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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Sandy Bay is an inner-city suburb of Hobart, Australia, with a population of approximately 12,315, making it a smaller community. Located 4 km from the Hobart CBD, Sandy Bay is a inner city area in Tasmania. The median household income is $99,580 per year.
Strong household incomes in Sandy Bay underpin solid property demand. Close CBD access strengthens tenant appeal and resale value.
Official Australia Post postcode for Sandy 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 3 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Sandy Bay on My School →Estimated 5 parks 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.
With 12,315 residents, Sandy Bay is one of Tasmania's more populous suburbs — roughly 3.2× the state median of 3,902 — giving it a deep buyer and tenant pool that typically supports higher transaction volumes and shorter average days on market. Median household income of $99,580/year runs 35% 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. Rent of $418/week (84% coverage of the $2,167/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $356/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. At 4 km from the Hobart CBD, Sandy Bay sits inside the high-demand inner ring — properties here compete directly with the city's employment, transport and amenity networks. Only 61% 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.
This suburb suits investors prioritising tenant demand over capital-cost efficiency. Rents are supported by proximity to amenities, but strata fees and entry prices can eat into yield. Local rents consume roughly 22% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Sandy Bay stacks up against the median of all Tasmania suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Sandy Bay sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Sandy Bay | TAS median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 12,315 | 3,902 | +216% |
| Median household income | $99,580/yr | $73,944/yr | +35% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $418 | $320 | +31% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,167 | $1,378 | +57% |
| Distance to CBD | 4 km | 24 km | -83% |
| Separate houses | 61% | 80% | -19pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Sandy Bay — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Strong buy-and-hold fundamentals: household incomes run 35% above the Tasmania suburb median ($99,580 vs $73,944), and the 4 km CBD distance keeps this suburb in the primary demand zone. In Tasmania, suburbs with this profile have historically clustered in the upper tercile of 10-year capital growth.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $418/week covers 84% of a $2,167/month mortgage, leaving a $356/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
Only 61% 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 →Sandy Bay enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 35% above the Tasmania suburb median of $73,944 and a population of 12,315 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider TAS market over the next 12–18 months. Rental coverage runs at ~84% of the typical mortgage ($1,811/month rent vs $2,167/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 81/100 places Sandy Bay in the top tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is constructive heading into the second half of 2026.
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Sandy Bay scores 81/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a strong rating. That score is driven by a population of 12,315, median household income of $99,580/year and median weekly rent of $418. 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 Sandy Bay are proximity to Hobart (4 km), an above-state-median household income of $99,580/year, a dwelling mix that is 61% separate houses, roughly 3 schools and 5 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.
Sandy Bay has a usual resident population of approximately 12,315, compared with a Tasmania suburb median of 3,902 — placing it in the upper 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.
Sandy Bay sits 4 km straight-line from the Hobart CBD. This is inner-ring territory — pricing competes directly with established Hobart employment nodes.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $418 in Sandy Bay, equating to approximately $21,736/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 Sandy Bay is $2,167, or approximately $26,004/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 $418 works out to $1,811/month, covering 84% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,167/month. That leaves a $356/month shortfall (around $4,272/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 interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,167 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.