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Derby suburb profile

Derby, in north-east Tasmania, is a small former tin-mining town that now acts as the gateway to the Blue Tier forest and the Blue Derby mountain bike trails. The built landscape mixes weatherboard miners' cottages and modest rural homes, reflecting a community of long-time locals with ties to mining and farming alongside newer residents drawn by outdoor recreation. A compact village centre provides basic shops, visitor facilities and accommodation to support trail users, while surrounding forest and hills invite mountain biking, bushwalking and quiet country living, with easy access to nearby east coast towns and regional services.

Derby property market performance

Like many smaller suburbs, Derby sees relatively few property sales, so there isn't enough recent data to publish a reliable median price for houses or units. Over the last 3 months five houses were recorded as sold.

Houses sold in a median of 135 days over the last 12 months.

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Derby demographics

Derby is a community of 109 people with a median age of 49 and a median household income of $900 a week, roughly $46,800 a year.

Families are led by couple families without children, which make up 59.3% of family households. Couple families with children account for 18.5%, while one-parent families represent 22.2%.

Homes in Derby are mostly owner-occupied: 76.1% are owned (57.1% owned outright and 19.0% owned with a mortgage), and 23.8% are rented.

Suburbs near Derby

Some popular suburbs near Derby include:

  • Branxholm: Small rural town in north-east Tasmania, with forested surroundings and a quiet village feel.
  • Winnaleah: Agricultural community with wide paddocks and a relaxed rural atmosphere.
  • Legerwood: Small country locality with scenic bushland and notable carved tree sculptures.
  • Ringarooma: Rural town set along the Ringarooma River, with farming and broad river flats.
  • Scottsdale: Larger regional town in north-east Tasmania, serving surrounding farming districts and timber country.
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