Carrick vs Longford

Carrick is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Longford. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carrick, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Carrick tends to suit families with children and couples, while Longford suits people living alone and 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

Carrick

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 51%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 86%)
  • But Longford has more parks and reserves (9 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Carrick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($410,000 vs $625,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Carrick leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
  • Longford has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Longford

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (133 min vs 144 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (185.9 km vs 200.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Longford

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 1%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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 10.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carrick Longford
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.

Carrick Longford
Walkability 0 / 38
Carrick — Walkability: 0/100 Longford — Walkability: 38/100
Low fire risk 73 / 77
Carrick — Low fire risk: 73/100 Longford — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Longford has more residents (4,268 vs 721); Carrick has higher household incomes ($88,452 vs $63,024).

Carrick Longford
Population 721 4,268
+492% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +29.0% +10.5%
Median age 39 47
Median household income $88,452/yr
+29% vs other
 $63,024/yr
Median weekly rent $278/wk
+5% vs other
 $265/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carrick Longford
0-4 8.2% / 5.1%
Carrick — 0-4: 8.2% Longford — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 13.0% / 10.9%
Carrick — 5-14: 13.0% Longford — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 5.3% / 5.1%
Carrick — 15-19: 5.3% Longford — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 5.0% / 5.2%
Carrick — 20-24: 5.0% Longford — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 13.5% / 11.4%
Carrick — 25-34: 13.5% Longford — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 12.8% / 9.5%
Carrick — 35-44: 12.8% Longford — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 14.0% / 12.1%
Carrick — 45-54: 14.0% Longford — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 13.5% / 13.7%
Carrick — 55-64: 13.5% Longford — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 10.5% / 15.0%
Carrick — 65-74: 10.5% Longford — 65-74: 15.0%
75-84 4.4% / 8.4%
Carrick — 75-84: 4.4% Longford — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ 1.8% / 3.3%
Carrick — 85+: 1.8% Longford — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carrick 53.6% couple families
Carrick — Couple Families: 53.6% Carrick — Lone Person: 31.4% Carrick — One Parent Families: 14.9% Carrick — Group Household: 0.0% Carrick — Other Families: 0.0%
Longford 33.5% couple families
Longford — Couple Families: 33.5% Longford — Lone Person: 43.6% Longford — One Parent Families: 17.8% Longford — Group Household: 3.9% Longford — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carrick 15.6% renting
Carrick — Owned Outright: 38.0% Carrick — Mortgage: 46.4% Carrick — Renting: 15.6%
Longford 26.1% renting
Longford — Owned Outright: 40.5% Longford — Mortgage: 33.5% Longford — Renting: 26.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Carrick Longford
England 3.2% / 3.7%
Carrick — England: 3.2% Longford — England: 3.7%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.2%
Carrick — New Zealand: 1.1% Longford — New Zealand: 1.2%
Netherlands 0.4% / 0.5%
Carrick — Netherlands: 0.4% Longford — Netherlands: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Carrick — Scotland: not among its largest Longford — Scotland: 0.6%
China — / 0.5%
Carrick — China: not among its largest Longford — China: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

Qualifications

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

Carrick Longford
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 17.1%
Carrick — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Longford — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 7.9%
Carrick — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Longford — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 6.2%
Carrick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Longford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.3%
Carrick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Longford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.8%
Carrick — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Longford — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carrick 98.9% houses
Carrick — Houses: 98.9% Carrick — Flats / Apartments: 1.1% Carrick — Townhouses: 0.0%
Longford 85.8% houses
Longford — Houses: 85.8% Longford — Flats / Apartments: 9.5% Longford — Townhouses: 4.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Carrick Longford
Median house price $670,500 $621,500
Median unit price $515,000 $494,000
Median land price $410,000 $625,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 6 sales
 24 days
from 40 sales

Zoning mix

Carrick Longford
Rural and farming 95% 96%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
Parks and recreation 2% 1%
Residential 1% 2%
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 Longford
New dwellings approved 202
across Meander Valley
 184
across Northern Midlands
Approvals change year on year +67% +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.

Carrick Longford
Houses — 4.2%
$545/wk on $670K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Carrick Longford
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of TAS Higher than 41% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of TAS Higher than 90% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 66% of TAS Higher than 61% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of TAS Higher than 85% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 52% of TAS

Liveability

Longford is more walkable (38 vs 0).

Carrick Longford
Grade B
same for both
Score 51/100
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Carrick Longford
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Low
23/100
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
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Carrick Longford
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 Longford

  • Longford Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Carrick Longford
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 4 9
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Carrick sits further from the CBD (200.8 km vs 185.9 km).

Carrick Longford
Walkability score 0/100 38/100
Distance to Hobart 200.8 km
+7% vs other
 185.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 144 min 133 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 7291
 0.5%
postcode 7301
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 7291
 32
postcode 7301

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.

Carrick Longford
Car (driver) 88.4% / 82.0%
Carrick — Car (driver): 88.4% Longford — Car (driver): 82.0%
Worked from Home 7.8% / 7.8%
Carrick — Worked from Home: 7.8% Longford — Worked from Home: 7.8%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / 5.1%
Carrick — Car (passenger): 2.2% Longford — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only 1.6% / 3.9%
Carrick — Walked Only: 1.6% Longford — Walked Only: 3.9%
Bus — / 0.6%
Carrick — Bus: not among its largest Longford — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.4%).

Setting

Carrick Longford
Elevation 161 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 151 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Carrick Longford
Connectivity score 30/100 68/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
324 premises
 45%
2,222 premises

Climate

Carrick Longford
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

Carrick Longford
Average residential rate $875/yr $1,704/yr
Council Meander Valley Northern Midlands

Federal electorate

Carrick Longford
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carrick Longford
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carrick

Rural

Longford

Acreage Retirees

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