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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Premaydena is a coastal suburb in Tasmania, Australia, with a population of approximately 139, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 40 km from the Hobart CBD, Premaydena is a coastal area in Tasmania. The median household income is $66,248 per year.
Premaydena's income profile suggests a value-oriented market with competitive purchase prices. Seaside positioning attracts both owner-occupiers and holiday rental demand.
Official Australia Post postcode for Premaydena. 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 Premaydena 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.
Premaydena is a smaller community of 139 — about 4% 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 $66,248/year is 10% below the Tasmania median of $73,944, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Rent of $250/week (72% coverage of the $1,500/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $417/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. At 40 km from Hobart, Premaydena is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price.
How Premaydena stacks up against the median of all Tasmania suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Premaydena sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Premaydena | TAS median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 139 | 3,902 | -96% |
| Median household income | $66,248/yr | $73,944/yr | -10% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $250 | $320 | -22% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,500 | $1,378 | +9% |
| Distance to CBD | 40 km | 24 km | +67% |
| Separate houses | 74% | 80% | -6pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Premaydena — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 139 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Tasmania market over full cycles.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $250/week covers 72% of a $1,500/month mortgage, leaving a $417/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
With 74% houses in a 139-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Premaydena are modest for 2026 — incomes 10% below the TAS median of $73,944 and a population of 139 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~72% of the typical mortgage ($1,083/month rent vs $1,500/month repayment), leaving a manageable top-up for most investors. The EquitySight investment score of 40/100 places Premaydena 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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Premaydena scores 40/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 139, median household income of $66,248/year and median weekly rent of $250. 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 Premaydena are a median household income of $66,248/year, a dwelling mix that is 74% 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.
Premaydena has a usual resident population of approximately 139, 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.
Premaydena sits 40 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.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $250 in Premaydena, equating to approximately $13,000/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.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Premaydena 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.
A median weekly rent of $250 works out to $1,083/month, covering 72% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,500/month. That leaves a $417/month shortfall (around $5,004/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (139 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.