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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Pearshape is a regional centre in Tasmania, Australia, with a population of approximately 5, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 425 km from the Hobart CBD, Pearshape is a regional area in Tasmania. The median household income is $416,000 per year.
Strong household incomes in Pearshape underpin solid property demand. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.
Official Australia Post postcode for Pearshape. 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 Pearshape 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.
Pearshape is a smaller community of 5 — 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 $416,000/year runs 463% 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. Pearshape is 425 km from Hobart, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How Pearshape stacks up against the median of all Tasmania suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Pearshape sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Pearshape | TAS median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5 | 3,902 | -100% |
| Median household income | $416,000/yr | $73,944/yr | +463% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,500 | $1,378 | +9% |
| Distance to CBD | 425 km | 24 km | +1671% |
Pre-inspection briefing for Pearshape — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 5 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Tasmania market over full cycles.
Median rental data was not captured for Pearshape. 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 5, the resale market in Pearshape 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 Pearshape are modest for 2026 — incomes 463% above the TAS median of $73,944 and a population of 5 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 Pearshape. The EquitySight investment score of 51/100 places Pearshape in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Pearshape scores 51/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 5, median household income of $416,000/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 Pearshape are an above-state-median household income of $416,000/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.
Pearshape has a usual resident population of approximately 5, 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.
Pearshape sits 425 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 Pearshape. 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.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Pearshape is $1,500, or approximately $18,000/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.
Census data was not complete enough in Pearshape 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 (5 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,500 median mortgage, 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.