Opossum Bay, TAS 7023
Opossum Bay property market
Opossum Bay's biggest market is house sales, with 19 sales at around $950k as of July 2026, taking about 121 days to sell, one of the country's least in-demand house markets.
House rentals are a much smaller second, with 8 leases at $675 a week, renting out in about 19 days. Followed by 4 unit rentals at $460 a week and 1 unit sales at around $654k.
Who lives hereA below-average-income, mostly owner-occupied, retirement-age suburb.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Opossum Bay demographics & population
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Who lives in Opossum Bay?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Housing & affordability in Opossum Bay
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Income & employment in Opossum Bay
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household pulls in about 2.2× the typical individual — a multi-earner area.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Getting around Opossum Bay
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Education · ACARA My School 2025
Schools in and around Opossum Bay
No school inside Opossum Bay itself — the closest options around it are shown. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.
ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.
- No schools within 5 km — widen the radius.
Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.
School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.
Turnover
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Opossum Bay median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Opossum Bay — choose a property type and size below.
House & unit prices by bedroom
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Opossum Bay property growth
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
Houses
Units
Buying vs renting in Opossum Bay
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Sales market velocity
Opossum Bay against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Opossum Bay in blue, peers in colour.
How fast — and is it getting faster?
Housing supply & months of stock
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
Sales market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Rental market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Opossum Bay — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Opossum Bay median house price & rent history
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Five-year summaryAs of Jun 2026, the median house sale price in Opossum Bay rose from $452k (Jul 2021) to $811k (Jun 2026) — +79.5% growth over five years — peaking at $999k between Aug 2024 and Jul 2025. Median house rent went from $352/wk to $381/wk (+8.2%) over the same period.
Suburbs near Opossum Bay: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Opossum Bay, ranked by distance — each lined up against Opossum Bay on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Suburbs like Opossum Bay
Suburbs anywhere in TAS that behave like Opossum Bay — matched on price, growth, selling speed and demand, not on distance. A shortlist of markets that move the same way — including ones far away you'd never think to compare. (Want the suburbs right next door instead? See Nearby markets above.)
Opossum Bay vs Lewisham: the closest sales-market match trades at a median of $652k against Opossum Bay's $725k — about 10% lower, with homes selling in 53 days versus 58 days here.
Comparable sales markets to Opossum Bay: Lewisham house prices, Richmond, TAS property market, Granton property prices, Port Huon house prices and Scamander property growth.
Frequently asked · Opossum Bay
25 data-driven answers about Opossum Bay's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Opossum Bay?
#The median house price in Opossum Bay, TAS 7023 is $725k as of June 2026, based on 3 sales over the past 12 months. Houses there have moved +0.5% year-on-year. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.
What is the median unit price in Opossum Bay?
#The median unit price in Opossum Bay, TAS 7023 is $725k as of June 2026, based on 3 sales over the past 12 months. Units currently trade at roughly 100% of the median house price.
How much does it cost to rent in Opossum Bay?
#The median weekly house rent in Opossum Bay is $325 as of June 2026, drawn from a very small number of recent leases. Units rent for around $325 per week. House rents have moved +50.0% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
How much is rent for a 3 bedroom house in Opossum Bay?
#A 3 bedroom house in Opossum Bay rents for a median $325 per week as of June 2026, drawn from a very small number of recent leases. Unit rents: 2-bedroom $325/week. Figures cover only segments with enough recent leases to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded. The segment breakdown covers rent, yield and days on market for every property type and bedroom count.
What is the gross rental yield in Opossum Bay?
#Gross rental yield in Opossum Bay is 3.17% for houses and 3.17% for units as of June 2026, compared with the TAS unit median of 3.69%. Gross yield is annual rent divided by purchase price — it doesn't account for ownership costs like council rates, strata, maintenance or vacancy.
How much is a 3 bedroom house in Opossum Bay?
#As of June 2026, Opossum Bay medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
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| Houses | — | $725k | $725k | $725k | $725k |
| Units | — | $725k | — | — | $725k |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
How the market is moving
Speed, supply, growth, cycle phaseWhat are Opossum Bay's property market trends?
#Opossum Bay's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +0.5% year-on-year; weekly house rents moved +50.0%; homes now sell in a median 58 days — slower than a year ago by 46; sales supply sits at 7.1 months (saturated). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Opossum Bay market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
What does the data say about Opossum Bay as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in Opossum Bay, house prices rose +0.5% over the year, gross rental yield is 3.17% against a TAS median of 2.30%, houses take a median 58 days to sell, sales supply is 7.1 months (saturated). Capital growth, rental yield, selling speed and supply are the signals investors weigh — but these figures describe the market, not a recommendation. This is data, not financial advice; always do your own research and consider a licensed adviser.
How quickly do houses sell in Opossum Bay?
#Houses in Opossum Bay sell in a median 58 days on market as of June 2026, with units clearing slightly similarly at 58 days. Days on market have lengthened by 46 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Is Opossum Bay a tight or loose property market right now?
#Opossum Bay's sales market sits at 7.1 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Saturated (extreme oversupply) against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose.
Have property prices in Opossum Bay gone up or down?
#House prices in Opossum Bay moved +0.5% over the 12 months to June 2026. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.
How active is the rental market in Opossum Bay?
#, with 4 houses leased over the past 12 months. Units sit at 0.4 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
Where is Opossum Bay in its property market cycle?
#Opossum Bay's house market is currently in the 'softer_weakening' phase as of June 2026 — combining above-median sales velocity nationally with year-on-year loosening in days on market. The demand cycle chart above plots all eight segments on the same demand-versus-direction axes.
How it compares
Vs state, vs nearby, vs popularHow does Opossum Bay compare to other TAS suburbs?
#Opossum Bay's median house price ($725k) is 55% above the TAS median ($467k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 58 days vs 22 days state median. On gross yield, Opossum Bay sits at 3.17% vs 2.30% state median.
How does Opossum Bay compare to neighbouring suburbs?
#Opossum Bay's most-similar nearby market is Lewisham (18.2 km away) with a median house price of $652k — about 10% cheaper. The Nearby and Similar markets sections above rank every peer within radius and by composite similarity across price, days on market, yield, ownership cost and cycle phase.
What's the most popular property type in Opossum Bay?
#The most-transacted segment in Opossum Bay over the 12 months to June 2026 is 2 bed houses with 5 sales. 3 bed houses come second at 5 sales. The buying-versus-renting section above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
How many properties were sold and leased in Opossum Bay last year?
#Opossum Bay recorded 5 house sales and 5 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 10 transactions. On the rental side, 4 houses and 4 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Opossum Bay in?
#Opossum Bay is in postcode 7023, in the Hobart region of TAS. Addresses there are written as Opossum Bay, TAS 7023.
What is the population of Opossum Bay?
#Opossum Bay, TAS 7023 is home to 326 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 31, and the average household holds 1.1 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Opossum Bay?
#The median household in Opossum Bay earns $1k per week — roughly $57k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $494/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Opossum Bay?
#The unemployment rate in Opossum Bay is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). That sits right around the median for Australian suburbs. The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.
Do people own or rent in Opossum Bay?
#Opossum Bay is mostly owner-occupied: about 100% of households are owner-occupiers and 50% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 50% own outright and 50% are paying off a mortgage.
What schools are near Opossum Bay?
#Opossum Bay has 71 schools within reach — including South Arm Primary School, Taroona High School, Taroona Primary School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Opossum Bay a good place to live?
#Opossum Bay, TAS 7023 has a population of 326, a median age of 31, a median household income around $1k/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 71 schools within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
About this data
Methodology and update cadenceWhen was this Opossum Bay market data last updated?
#This Opossum Bay market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.