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TAS 7316 · Central Coast (Tas.)
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
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ABS 2021
Penguin, Tasmania
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Penguin TAS
Based on 80 sales in the preceding 12 months
$662,000
Up 4.3% over 12 months
Based on 23 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$475 per week
Up 5.6% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Penguin, TAS is currently $662,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Penguin has a 12-month growth rate of 4.3% for houses and 31.0% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $505,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $615,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $722,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,050,000 in Penguin.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Penguin is $475 per week. The median house rent has increased 5.6% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Penguin is $550,000, which has increased 31.0% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $535,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $570,000 in Penguin. The median rent for units and apartments in Penguin is $350 per week and has decreased 6.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Penguin is 11,060 offences per 100,000 residents — 7% below 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 Penguin.
Overall crime rate
11,060
offences per 100,000 residents
7% belowRest of Tas.
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Penguin TAS 7316 is in Tasmania, within Rest of Tas..
4,132 people call Penguin home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,301 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.
7.1% of workers in Penguin worked from home on Census day.
4.1% of Penguin residents were born in England.
52.1% of people in Penguin 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 Penguin TAS 7316.
16.0% of Penguin's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Tas..
1,141 family households lived in Penguin; 35.7% were couple families and 16.0% were one-parent families.
31.4% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Penguin had 4,132 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
39.2% were 55 or older. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 90.6% of occupied private dwellings in Penguin.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 6.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
41.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Tas..
37.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
21.9% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Rest of Tas. average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Penguin had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 29.6% of occupied homes. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Tas..
Two-person households represented 38.4%, while 18.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
7.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
71.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Rest of Tas. average.
0.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
4.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
One-car households formed 34.6% of the total.
61.2% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
60.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 39.1% reported a different address.
10.5% 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.
93.4% of residents used only English at home.
2.2% used a language other than English at home.
0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
10.5% of Penguin's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.5% was born in Australia.
0.1% of residents were born in China.
0.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 44.8% of ancestry responses in Penguin.
Australian ancestry made up 45.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
20.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Rest of Tas. average.
Managers accounted for 11.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.5% of workers, and education and training employed 11.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 57.1%, compared with 55.7% across Rest of Tas..
30.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.2%, compared with 5.6% across Rest of Tas..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
52.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.8% reported asthma, 13.3% arthritis and 5.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
19.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Tas..
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 44.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,301 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $260 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 7.1% in Penguin, compared with 7.9% across Rest of Tas..
Outright ownership was 41.1% locally and 41.1% across Rest of Tas.. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Tas..
Renting accounted for 21.9% in Penguin, 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 $662,000, while units and apartments sit at $550,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 1,141 local families, and 16.0% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
Larger houses have a median around $1,050,000, 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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