Abels Bay vs Deep Bay
Deep Bay is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 60 in Abels Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Abels Bay, most households are people living alone. In Deep Bay, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Abels Bay tends to suit people living alone and older residents.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Deep Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (42% vs 27%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Deep Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 30%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Abels Bay has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $270/wk)
- Deep Bay has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 5%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Deep Bay
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (60 min vs 66 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (55 km vs 58.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Abels Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (43% vs 33%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Deep Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.6% vs 0.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Abels Bay and Deep Bay drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Deep Bay has more residents (267 vs 127); Deep Bay rents higher ($270/wk vs $200/wk).
| Abels Bay | Deep Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 127 | 267 +110% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.8% | +15.6% |
| Median age | 60 | 54 |
| Median household income | $39,832/yr | $50,492/yr +27% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $270/wk +35% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Abels Bay | Deep Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $612,000 | $648,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $440,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Abels Bay | Deep Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 54% | 48% |
| Environmental | 43% | 50% |
| Residential | 3% | 2% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Abels Bay | Deep Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 81 across Huon Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Abels Bay | Deep Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.2% $600/wk on $749K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Abels Bay | Deep Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 8% of TAS | Higher than 22% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of TAS | Higher than 62% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 89% of TAS | Higher than 90% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 58% of TAS | Higher than 71% of TAS |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 48% of TAS |
Liveability
| Abels Bay | Deep Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
| Abels Bay | Deep Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 97/100 | High 95/100 |
| Crime | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | Low 28/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Abels Bay | Deep Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Abels Bay | Deep Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 3 |
Mobility
Abels Bay sits further from the CBD (58.9 km vs 55 km).
| Abels Bay | Deep Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 58.9 km +7% vs other | 55 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 66 min | 60 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.4% postcode 7112 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 37 postcode 7112 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.7%).
Setting
| Abels Bay | Deep Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 38 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 123 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 590 m 3.4 km to a named beach | 1.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Abels Bay | Deep Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 91 premises | 0% 150 premises |
Climate
| Abels Bay | Deep Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 854 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 21.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Abels Bay | Deep Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,884/yr same for both | |
| Council | Huon Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Abels Bay | Deep Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Franklin same for both | |
| Member | Julie Collins same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Abels Bay | Deep Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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