Badger Head vs Clarence Point

Badger Head is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 59 in Clarence Point. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Badger Head tends to suit couples, while Clarence Point suits 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

Badger Head

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 37%)

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

Badger Head

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $240/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Clarence Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (252.1 km vs 254.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Clarence Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 21%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Badger Head

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (51.2% vs 17.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Badger Head Clarence Point
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.

Badger Head Clarence Point
Walkability 0 / 4
Badger Head — Walkability: 0/100 Clarence Point — Walkability: 4/100
Low fire risk 62 / 100
Badger Head — Low fire risk: 62/100 Clarence Point — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Clarence Point rents higher ($240/wk vs $0/wk); Clarence Point has more residents (266 vs 62).

Badger Head Clarence Point
Population 62 266
+329% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +51.2% +17.7%
Median age 54 59
Median household income $56,316/yr
+10% vs other
 $50,856/yr
Median weekly rent — $240/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Badger Head Clarence Point
0-4 — / 3.4%
Badger Head — 0-4: not among its largest Clarence Point — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 9.7% / 7.1%
Badger Head — 5-14: 9.7% Clarence Point — 5-14: 7.1%
15-19 6.5% / 1.5%
Badger Head — 15-19: 6.5% Clarence Point — 15-19: 1.5%
20-24 9.7% / 1.1%
Badger Head — 20-24: 9.7% Clarence Point — 20-24: 1.1%
25-34 9.7% / 6.0%
Badger Head — 25-34: 9.7% Clarence Point — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 4.8% / 6.0%
Badger Head — 35-44: 4.8% Clarence Point — 35-44: 6.0%
45-54 11.3% / 10.9%
Badger Head — 45-54: 11.3% Clarence Point — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 24.2% / 26.3%
Badger Head — 55-64: 24.2% Clarence Point — 55-64: 26.3%
65-74 16.1% / 24.8%
Badger Head — 65-74: 16.1% Clarence Point — 65-74: 24.8%
75-84 4.8% / 10.2%
Badger Head — 75-84: 4.8% Clarence Point — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ — / 1.1%
Badger Head — 85+: not among its largest Clarence Point — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Badger Head 50.0% lone person
Badger Head — Lone Person: 50.0% Badger Head — Couple Families: 50.0% Badger Head — Group Household: 0.0% Badger Head — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Clarence Point 50.0% lone person
Clarence Point — Lone Person: 50.0% Clarence Point — Couple Families: 23.3% Clarence Point — Group Household: 13.3% Clarence Point — One Parent Families: 13.3%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Badger Head 0.0% renting
Badger Head — Owned Outright: 55.0% Badger Head — Mortgage: 45.0% Badger Head — Renting: 0.0%
Clarence Point 8.4% renting
Clarence Point — Owned Outright: 63.9% Clarence Point — Mortgage: 27.7% Clarence Point — Renting: 8.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Badger Head Clarence Point
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 19.9%
Badger Head — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Clarence Point — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 9.4%
Badger Head — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Clarence Point — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 7.9%
Badger Head — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Clarence Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.5%
Badger Head — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Clarence Point — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Badger Head Clarence Point
England 8.1% / 10.2%
Badger Head — England: 8.1% Clarence Point — England: 10.2%
Philippines 4.8% / —
Badger Head — Philippines: 4.8% Clarence Point — Philippines: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 3.4%
Badger Head — New Zealand: not among its largest Clarence Point — New Zealand: 3.4%
Scotland — / 2.3%
Badger Head — Scotland: not among its largest Clarence Point — Scotland: 2.3%
Germany — / 1.5%
Badger Head — Germany: not among its largest Clarence Point — Germany: 1.5%
Netherlands — / 1.5%
Badger Head — Netherlands: not among its largest Clarence Point — Netherlands: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Badger Head 100.0% houses
Badger Head — Houses: 100.0% Badger Head — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Clarence Point 98.2% houses
Clarence Point — Houses: 98.2% Clarence Point — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Badger Head Clarence Point
Median house price — $441,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $506,000

Zoning mix

Badger Head has more land zoned for conservation (41% vs 6%); Clarence Point has more rural and farming land (92% vs 59%).

Badger Head Clarence Point
Rural and farming 59% 92%
Environmental 41% 6%
Industrial 0% 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

Badger Head Clarence Point
New dwellings approved 159
across West Tamar
same for both
Approvals change year on year +11%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Badger Head Clarence Point
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 30% of TAS Higher than 22% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of TAS Higher than 69% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of TAS Higher than 24% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of TAS Higher than 67% of TAS

Liveability

Badger Head Clarence Point
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Badger Head carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 0).

Badger Head Clarence Point
Bushfire Low
38/100
 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 Moderate
47/100
 Low
24/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Badger Head Clarence Point
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

Badger Head Clarence Point
Parks & reserves 1
same for both

Mobility

Badger Head sits further from the CBD (254.9 km vs 252.1 km).

Badger Head Clarence Point
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Hobart 254.9 km
+1% vs other
 252.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 190 min 187 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 7270
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 7270
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.

Badger Head Clarence Point
Car (driver) 83.3% / 69.3%
Badger Head — Car (driver): 83.3% Clarence Point — Car (driver): 69.3%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 22.7%
Badger Head — Worked from Home: 16.7% Clarence Point — Worked from Home: 22.7%
Walked Only — / 8.0%
Badger Head — Walked Only: not among its largest Clarence Point — Walked Only: 8.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Badger Head Clarence Point
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.3 km 1.5 km

NBN connectivity

Badger Head Clarence Point
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
187 premises

Climate

Badger Head Clarence Point
Annual rainfall 698 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 21.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Badger Head Clarence Point
Average residential rate $1,859/yr
same for both
Council West Tamar
same for both

Federal electorate

Badger Head Clarence Point
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Badger Head Clarence Point
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Badger Head

Rural

Clarence Point

Acreage Coastal Retirees

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