Hobart · 7004

Battery Point, TAS

listings tightening 4.0% YoY, tight 1.4% vacancy.

NextSuburb scoreTier C
42Below trend
Median house
$1.65M
5y growth
6.2%/yr
Gross yield
1.4%
Vacancy
1.4%
Stable but fully pricedLow confidence
Thin marketSmall sample sizes (~17 sales/yr) can distort medians. Treat the score with caution and weight the eight-signal breakdown over the headline number.
Last updated May 2026Next refresh 3 June 2026Informational only — not financial advice

Eight-signal breakdown

Each signal scored 0–100 against the national distribution. Bars reflect how this suburb sits across the index.

  • Capital growth (5y)6.2%/yr
    62/100
  • Population growth+3.1% (5y)
    31/100
  • Supply tightening-4.0% YoY
    70/100
  • Rental yield1.4%
    28/100
  • Rental demand1.4% vacancy
    65/100
  • Income growth+16.0% (5y)
    64/100
  • Construction pipeline$0.5bn nearby
    10/100
  • Affordabilityabove cap
    0/100

Why this score

Battery Point scores 42/100 (Below trend). The two strongest signals: 1.4% vacancy rate and 16.0% income growth. The standout watch-out: the median is 110% of a typical budget.

Drivers
  • Supply tightening-4.0% YoY
  • Tight rentals1.4%
  • Income growth+16.0% (5y)
  • Capital growth6.2%/yr
Risks
  • At top of budget (110% of cap)
  • Thin gross yield (1.4%)

Nearest infrastructure

Macquarie Point Stadium0.6 km away

Planned · $0.8bn · completion 2029

Construction-stage projects within 10 km lift the suburb’s infrastructure score; projects more than 25 km away barely move it.

Comparable suburbs

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60-month score history

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