Blackstone Heights vs Summerhill

Summerhill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 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 $670,000 in Summerhill, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Blackstone Heights tends to suit couples, while Summerhill suits people living alone 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 56%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 82%)
  • But Summerhill has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Summerhill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($670,250 vs $840,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Summerhill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $370/wk)
  • But Blackstone Heights leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Summerhill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (68/100 vs 27/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Summerhill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 3%)
  • is more walkable (68/100 vs 27/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

Blackstone Heights and Summerhill 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 Summerhill
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 Summerhill
Walkability 27 / 68
Blackstone Heights — Walkability: 27/100 Summerhill — Walkability: 68/100
Low fire risk 83 / 100
Blackstone Heights — Low fire risk: 83/100 Summerhill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Summerhill has more residents (3,139 vs 1,245); Blackstone Heights has higher household incomes ($120,848 vs $69,004).

Blackstone Heights Summerhill
Population 1,245 3,139
+152% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.0% +0.1%
Median age 43 38
Median household income $120,848/yr
+43% vs other
 $69,004/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+20% vs other
 $295/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blackstone Heights Summerhill
0-4 4.0% / 6.2%
Blackstone Heights — 0-4: 4.0% Summerhill — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 14.8% / 12.3%
Blackstone Heights — 5-14: 14.8% Summerhill — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 6.1% / 5.9%
Blackstone Heights — 15-19: 6.1% Summerhill — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 4.8% / 6.0%
Blackstone Heights — 20-24: 4.8% Summerhill — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 9.6% / 14.4%
Blackstone Heights — 25-34: 9.6% Summerhill — 25-34: 14.4%
35-44 12.5% / 13.2%
Blackstone Heights — 35-44: 12.5% Summerhill — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 16.9% / 12.1%
Blackstone Heights — 45-54: 16.9% Summerhill — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 18.4% / 12.1%
Blackstone Heights — 55-64: 18.4% Summerhill — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 9.6% / 10.2%
Blackstone Heights — 65-74: 9.6% Summerhill — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 3.1% / 6.1%
Blackstone Heights — 75-84: 3.1% Summerhill — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 0.6% / 1.8%
Blackstone Heights — 85+: 0.6% Summerhill — 85+: 1.8%

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%
Summerhill 36.0% couple families
Summerhill — Couple Families: 36.0% Summerhill — Lone Person: 38.2% Summerhill — One Parent Families: 20.4% Summerhill — Group Household: 3.8% Summerhill — 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.

Blackstone Heights 7.5% renting
Blackstone Heights — Owned Outright: 42.6% Blackstone Heights — Mortgage: 49.9% Blackstone Heights — Renting: 7.5%
Summerhill 27.2% renting
Summerhill — Owned Outright: 32.7% Summerhill — Mortgage: 40.1% Summerhill — Renting: 27.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Blackstone Heights Summerhill
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 19.4%
Blackstone Heights — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Summerhill — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 8.2%
Blackstone Heights — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Summerhill — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 6.3%
Blackstone Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Summerhill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 1.6%
Blackstone Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Summerhill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 0.8%
Blackstone Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Summerhill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

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 Summerhill
England 3.8% / 1.5%
Blackstone Heights — England: 3.8% Summerhill — England: 1.5%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.7%
Blackstone Heights — New Zealand: 0.9% Summerhill — New Zealand: 0.7%
India 0.7% / 0.7%
Blackstone Heights — India: 0.7% Summerhill — India: 0.7%
Philippines 0.6% / 0.6%
Blackstone Heights — Philippines: 0.6% Summerhill — Philippines: 0.6%
Ireland 0.7% / —
Blackstone Heights — Ireland: 0.7% Summerhill — Ireland: not among its largest
China — / 0.5%
Blackstone Heights — China: not among its largest Summerhill — China: 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%
Summerhill 82.5% houses
Summerhill — Houses: 82.5% Summerhill — Flats / Apartments: 17.5% Summerhill — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Blackstone Heights Summerhill
Median house price $840,500 $670,250
Median unit price — $460,000
Median land price $260,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 16 sales
 22 days
from 10 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 Summerhill
3 bed $758K / $636K
Blackstone Heights — 3 bed: $758K (9 sales) Summerhill — 3 bed: $636K (28 sales)

9 vs 28 sales

4 bed $885K / $780K
Blackstone Heights — 4 bed: $885K (19 sales) Summerhill — 4 bed: $780K (12 sales)

19 vs 12 sales

Zoning mix

Blackstone Heights has more rural and farming land (26% vs 0%).

Blackstone Heights Summerhill
Residential 58% 59%
Rural and farming 26% 0%
Parks and recreation 1% 25%
Environmental 10% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 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 Summerhill
New dwellings approved 202
across Meander Valley
 208
across Launceston
Approvals change year on year +67% -29%

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 Summerhill
Houses — 4.8%
$610/wk on $665K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Blackstone Heights Summerhill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 97% of TAS Higher than 53% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 87% of TAS Higher than 96% 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 97% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 81% of TAS

Liveability

Summerhill is more walkable (68 vs 27).

Blackstone Heights Summerhill
Grade A
same for both
Score 67/100 64/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

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

Blackstone Heights Summerhill
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Blackstone Heights Summerhill
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Launceston, 6.2 km
 1
Launceston, 4.2 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 Summerhill

  • Summerdale Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Blackstone Heights Summerhill
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 1 7
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Blackstone Heights Summerhill
Walkability score 27/100 68/100
Distance to Hobart 204.9 km 203 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 144 min 143 min
Public transport score 46/100
Bus
 64/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 23.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 23.2
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 Summerhill
Car (driver) 84.0% / 85.7%
Blackstone Heights — Car (driver): 84.0% Summerhill — Car (driver): 85.7%
Worked from Home 9.8% / 6.4%
Blackstone Heights — Worked from Home: 9.8% Summerhill — Worked from Home: 6.4%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 5.7%
Blackstone Heights — Car (passenger): 3.6% Summerhill — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Bus 1.9% / 1.1%
Blackstone Heights — Bus: 1.9% Summerhill — Bus: 1.1%
Walked Only 0.6% / 1.0%
Blackstone Heights — Walked Only: 0.6% Summerhill — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.7%).

Setting

Blackstone Heights Summerhill
Elevation 161 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 177 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 43.7 km 45.7 km

NBN connectivity

Blackstone Heights Summerhill
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
526 premises
 100%
1,420 premises

Climate

Blackstone Heights Summerhill
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 Summerhill
Average residential rate $875/yr $2,075/yr
Council Meander Valley Launceston

Federal electorate

Blackstone Heights Summerhill
Division Lyons Bass
Member Rebecca White Jess Teesdale
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Blackstone Heights

Acreage Quiet

Summerhill

Parks Quiet

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