Blackwall vs Exeter

Exeter is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 51 in Blackwall. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blackwall, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Exeter tends to suit families with children.

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

Exeter

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Blackwall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Blackwall

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Exeter

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.9% vs 12.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Blackwall Exeter
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.

Blackwall Exeter
Walkability 29 / 10
Blackwall — Walkability: 29/100 Exeter — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 100 / 79
Blackwall — Low fire risk: 100/100 Exeter — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Exeter has more residents (759 vs 303); Blackwall skews older (51 vs 43).

Blackwall Exeter
Population 303 759
+150% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.2% +19.9%
Median age 51 43
Median household income $62,244/yr $63,232/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+2% vs other
 $295/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blackwall Exeter
0-4 5.3% / 5.8%
Blackwall — 0-4: 5.3% Exeter — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 9.2% / 14.2%
Blackwall — 5-14: 9.2% Exeter — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 6.3% / 5.3%
Blackwall — 15-19: 6.3% Exeter — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 3.6% / 5.9%
Blackwall — 20-24: 3.6% Exeter — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 8.3% / 10.8%
Blackwall — 25-34: 8.3% Exeter — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 10.9% / 9.5%
Blackwall — 35-44: 10.9% Exeter — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 14.5% / 11.5%
Blackwall — 45-54: 14.5% Exeter — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 17.2% / 16.2%
Blackwall — 55-64: 17.2% Exeter — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 15.8% / 11.6%
Blackwall — 65-74: 15.8% Exeter — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 9.2% / 5.5%
Blackwall — 75-84: 9.2% Exeter — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 1.0% / 3.3%
Blackwall — 85+: 1.0% Exeter — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blackwall 47.2% lone person
Blackwall — Lone Person: 47.2% Blackwall — Couple Families: 34.7% Blackwall — One Parent Families: 18.1% Blackwall — Group Household: 0.0% Blackwall — Other Families: 0.0%
Exeter 43.6% lone person
Exeter — Lone Person: 43.6% Exeter — Couple Families: 37.0% Exeter — One Parent Families: 14.2% Exeter — Group Household: 3.3% Exeter — Other Families: 1.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blackwall 18.3% renting
Blackwall — Owned Outright: 45.2% Blackwall — Mortgage: 36.5% Blackwall — Renting: 18.3%
Exeter 16.8% renting
Exeter — Owned Outright: 36.9% Exeter — Mortgage: 46.4% Exeter — Renting: 16.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Blackwall Exeter
Certificate III & IV 20.1% / 20.0%
Blackwall — Certificate III & IV: 20.1% Exeter — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 6.2%
Blackwall — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Exeter — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 5.0%
Blackwall — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Exeter — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 2.5%
Blackwall — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Exeter — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / —
Blackwall — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Exeter — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

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.

Blackwall Exeter
England 4.0% / 5.9%
Blackwall — England: 4.0% Exeter — England: 5.9%
New Zealand — / 2.1%
Blackwall — New Zealand: not among its largest Exeter — New Zealand: 2.1%
South Africa 1.0% / —
Blackwall — South Africa: 1.0% Exeter — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 1.0% / —
Blackwall — Scotland: 1.0% Exeter — Scotland: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.7%
Blackwall — Philippines: not among its largest Exeter — Philippines: 0.7%
Nepal — / 0.5%
Blackwall — Nepal: not among its largest Exeter — Nepal: 0.5%
Thailand — / 0.5%
Blackwall — Thailand: not among its largest Exeter — Thailand: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blackwall 100.0% houses
Blackwall — Houses: 100.0% Blackwall — Townhouses: 0.0%
Exeter 98.6% houses
Exeter — Houses: 98.6% Exeter — Townhouses: 1.4%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Blackwall Exeter
Median house price $552,500 $585,000
Median unit price — $525,000
Median land price — $350,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 50 days
from 4 sales
 25 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Exeter has more rural and farming land (93% vs 52%).

Blackwall Exeter
Rural and farming 52% 93%
Residential 45% 2%
Environmental 3% 1%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 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

Blackwall Exeter
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.

Blackwall Exeter
Houses — 4.5%
$540/wk on $630K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Blackwall Exeter
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 40% of TAS Higher than 41% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of TAS Higher than 73% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of TAS Higher than 76% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 64% of TAS

Liveability

Blackwall is more walkable (29 vs 10).

Blackwall Exeter
Grade — C
Score — 46/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Exeter carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0).

Blackwall Exeter
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
21/100
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

Blackwall Exeter
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Blackwall

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Exeter

  • Exeter High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Exeter Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Blackwall Exeter
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Blackwall Exeter
Walkability score 29/100 10/100
Distance to Hobart 224 km 225.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 164 min 165 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 7275
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 7275
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.

Blackwall Exeter
Car (driver) 94.4% / 83.9%
Blackwall — Car (driver): 94.4% Exeter — Car (driver): 83.9%
Worked from Home 5.6% / 6.2%
Blackwall — Worked from Home: 5.6% Exeter — Worked from Home: 6.2%
Car (passenger) — / 4.8%
Blackwall — Car (passenger): not among its largest Exeter — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only — / 3.7%
Blackwall — Walked Only: not among its largest Exeter — Walked Only: 3.7%
Bus — / 1.5%
Blackwall — Bus: not among its largest Exeter — Bus: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (94.4%).

Setting

Blackwall Exeter
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.4 km 22.4 km

NBN connectivity

Blackwall Exeter
Connectivity score 65/100 49/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
145 premises
 19%
389 premises

Climate

Blackwall Exeter
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

Blackwall Exeter
Average residential rate $1,859/yr
same for both
Council West Tamar
same for both

Federal electorate

Blackwall Exeter
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blackwall Exeter
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blackwall

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Exeter

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