Average rent in Burnie - Wivenhoe, TAS — 2026

Burnie - Wivenhoe sits below the Tasmania median, with the typical renter paying $240/week — 18% less than the state-wide $293/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 59% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 39% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (84%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 3,779, the median age is 40, and the most common occupation is Professionals. 12% of residents were born overseas. Burnie - Wivenhoe is 231km from Hobart, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.