Port Huon suburb profile
Port Huon is a quiet riverside village on the Huon River in Tasmania's Huon Valley, where waterfront cottages, timber homes and rural-residential blocks sit among apple orchards and eucalypt bush. Life here is shaped by the river, with private jetties and boat ramps supporting fishing, boating and aquaculture activities that give the place a working rural character. The suburb feels small and peaceful, yet basic services and a broader range of shops and schools are nearby in Huonville and Cygnet, making it a place for people who want a water-oriented country lifestyle with straightforward road access to regional centres.
Port Huon property market performance
Like many smaller suburbs, Port Huon has relatively few recent property sales, so there isn't enough data to publish a reliable median price for houses or units.
Over the last three months 3 houses were sold, and houses sold in a median of 82 days over the last 12 months. Unit sales and unit days-on-market data are unavailable for the periods shown.
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Sold Past 3 months | 3 | N/A |
Median days on market Past 12 months | 82 | N/A |
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Port Huon demographics
Port Huon is a small community of 492 people with a median age of 50. The median total household income is $1,152 a week, which is about $59,904 a year.
Family life is dominated by couple families. Couple families without children are the largest group at 57.6%, while couple families with children make up 25.7%; together they account for about eight in ten families (83.3%). One-parent families represent 14.6% and other families 2.1%.
Homes in Port Huon are mostly owner-occupied, with 86.3% owned (52.8% owned outright and 33.5% owned with a mortgage) and 13.7% rented.
Suburbs near Port Huon
Some popular suburbs near Port Huon include:
How does Port Huon compare to nearby suburbs?
- Median house prices: Port Huon’s median house price is 23.9% higher than Geeveston’s.
- Selling speed for houses: Properties in nearby Geeveston are selling 50.0% faster than in Port Huon.

