Badger Head vs York Town

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Badger Head, about half of households are people living alone. In York Town, most households are people living alone. On these figures, York Town tends to suit 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

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

Badger Head

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

York Town

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (252.9 km vs 254.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

York Town

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (35% 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 8.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Badger Head and York Town 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 York Town
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 York Town
Walkability 0 / 0
Badger Head — Walkability: 0/100 York Town — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 62 / 39
Badger Head — Low fire risk: 62/100 York Town — Low fire risk: 39/100

Demographics

York Town has more residents (78 vs 62).

Badger Head York Town
Population 62 78
+26% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +51.2% +8.3%
Median age 54 55
Median household income $56,316/yr
+4% vs other
 $54,184/yr
Median weekly rent —
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Badger Head York Town
0-4 — / 3.8%
Badger Head — 0-4: not among its largest York Town — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 9.7% / 3.8%
Badger Head — 5-14: 9.7% York Town — 5-14: 3.8%
15-19 6.5% / 5.1%
Badger Head — 15-19: 6.5% York Town — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 9.7% / —
Badger Head — 20-24: 9.7% York Town — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.7% / 9.0%
Badger Head — 25-34: 9.7% York Town — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 4.8% / 3.8%
Badger Head — 35-44: 4.8% York Town — 35-44: 3.8%
45-54 11.3% / 17.9%
Badger Head — 45-54: 11.3% York Town — 45-54: 17.9%
55-64 24.2% / 20.5%
Badger Head — 55-64: 24.2% York Town — 55-64: 20.5%
65-74 16.1% / 26.9%
Badger Head — 65-74: 16.1% York Town — 65-74: 26.9%
75-84 4.8% / 7.7%
Badger Head — 75-84: 4.8% York Town — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ — / —
Badger Head — 85+: not among its largest York Town — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).

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%
York Town 56.2% lone person
York Town — Lone Person: 56.2% York Town — Couple Families: 43.8%
Lone Person Couple 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%
York Town 0.0% renting
York Town — Owned Outright: 70.8% York Town — Mortgage: 29.2% York Town — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Badger Head York Town
England 8.1% / 3.8%
Badger Head — England: 8.1% York Town — England: 3.8%
New Zealand — / 5.1%
Badger Head — New Zealand: not among its largest York Town — New Zealand: 5.1%
Philippines 4.8% / —
Badger Head — Philippines: 4.8% York Town — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

Qualifications

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

Badger Head York Town
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 20.5%
Badger Head — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% York Town — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 9.0%
Badger Head — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% York Town — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 3.8%
Badger Head — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% York Town — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.8%
Badger Head — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest York Town — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Badger Head 100.0% houses
Badger Head — Houses: 100.0%
York Town 100.0% houses
York Town — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Badger Head York Town
Median house price — $720,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Badger Head York Town
Rural and farming 59% 62%
Environmental 41% 38%
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 York Town
New dwellings approved 159
across West Tamar
same for both
Approvals change year on year +11%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Badger Head York Town
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 30% of TAS Higher than 26% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of TAS Higher than 55% 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 33% of TAS

Liveability

Badger Head York Town
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

York Town carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 38).

Badger Head York Town
Bushfire Low
38/100
 Moderate
61/100
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
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Badger Head York Town
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 York Town
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Badger Head sits further from the CBD (254.9 km vs 252.9 km).

Badger Head York Town
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 254.9 km 252.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 190 min
same for both
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 York Town
Car (driver) 83.3% / 82.1%
Badger Head — Car (driver): 83.3% York Town — Car (driver): 82.1%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 17.9%
Badger Head — Worked from Home: 16.7% York Town — Worked from Home: 17.9%

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

Setting

Badger Head York Town
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.3 km 7.3 km

NBN connectivity

Badger Head York Town
Connectivity score 29/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
36 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Badger Head York Town
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Badger Head

Rural

York Town

Retirees Rural

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