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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
The Gardens is a regional centre in Tasmania, Australia, with a population of approximately 16, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 206 km from the Hobart CBD, The Gardens is a regional area in Tasmania. The median household income is $116,948 per year.
Strong household incomes in The Gardens underpin solid property demand. Distance from major centres is a consideration, though regional markets can offer higher rental yields.
Official Australia Post postcode for The Gardens. 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 The Gardens 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.
The Gardens is a smaller community of 16 — 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 $116,948/year runs 58% 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. Weekly rent of $50 covers just 18% of the median $1,192/month mortgage repayment, leaving a $975/month gap — investors should only pursue this suburb with a clear capital-growth thesis and sufficient external income to fund the shortfall. The Gardens is 206 km from Hobart, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Only 12% 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.
How The Gardens stacks up against the median of all Tasmania suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean The Gardens sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | The Gardens | TAS median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 16 | 3,902 | -100% |
| Median household income | $116,948/yr | $73,944/yr | +58% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $50 | $320 | -84% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,192 | $1,378 | -13% |
| Distance to CBD | 206 km | 24 km | +758% |
| Separate houses | 12% | 80% | -68pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for The Gardens — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 16 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Tasmania market over full cycles.
Weak cash flow: $50/week rent covers only 18% of the $1,192/month median mortgage — a $975/month gap that must be funded from other income. This suburb is a capital-growth play, not a yield play.
Only 12% 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 →Capital-growth expectations for The Gardens are modest for 2026 — incomes 58% above the TAS median of $73,944 and a population of 16 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~18% of the typical mortgage ($217/month rent vs $1,192/month repayment), meaning investors will rely on capital growth rather than yield. The EquitySight investment score of 50/100 places The Gardens 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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The Gardens scores 50/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 16, median household income of $116,948/year and median weekly rent of $50. 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 The Gardens are an above-state-median household income of $116,948/year, a dwelling mix that is 12% 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.
The Gardens has a usual resident population of approximately 16, 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.
The Gardens 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.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $50 in The Gardens, equating to approximately $2,600/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 The Gardens is $1,192, or approximately $14,304/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 $50 works out to $217/month, covering 18% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,192/month. That leaves a $975/month shortfall (around $11,700/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 (16 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,192 median mortgage, a unit-heavy dwelling mix (12% houses) where body-corporate costs and apartment supply affect resale, 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.