Bakers Beach vs Harford
Harford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 58 in Bakers Beach. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bakers Beach, about half of households are people living alone. In Harford, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bakers Beach tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Harford suits couples.
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
Harford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 46%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Harford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 21%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Bakers Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $78/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Harford
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (187 min vs 211 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (257.8 km vs 271.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bakers Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 9%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Harford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (31.1% vs 20.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bakers Beach and Harford drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Harford rents higher ($78/wk vs $50/wk); Harford has higher household incomes ($85,384 vs $55,900).
| Bakers Beach | Harford | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 72 | 97 +35% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +20.0% | +31.1% |
| Median age | 58 | 50 |
| Median household income | $55,900/yr | $85,384/yr +53% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $50/wk | $78/wk +56% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.7%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Bakers Beach has more land zoned for conservation (41% vs 8%); Harford has more rural and farming land (92% vs 59%).
| Bakers Beach | Harford | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 59% | 92% |
| Environmental | 41% | 8% |
| 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
| Bakers Beach | Harford | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 93 across Latrobe (Tas.) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +9% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Bakers Beach | Harford | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 29% of TAS | Higher than 79% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 53% of TAS | Higher than 14% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 53% of TAS | Higher than 52% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of TAS | Higher than 35% of TAS |
Liveability
| Bakers Beach | Harford | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Bakers Beach | Harford | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 35/100 | Low 34/100 |
| Crime | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 13/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Bakers Beach | Harford | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bakers Beach | Harford | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 same for both | |
| Waterways | 9 | 1 |
Mobility
Bakers Beach sits further from the CBD (271.8 km vs 257.8 km).
| Bakers Beach | Harford | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 271.8 km +5% vs other | 257.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 211 min | 187 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 7307 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 30 postcode 7307 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Bakers Beach | Harford | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 62 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 36 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.0 km | 9.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bakers Beach | Harford | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 48 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Climate
| Bakers Beach | Harford | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bakers Beach | Harford | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,123/yr same for both | |
| Council | Latrobe (Tas.) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bakers Beach | Harford | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bakers Beach | Harford | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.