Carrick vs Hagley
Carrick is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Hagley. 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. Houses cost more in Carrick: a median of $670,000, against $588,000 in Hagley, and rent is higher there too.
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
Carrick
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 60%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Hagley
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 21%)
- has cheaper houses ($587,500 vs $670,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Hagley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($213/wk vs $278/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Carrick sits closer to the CBD (200.8 km vs 207.2 km)
- Hagley is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Hagley
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 17%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Carrick
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (29.0% vs 1.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Carrick and Hagley 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
Carrick has more residents (721 vs 340); Carrick rents higher ($278/wk vs $213/wk).
| Carrick | Hagley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 721 +53% vs other | 340 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +29.0% | +1.5% |
| Median age | 39 | 42 |
| Median household income | $88,452/yr | $95,628/yr +8% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $278/wk +23% vs other | $213/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).
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 (3.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Carrick | Hagley | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $670,500 | $587,500 |
| Median unit price | $515,000 | — |
| Median land price | $410,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 30 days from 6 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Carrick | Hagley | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 96% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 3% |
| Parks and recreation | 2% | 0% |
| Residential | 1% | 0% |
| Commercial | 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
| Carrick | Hagley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 202 across Meander Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Carrick | Hagley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 81% of TAS | Higher than 87% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 10% of TAS | Higher than 84% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 66% of TAS | Higher than 50% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 50% of TAS | Higher than 73% of TAS |
Liveability
Hagley is more walkable (19 vs 0).
| Carrick | Hagley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 51/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Carrick carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 16).
| Carrick | Hagley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 27/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Carrick | Hagley | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Carrick
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Hagley
- Hagley Farm Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Carrick | Hagley | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Hagley sits further from the CBD (207.2 km vs 200.8 km).
| Carrick | Hagley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 19/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 200.8 km | 207.2 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 144 min | 147 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 7291 | 0.4% postcode 7292 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 7291 | 29 postcode 7292 |
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 (88.4%).
Setting
| Carrick | Hagley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 161 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 151 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 49.5 km | 45.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Carrick | Hagley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 37/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 324 premises | 0% 147 premises |
Climate
| Carrick | Hagley | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 676 mm | 720 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 24.5°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.1°C | — |
Council rates
| Carrick | Hagley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $875/yr same for both | |
| Council | Meander Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Carrick | Hagley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Carrick | Hagley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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