The quick read on
TAS 7178 · Tasman
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Murdunna, Tasmania
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Murdunna TAS
Based on 11 sales in the preceding 12 months
$738,000
Up 71.5% over 12 months
Based on 3 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$475 per week
Up 8.4% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Murdunna, TAS is currently $738,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Murdunna has a 12-month growth rate of 71.5% for houses and 0.0% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $870,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $750,000 in Murdunna.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Murdunna is $475 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.4% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Murdunna is 19,241 offences per 100,000 residents — 62% above the Rest of Tas. benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Murdunna.
Overall crime rate
19,241
offences per 100,000 residents
62% aboveRest of Tas.
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Murdunna TAS 7178 is in Tasmania, within Rest of Tas..
325 people call Murdunna home, with an average of 2 people per household and a median household income of $766 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
11.9% of workers in Murdunna worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Rest of Tas..
6.2% of Murdunna residents were born in England.
42.8% of people in Murdunna described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Murdunna TAS 7178.
10.5% of Murdunna's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Rest of Tas. average.
84 family households lived in Murdunna; 28.6% were couple families and 15.5% were one-parent families.
27.4% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of Tas. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Murdunna had 325 residents at the 2021 Census.
17.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
54.2% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 100.0% of occupied private dwellings in Murdunna.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
59.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
32.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
8.3% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of Tas. rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Murdunna had 2.0 people.
One-person households made up 39.7% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
Two-person households represented 38.4%, while 14.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
11.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Rest of Tas. average.
64.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Rest of Tas. average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
2.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Tas. rate.
One-car households formed 34.5% of the total.
58.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
66.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 33.2% reported a different address.
13.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
87.1% of residents used only English at home.
4.3% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
13.8% of Murdunna's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 86.2% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 85.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 42.8% of ancestry responses in Murdunna.
Australian ancestry made up 34.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
14.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
Managers accounted for 20.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.8% of workers, and education and training employed 3.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 42.7%, compared with 55.7% across Rest of Tas..
20.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 9.8%, compared with 5.6% across Rest of Tas..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
45.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.8% reported asthma, 18.8% arthritis and 5.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
14.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of Tas. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 7.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 18.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 37.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $766 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,083.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $295 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 11.9% in Murdunna, compared with 7.9% across Rest of Tas..
Outright ownership was 59.0% locally and 41.1% across Rest of Tas.. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
Renting accounted for 8.3% in Murdunna, against 25.6% across Rest of Tas..
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $738,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 84 local families, and 10.5% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
3-bedroom houses have a median around $870,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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