Suburb brief · Cape Barren Island TAS 7257
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$85/wk
30.8%
0.0%
Updated April 2026
Thesis
Cape Barren Island TAS 7257 has 120 maintained local signals available. This brief focuses on the local profile, dwelling mix, amenity and risk facts rather than inventing price or rent metrics.
Median household income is $725/wk.
Household income (median) · Updated April 2026Census median rent was $85/wk at the last Census.
Median rent (Census) · Updated April 20260 mapped local places sit within 1km.
Local places within 1km · Updated April 2026Renter share is 30.8%, showing the depth of the tenant pool.
Renter share · Updated April 2026Market snapshot
$218k
What this means: Use this as the local unit-price benchmark before judging an apartment or townhouse. Compare the exact property against recent nearby sales.
$228k
What this means: Use this as the local house-price benchmark. A property well above this needs a clear land, condition, school-zone or scarcity reason.
Livability
Recent news & DA activity
No recent news or DA activity in the monitoring window. The Scout rechecks the news feed nightly and the DA register on councils’ weekly publish.
Nearby pockets worth watching
No adjacent pockets flagged this week. Compass watches a 3-km buffer around this suburb for similar-profile catalysts and surfaces them here when they move.
Drill-down suburb report · 120 metrics across 3 research stages
The summary above gives the read first. Open a stage below only when you want the supporting numbers and how each signal is calculated.
TAS · 7257
Overall fit
Facts only
Market fit appears when enough price, rent and demand signals exist.
This report shows 120 maintained signals. Updated March 2026.
propautopilot · Cape Barren Island · TAS · 7257
Generated 26 Apr 2026 · Not financial advice. General information only.
Compass
Your read on Cape Barren Island
Cape Barren Island has maintained local facts, but not enough price, rent and demand signals for an overall fit yet. 120 of 120 signals maintained.
Before you inspect
A first suburb-level screen for hazards, safety, and community signals that could change whether this area stays on your shortlist. Verify the exact address before making an offer.
4 checks
Stage 1 · Strategy
12 signals grouped into 1 profile plus 1 standalone card: 12 maintained.Numbers that set your price band, cash-flow expectations, and portfolio shape.
Stage 2 · Suburbs
94 signals grouped into 14 profiles plus 3 standalone cards: 94 maintained.The signals the Scout weighs when narrowing your shortlist.
Stage 3 · Property
14 signals grouped into 1 profile plus 1 standalone card: 14 maintained.The numbers that tell you which streets and property profiles fit your criteria.
Editorial brief
Cape Barren Island TAS 7257 has 120 maintained local signals available. This brief focuses on the local profile, dwelling mix, amenity and risk facts rather than inventing price or rent metrics.
The drill-down carries 120 populated metrics across 3 research stages, with thin or missing fields left explicit.
Last reviewed April 2026. Use this as the suburb screen, then confirm street, building and listing-specific facts before acting.
Frequently asked
Cape Barren Island is a suburb in TAS (postcode 7257).
The median house price in Cape Barren Island TAS 7257 is $228k based on the most recent twelve-month sales record. Unit and apartment medians track separately and may sit materially below the house figure depending on the dwelling mix in the suburb.
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