Beaconsfield vs Holwell
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beaconsfield, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Beaconsfield tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Holwell suits share households and 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
Beaconsfield
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)
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
Holwell
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $230/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Beaconsfield sits closer to the CBD (246.6 km vs 249.6 km)
- Holwell has a shorter drive in (183 min vs 188 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Beaconsfield
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 10%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Holwell
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.7% vs 4.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Beaconsfield and Holwell 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
Beaconsfield has more residents (1,362 vs 83); Holwell has higher household incomes ($66,248 vs $48,568).
| Beaconsfield | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,362 +94% vs other | 83 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.9% | +27.7% |
| Median age | 46 | 44 |
| Median household income | $48,568/yr | $66,248/yr +36% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk +13% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (3.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Beaconsfield | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $467,500 | — |
| Median unit price | $317,000 | — |
| Median land price | $95,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 25 days from 19 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Beaconsfield | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 89% | 83% |
| Environmental | 9% | 17% |
| Residential | 1% | 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
| Beaconsfield | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 159 across West Tamar same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +11% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Beaconsfield | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 6.1% $570/wk on $482K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Beaconsfield | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 19% of TAS | Higher than 45% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of TAS | Higher than 4% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 23% of TAS | Higher than 64% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 82% of TAS | Higher than 30% of TAS |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 99% of TAS | — |
Liveability
| Beaconsfield | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 27/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Beaconsfield carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 27).
| Beaconsfield | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 49/100 | Low 27/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Beaconsfield | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Beaconsfield
- Beaconsfield Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Holwell
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Beaconsfield | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 7 | 2 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Holwell sits further from the CBD (249.6 km vs 246.6 km).
| Beaconsfield | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 246.6 km | 249.6 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 188 min | 183 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 7270 | 0.5% postcode 7275 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 39 postcode 7270 | 44 postcode 7275 |
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 (86.2%).
Setting
| Beaconsfield | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 132 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 314 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 9.1 km | 17.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Beaconsfield | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 65/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 40% 785 premises | 0% 30 premises |
Climate
| Beaconsfield | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 698 mm | 720 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 21.6°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.1°C | — |
Council rates
| Beaconsfield | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,859/yr same for both | |
| Council | West Tamar same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Beaconsfield | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bass same for both | |
| Member | Jess Teesdale same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Beaconsfield | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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