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{{propApi.successMessage}} {{region}} Change locationHalf of regional Tasmania's new homes approved in just four council areas
Half of regional Tasmania's new homes approved in just four council areas
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In the 12 months to July 2026, 1,403 homes were approved outside Greater Hobart. Of these, 721 (51 per cent) were in Launceston (214), Meander Valley (201), West Tamar (153) and Northern Midlands (153).
At the other end, eight council areas approved 70 homes between them over the entire year.
"Regional Tasmania is not one housing market. The numbers show new supply is concentrated in a small number of places, while large parts of the state are seeing very little new housing come through at all," HIA Tasmania Executive Director Benjamin Price said.
"That matters, because regional Tasmania is where housing affordability has deteriorated fastest."
The latest HIA Affordability Report found regional Tasmanian affordability fell to a record low in the June quarter. Repayments on a typical regional home now take 51.3 per cent of average earnings, more than in Hobart. Regional dwelling prices rose 15.1 per cent over the year, five times faster than average earnings.
On the North West coast, Devonport approved 102 homes over the year. Burnie approved 54, fewer than George Town (72) and Latrobe (87).
"When prices are rising this quickly and so few homes are being approved across much of the state, the pressure lands on buyers and renters in our regional areas," Mr Price said.
"Places that are growing need land that is zoned, serviced and ready to build on, and they need it before demand arrives, not after.
"That means getting water, sewerage and roads in place, and a planning system that works consistently wherever you are in Tasmania.
"The councils around Launceston are showing what is possible. The challenge is making sure every region with demand for housing has the land and infrastructure to meet it."
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