Blessington vs Evandale

Blessington is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 53 in Evandale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blessington, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Blessington: a median of $855,000, against $724,000 in Evandale, though rent is higher in Evandale. On these figures, Blessington tends to suit families with children and couples, while Evandale suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Blessington has more separate houses rather than flats (114% vs 94%)
  • Evandale has more parks and reserves (10 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Evandale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($724,000 vs $855,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Blessington

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $285/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Evandale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (187.9 km vs 209.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (141 min vs 153 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Evandale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 8%)

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

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

Blessington Evandale
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.

Blessington Evandale
Walkability 0 / 0
Blessington — Walkability: 0/100 Evandale — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 69 / 67
Blessington — Low fire risk: 69/100 Evandale — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Evandale has more residents (1,265 vs 84); Evandale rents higher ($285/wk vs $150/wk).

Blessington Evandale
Population 84 1,265
+1406% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.7% -5.9%
Median age 37 53
Median household income $71,448/yr
+11% vs other
 $63,856/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $285/wk
+90% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blessington Evandale
0-4 13.1% / 4.1%
Blessington — 0-4: 13.1% Evandale — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 10.7% / 9.1%
Blessington — 5-14: 10.7% Evandale — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 3.6% / 4.7%
Blessington — 15-19: 3.6% Evandale — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 8.3% / 3.9%
Blessington — 20-24: 8.3% Evandale — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 10.7% / 8.8%
Blessington — 25-34: 10.7% Evandale — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 19.0% / 8.6%
Blessington — 35-44: 19.0% Evandale — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 11.9% / 13.1%
Blessington — 45-54: 11.9% Evandale — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 13.1% / 18.5%
Blessington — 55-64: 13.1% Evandale — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 8.3% / 17.7%
Blessington — 65-74: 8.3% Evandale — 65-74: 17.7%
75-84 — / 9.4%
Blessington — 75-84: not among its largest Evandale — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ — / 1.9%
Blessington — 85+: not among its largest Evandale — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blessington 61.9% couple families
Blessington — Couple Families: 61.9% Blessington — Lone Person: 38.1% Blessington — One Parent Families: 0.0% Blessington — Group Household: 0.0% Blessington — Other Families: 0.0%
Evandale 37.1% couple families
Evandale — Couple Families: 37.1% Evandale — Lone Person: 43.9% Evandale — One Parent Families: 14.5% Evandale — Group Household: 3.3% Evandale — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blessington 11.5% renting
Blessington — Owned Outright: 38.5% Blessington — Mortgage: 50.0% Blessington — Renting: 11.5%
Evandale 16.6% renting
Evandale — Owned Outright: 53.2% Evandale — Mortgage: 30.3% Evandale — Renting: 16.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blessington 114.3% houses
Blessington — Houses: 114.3% Blessington — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Evandale 94.0% houses
Evandale — Houses: 94.0% Evandale — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Blessington Evandale
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 16.4%
Blessington — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Evandale — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 10.4%
Blessington — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Evandale — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 9.1%
Blessington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Evandale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.0%
Blessington — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Evandale — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.6%
Blessington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Evandale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Property market

Blessington Evandale
Median house price $855,000 $724,000
Median unit price — $570,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 25 days
from 11 sales

Zoning mix

Blessington Evandale
Rural and farming 93% 94%
Environmental 6% 4%
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

Blessington Evandale
New dwellings approved 208
across Launceston
 184
across Northern Midlands
Approvals change year on year -29% +104%

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.

Blessington Evandale
Houses — 4.0%
$540/wk on $695K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Blessington Evandale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of TAS Higher than 42% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of TAS Higher than 40% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 8% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 8% of TAS Higher than 86% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 38% of TAS

Liveability

Blessington Evandale
Grade — B
Score — 49/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Blessington Evandale
Bushfire Low
31/100
 Low
33/100
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
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Blessington Evandale
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Blessington

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

Schools in Evandale

  • Evandale Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Blessington Evandale
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 2 10
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 3 5

Mobility

Blessington sits further from the CBD (209.2 km vs 187.9 km).

Blessington Evandale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 209.2 km
+10% vs other
 187.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 153 min 141 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 7212
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 7212
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.

Blessington Evandale
Car (driver) 89.7% / 79.8%
Blessington — Car (driver): 89.7% Evandale — Car (driver): 79.8%
Car (passenger) 10.3% / 4.4%
Blessington — Car (passenger): 10.3% Evandale — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Worked from Home — / 11.3%
Blessington — Worked from Home: not among its largest Evandale — Worked from Home: 11.3%
Walked Only — / 3.6%
Blessington — Walked Only: not among its largest Evandale — Walked Only: 3.6%
Bus — / 0.8%
Blessington — Bus: not among its largest Evandale — Bus: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.7%).

Setting

Blessington Evandale
Elevation 355 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 170 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Blessington Evandale
Connectivity score 15/100 69/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 47%
645 premises

Climate

Blessington Evandale
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

Blessington Evandale
Average residential rate $2,075/yr $1,704/yr
Council Launceston Northern Midlands

Federal electorate

Blessington Evandale
Division Bass Lyons
Member Jess Teesdale Rebecca White
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blessington Evandale
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blessington

Family River Rural Young Families

Evandale

Retirees Rural

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