Macquarie Heads, TAS 7468
West Coast CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 7468
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Median house price
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Rent in Macquarie Heads
- Weekly rent (house)
- $195/wk
- Weekly rent (unit)
- $166/wk
Rental data as of April 2026
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What to know about Macquarie Heads
Macquarie Heads (7468) sits in the West Coast region of Tasmania.
Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Macquarie Heads scores 0/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 21°C (mild), winter mornings around 6°C (cool). Annual rainfall lands at about 1,207 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 2 government primary, 1 Catholic.
Schools in Macquarie Heads
Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 0/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 0/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 1,207 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 20.8°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 5.9°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Macquarie Heads
- What is the Macquarie Heads postcode?
- Macquarie Heads is in the 7468 postcode, in TAS, in the West Coast Council region.
- Where is Macquarie Heads?
- Macquarie Heads is a suburb in the West Coast Council area, TAS 7468.
- What is the average rent in Macquarie Heads?
- The median weekly rent for houses is $195, for units it's $166.
- What schools are in Macquarie Heads?
- There are 4 schools serving Macquarie Heads on this page, including Strahan Primary School, Mountain Heights School, St Joseph's Catholic School.
- How walkable is Macquarie Heads?
- Macquarie Heads has a Walk Score of 0 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Macquarie Heads?
- Macquarie Heads is close to Strahan, Trial Harbour, Queenstown, Gormanston, Zeehan.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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