Sick of the city? Seven hobby farms in Tasmania for sale

Tired city-slicker millennials, lend us your eyeballs. While prices may have slipped in Sydney and Melbourne the tantalising dream of a free-standing house is still frustratingly out of reach for many.

But what if there was another way? A lifestyle of beanies, gumboots, no traffic, gambolling goats and doing your bit to prevent catastrophic bee colony collapses?

If you’re like some of us who think keeping a chilli plant alive for most of winter has somehow prepared you for owning a fully functional hobby farm, here are some options in Tasmania, which not only boasts amazing landscape but has a pretty fast internet connection. Because while nature and the stars are great – so is Netflix.

67 Allambie Road, Orielton 
Offers Over $620,000

67 Allambie Road, Orielton.

This cute property comes with 5.67 hectares of land and eight paddocks – and if your attempt at organic kale farming ends in crispy-leafed disappointment, Hobart and its supermarkets are only 30 minutes away.

The mud-brick house has five bedrooms, cathedral ceilings and a grey water system.  

108 Notley Hills Road, Notley Hills
$395,000-$455,000

108 Notley Hills Road, Notley Hills.

The listing describes this property as “ideal for families looking for a hobby farm or city escape” with 4.68 hectares of land and plantation forest as an optional income opportunity. More to the point – there’s also some pretty endearing ducks in a pond. Ducks!

Aside from the rural appeal, the three-bedroom home has views of the Tamar Valley, with Exeter nearby and Launceston around a half-hour drive away.

227 Jeffries Road, Paradise
Offers over $410,000

227 Jeffries Road, Paradise

This recently updated colonial cottage, on 1.6 hectares, has mountain and farm views and a wraparound deck. There’s also a separate two-bedroom bungalow, established citrus, nut, avocado, olive and fig trees and a veggie patch.

Paradise (the town) is around 100 kilometres west of Launceston, and 40 kilometres south of Devonport.

94 Cherry Farm Road, Underwood 
Price by Negotiation $395,000-$445,000

94 Cherry Farm Road, Underwood

This is a home for the horse enthusiasts out there, with two stables already set up and a horse arena, plus established gardens, good-quality timber, a dam and a vegetable patch.

The four-bedder – on 7.15 hectares and about a 25-minute drive to Launceston – is also kitted out with solar hot water, airconditioning and wood heating and Satellite NBN, so you won’t be roughing it. 

6402 Channel Highway, Randalls Bay 
$499,000+

6402 Channel Highway, Randalls Bay

This hobby farm is the deluxe edition – 20 hectares of land, seven fenced, dairy sheds with cattle ramps, three dams and a chook shed.

It’s about 10 minutes drive from Cygnet, with schools and sporting facilities close by.

283 Church Road, Dromedary
Offers Over $245,000

283 Church Road, Dromedary

Described as a “renovator’s delight”, this two-bedroom 1950s home on 4.26 hectares is only a half-hour’s drive from Hobart.

Presently home to some horses, it’s set up with a barn, chicken house and some solar panels.

207 Jacksons Road, Franklin
Price by Negotiation over $550,000

207 Jacksons Road, Franklin

And at the other end of the scale, this utterly charming farmhouse comes with period features such as headlight windows, high ceilings, an ornate hallway and a delightful octagonal conservatory, as pictured above.

It’s on 6.64 hectares, with a timber barn and level paddocks, around 45 minutes to Hobart and 15 minutes to Huonville.