound on yield before vacancy, rates, insurance and maintenance. Lake St Clair is 152 km from Hobart, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Only 33% 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.
How Lake St Clair stacks up against the median of all Tasmania suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Lake St Clair sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Lake St Clair | TAS median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9 | 3,902 | -100% |
| Median household income | $103,948/yr | $73,944/yr | +41% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $43 | $320 | -87% |
| Distance to CBD | 152 km | 24 km | +533% |
| Separate houses | 33% | 80% | -47pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Lake St Clair — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 9 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Tasmania market over full cycles.
Gross rent of $43/week (~$2,236/year) sets the yield ceiling. Cross-check against your purchase price to confirm whether this suburb hits the 4–5% gross yield most Australian investors target.
Only 33% 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.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Lake St Clair are modest for 2026 — incomes 41% above the TAS median of $73,944 and a population of 9 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rents sit around $43/week, setting the baseline gross rental income at roughly $2,236/year — refine this against current listings before running your numbers. The EquitySight investment score of 46/100 places Lake St Clair in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Lake St Clair scores 46/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 9, median household income of $103,948/year and median weekly rent of $43. 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.
The main demand drivers in Lake St Clair are an above-state-median household income of $103,948/year, a dwelling mix that is 33% 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.
Lake St Clair has a usual resident population of approximately 9, 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.
Lake St Clair sits 152 km straight-line from the Hobart CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $43 in Lake St Clair, equating to approximately $2,236/year in gross rental income (state median $320/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Lake St Clair. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.
Census data was not complete enough in Lake St Clair 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.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (9 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, a unit-heavy dwelling mix (33% houses) where body-corporate costs and apartment supply affect resale, the broader Tasmania market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
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.