Average rent in Derwent Valley, TAS — 2026

Derwent Valley sits below the Tasmania median, with the typical renter paying $258/week — 12% less than the state-wide $293/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 88% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 9% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (98%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 3,324, the median age is 44, and the most common occupation is Community and Personal Service Workers. 10% of residents were born overseas. Derwent Valley is 48km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.