Coningham vs Lower Snug

Coningham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Lower Snug. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coningham, about half of households are couple families. In Lower Snug, most households are couple families. On these figures, Coningham tends to suit share households and 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

Lower Snug

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Lower Snug

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (29 min vs 35 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (27.2 km vs 29.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lower Snug

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 11%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Coningham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.6% vs 4.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coningham Lower Snug
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.

Coningham Lower Snug
Walkability 10 / 10
Coningham — Walkability: 10/100 Lower Snug — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 3 / 4
Coningham — Low fire risk: 3/100 Lower Snug — Low fire risk: 4/100

Demographics

Lower Snug has more residents (460 vs 328); Lower Snug skews older (45 vs 40).

Coningham Lower Snug
Population 328 460
+40% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +29.6% +4.1%
Median age 40 45
Median household income $97,500/yr $104,468/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $318/wk $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coningham Lower Snug
0-4 4.6% / 3.9%
Coningham — 0-4: 4.6% Lower Snug — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 18.6% / 14.8%
Coningham — 5-14: 18.6% Lower Snug — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 5.8% / 8.0%
Coningham — 15-19: 5.8% Lower Snug — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 6.1% / 2.6%
Coningham — 20-24: 6.1% Lower Snug — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 6.4% / 8.5%
Coningham — 25-34: 6.4% Lower Snug — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 14.9% / 13.3%
Coningham — 35-44: 14.9% Lower Snug — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 17.1% / 14.8%
Coningham — 45-54: 17.1% Lower Snug — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 13.1% / 15.2%
Coningham — 55-64: 13.1% Lower Snug — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 5.8% / 12.8%
Coningham — 65-74: 5.8% Lower Snug — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 4.3% / 5.7%
Coningham — 75-84: 4.3% Lower Snug — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 1.2% / 0.9%
Coningham — 85+: 1.2% Lower Snug — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coningham 53.6% couple families
Coningham — Couple Families: 53.6% Coningham — Lone Person: 27.4% Coningham — One Parent Families: 8.3% Coningham — Group Household: 10.7%
Lower Snug 55.8% couple families
Lower Snug — Couple Families: 55.8% Lower Snug — Lone Person: 26.3% Lower Snug — One Parent Families: 14.7% Lower Snug — Group Household: 3.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coningham 11.7% renting
Coningham — Owned Outright: 44.1% Coningham — Mortgage: 44.1% Coningham — Renting: 11.7%
Lower Snug 8.5% renting
Lower Snug — Owned Outright: 43.6% Lower Snug — Mortgage: 47.9% Lower Snug — Renting: 8.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coningham Lower Snug
Bachelor Degree 17.7% / 14.3%
Coningham — Bachelor Degree: 17.7% Lower Snug — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Certificate III & IV 13.1% / 13.9%
Coningham — Certificate III & IV: 13.1% Lower Snug — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Postgraduate Degree 8.5% / 7.2%
Coningham — Postgraduate Degree: 8.5% Lower Snug — Postgraduate Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 9.3%
Coningham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Lower Snug — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.5% / 2.2%
Coningham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.5% Lower Snug — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

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.

Coningham Lower Snug
England 4.3% / 4.8%
Coningham — England: 4.3% Lower Snug — England: 4.8%
Scotland 2.7% / 0.9%
Coningham — Scotland: 2.7% Lower Snug — Scotland: 0.9%
Canada 1.5% / 0.9%
Coningham — Canada: 1.5% Lower Snug — Canada: 0.9%
Netherlands 1.5% / 0.9%
Coningham — Netherlands: 1.5% Lower Snug — Netherlands: 0.9%
Thailand 1.5% / —
Coningham — Thailand: 1.5% Lower Snug — Thailand: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Coningham — New Zealand: not among its largest Lower Snug — New Zealand: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coningham 100.0% houses
Coningham — Houses: 100.0% Coningham — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Lower Snug 98.8% houses
Lower Snug — Houses: 98.8% Lower Snug — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Coningham Lower Snug
Median house price $1,055,000 $972,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 10 days
from 4 sales
 16 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Lower Snug has more rural and farming land (47% vs 0%); Coningham has more land zoned for conservation (92% vs 46%).

Coningham Lower Snug
Environmental 92% 46%
Rural and farming 0% 47%
Residential 8% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 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

Coningham Lower Snug
New dwellings approved 138
across Kingborough
same for both
Approvals change year on year -13%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Coningham Lower Snug
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of TAS Higher than 92% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of TAS Higher than 74% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 96% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of TAS Higher than 77% of TAS

Liveability

Coningham Lower Snug
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Coningham Lower Snug
Bushfire High
97/100
 High
96/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
10/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Coningham Lower Snug
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

Coningham Lower Snug
Parks & reserves 1 3
Beaches 2 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Coningham sits further from the CBD (29.6 km vs 27.2 km).

Coningham Lower Snug
Walkability score 10/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 29.6 km
+8% vs other
 27.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 29 min
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 7054
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 7054
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.

Coningham Lower Snug
Car (driver) 71.9% / 71.9%
Coningham — Car (driver): 71.9% Lower Snug — Car (driver): 71.9%
Worked from Home 13.8% / 16.2%
Coningham — Worked from Home: 13.8% Lower Snug — Worked from Home: 16.2%
Car (passenger) 10.6% / 4.3%
Coningham — Car (passenger): 10.6% Lower Snug — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Bus 3.8% / 3.8%
Coningham — Bus: 3.8% Lower Snug — Bus: 3.8%
Walked Only — / 3.8%
Coningham — Walked Only: not among its largest Lower Snug — Walked Only: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.9%).

Setting

Coningham Lower Snug
Elevation 122 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 851 m
918 m to a named beach
 1.8 km
2.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Coningham Lower Snug
Connectivity score 64/100 53/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
150 premises
 22%
187 premises

Climate

Coningham Lower Snug
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Coningham Lower Snug
Average residential rate $1,735/yr
same for both
Council Kingborough
same for both

Federal electorate

Coningham Lower Snug
Division Franklin
same for both
Member Julie Collins
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coningham Lower Snug
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coningham

Acreage Beach Coastal Family Outer Professionals

Lower Snug

Acreage Coastal Easy Commute Outer Premium

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