Blackstone Heights vs Prospect Vale

Blackstone Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Prospect Vale. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blackstone Heights, most households are couple families. In Prospect Vale, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Blackstone Heights: a median of $840,000, against $710,000 in Prospect Vale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Blackstone Heights tends to suit families with children and couples, while Prospect Vale suits people living alone, older residents, and 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

Blackstone Heights

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 49%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 80%)
  • But Prospect Vale has more parks and reserves (12 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Blackstone Heights

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper land ($260,000 vs $305,000)
  • But Prospect Vale has cheaper houses ($710,000 vs $840,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Prospect Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $370/wk)
  • But Blackstone Heights leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Prospect Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (139 min vs 144 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (201.3 km vs 204.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Prospect Vale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 3%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Prospect Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.2% vs -2.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
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.

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
Walkability 27 / 32
Blackstone Heights — Walkability: 27/100 Prospect Vale — Walkability: 32/100
Low fire risk 83 / 100
Blackstone Heights — Low fire risk: 83/100 Prospect Vale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Prospect Vale has more residents (5,433 vs 1,245); Blackstone Heights has higher household incomes ($120,848 vs $65,936).

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
Population 1,245 5,433
+336% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.0% +7.2%
Median age 43 48
Median household income $120,848/yr
+45% vs other
 $65,936/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+19% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
0-4 4.0% / 4.2%
Blackstone Heights — 0-4: 4.0% Prospect Vale — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 14.8% / 10.4%
Blackstone Heights — 5-14: 14.8% Prospect Vale — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 6.1% / 4.9%
Blackstone Heights — 15-19: 6.1% Prospect Vale — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 4.8% / 5.1%
Blackstone Heights — 20-24: 4.8% Prospect Vale — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 9.6% / 11.0%
Blackstone Heights — 25-34: 9.6% Prospect Vale — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 12.5% / 10.7%
Blackstone Heights — 35-44: 12.5% Prospect Vale — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 16.9% / 12.6%
Blackstone Heights — 45-54: 16.9% Prospect Vale — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 18.4% / 13.3%
Blackstone Heights — 55-64: 18.4% Prospect Vale — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 9.6% / 13.4%
Blackstone Heights — 65-74: 9.6% Prospect Vale — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 3.1% / 10.2%
Blackstone Heights — 75-84: 3.1% Prospect Vale — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ 0.6% / 3.8%
Blackstone Heights — 85+: 0.6% Prospect Vale — 85+: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blackstone Heights 63.9% couple families
Blackstone Heights — Couple Families: 63.9% Blackstone Heights — Lone Person: 19.7% Blackstone Heights — One Parent Families: 14.0% Blackstone Heights — Group Household: 2.3% Blackstone Heights — Other Families: 0.0%
Prospect Vale 33.4% couple families
Prospect Vale — Couple Families: 33.4% Prospect Vale — Lone Person: 47.2% Prospect Vale — One Parent Families: 15.6% Prospect Vale — Group Household: 3.0% Prospect Vale — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blackstone Heights 7.5% renting
Blackstone Heights — Owned Outright: 42.6% Blackstone Heights — Mortgage: 49.9% Blackstone Heights — Renting: 7.5%
Prospect Vale 26.5% renting
Prospect Vale — Owned Outright: 41.6% Prospect Vale — Mortgage: 31.9% Prospect Vale — Renting: 26.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 16.9%
Blackstone Heights — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Prospect Vale — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 9.4%
Blackstone Heights — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Prospect Vale — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 6.5%
Blackstone Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Prospect Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 2.5%
Blackstone Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Prospect Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.3%
Blackstone Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Prospect Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
England 3.8% / 3.1%
Blackstone Heights — England: 3.8% Prospect Vale — England: 3.1%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.6%
Blackstone Heights — New Zealand: 0.9% Prospect Vale — New Zealand: 0.6%
India 0.7% / 0.7%
Blackstone Heights — India: 0.7% Prospect Vale — India: 0.7%
Philippines 0.6% / 0.6%
Blackstone Heights — Philippines: 0.6% Prospect Vale — Philippines: 0.6%
Ireland 0.7% / —
Blackstone Heights — Ireland: 0.7% Prospect Vale — Ireland: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Blackstone Heights — Netherlands: not among its largest Prospect Vale — Netherlands: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blackstone Heights 97.3% houses
Blackstone Heights — Houses: 97.3% Blackstone Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Blackstone Heights — Townhouses: 1.8%
Prospect Vale 79.7% houses
Prospect Vale — Houses: 79.7% Prospect Vale — Flats / Apartments: 14.1% Prospect Vale — Townhouses: 6.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
Median house price $840,500 $710,000
Median unit price — $490,000
Median land price $260,000 $305,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 16 sales
 12 days
from 42 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
3 bed $758K / $669K
Blackstone Heights — 3 bed: $758K (9 sales) Prospect Vale — 3 bed: $669K (58 sales)

9 vs 58 sales

4 bed $885K / $790K
Blackstone Heights — 4 bed: $885K (19 sales) Prospect Vale — 4 bed: $790K (41 sales)

19 vs 41 sales

Zoning mix

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
Residential 58% 35%
Rural and farming 26% 32%
Other and special use 0% 10%
Environmental 10% 6%
Commercial 1% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 5%
Parks and recreation 1% 2%
Industrial 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

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
New dwellings approved 202
across Meander Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
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.

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
Houses — 4.1%
$625/wk on $799K
Units — 4.3%
$450/wk on $549K

Ranking within TAS

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 97% of TAS Higher than 45% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 87% of TAS Higher than 88% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of TAS
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 40% of TAS
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 41% of TAS

Liveability

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
Grade A
same for both
Score 67/100 65/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Blackstone Heights carries more bushfire risk (17 vs 0).

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
Bushfire Low
17/100
 None
0/100
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
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
Universities within 10 km 1
Launceston, 6.2 km
same for both
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.3% 1.0%

Amenities in the suburb

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 1 7
Parks & reserves 1 12
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 9

Mobility

Blackstone Heights sits further from the CBD (204.9 km vs 201.3 km).

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
Walkability score 27/100 32/100
Distance to Hobart 204.9 km
+2% vs other
 201.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 144 min 139 min
Public transport score 46/100
Bus
 76/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 23.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 85.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 7250
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 7250
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.

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
Car (driver) 84.0% / 85.4%
Blackstone Heights — Car (driver): 84.0% Prospect Vale — Car (driver): 85.4%
Worked from Home 9.8% / 5.6%
Blackstone Heights — Worked from Home: 9.8% Prospect Vale — Worked from Home: 5.6%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 5.7%
Blackstone Heights — Car (passenger): 3.6% Prospect Vale — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Bus 1.9% / 1.7%
Blackstone Heights — Bus: 1.9% Prospect Vale — Bus: 1.7%
Walked Only 0.6% / 1.5%
Blackstone Heights — Walked Only: 0.6% Prospect Vale — Walked Only: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.4%).

Setting

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
Elevation 161 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 173 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 43.7 km 46.8 km

NBN connectivity

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
526 premises
 99%
2,812 premises

Climate

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
Annual rainfall 676 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
Average residential rate $875/yr
same for both
Council Meander Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blackstone Heights

Acreage Quiet

Prospect Vale

Retirees

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