Average rent in Central Highlands, TAS — 2026

Central Highlands sits below the Tasmania median, with the typical renter paying $200/week — 32% less than the state-wide $293/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 74% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 17% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (95%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 2,427, the median age is 50, and the most common occupation is Managers. 10% of residents were born overseas. Central Highlands is 87km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.