Akaroa vs Stieglitz

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stieglitz, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Akaroa: a median of $705,000, against $549,000 in Stieglitz. On these figures, Akaroa tends to suit families with children, while Stieglitz suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Akaroa is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 36%)
  • Stieglitz has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Stieglitz

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($275,000 vs $965,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($549,000 vs $705,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Stieglitz

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (255 km vs 258 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stieglitz

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 33%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Stieglitz

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.1% vs -1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Akaroa and Stieglitz drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Akaroa Stieglitz
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Akaroa Stieglitz
Walkability 0 / 10
Akaroa — Walkability: 0/100 Stieglitz — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 62 / 42
Akaroa — Low fire risk: 62/100 Stieglitz — Low fire risk: 42/100

Demographics

Stieglitz has more residents (595 vs 130); Akaroa has higher household incomes ($47,944 vs $41,444).

Akaroa Stieglitz
Population 130 595
+358% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.5% +6.1%
Median age 58 60
Median household income $47,944/yr
+14% vs other
 $41,444/yr
Median weekly rent $255/wk $260/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Akaroa Stieglitz
0-4 3.8% / 2.4%
Akaroa — 0-4: 3.8% Stieglitz — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 16.9% / 8.4%
Akaroa — 5-14: 16.9% Stieglitz — 5-14: 8.4%
15-19 — / 2.0%
Akaroa — 15-19: not among its largest Stieglitz — 15-19: 2.0%
20-24 3.8% / 3.4%
Akaroa — 20-24: 3.8% Stieglitz — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 3.8% / 6.6%
Akaroa — 25-34: 3.8% Stieglitz — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 8.5% / 7.2%
Akaroa — 35-44: 8.5% Stieglitz — 35-44: 7.2%
45-54 11.5% / 8.9%
Akaroa — 45-54: 11.5% Stieglitz — 45-54: 8.9%
55-64 20.0% / 18.7%
Akaroa — 55-64: 20.0% Stieglitz — 55-64: 18.7%
65-74 23.1% / 26.1%
Akaroa — 65-74: 23.1% Stieglitz — 65-74: 26.1%
75-84 10.0% / 13.6%
Akaroa — 75-84: 10.0% Stieglitz — 75-84: 13.6%
85+ — / 2.0%
Akaroa — 85+: not among its largest Stieglitz — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Akaroa 44.1% lone person
Akaroa — Lone Person: 44.1% Akaroa — Couple Families: 38.2% Akaroa — One Parent Families: 17.6%
Stieglitz 63.9% lone person
Stieglitz — Lone Person: 63.9% Stieglitz — Couple Families: 25.4% Stieglitz — One Parent Families: 10.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Akaroa 16.9% renting
Akaroa — Owned Outright: 59.3% Akaroa — Mortgage: 23.7% Akaroa — Renting: 16.9%
Stieglitz 18.8% renting
Stieglitz — Owned Outright: 59.6% Stieglitz — Mortgage: 21.7% Stieglitz — Renting: 18.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Akaroa Stieglitz
England 6.2% / 6.2%
Akaroa — England: 6.2% Stieglitz — England: 6.2%
Germany 4.6% / 1.0%
Akaroa — Germany: 4.6% Stieglitz — Germany: 1.0%
Scotland — / 1.8%
Akaroa — Scotland: not among its largest Stieglitz — Scotland: 1.8%
Netherlands — / 0.8%
Akaroa — Netherlands: not among its largest Stieglitz — Netherlands: 0.8%
India — / 0.7%
Akaroa — India: not among its largest Stieglitz — India: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Akaroa Stieglitz
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 19.8%
Akaroa — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Stieglitz — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 7.2%
Akaroa — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Stieglitz — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 6.4%
Akaroa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Stieglitz — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 1.2%
Akaroa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Stieglitz — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 2.0%
Akaroa — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Stieglitz — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Akaroa 90.9% houses
Akaroa — Houses: 90.9% Akaroa — Townhouses: 9.1% Akaroa — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Stieglitz 87.5% houses
Stieglitz — Houses: 87.5% Stieglitz — Townhouses: 10.0% Stieglitz — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Akaroa Stieglitz
Median house price $705,000 $549,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $965,000 $275,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 71 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Akaroa has more land zoned for conservation (96% vs 75%).

Akaroa Stieglitz
Environmental 96% 75%
Residential 4% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 12%
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

Akaroa Stieglitz
New dwellings approved 48
across Break O'Day
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Akaroa Stieglitz
Houses — 4.0%
$450/wk on $585K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Akaroa Stieglitz
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of TAS Higher than 9% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of TAS Higher than 73% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of TAS Higher than 29% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of TAS Higher than 96% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 36% of TAS

Liveability

Stieglitz is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Akaroa Stieglitz
Grade — D
Score — 32/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Stieglitz carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 38).

Akaroa Stieglitz
Bushfire Low
38/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
70/100
 Moderate
63/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Akaroa Stieglitz
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

Akaroa Stieglitz
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Akaroa sits further from the CBD (258 km vs 255 km).

Akaroa Stieglitz
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Hobart 258 km
+1% vs other
 255 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 197 min 194 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7216
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 7216
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.

Akaroa Stieglitz
Car (driver) 71.8% / 78.4%
Akaroa — Car (driver): 71.8% Stieglitz — Car (driver): 78.4%
Worked from Home 28.2% / 10.5%
Akaroa — Worked from Home: 28.2% Stieglitz — Worked from Home: 10.5%
Car (passenger) — / 6.8%
Akaroa — Car (passenger): not among its largest Stieglitz — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only — / 4.3%
Akaroa — Walked Only: not among its largest Stieglitz — Walked Only: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Akaroa Stieglitz
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 372 m
2.0 km to a named beach
 1.1 km
2.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Akaroa Stieglitz
Connectivity score 98/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 98%
113 premises
 100%
575 premises

Climate

Akaroa Stieglitz
Annual rainfall 660 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Akaroa Stieglitz
Average residential rate $1,738/yr
same for both
Council Break O'Day
same for both

Federal electorate

Akaroa Stieglitz
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Akaroa Stieglitz
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Akaroa

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Stieglitz

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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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