South Hobart - Fern Tree

TAS

South Hobart - Fern Tree is a declining region in TAS with 6,752 residents.

SA2 code: 601051032
State: TAS

Population

6,752

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

-0.4%

3yr: -1.5% · 10yr: +9.1%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$380/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,827/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — South Hobart - Fern Tree (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: -1.5%5yr: -0.4%10yr: +9.1%Total: +20.3%

Population grew from 5,614 to 6,752 over 24 years, averaging 0.8% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 2.7%

Almost entirely detached houses (75.7%), mixed tenure (67.8% own or mortgage), built for families (41% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 75.7%

1,952 houses343 townhouses282 apartments

Tenure

Owned 35.6%

Mortgage 32.2%

Renting 28.2%

Owned 35.6%Mortgage 32.2%Renting 28.2%Other / NS 4.1%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

259 (10.1%)

2 bed

662 (25.9%)

3 bed

1,038 (40.6%)

4 bed

468 (18.3%)

5 bed

99 (3.9%)

6+ bed

32 (1.3%)