Risdon Vale TAS Property Investment
Clarence · 7016 · Score: 64/100 · Hold
Risdon Vale Short-Term Rental (Airbnb) Market
Estimated revenue assumes year-round availability. Non-hosted short-stays are night-capped in some councils (e.g. 60 nights across most of Byron Shire, 180 in Ballina, Muswellbrook and parts of Greater Sydney) and levied in Victoria — the legal cap can cut achievable income well below this figure. Run STR Check for the rules on a specific address.
Risdon Vale TAS Investment Brief
## 1. Investment Verdict Hold – the key figure is the approximate median house price of $525,000. The Investment Scorecard (64 / 100) also places the suburb in the “Hold” band.
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## 2. Market Overview - Median house price: around $525,000 (approximate). - Median unit price: $546,288 (exact).
*Growth trend, days on market and buyer‑vs‑seller signals* are not supplied in the data set, so no quantitative comment can be made on price momentum or market speed.
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## 3. Rental Market The data block cuts off after “Median weekly ren…”, leaving vacancy rate, weekly rent, gross yield and demand rating unavailable. Consequently we cannot calculate a gross yield or comment on rental demand with numbers.
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## 4. Short‑Term Rental Opportunity No figures are provided for STR nightly rate, occupancy or estimated annual revenue. Without these, we cannot assess whether long‑term rental (LTR) or short‑term rental (STR) would be more profitable in Risdon Vale.
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## 5. Infrastructure & Growth Drivers The supplied information contains no details on local projects, transport upgrades, employment hubs or other demand drivers. Therefore we cannot quantify any infrastructure‑related upside or constraints.
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## 6. Bull Case Because the only concrete price data are the median house and unit values, any upside scenario must be expressed qualitatively. If the suburb were to experience price appreciation, a 5 % rise would lift the median house price from $525,000 to roughly $551,000; a 10 % rise would take it to about $577,500. These figures are illustrative only; no growth rates are supplied.
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## 7. Risks | Risk | Data‑driven insight | |------|---------------------| | Vacancy risk | Vacancy rate not provided – cannot quantify. | | Single‑employer dependency | Employment base not disclosed – cannot assess concentration risk. | | Supply pipeline | No information on new dwellings or approvals – unknown impact on future supply. | | Interest‑rate sensitivity | Standard for all property markets; no suburb‑specific data to gauge exposure. |
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## 8. The Play - Entry range: Target purchases around the approximate median house price of $525,000 (or the exact median unit price of $546,288 for apartments). - Minimum yield to target: With no rental income data, a baseline gross yield of ≥ 4 % is a common threshold for Australian investors. - Watch signals: 1. Release of any vacancy statistics for the suburb. 2. Announcement of infrastructure or employment projects in the Hobart region that include Risdon Vale. 3. Price movement in the median house and unit values (e.g., sustained > 2 % quarterly growth). - Recommended strategy: Given the Hold rating and the limited quantitative data, adopt a cautious hold stance. Acquire only if the purchase price can be negotiated below the $525,000 median to provide a yield buffer, and monitor the above signals before committing additional capital.
Gentrification Index
Growth Forecast
low confidenceBasis: 5yr CAGR 5.0% + 10yr CAGR 4.5%
- +Above-average population growth (2.0%/yr)
- +Low rental vacancy (1.8%) — constrained supply
- −Slow market (82 days avg) — buyer hesitancy
- −High supply pipeline (2092 new approvals) — may cap price growth
Suburb Metric Thresholds
Macro Environment
Macro Indicators
Cash Rate
4.35%
▲ 0.25%Cash rate as at 2026-05-06 · Credit data 2026-07
Suburb Supply & Demand
Suburb Supply Pipeline — New Dwelling Approvals
475
2020
585
2021
452
2022
348
2023
232
2025
New dwelling approvals — higher numbers mean more future supply
Socio-Economic Profile
Source: ABS Census 2021SEIFA Index · Postcode 7016
Decile 1 of 10 — High disadvantage
Population
3,171
Education (IEO)
1/10
Econ. Resources (IER)
1/10
10-Year Investment Projection
Modelled on Risdon Vale TAS data — rent, capital growth, tax, and depreciation over 10 years.
Pre-filled: $550/wk median rent for Risdon Vale. Capital growth and rent increase are editable assumptions.
Schools
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