Crabtree vs Lucaston

Crabtree is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Lucaston. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Crabtree: a median of $1.32 million, against $910,000 in Lucaston. On these figures, Crabtree tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Lucaston suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Lucaston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Lucaston

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($910,000 vs $1,320,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)

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

Crabtree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (38.2 km vs 40.5 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

Lucaston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.2% vs 5.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Crabtree Lucaston
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.

Crabtree Lucaston
Walkability 0 / 0
Crabtree — Walkability: 0/100 Lucaston — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 7 / 7
Crabtree — Low fire risk: 7/100 Lucaston — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Lucaston has more residents (422 vs 308); Lucaston has higher household incomes ($101,088 vs $84,500).

Crabtree Lucaston
Population 308 422
+37% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.5% +19.2%
Median age 40 44
Median household income $84,500/yr $101,088/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $313/wk
+4% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Crabtree Lucaston
0-4 8.1% / 5.5%
Crabtree — 0-4: 8.1% Lucaston — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 14.6% / 13.0%
Crabtree — 5-14: 14.6% Lucaston — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 5.2% / 5.7%
Crabtree — 15-19: 5.2% Lucaston — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 2.6% / 2.8%
Crabtree — 20-24: 2.6% Lucaston — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 10.4% / 10.9%
Crabtree — 25-34: 10.4% Lucaston — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 20.5% / 13.3%
Crabtree — 35-44: 20.5% Lucaston — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 10.4% / 18.7%
Crabtree — 45-54: 10.4% Lucaston — 45-54: 18.7%
55-64 17.2% / 12.3%
Crabtree — 55-64: 17.2% Lucaston — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 10.7% / 13.5%
Crabtree — 65-74: 10.7% Lucaston — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 2.9% / 2.8%
Crabtree — 75-84: 2.9% Lucaston — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ — / 0.7%
Crabtree — 85+: not among its largest Lucaston — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Crabtree 57.6% couple families
Crabtree — Couple Families: 57.6% Crabtree — Lone Person: 33.3% Crabtree — One Parent Families: 9.1% Crabtree — Group Household: 0.0%
Lucaston 58.8% couple families
Lucaston — Couple Families: 58.8% Lucaston — Lone Person: 24.7% Lucaston — One Parent Families: 11.8% Lucaston — Group Household: 4.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Crabtree 8.9% renting
Crabtree — Owned Outright: 37.5% Crabtree — Mortgage: 53.6% Crabtree — Renting: 8.9%
Lucaston 7.5% renting
Lucaston — Owned Outright: 39.0% Lucaston — Mortgage: 53.4% Lucaston — Renting: 7.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Crabtree Lucaston
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 13.5%
Crabtree — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Lucaston — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 13.0% / 15.6%
Crabtree — Bachelor Degree: 13.0% Lucaston — Bachelor Degree: 15.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 10.0%
Crabtree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Lucaston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 5.5%
Crabtree — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Lucaston — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 3.3%
Crabtree — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Lucaston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

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.

Crabtree Lucaston
England 5.8% / 9.5%
Crabtree — England: 5.8% Lucaston — England: 9.5%
South Africa 1.6% / 2.6%
Crabtree — South Africa: 1.6% Lucaston — South Africa: 2.6%
Germany 1.9% / —
Crabtree — Germany: 1.9% Lucaston — Germany: not among its largest
Sri Lanka — / 1.2%
Crabtree — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Lucaston — Sri Lanka: 1.2%
Japan — / 0.9%
Crabtree — Japan: not among its largest Lucaston — Japan: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Crabtree — Scotland: not among its largest Lucaston — Scotland: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Crabtree 100.0% houses
Crabtree — Houses: 100.0% Crabtree — Townhouses: 0.0%
Lucaston 100.7% houses
Lucaston — Houses: 100.7% Lucaston — Townhouses: 3.4%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Crabtree Lucaston
Median house price $1,320,000 $910,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 31 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Crabtree Lucaston
Environmental 58% 49%
Rural and farming 42% 51%
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

Crabtree Lucaston
New dwellings approved 81
across Huon Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Crabtree Lucaston
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of TAS Higher than 91% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of TAS Higher than 18% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of TAS Higher than 81% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of TAS Higher than 41% of TAS

Liveability

Crabtree Lucaston
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Crabtree Lucaston
Bushfire High
93/100
same for both
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Crabtree Lucaston
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

Crabtree Lucaston
Parks & reserves 3 10
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Lucaston sits further from the CBD (40.5 km vs 38.2 km).

Crabtree Lucaston
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 38.2 km 40.5 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 min 42 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 7109
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 7109
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.

Crabtree Lucaston
Car (driver) 75.9% / 73.8%
Crabtree — Car (driver): 75.9% Lucaston — Car (driver): 73.8%
Worked from Home 11.7% / 19.5%
Crabtree — Worked from Home: 11.7% Lucaston — Worked from Home: 19.5%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 3.1%
Crabtree — Car (passenger): 6.6% Lucaston — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Walked Only 5.8% / 3.6%
Crabtree — Walked Only: 5.8% Lucaston — Walked Only: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.9%).

Setting

Crabtree Lucaston
Elevation 262 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 245 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.4 km 16.9 km

NBN connectivity

Crabtree Lucaston
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
123 premises
 0%
176 premises

Climate

Crabtree Lucaston
Annual rainfall 988 mm —
Summer max (Jan) 13.3°C —
Winter min (Jul) -1.0°C —

Council rates

Crabtree Lucaston
Average residential rate $1,884/yr
same for both
Council Huon Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Crabtree Lucaston
Division Franklin
same for both
Member Julie Collins
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Crabtree Lucaston
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Crabtree

Family Outer

Lucaston

Outer Professionals

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