Beauty Point vs York Town

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beauty Point, 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 $520,000 in Beauty Point, though rent is higher in Beauty Point. On these figures, Beauty Point tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Beauty Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($520,000 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 $260/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Beauty Point

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (185 min vs 190 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (247.1 km vs 252.9 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.

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

Beauty Point 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.

Beauty Point 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.

Beauty Point York Town
Walkability 4 / 0
Beauty Point — Walkability: 4/100 York Town — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 86 / 39
Beauty Point — Low fire risk: 86/100 York Town — Low fire risk: 39/100

Demographics

Beauty Point rents higher ($260/wk vs $0/wk); Beauty Point has more residents (1,285 vs 78).

Beauty Point York Town
Population 1,285
+94% vs other
 78
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% +8.3%
Median age 57 55
Median household income $43,732/yr $54,184/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beauty Point York Town
0-4 3.8% / 3.8%
Beauty Point — 0-4: 3.8% York Town — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 8.6% / 3.8%
Beauty Point — 5-14: 8.6% York Town — 5-14: 3.8%
15-19 4.0% / 5.1%
Beauty Point — 15-19: 4.0% York Town — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 4.1% / —
Beauty Point — 20-24: 4.1% York Town — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.9% / 9.0%
Beauty Point — 25-34: 7.9% York Town — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 6.2% / 3.8%
Beauty Point — 35-44: 6.2% York Town — 35-44: 3.8%
45-54 12.2% / 17.9%
Beauty Point — 45-54: 12.2% York Town — 45-54: 17.9%
55-64 19.0% / 20.5%
Beauty Point — 55-64: 19.0% York Town — 55-64: 20.5%
65-74 22.7% / 26.9%
Beauty Point — 65-74: 22.7% York Town — 65-74: 26.9%
75-84 10.3% / 7.7%
Beauty Point — 75-84: 10.3% York Town — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ 2.1% / —
Beauty Point — 85+: 2.1% York Town — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beauty Point 54.1% lone person
Beauty Point — Lone Person: 54.1% Beauty Point — Couple Families: 23.4% Beauty Point — One Parent Families: 19.0% Beauty Point — Group Household: 3.5%
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%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beauty Point 18.9% renting
Beauty Point — Owned Outright: 54.2% Beauty Point — Mortgage: 26.9% Beauty Point — Renting: 18.9%
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.

Beauty Point York Town
England 5.5% / 3.8%
Beauty Point — England: 5.5% York Town — England: 3.8%
New Zealand 1.6% / 5.1%
Beauty Point — New Zealand: 1.6% York Town — New Zealand: 5.1%
Netherlands 0.6% / —
Beauty Point — Netherlands: 0.6% York Town — Netherlands: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
Beauty Point — Philippines: 0.5% York Town — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa 0.5% / —
Beauty Point — South Africa: 0.5% York Town — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Qualifications

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

Beauty Point York Town
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 20.5%
Beauty Point — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% York Town — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 9.0%
Beauty Point — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% York Town — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 3.8%
Beauty Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% York Town — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 3.8%
Beauty Point — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% York Town — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Beauty Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% 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.

Beauty Point 95.4% houses
Beauty Point — Houses: 95.4% Beauty Point — Flats / Apartments: 4.6%
York Town 100.0% houses
York Town — Houses: 100.0% York Town — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Beauty Point York Town
Median house price $520,000 $720,000
Median unit price $477,500 —
Median land price $611,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 14 sales
 —

Zoning mix

York Town has more land zoned for conservation (38% vs 6%); Beauty Point has more rural and farming land (75% vs 62%).

Beauty Point York Town
Rural and farming 75% 62%
Environmental 6% 38%
Residential 16% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Beauty Point 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.

Beauty Point York Town
Houses 4.1%
$460/wk on $579K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Beauty Point York Town
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of TAS Higher than 26% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of TAS Higher than 55% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 24% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of TAS Higher than 33% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 46% of TAS —

Liveability

Beauty Point York Town
Grade C —
Score 40/100 —
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 14).

Beauty Point York Town
Bushfire Low
14/100
 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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Beauty Point York Town
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

Beauty Point York Town
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 3 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

York Town sits further from the CBD (252.9 km vs 247.1 km).

Beauty Point York Town
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 247.1 km 252.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 185 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.

Beauty Point York Town
Car (driver) 77.0% / 82.1%
Beauty Point — Car (driver): 77.0% York Town — Car (driver): 82.1%
Worked from Home 11.5% / 17.9%
Beauty Point — Worked from Home: 11.5% York Town — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Walked Only 5.1% / —
Beauty Point — Walked Only: 5.1% York Town — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 3.7% / —
Beauty Point — Car (passenger): 3.7% York Town — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 2.0% / —
Beauty Point — Bus: 2.0% York Town — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Beauty Point York Town
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.1 km 7.3 km

NBN connectivity

Beauty Point York Town
Connectivity score 69/100 27/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
751 premises
 0%
36 premises

Climate

Beauty Point 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Beauty Point

Acreage Affordable Retirees

York Town

Retirees Rural

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