Question 1

Is St Marys a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

St Marys is a small country town in north-east Tasmania on the Tasman Highway, where agricultural paddocks meet pockets of native bush. Its compact main street of older buildings supplies basic shops and community facilities and the town acts as a service centre for surrounding farming and lifestyle properties. The community of 738 has a median age of 56 and median household income of $759 a week, and housing ranges from weatherboard cottages to larger rural blocks. Most homes are owner-occupied (84.1% owned outright or with a mortgage) while 15.9% are rented.

There are several public projects affecting everyday life: an options assessment for upgrades at St Marys Pass to improve the Esk Main Road connection, construction of a new reservoir by TasWater, local planning for early-education facilities and a health needs analysis highlighting the St Marys Community Health Centre, plus further flood-mitigation work. For people after a quieter, country pace with ready access to bushland, scenic drives and nearby coastal and highland recreation, St Marys shows that rural service-centre character; whether it suits you will depend on what you want from a town.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in St Marys?

Accepted Answer

In St Marys, a house renting for $390 a week would take about 51.4% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census (the Census median was $759 a week), which is a large share of income. Buying is also high relative to what people locally earned at the last Census: the median house price of $415,000 is roughly 10.5 times a typical local annual household income (about $39,468 at the last Census), which sits well above local incomes recorded at that Census.

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 St Marys a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

Over the past 12 months house values in St Marys rose a modest 4.5%. That change is the suburb's capital growth for the year, so it’s the number to focus on if price appreciation is your priority. Whether that movement suits your investment goals depends on your own objectives and circumstances.

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	$415K	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	4.5%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	10	N/A
Median days on market Past 12 months	122	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$390	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	N/A	N/A

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