Abels Bay vs Eggs And Bacon 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. Houses cost more in Abels Bay: a median of $612,000, against $535,000 in Eggs And Bacon Bay, though rent is higher in Eggs And Bacon Bay. On these figures, Abels Bay tends to suit people living alone.
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
Eggs And Bacon Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (43% vs 27%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Eggs And Bacon Bay
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 30%)
- has cheaper houses ($535,000 vs $612,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Abels Bay
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $285/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 35%)
- But Eggs And Bacon Bay has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 5%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Eggs And Bacon Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.6% vs 0.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Abels Bay and Eggs And Bacon 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
Eggs And Bacon Bay rents higher ($285/wk vs $200/wk); Eggs And Bacon Bay skews older (62 vs 60).
| Abels Bay | Eggs And Bacon Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 127 +2% vs other | 124 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.8% | +21.6% |
| Median age | 60 | 62 |
| Median household income | $39,832/yr | $42,172/yr +6% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $285/wk +42% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Abels Bay | Eggs And Bacon Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $612,000 | $535,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $440,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 24 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Abels Bay has more rural and farming land (54% vs 1%); Eggs And Bacon Bay has more land zoned for conservation (80% vs 43%).
| Abels Bay | Eggs And Bacon Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 43% | 80% |
| Rural and farming | 54% | 1% |
| Residential | 3% | 19% |
| 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 | Eggs And Bacon Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 81 across Huon Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Abels Bay | Eggs And Bacon Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 8% of TAS | Higher than 9% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of TAS | Higher than 25% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 89% of TAS same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 58% of TAS | Higher than 57% of TAS |
Liveability
| Abels Bay | Eggs And Bacon Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Abels Bay carries more bushfire risk (97 vs 0).
| Abels Bay | Eggs And Bacon Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 97/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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 14/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Abels Bay | Eggs And Bacon 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 | Eggs And Bacon Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Abels Bay | Eggs And Bacon Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 58.9 km | 60.3 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 66 min | 65 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 | Eggs And Bacon Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 38 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | -1 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 590 m 3.4 km to a named beach | 104 m 4.4 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Abels Bay | Eggs And Bacon Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 91 premises | 0% 106 premises |
Climate
| Abels Bay | Eggs And Bacon 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 | Eggs And Bacon Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,884/yr same for both | |
| Council | Huon Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Abels Bay | Eggs And Bacon 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 | Eggs And Bacon Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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