Question 1

Is Dover a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Dover is a small township on the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, with a sheltered shoreline, native bush and a modest village cluster of services.

Daily life in Dover centres on the water, the bush and working land, with boating, fishing and bushwalking common, and larger shops and facilities found in nearby towns rather than the village. It is an older community with incomes below the Tasmanian median and 55.3% of homes owned outright, and the suburb's sewage pump stations were upgraded under the Tasmania Connections package, with construction completed.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Dover?

Accepted Answer

House rents in Dover are about $500 a week. A typical local household earned roughly $962 a week at the most recent Census, so $500 a week is about 52% of that weekly income. For people renting in Dover, that rent share is the key figure and on these numbers it represents a large share of a typical local household's income.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Dover a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

A strong jump in the house market is the main story for Dover: house values climbed 11.2% over the past 12 months, and house rents rose 11.1%. For houses, rental income and capital growth moved at almost the same pace over that period.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	N/A	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	11.2%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	7	N/A
Median days on market Past 12 months	51	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$500	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	11.1%	N/A

	Suburb	TAS
Median age years	55	42
Median household income weekly	$962	$1,358
Couples with children share of families	25.9%	36.8%
Couples without children share of families	58.2%	44.5%
One-parent families share of families	14.3%	17.3%
Homes owned outright share of homes	55.3%	38.4%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	30.3%	34.2%
Homes rented share of homes	14.5%	27.4%

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