Blackwall vs Gravelly Beach
Gravelly Beach is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 51 in Blackwall. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
Gravelly Beach
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Blackwall
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (224 km vs 227.8 km)
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 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)
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
Blackwall and Gravelly Beach 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
Gravelly Beach has more residents (641 vs 303); Blackwall rents higher ($300/wk vs $235/wk).
| Blackwall | Gravelly Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 303 | 641 +112% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.2% | +13.1% |
| Median age | 51 | 46 |
| Median household income | $62,244/yr | $71,760/yr +15% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +22% vs other | $235/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Blackwall | Gravelly Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $552,500 | $562,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $320,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 50 days from 4 sales | 27 days from 14 sales |
Zoning mix
Gravelly Beach has more rural and farming land (90% vs 52%).
| Blackwall | Gravelly Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 52% | 90% |
| Residential | 45% | 7% |
| Environmental | 3% | 2% |
| Parks and recreation | 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
| Blackwall | Gravelly Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 159 across West Tamar same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +11% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Blackwall | Gravelly Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 40% of TAS | Higher than 60% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 88% of TAS | Higher than 15% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 64% of TAS | Higher than 68% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 82% of TAS | Higher than 79% of TAS |
Liveability
Blackwall is more walkable (29 vs 0).
| Blackwall | Gravelly Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 52/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
| Blackwall | Gravelly Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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 | Gravelly Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Blackwall | Gravelly Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Gravelly Beach sits further from the CBD (227.8 km vs 224 km).
| Blackwall | Gravelly Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 29/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 224 km | 227.8 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 164 min | 168 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 7275 | 0.7% postcode 7276 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 7275 | 33 postcode 7276 |
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 (94.4%).
Setting
| Blackwall | Gravelly Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 40 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 43 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 23.4 km | 21.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Blackwall | Gravelly Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 65/100 | 56/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 39% 145 premises | 24% 300 premises |
Climate
| Blackwall | Gravelly Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Gravelly Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,859/yr same for both | |
| Council | West Tamar same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Blackwall | Gravelly Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bass same for both | |
| Member | Jess Teesdale same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Blackwall | Gravelly Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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