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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Nelson Bay is a regional centre in Tasmania, Australia, with a population of approximately 4, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 291 km from the Hobart CBD, Nelson Bay is a regional area in Tasmania. The median household income is $64,948 per year.
Household earnings in Nelson Bay 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.
Official Australia Post postcode for Nelson Bay. 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 Nelson Bay 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.
Nelson Bay is a smaller community of 4 — about 0% of the Tasmania suburb median (3,902) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Household income of $64,948/year is 12% below the Tasmania median of $73,944, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Nelson Bay is 291 km from Hobart, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How Nelson Bay stacks up against the median of all Tasmania suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Nelson Bay sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Nelson Bay | TAS median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4 | 3,902 | -100% |
| Median household income | $64,948/yr | $73,944/yr | -12% |
| Distance to CBD | 291 km | 24 km | +1113% |
Pre-inspection briefing for Nelson Bay — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 4 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Tasmania market over full cycles.
Median rental data was not captured for Nelson Bay. 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.
With a population of 4, the resale market in Nelson Bay may not reliably reward cosmetic renovations — a longer hold is typically a better strategy at this scale, letting land-value appreciation do the work instead.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Nelson Bay are modest for 2026 — incomes 12% below the TAS median of $73,944 and a population of 4 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 Nelson Bay. The EquitySight investment score of 30/100 places Nelson Bay 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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Nelson Bay scores 30/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 4, median household income of $64,948/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.
The main demand drivers in Nelson Bay are a median household income of $64,948/year, 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.
Nelson Bay has a usual resident population of approximately 4, 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.
Nelson Bay sits 291 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.
A reliable median rent was not captured for Nelson Bay. 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.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Nelson Bay. 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 Nelson Bay 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 (4 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, 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.