Blackstone Heights vs Riverside
Riverside is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Blackstone Heights. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blackstone Heights, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Blackstone Heights: a median of $840,000, against $715,000 in Riverside, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Blackstone Heights tends to suit couples, while Riverside suits people living alone and 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
Riverside
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
- has more childcare (5 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
- But Blackstone Heights is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 56%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Blackstone Heights has cheaper land ($260,000 vs $306,000)
- Riverside has cheaper houses ($715,000 vs $840,500)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Riverside
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 8%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $370/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Blackstone Heights
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (144 min vs 155 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (204.9 km vs 211.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Blackstone Heights is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
- Riverside has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Riverside
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.2% vs -2.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Blackstone Heights and Riverside 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
Riverside has more residents (7,326 vs 1,245); Blackstone Heights has higher household incomes ($120,848 vs $78,988).
| Blackstone Heights | Riverside | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,245 | 7,326 +488% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.0% | +13.2% |
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Median household income | $120,848/yr +35% vs other | $78,988/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $370/wk +19% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Blackstone Heights | Riverside | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $840,500 | $715,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $505,000 |
| Median land price | $260,000 | $306,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 16 days from 16 sales | 22 days from 88 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.
9 vs 75 sales
19 vs 63 sales
Zoning mix
Riverside has more rural and farming land (76% vs 26%).
| Blackstone Heights | Riverside | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 26% | 76% |
| Residential | 58% | 17% |
| Environmental | 10% | 4% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 1% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 2% |
| 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 | Riverside | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 202 across Meander Valley | 159 across West Tamar |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% | +11% |
Gross rental yield
| Blackstone Heights | Riverside | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.3% $620/wk on $745K |
| Units | — | 3.8% $420/wk on $575K |
Ranking within TAS
| Blackstone Heights | Riverside | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 97% of TAS | Higher than 70% of TAS |
| Schools | — | Higher than 100% of TAS |
| Walkability | Higher than 87% of TAS | Higher than 34% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 74% of TAS | Higher than 73% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 98% of TAS | Higher than 94% of TAS |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 56% of TAS |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 14% of TAS |
Liveability
Blackstone Heights is more walkable (27 vs 0).
| Blackstone Heights | Riverside | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A same for both | |
| Score | 67/100 | 64/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
| Blackstone Heights | Riverside | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 17/100 | Low 24/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Blackstone Heights | Riverside | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 4 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 3 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 Launceston, 6.2 km | 1 Launceston, 8.1 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 1.3% | 1.0% |
Schools in Blackstone Heights
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Riverside
- Riverside High School Government · Secondary above peers
- Riverside Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- St Anthony's Catholic School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Launceston Christian School Independent · Combined at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Blackstone Heights | Riverside | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 2 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 6 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 7 |
| Childcare | 0 | 5 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Riverside sits further from the CBD (211.4 km vs 204.9 km).
| Blackstone Heights | Riverside | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 27/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 204.9 km | 211.4 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 144 min | 155 min |
| Public transport score | 46/100 Bus | 75/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 23.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 87.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 0 min scheduled, not actual |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.0%).
Setting
| Blackstone Heights | Riverside | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 161 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 147 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 43.7 km | 38.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Blackstone Heights | Riverside | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 100/100 | 99/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 100% 526 premises | 99% 3,494 premises |
Climate
| Blackstone Heights | Riverside | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Riverside | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $875/yr | $1,859/yr |
| Council | Meander Valley | West Tamar |
Federal electorate
| Blackstone Heights | Riverside | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons | Bass |
| Member | Rebecca White | Jess Teesdale |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Blackstone Heights | Riverside | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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