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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Victoria Valley is a regional centre in Tasmania, Australia, with a population of approximately 18, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 86 km from the Hobart CBD, Victoria Valley is a regional area in Tasmania. The median household income is $24,648 per year.
Lower income levels in Victoria Valley typically translate to more affordable entry points for investors. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.
Official Australia Post postcode for Victoria Valley. 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 Victoria Valley 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.
Victoria Valley is a smaller community of 18 — about 0% of the Tasmania suburb median (3,902) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Victoria Valley's median household income of $24,648/year is 67% below the Tasmania suburb median ($73,944) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. Victoria Valley is 86 km from Hobart, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How Victoria Valley stacks up against the median of all Tasmania suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Victoria Valley sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Victoria Valley | TAS median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 18 | 3,902 | -100% |
| Median household income | $24,648/yr | $73,944/yr | -67% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $828 | $1,378 | -40% |
| Distance to CBD | 86 km | 24 km | +258% |
| Separate houses | 69% | 80% | -11pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Victoria Valley — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 18 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Tasmania market over full cycles.
Median rental data was not captured for Victoria Valley. 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.
Only 69% 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 Victoria Valley are modest for 2026 — incomes 67% below the TAS median of $73,944 and a population of 18 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 Victoria Valley. The EquitySight investment score of 22/100 places Victoria Valley 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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Victoria Valley scores 22/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 18, median household income of $24,648/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 Victoria Valley are a median household income of $24,648/year, a dwelling mix that is 69% 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.
Victoria Valley has a usual resident population of approximately 18, 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.
Victoria Valley sits 86 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 Victoria Valley. 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 Victoria Valley is $828, or approximately $9,936/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 Victoria Valley 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 (18 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $828 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($24,648 vs $73,944 state median), 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.