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West Hobart

Tasmania · Hobart Inner · Hobart

This profile uses the ABS West Hobart statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

West Hobart is a locality in the Hobart Inner area of Tasmania. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the West Hobart SA2.

Where in TAS
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At a glance
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Schools
2
Top ICSEA 1130 (gov)
Childcare
11
NQS-rated services
Population
6,415
+0.0% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the West Hobart SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon TAS zoning

Government schools in West Hobart

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for TAS yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Lansdowne Crescent Primary School Government · 404 students
ICSEA 1130
Goulburn Street Primary School Government · 218 students
ICSEA 1112

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in West Hobart

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All TAS schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Goodstart Early Learning Hobart West
    Centre-Based Care · 94 places · Hobart
    Exceeding NQS
  • Campbell Street Uniting Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 88 places · North Hobart
    Exceeding NQS
  • Scots Uniting Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 71 places · Hobart
    Exceeding NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning North Hobart
    Centre-Based Care · 113 places · North Hobart
    Meeting NQS
  • Mount Stuart Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Mount Stuart
    Meeting NQS
  • Lady Gowrie - Lansdowne Crescent Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · West Hobart
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Hobart
    Centre-Based Care · 55 places · Hobart
    Meeting NQS
  • CatholicCare Children's Services - St Virgils College Junior School Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Hobart
    Meeting NQS
  • Lady Gowrie - Albuera Street Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Hobart
    Working Towards NQS
  • Lady Gowrie - Goulburn Street ASC
    Centre-Based Care · 56 places · West Hobart
    Working Towards NQS
  • CatholicCare Children's Services - St Mary's College Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 43 places · Hobart
    Working Towards NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood
Population & growth
Population
6,415
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.00%
2024→25
Net change
-1
people / yr
Density
1,771
people / km²

Where did the loss come from?

-1
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+16
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-80
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+63

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
West Hobart
+0.00%
TAS median
+0.40%
National median
+0.80%