Buckland vs Little Swanport
Buckland is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 60 in Little Swanport. 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. Houses cost more in Little Swanport: a median of $520,000, against $460,000 in Buckland, though rent is higher in Buckland. On these figures, Little Swanport tends to suit older residents.
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
Little Swanport
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (27 vs 13)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Buckland
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($460,000 vs $520,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Little Swanport
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $200/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 20%)
- But Buckland has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 6%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Buckland
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (73 km vs 108.1 km)
- has a shorter drive in (74 min vs 96 min)
- But Little Swanport is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Little Swanport
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 20%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Little Swanport
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (26.5% vs 5.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Buckland and Little Swanport 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
Buckland rents higher ($200/wk vs $125/wk); Buckland has more residents (188 vs 148).
| Buckland | Little Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 188 +21% vs other | 148 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.0% | +26.5% |
| Median age | 52 | 60 |
| Median household income | $52,624/yr +8% vs other | $48,516/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +38% vs other | $125/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
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 (5.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Buckland | Little Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $460,000 | $520,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Buckland | Little Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 94% |
| Environmental | 4% | 6% |
| 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
| Buckland | Little Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 49 across Glamorgan-Spring Bay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -80% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Buckland | Little Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 23% of TAS | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of TAS | Higher than 79% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 63% of TAS | Higher than 62% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 4% of TAS | Higher than 20% of TAS |
Liveability
Little Swanport is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Buckland | Little Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Buckland carries more bushfire risk (74 vs 47).
| Buckland | Little Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 74/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| 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 | High 76/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Buckland | Little Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Buckland | Little Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 13 | 27 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 2 | 0 |
| Beaches | 0 | 4 |
| Waterways | 76 | 36 |
Mobility
Little Swanport sits further from the CBD (108.1 km vs 73 km).
| Buckland | Little Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 73 km | 108.1 km +48% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 74 min | 96 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 7190 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 27 postcode 7190 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.7%).
Setting
| Buckland | Little Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 194 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 54 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 9.7 km | 3.7 km 4.3 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Buckland | Little Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 45 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Climate
| Buckland | Little Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 460 mm | 714 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.7°C | 19.4°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.8°C | 0.5°C |
Council rates
| Buckland | Little Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,943/yr same for both | |
| Council | Glamorgan-Spring Bay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Buckland | Little Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Buckland | Little Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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