Black Hills vs Magra

Black Hills is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Magra. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Black Hills, most households are couple families. In Magra, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Black Hills: a median of $700,000, against $610,000 in Magra, though rent is higher in Magra. Magra is closer to the city centre: 42.3 km, against 48.1 km. On these figures, Black Hills tends to suit people living alone.

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

Magra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 66%)

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

First-home buyers

Magra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($610,000 vs $700,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Black Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Magra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (45 min vs 54 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (42.3 km vs 48.1 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

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

Black Hills Magra
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.

Black Hills Magra
Walkability 0 / 0
Black Hills — Walkability: 0/100 Magra — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 10 / 6
Black Hills — Low fire risk: 10/100 Magra — Low fire risk: 6/100

Demographics

Magra has more residents (759 vs 201); Magra has higher household incomes ($84,084 vs $76,336).

Black Hills Magra
Population 201 759
+278% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.3% +8.6%
Median age 40 43
Median household income $76,336/yr $84,084/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $330/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Black Hills Magra
0-4 1.5% / 4.3%
Black Hills — 0-4: 1.5% Magra — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 16.4% / 13.3%
Black Hills — 5-14: 16.4% Magra — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 9.0% / 7.1%
Black Hills — 15-19: 9.0% Magra — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 9.5% / 5.8%
Black Hills — 20-24: 9.5% Magra — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 8.5% / 8.8%
Black Hills — 25-34: 8.5% Magra — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 12.9% / 13.2%
Black Hills — 35-44: 12.9% Magra — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 12.9% / 15.5%
Black Hills — 45-54: 12.9% Magra — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 14.4% / 15.5%
Black Hills — 55-64: 14.4% Magra — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 13.9% / 8.7%
Black Hills — 65-74: 13.9% Magra — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 3.0% / 7.0%
Black Hills — 75-84: 3.0% Magra — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ — / 0.7%
Black Hills — 85+: not among its largest Magra — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Black Hills 55.3% couple families
Black Hills — Couple Families: 55.3% Black Hills — Lone Person: 34.2% Black Hills — One Parent Families: 10.5% Black Hills — Group Household: 0.0% Black Hills — Other Families: 0.0%
Magra 53.8% couple families
Magra — Couple Families: 53.8% Magra — Lone Person: 22.3% Magra — One Parent Families: 20.1% Magra — Group Household: 2.2% Magra — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Black Hills 8.3% renting
Black Hills — Owned Outright: 51.7% Black Hills — Mortgage: 40.0% Black Hills — Renting: 8.3%
Magra 4.7% renting
Magra — Owned Outright: 42.1% Magra — Mortgage: 53.1% Magra — Renting: 4.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Black Hills Magra
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 20.9%
Black Hills — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Magra — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 3.6%
Black Hills — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% Magra — Bachelor Degree: 3.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 4.5%
Black Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Magra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 0.8%
Black Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Magra — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / —
Black Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Magra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

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.

Black Hills Magra
England 4.5% / 1.6%
Black Hills — England: 4.5% Magra — England: 1.6%
South Africa 2.5% / —
Black Hills — South Africa: 2.5% Magra — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Black Hills — New Zealand: not among its largest Magra — New Zealand: 1.2%
Ireland — / 0.9%
Black Hills — Ireland: not among its largest Magra — Ireland: 0.9%
Canada — / 0.8%
Black Hills — Canada: not among its largest Magra — Canada: 0.8%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Black Hills — Scotland: not among its largest Magra — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Black Hills 100.0% houses
Black Hills — Houses: 100.0% Black Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Magra 98.5% houses
Magra — Houses: 98.5% Magra — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Black Hills Magra
Median house price $700,000 $610,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $185,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 66 days
from 14 sales

Zoning mix

Black Hills has more rural and farming land (100% vs 71%); Magra has more land zoned for conservation (27% vs 0%).

Black Hills Magra
Rural and farming 100% 71%
Environmental 0% 27%
Residential 0% 1%
Other and special use 0% 1%
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

Black Hills Magra
New dwellings approved 123
across Derwent Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +925%
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.

Black Hills Magra
Houses — 5.0%
$700/wk on $725K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Black Hills Magra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of TAS Higher than 76% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of TAS Higher than 46% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 15% of TAS Higher than 19% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of TAS Higher than 77% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 90% of TAS

Liveability

Black Hills Magra
Grade — D
Score — 26/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Black Hills Magra
Bushfire High
90/100
 High
94/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Black Hills Magra
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

Black Hills Magra
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Black Hills sits further from the CBD (48.1 km vs 42.3 km).

Black Hills Magra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 48.1 km
+12% vs other
 42.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 54 min 45 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 7140
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 24
postcode 7140
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.

Black Hills Magra
Car (driver) 94.9% / 86.9%
Black Hills — Car (driver): 94.9% Magra — Car (driver): 86.9%
Worked from Home 5.1% / 5.7%
Black Hills — Worked from Home: 5.1% Magra — Worked from Home: 5.7%
Car (passenger) — / 5.7%
Black Hills — Car (passenger): not among its largest Magra — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Bus — / 0.9%
Black Hills — Bus: not among its largest Magra — Bus: 0.9%
Walked Only — / 0.9%
Black Hills — Walked Only: not among its largest Magra — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (94.9%).

Setting

Black Hills Magra
Elevation 500 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 223 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.7 km 22.8 km

NBN connectivity

Black Hills Magra
Connectivity score 28/100 51/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
76 premises
 28%
333 premises

Climate

Black Hills Magra
Annual rainfall 492 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.7°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Black Hills Magra
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Black Hills Magra
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Black Hills

Outer

Magra

Acreage Outer

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