Beaconsfield vs York Town

Beaconsfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 55 in York Town. 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. In York Town, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in York Town: a median of $720,000, against $468,000 in Beaconsfield, though rent is higher in Beaconsfield. On these figures, Beaconsfield tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while York Town suits 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

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

Beaconsfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($467,500 vs $720,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

York Town

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $230/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Beaconsfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (246.6 km vs 252.9 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 22%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Beaconsfield 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.

Beaconsfield 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.

Beaconsfield York Town
Walkability 4 / 0
Beaconsfield — Walkability: 4/100 York Town — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 51 / 39
Beaconsfield — Low fire risk: 51/100 York Town — Low fire risk: 39/100

Demographics

Beaconsfield rents higher ($230/wk vs $0/wk); Beaconsfield has more residents (1,362 vs 78).

Beaconsfield York Town
Population 1,362
+94% vs other
 78
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% +8.3%
Median age 46 55
Median household income $48,568/yr $54,184/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beaconsfield York Town
0-4 5.1% / 3.8%
Beaconsfield — 0-4: 5.1% York Town — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 12.3% / 3.8%
Beaconsfield — 5-14: 12.3% York Town — 5-14: 3.8%
15-19 5.1% / 5.1%
Beaconsfield — 15-19: 5.1% York Town — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 4.8% / —
Beaconsfield — 20-24: 4.8% York Town — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.0% / 9.0%
Beaconsfield — 25-34: 10.0% York Town — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 11.6% / 3.8%
Beaconsfield — 35-44: 11.6% York Town — 35-44: 3.8%
45-54 11.5% / 17.9%
Beaconsfield — 45-54: 11.5% York Town — 45-54: 17.9%
55-64 17.7% / 20.5%
Beaconsfield — 55-64: 17.7% York Town — 55-64: 20.5%
65-74 12.4% / 26.9%
Beaconsfield — 65-74: 12.4% York Town — 65-74: 26.9%
75-84 7.3% / 7.7%
Beaconsfield — 75-84: 7.3% York Town — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ 1.8% / —
Beaconsfield — 85+: 1.8% York Town — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beaconsfield 50.0% lone person
Beaconsfield — Lone Person: 50.0% Beaconsfield — Couple Families: 28.1% Beaconsfield — One Parent Families: 17.6% Beaconsfield — Group Household: 3.1% Beaconsfield — Other Families: 1.2%
York Town 56.2% lone person
York Town — Lone Person: 56.2% York Town — Couple Families: 43.8% York Town — One Parent Families: 0.0% York Town — Group Household: 0.0% York Town — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beaconsfield 23.4% renting
Beaconsfield — Owned Outright: 41.1% Beaconsfield — Mortgage: 35.6% Beaconsfield — Renting: 23.4%
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.

Beaconsfield York Town
England 3.8% / 3.8%
Beaconsfield — England: 3.8% York Town — England: 3.8%
New Zealand 1.8% / 5.1%
Beaconsfield — New Zealand: 1.8% York Town — New Zealand: 5.1%
Germany 0.6% / —
Beaconsfield — Germany: 0.6% York Town — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.6% / —
Beaconsfield — Netherlands: 0.6% York Town — Netherlands: not among its largest
Philippines 0.2% / —
Beaconsfield — Philippines: 0.2% York Town — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

Qualifications

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

Beaconsfield York Town
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 20.5%
Beaconsfield — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% York Town — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 2.6% / 9.0%
Beaconsfield — Bachelor Degree: 2.6% York Town — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 3.8%
Beaconsfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% York Town — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 3.8%
Beaconsfield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% York Town — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.3% / —
Beaconsfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3% York Town — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beaconsfield 91.2% houses
Beaconsfield — Houses: 91.2% Beaconsfield — Flats / Apartments: 8.8%
York Town 100.0% houses
York Town — Houses: 100.0% York Town — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Beaconsfield York Town
Median house price $467,500 $720,000
Median unit price $317,000 —
Median land price $95,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 19 sales
 —

Zoning mix

York Town has more land zoned for conservation (38% vs 9%); Beaconsfield has more rural and farming land (89% vs 62%).

Beaconsfield York Town
Rural and farming 89% 62%
Environmental 9% 38%
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 York Town
New dwellings approved 159
across West Tamar
same for both
Approvals change year on year +11%
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.

Beaconsfield York Town
Houses 6.1%
$570/wk on $482K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Beaconsfield York Town
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of TAS Higher than 26% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% 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 82% of TAS Higher than 33% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 99% of TAS —

Liveability

Beaconsfield York Town
Grade D —
Score 27/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

York Town carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 49).

Beaconsfield York Town
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 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 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 York Town
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 York Town

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

Amenities in the suburb

Beaconsfield York Town
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 2

Mobility

York Town sits further from the CBD (252.9 km vs 246.6 km).

Beaconsfield York Town
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 246.6 km 252.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 188 min 190 min
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.

Beaconsfield York Town
Car (driver) 80.8% / 82.1%
Beaconsfield — Car (driver): 80.8% York Town — Car (driver): 82.1%
Worked from Home 7.8% / 17.9%
Beaconsfield — Worked from Home: 7.8% York Town — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Walked Only 5.6% / —
Beaconsfield — Walked Only: 5.6% York Town — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 4.9% / —
Beaconsfield — Car (passenger): 4.9% York Town — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.0% / —
Beaconsfield — Bus: 1.0% York Town — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.1%).

Setting

Beaconsfield York Town
Elevation 132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.1 km 7.3 km

NBN connectivity

Beaconsfield York Town
Connectivity score 65/100 27/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 40%
785 premises
 0%
36 premises

Climate

Beaconsfield 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Beaconsfield

Affordable Rural

York Town

Retirees Rural

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