Barretta vs Margate

Margate is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 56 in Barretta. In both, the large majority of households own their home. In Barretta, most homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Margate, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. On these figures, Barretta tends to suit people living alone, share households, and older residents, while Margate suits families with children.

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

Margate

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, and childcare.

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

Barretta

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($155/wk vs $400/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Barretta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Barretta

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (59% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 16%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Barretta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (53.7% vs 8.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Barretta Margate
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.

Barretta Margate
Walkability 17 / 0
Barretta — Walkability: 17/100 Margate — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 100 / 8
Barretta — Low fire risk: 100/100 Margate — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

Margate has more residents (4,239 vs 63); Margate rents higher ($400/wk vs $155/wk).

Barretta Margate
Population 63 4,239
+6629% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +53.7% +8.1%
Median age 56 37
Median household income $54,600/yr $98,072/yr
+80% vs other
Median weekly rent $155/wk $400/wk
+158% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Barretta Margate
0-4 — / 6.3%
Barretta — 0-4: not among its largest Margate — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 9.5% / 16.3%
Barretta — 5-14: 9.5% Margate — 5-14: 16.3%
15-19 — / 6.4%
Barretta — 15-19: not among its largest Margate — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 — / 5.0%
Barretta — 20-24: not among its largest Margate — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 19.0% / 11.3%
Barretta — 25-34: 19.0% Margate — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 15.9% / 14.1%
Barretta — 35-44: 15.9% Margate — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 9.5% / 12.7%
Barretta — 45-54: 9.5% Margate — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 28.6% / 11.9%
Barretta — 55-64: 28.6% Margate — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 20.6% / 9.4%
Barretta — 65-74: 20.6% Margate — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 9.5% / 5.2%
Barretta — 75-84: 9.5% Margate — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ — / 1.2%
Barretta — 85+: not among its largest Margate — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Barretta 80.0% lone person
Barretta — Lone Person: 80.0% Barretta — Couple Families: 0.0% Barretta — Group Household: 20.0% Barretta — One Parent Families: 0.0% Barretta — Other Families: 0.0%
Margate 24.4% lone person
Margate — Lone Person: 24.4% Margate — Couple Families: 57.5% Margate — Group Household: 1.4% Margate — One Parent Families: 15.9% Margate — Other Families: 0.8%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Barretta 17.4% renting
Barretta — Owned Outright: 82.6% Barretta — Mortgage: 0.0% Barretta — Renting: 17.4%
Margate 15.8% renting
Margate — Owned Outright: 38.0% Margate — Mortgage: 46.1% Margate — Renting: 15.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Barretta Margate
Certificate III & IV 28.6% / 16.6%
Barretta — Certificate III & IV: 28.6% Margate — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 12.7% / 13.2%
Barretta — Bachelor Degree: 12.7% Margate — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.1% / 8.2%
Barretta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1% Margate — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 12.7% / 4.8%
Barretta — Postgraduate Degree: 12.7% Margate — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.8% / 2.5%
Barretta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8% Margate — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

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.

Barretta Margate
England 4.8% / 5.1%
Barretta — England: 4.8% Margate — England: 5.1%
New Zealand 6.3% / 1.0%
Barretta — New Zealand: 6.3% Margate — New Zealand: 1.0%
India 4.8% / 0.3%
Barretta — India: 4.8% Margate — India: 0.3%
South Africa — / 1.1%
Barretta — South Africa: not among its largest Margate — South Africa: 1.1%
Germany — / 0.6%
Barretta — Germany: not among its largest Margate — Germany: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Barretta — Scotland: not among its largest Margate — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Barretta 41.2% houses
Barretta — Houses: 41.2% Barretta — Flats / Apartments: 58.8% Barretta — Townhouses: 0.0%
Margate 98.2% houses
Margate — Houses: 98.2% Margate — Flats / Apartments: 0.3% Margate — Townhouses: 1.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Barretta Margate
Median house price — $869,500
Median unit price — $587,000
Median land price — $895,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 26 days
from 36 sales

Zoning mix

Margate has more rural and farming land (47% vs 0%); Barretta has more industrially zoned land (11% vs 1%).

Barretta Margate
Rural and farming 0% 47%
Environmental 42% 46%
Infrastructure and transport 36% 1%
Industrial 11% 1%
Commercial 7% 0%
Residential 4%
same for both
Parks and recreation 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

Barretta Margate
New dwellings approved 138
across Kingborough
same for both
Approvals change year on year -13%
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.

Barretta Margate
Houses — 4.0%
$700/wk on $899K
Units — 4.0%
$460/wk on $598K

Ranking within TAS

Barretta Margate
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of TAS Higher than 89% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of TAS Higher than 13% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 96% of TAS Higher than 95% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of TAS Higher than 77% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 39% of TAS
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 25% of TAS

Liveability

Barretta is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Barretta Margate
Grade — B
Score — 49/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Margate carries more bushfire risk (92 vs 0).

Barretta Margate
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
92/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
16/100
 Low
28/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Barretta Margate
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Barretta

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

Schools in Margate

  • Channel Christian School Independent · Primary at peers
  • Margate Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Barretta Margate
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 1 10
Childcare 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 14

Mobility

Barretta Margate
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 22.1 km 22 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 24 min 25 min
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 7054
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 7054
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.

Barretta Margate
Car (driver) 73.9% / 77.0%
Barretta — Car (driver): 73.9% Margate — Car (driver): 77.0%
Worked from Home 26.1% / 12.3%
Barretta — Worked from Home: 26.1% Margate — Worked from Home: 12.3%
Car (passenger) — / 4.7%
Barretta — Car (passenger): not among its largest Margate — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Bus — / 3.9%
Barretta — Bus: not among its largest Margate — Bus: 3.9%
Walked Only — / 1.9%
Barretta — Walked Only: not among its largest Margate — Walked Only: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.0%).

Setting

Barretta Margate
Elevation 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 97 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 372 m
1.9 km to a named beach
 3.1 km
4.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Barretta Margate
Connectivity score 88/100 52/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 81%
26 premises
 22%
1,711 premises

Climate

Barretta Margate
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Barretta Margate
Average residential rate $1,735/yr
same for both
Council Kingborough
same for both

Federal electorate

Barretta Margate
Division Franklin
same for both
Member Julie Collins
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Barretta Margate
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Barretta

Coastal Middle-Ring Retirees

Margate

Acreage Easy Commute Family Middle-Ring Premium River Transport Hub

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