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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
West Coast is a regional centre in Tasmania, Australia, with a population of approximately 8, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 225 km from the Hobart CBD, West Coast is a regional area in Tasmania. The median household income is $23,400 per year.
West Coast's income profile suggests a value-oriented market with competitive purchase prices. Distance from major centres is a consideration, though regional markets can offer higher rental yields.
Official Australia Post postcode for West Coast. 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 West Coast 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.
West Coast is a smaller community of 8 — about 0% of the Tasmania suburb median (3,902) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. West Coast's median household income of $23,400/year is 68% 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. West Coast is 225 km from Hobart, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Only 19% 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 West Coast stacks up against the median of all Tasmania suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean West Coast sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | West Coast | TAS median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8 | 3,902 | -100% |
| Median household income | $23,400/yr | $73,944/yr | -68% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $390 | $1,378 | -72% |
| Distance to CBD | 225 km | 24 km | +838% |
| Separate houses | 19% | 80% | -61pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for West Coast — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 8 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Tasmania market over full cycles.
Median rental data was not captured for West Coast. 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 19% 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 West Coast are modest for 2026 — incomes 68% below the TAS median of $73,944 and a population of 8 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 West Coast. The EquitySight investment score of 26/100 places West Coast 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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West Coast scores 26/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 8, median household income of $23,400/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 West Coast are a median household income of $23,400/year, a dwelling mix that is 19% 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.
West Coast has a usual resident population of approximately 8, 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.
West Coast sits 225 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 West Coast. 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 West Coast is $390, or approximately $4,680/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 West Coast 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 (8 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $390 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($23,400 vs $73,944 state median), a unit-heavy dwelling mix (19% 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.