Boyer vs Magra

Boyer is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 43 in Magra. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Boyer is closer to the city centre: 33.1 km, against 42.3 km. On these figures, Boyer 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

Boyer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 74%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Boyer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $330/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Boyer

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (33 min vs 45 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (33.1 km vs 42.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

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

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Boyer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (45.0% vs 8.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boyer Magra
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.

Boyer Magra
Walkability 4 / 0
Boyer — Walkability: 4/100 Magra — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 4 / 6
Boyer — Low fire risk: 4/100 Magra — Low fire risk: 6/100

Demographics

Magra has more residents (759 vs 58); Magra skews older (43 vs 30).

Boyer Magra
Population 58 759
+1209% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +45.0% +8.6%
Median age 30 43
Median household income $71,500/yr $84,084/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $330/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boyer Magra
0-4 15.5% / 4.3%
Boyer — 0-4: 15.5% Magra — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 20.7% / 13.3%
Boyer — 5-14: 20.7% Magra — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 — / 7.1%
Boyer — 15-19: not among its largest Magra — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 — / 5.8%
Boyer — 20-24: not among its largest Magra — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 15.5% / 8.8%
Boyer — 25-34: 15.5% Magra — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 12.1% / 13.2%
Boyer — 35-44: 12.1% Magra — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 5.2% / 15.5%
Boyer — 45-54: 5.2% Magra — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 6.9% / 15.5%
Boyer — 55-64: 6.9% Magra — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 8.6% / 8.7%
Boyer — 65-74: 8.6% Magra — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 8.6% / 7.0%
Boyer — 75-84: 8.6% Magra — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ — / 0.7%
Boyer — 85+: not among its largest Magra — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boyer 50.0% couple families
Boyer — Couple Families: 50.0% Boyer — One Parent Families: 50.0% Boyer — Lone Person: 0.0% Boyer — Group Household: 0.0% Boyer — Other Families: 0.0%
Magra 53.8% couple families
Magra — Couple Families: 53.8% Magra — One Parent Families: 20.1% Magra — Lone Person: 22.3% Magra — Group Household: 2.2% Magra — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boyer 0.0% renting
Boyer — Owned Outright: 60.0% Boyer — Mortgage: 40.0% Boyer — Renting: 0.0%
Magra 4.7% renting
Magra — Owned Outright: 42.1% Magra — Mortgage: 53.1% Magra — Renting: 4.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Boyer Magra
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 20.9%
Boyer — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Magra — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.5%
Boyer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Magra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Bachelor Degree — / 3.6%
Boyer — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Magra — Bachelor Degree: 3.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Boyer — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Magra — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

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.

Boyer Magra
Afghanistan 5.2% / —
Boyer — Afghanistan: 5.2% Magra — Afghanistan: not among its largest
England — / 1.6%
Boyer — England: not among its largest Magra — England: 1.6%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Boyer — New Zealand: not among its largest Magra — New Zealand: 1.2%
Ireland — / 0.9%
Boyer — Ireland: not among its largest Magra — Ireland: 0.9%
Canada — / 0.8%
Boyer — Canada: not among its largest Magra — Canada: 0.8%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Boyer — Scotland: not among its largest Magra — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boyer 100.0% houses
Boyer — Houses: 100.0% Boyer — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Magra 98.5% houses
Magra — Houses: 98.5% Magra — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Boyer Magra
Median house price — $610,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $185,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 66 days
from 14 sales

Zoning mix

Magra has more rural and farming land (71% vs 55%); Boyer has more industrially zoned land (12% vs 0%).

Boyer Magra
Rural and farming 55% 71%
Environmental 30% 27%
Industrial 12% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
Residential 0% 1%
Other and special use 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

Boyer Magra
New dwellings approved 123
across Derwent Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +925%
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.

Boyer Magra
Houses — 5.0%
$700/wk on $725K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Boyer Magra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 59% of TAS Higher than 76% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of TAS Higher than 46% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 20% of TAS Higher than 19% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of TAS Higher than 77% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 90% of TAS

Liveability

Boyer Magra
Grade — D
Score — 26/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Boyer Magra
Bushfire High
96/100
 High
94/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Boyer Magra
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

Boyer Magra
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Magra sits further from the CBD (42.3 km vs 33.1 km).

Boyer Magra
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 33.1 km 42.3 km
+28% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 45 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 7140
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 24
postcode 7140
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.

Boyer Magra
Car (driver) 76.7% / 86.9%
Boyer — Car (driver): 76.7% Magra — Car (driver): 86.9%
Car (passenger) 23.3% / 5.7%
Boyer — Car (passenger): 23.3% Magra — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Worked from Home — / 5.7%
Boyer — Worked from Home: not among its largest Magra — Worked from Home: 5.7%
Bus — / 0.9%
Boyer — Bus: not among its largest Magra — Bus: 0.9%
Walked Only — / 0.9%
Boyer — Walked Only: not among its largest Magra — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.9%).

Setting

Boyer Magra
Elevation 150 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 223 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.4 km 22.8 km

NBN connectivity

Boyer Magra
Connectivity score 30/100 51/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 28%
333 premises

Climate

Boyer Magra
Annual rainfall 492 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.7°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Boyer Magra
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Boyer Magra
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boyer

Family Outer Young Families

Magra

Acreage Outer

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