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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Spalford is a regional centre in Tasmania, Australia, with a population of approximately 55, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 206 km from the Hobart CBD, Spalford is a regional area in Tasmania. The median household income is $71,448 per year.
Spalford's income profile suggests a value-oriented market with competitive purchase prices. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.
Official Australia Post postcode for Spalford. 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 Spalford 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.
Spalford is a smaller community of 55 — about 1% of the Tasmania suburb median (3,902) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. At $71,448/year, household income in Spalford is within 3% of the Tasmania median ($73,944), placing the suburb firmly in the state's mainstream demographic band. Spalford is 206 km from Hobart, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Separate houses make up 100% of dwellings — 20 percentage points above the Tasmania median of 80% — pointing to a family-oriented, land-rich market where value is concentrated in the underlying block.
How Spalford stacks up against the median of all Tasmania suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Spalford sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Spalford | TAS median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 55 | 3,902 | -99% |
| Median household income | $71,448/yr | $73,944/yr | -3% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,767 | $1,378 | +28% |
| Distance to CBD | 206 km | 24 km | +758% |
| Separate houses | 100% | 80% | +20pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Spalford — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 55 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Tasmania market over full cycles.
Median rental data was not captured for Spalford. 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 100% houses in a 55-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
Run the numbers on a Spalford property
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Spalford are modest for 2026 — incomes close to the TAS median of $73,944 and a population of 55 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 Spalford. The EquitySight investment score of 30/100 places Spalford 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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Spalford scores 30/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 55, median household income of $71,448/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 Spalford are a median household income of $71,448/year, a dwelling mix that is 100% 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.
Spalford has a usual resident population of approximately 55, 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.
Spalford sits 206 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 Spalford. 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 Spalford is $1,767, or approximately $21,204/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 Spalford 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 (55 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,767 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.