Avoca vs Fingal

Comparing Avoca and Fingal, TAS: Fingal has more residents (431 vs 192); Fingal carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 30); and Fingal sits further from the CBD (192.4 km vs 166.5 km).

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs 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

Avoca

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (116 min vs 135 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (166.5 km vs 192.4 km)

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

Fingal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.4% vs -11.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Avoca Fingal
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.

Avoca Fingal
Walkability 0 / 0
Avoca — Walkability: 0/100 Fingal — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 70 / 47
Avoca — Low fire risk: 70/100 Fingal — Low fire risk: 47/100

Demographics

Fingal has more residents (431 vs 192).

Avoca Fingal
Population 192 431
+124% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.1% +6.4%
Median age 50 51
Median household income $45,032/yr
+4% vs other
 $43,316/yr
Median weekly rent $180/wk
+3% vs other
 $175/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Avoca Fingal
0-4 5.7% / 3.0%
Avoca — 0-4: 5.7% Fingal — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 8.3% / 11.6%
Avoca — 5-14: 8.3% Fingal — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 3.6% / 5.3%
Avoca — 15-19: 3.6% Fingal — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.7% / 3.7%
Avoca — 20-24: 5.7% Fingal — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 5.7% / 5.8%
Avoca — 25-34: 5.7% Fingal — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 8.9% / 11.4%
Avoca — 35-44: 8.9% Fingal — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 21.4% / 13.2%
Avoca — 45-54: 21.4% Fingal — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 13.5% / 17.9%
Avoca — 55-64: 13.5% Fingal — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 19.8% / 19.5%
Avoca — 65-74: 19.8% Fingal — 65-74: 19.5%
75-84 4.7% / 6.3%
Avoca — 75-84: 4.7% Fingal — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / 2.8%
Avoca — 85+: not among its largest Fingal — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Avoca 50.0% lone person
Avoca — Lone Person: 50.0% Avoca — Couple Families: 30.4% Avoca — One Parent Families: 19.6%
Fingal 52.0% lone person
Fingal — Lone Person: 52.0% Fingal — Couple Families: 34.4% Fingal — One Parent Families: 13.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Avoca 18.5% renting
Avoca — Owned Outright: 61.5% Avoca — Mortgage: 20.0% Avoca — Renting: 18.5%
Fingal 16.7% renting
Fingal — Owned Outright: 57.1% Fingal — Mortgage: 26.2% Fingal — Renting: 16.7%
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.

Avoca Fingal
England — / 3.9%
Avoca — England: not among its largest Fingal — England: 3.9%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.2%
Avoca — New Zealand: 1.6% Fingal — New Zealand: 1.2%
Germany — / 0.7%
Avoca — Germany: not among its largest Fingal — Germany: 0.7%
Thailand — / 0.7%
Avoca — Thailand: not among its largest Fingal — Thailand: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Avoca Fingal
Certificate III & IV 8.9% / 12.8%
Avoca — Certificate III & IV: 8.9% Fingal — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.6% / 7.2%
Avoca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6% Fingal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Bachelor Degree 3.6% / 4.6%
Avoca — Bachelor Degree: 3.6% Fingal — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 1.6%
Avoca — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Fingal — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Avoca — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Fingal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Avoca 100.0% houses
Avoca — Houses: 100.0% Avoca — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Avoca — Townhouses: 0.0%
Fingal 96.2% houses
Fingal — Houses: 96.2% Fingal — Flats / Apartments: 2.2% Fingal — Townhouses: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Avoca Fingal
Median house price — $405,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $145,000

Zoning mix

Avoca Fingal
Rural and farming 83% 87%
Environmental 17% 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

Avoca Fingal
New dwellings approved 184
across Northern Midlands
 48
across Break O'Day
Approvals change year on year +104% +0%

Ranking within TAS

Avoca Fingal
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 13% of TAS Higher than 11% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of TAS Higher than 18% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 77% of TAS —
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of TAS Higher than 5% of TAS

Liveability

Avoca Fingal
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Fingal carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 30).

Avoca Fingal
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Moderate
53/100
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
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Avoca Fingal
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Avoca

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Fingal

  • Scotch Oakburn College - Valley Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Avoca Fingal
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 9 10
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 12 7

Mobility

Fingal sits further from the CBD (192.4 km vs 166.5 km).

Avoca Fingal
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 166.5 km 192.4 km
+16% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 116 min 135 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 7213
 0.0%
postcode 7214
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 26
postcode 7213
 29
postcode 7214

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.

Avoca Fingal
Car (driver) 63.2% / 83.5%
Avoca — Car (driver): 63.2% Fingal — Car (driver): 83.5%
Worked from Home 17.5% / 13.0%
Avoca — Worked from Home: 17.5% Fingal — Worked from Home: 13.0%
Walked Only 14.0% / 3.5%
Avoca — Walked Only: 14.0% Fingal — Walked Only: 3.5%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / —
Avoca — Car (passenger): 5.3% Fingal — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.5%).

Setting

Avoca Fingal
Elevation 219 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 351 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 46.2 km 29.0 km

NBN connectivity

Avoca Fingal
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
40 premises

Climate

Avoca Fingal
Annual rainfall 714 mm 660 mm
Summer max (Jan) 19.4°C 21.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 0.5°C 6.8°C

Council rates

Avoca Fingal
Average residential rate $1,704/yr $1,738/yr
Council Northern Midlands Break O'Day

Federal electorate

Avoca Fingal
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Avoca Fingal
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Avoca

Rural

Fingal

Affordable Retirees Rural

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