Bagdad vs Mangalore

Bagdad is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 44 in Mangalore. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bagdad, about half of households are couple families. In Mangalore, most households are couple families. Mangalore is closer to the city centre: 34.7 km, against 39.7 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

Bagdad

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Bagdad

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mangalore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($314/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mangalore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (34.7 km vs 39.7 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.

Where they sit

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

Bagdad Mangalore
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.

Bagdad Mangalore
Walkability 5 / 5
Bagdad — Walkability: 5/100 Mangalore — Walkability: 5/100
Low fire risk 11 / 9
Bagdad — Low fire risk: 11/100 Mangalore — Low fire risk: 9/100

Demographics

Bagdad has more residents (1,482 vs 435); Mangalore skews older (44 vs 38).

Bagdad Mangalore
Population 1,482
+71% vs other
 435
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.3% —
Median age 38 44
Median household income $82,524/yr $82,056/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+10% vs other
 $314/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bagdad Mangalore
0-4 6.1% / 2.8%
Bagdad — 0-4: 6.1% Mangalore — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 15.2% / 14.9%
Bagdad — 5-14: 15.2% Mangalore — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 6.1% / 5.1%
Bagdad — 15-19: 6.1% Mangalore — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 6.3% / 7.4%
Bagdad — 20-24: 6.3% Mangalore — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 12.6% / 9.4%
Bagdad — 25-34: 12.6% Mangalore — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 13.2% / 12.6%
Bagdad — 35-44: 13.2% Mangalore — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 13.7% / 16.1%
Bagdad — 45-54: 13.7% Mangalore — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 13.2% / 16.6%
Bagdad — 55-64: 13.2% Mangalore — 55-64: 16.6%
65-74 9.6% / 11.5%
Bagdad — 65-74: 9.6% Mangalore — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 3.7% / 4.6%
Bagdad — 75-84: 3.7% Mangalore — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 0.7% / —
Bagdad — 85+: 0.7% Mangalore — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bagdad 53.2% couple families
Bagdad — Couple Families: 53.2% Bagdad — Lone Person: 23.4% Bagdad — One Parent Families: 22.3% Bagdad — Other Families: 0.0% Bagdad — Group Household: 1.1%
Mangalore 61.3% couple families
Mangalore — Couple Families: 61.3% Mangalore — Lone Person: 25.8% Mangalore — One Parent Families: 6.5% Mangalore — Other Families: 6.5% Mangalore — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bagdad 10.2% renting
Bagdad — Owned Outright: 31.4% Bagdad — Mortgage: 58.4% Bagdad — Renting: 10.2%
Mangalore 6.8% renting
Mangalore — Owned Outright: 38.1% Mangalore — Mortgage: 55.1% Mangalore — Renting: 6.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bagdad Mangalore
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 23.7%
Bagdad — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Mangalore — Certificate III & IV: 23.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 5.3%
Bagdad — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Mangalore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Bachelor Degree 3.6% / 4.6%
Bagdad — Bachelor Degree: 3.6% Mangalore — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 0.7%
Bagdad — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Mangalore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%
Postgraduate Degree 0.6% / —
Bagdad — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6% Mangalore — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

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.

Bagdad Mangalore
England 2.2% / 2.8%
Bagdad — England: 2.2% Mangalore — England: 2.8%
New Zealand 0.6% / 1.1%
Bagdad — New Zealand: 0.6% Mangalore — New Zealand: 1.1%
Sri Lanka — / 0.9%
Bagdad — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Mangalore — Sri Lanka: 0.9%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Bagdad — Philippines: not among its largest Mangalore — Philippines: 0.7%
Malaysia 0.3% / —
Bagdad — Malaysia: 0.3% Mangalore — Malaysia: not among its largest
Ireland 0.3% / —
Bagdad — Ireland: 0.3% Mangalore — Ireland: not among its largest
Germany 0.3% / —
Bagdad — Germany: 0.3% Mangalore — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bagdad 100.0% houses
Bagdad — Houses: 100.0%
Mangalore 100.0% houses
Mangalore — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Bagdad Mangalore
Median house price $645,000 $682,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 21 sales
 62 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Mangalore has more rural and farming land (99% vs 84%); Bagdad has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 0%).

Bagdad Mangalore
Rural and farming 84% 99%
Environmental 12% 0%
Other and special use 2% 0%
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

Bagdad Mangalore
New dwellings approved 45
across Southern Midlands
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
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.

Bagdad Mangalore
Houses 5.2%
$650/wk on $655K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Bagdad Mangalore
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of TAS
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of TAS
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 24% of TAS Higher than 25% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of TAS Higher than 52% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 93% of TAS —

Liveability

Bagdad Mangalore
Grade D —
Score 35/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Bagdad Mangalore
Bushfire High
89/100
 High
91/100
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
same for both

Schools

Bagdad Mangalore
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bagdad

  • Bagdad Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Mangalore

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bagdad Mangalore
Parks & reserves 13 3
Childcare 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 10 0

Mobility

Bagdad sits further from the CBD (39.7 km vs 34.7 km).

Bagdad Mangalore
Walkability score 5/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 39.7 km
+13% vs other
 34.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 35 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7030
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 24
postcode 7030
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.

Bagdad Mangalore
Car (driver) 86.6% / 83.3%
Bagdad — Car (driver): 86.6% Mangalore — Car (driver): 83.3%
Worked from Home 6.8% / 10.6%
Bagdad — Worked from Home: 6.8% Mangalore — Worked from Home: 10.6%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 4.5%
Bagdad — Car (passenger): 4.9% Mangalore — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 0.7% / 1.5%
Bagdad — Walked Only: 0.7% Mangalore — Walked Only: 1.5%
Bus 1.0% / —
Bagdad — Bus: 1.0% Mangalore — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.6%).

Setting

Bagdad Mangalore
Elevation 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.5 km 21.4 km

NBN connectivity

Bagdad Mangalore
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
575 premises
 0%
175 premises

Climate

Bagdad Mangalore
Annual rainfall 492 mm 507 mm
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C —
Winter min (Jul) 1.7°C —

Council rates

Bagdad Mangalore
Average residential rate $1,381/yr
same for both
Council Southern Midlands
same for both

Federal electorate

Bagdad Mangalore
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bagdad Mangalore
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bagdad

Acreage Outer

Mangalore

Outer

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