Trio of Hobart childcare assets listed in rare portfolio offering

Three purpose‑built childcare centres across Hobart have been listed for sale in a rare portfolio offering that highlights the scarcity of early education investment opportunities in Tasmania.

The listings comprise freestanding centres in Howrah, Lenah Valley and Brighton, each secured by long‑term net leases and supported by strong underlying demand from established family catchments. The assets are offered individually or in one line and are listed exclusively through CBRE’s Natalie Couper, Matthew Wright and Beau Coulter.

The Howrah childcare centre at Ploughman Road is the largest of the three assets, comprising a 129‑place, purpose‑built facility on a substantial 3,895sqm freehold site with triple street frontage. Located opposite the Coles‑anchored Glebe Hill Village Shopping Centre, the centre benefits from one of Hobart’s strongest residential growth corridors on the Eastern Shore. The property is secured by a 10‑year net lease expiring in 2034, with options extending through to 2064, and returns annual net income of $518,193.

In Lenah Valley, the offering includes a 96‑place childcare centre situated on a 3,217sqm freehold site directly adjoining Lenah Valley Primary School. The asset services a tightly held inner‑metro catchment where a high proportion of households have children and maintains consistently strong occupancy supported by an extensive waitlist. The centre is leased through to 2039, with options extending to 2059, generating annual net income of $357,822.

The Brighton asset at Jubilee Avenue comprises a modern 76‑place childcare centre positioned on a 2,228sqm site adjoining Brighton Primary School, within one of Hobart’s fastest‑growing outer‑metro suburbs. The centre is underpinned by ongoing population growth and demand from young families and is secured by a 10‑year lease to February 2035, with options through to 2055. The property generates annual net income of $305,292.

Ms Couper said the campaign stood out given how rarely institutional‑grade childcare assets come to market in Hobart.

“There have only been two Tasmanian childcare centres offered to the market in the past 10 years, so investment opportunities of this quality are exceptionally scarce,” she said.

Mr Wright said, “Hobart is a tightly held market, and purpose‑built centres with long leases and strong land fundamentals simply don’t trade often. When they do, they tend to attract strong interest from a broad buyer pool.”

“The ability to acquire the assets either individually or as a portfolio added to their appeal,” he said.

Mr Coulter said the flexibility to buy one or secure all three centres in a single transaction is highly unusual in this market,” he said. “It creates an opportunity for investors to establish or scale a Tasmanian childcare portfolio with immediate exposure to defensive income and long‑term demographic demand.”

Expressions of interest for the three Hobart childcare assets close on 20 May 2026.