Average rent in Smithton, TAS — 2026

Smithton sits below the Tasmania median, with the typical renter paying $222/week — 24% less than the state-wide $293/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 68% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 27% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (92%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 3,934, the median age is 42, and the most common occupation is Labourers. 9% of residents were born overseas. Smithton is 290km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.