Deep Bay vs Gardners Bay

Gardners Bay is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 54 in Deep Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Deep Bay, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Gardners Bay: a median of $890,000, against $648,000 in Deep Bay, though rent is higher in Deep Bay. Gardners Bay is closer to the city centre: 45.4 km, against 55 km. On these figures, Deep Bay tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and 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

Gardners Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 42%)

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

First-home buyers

Deep Bay

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper houses ($648,000 vs $890,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gardners Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($243/wk vs $270/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gardners Bay

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (45.4 km vs 55 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (50 min vs 60 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Deep Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 24%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Deep Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.6% vs 5.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
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.

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
Walkability 0 / 0
Deep Bay — Walkability: 0/100 Gardners Bay — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 5 / 6
Deep Bay — Low fire risk: 5/100 Gardners Bay — Low fire risk: 6/100

Demographics

Gardners Bay has more residents (346 vs 267); Deep Bay skews older (54 vs 48).

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
Population 267 346
+30% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.6% +5.2%
Median age 54 48
Median household income $50,492/yr $54,652/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+10% vs other
 $243/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
0-4 4.9% / 5.8%
Deep Bay — 0-4: 4.9% Gardners Bay — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 10.5% / 11.6%
Deep Bay — 5-14: 10.5% Gardners Bay — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 4.9% / 5.2%
Deep Bay — 15-19: 4.9% Gardners Bay — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 4.5% / 3.2%
Deep Bay — 20-24: 4.5% Gardners Bay — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 6.0% / 9.8%
Deep Bay — 25-34: 6.0% Gardners Bay — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 12.4% / 10.7%
Deep Bay — 35-44: 12.4% Gardners Bay — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 10.5% / 12.7%
Deep Bay — 45-54: 10.5% Gardners Bay — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 16.9% / 12.4%
Deep Bay — 55-64: 16.9% Gardners Bay — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 21.7% / 17.6%
Deep Bay — 65-74: 21.7% Gardners Bay — 65-74: 17.6%
75-84 9.4% / 5.5%
Deep Bay — 75-84: 9.4% Gardners Bay — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 1.5% / 1.4%
Deep Bay — 85+: 1.5% Gardners Bay — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Deep Bay 53.2% lone person
Deep Bay — Lone Person: 53.2% Deep Bay — Couple Families: 26.0% Deep Bay — One Parent Families: 15.6% Deep Bay — Group Household: 5.2%
Gardners Bay 37.5% lone person
Gardners Bay — Lone Person: 37.5% Gardners Bay — Couple Families: 34.1% Gardners Bay — One Parent Families: 25.0% Gardners Bay — Group Household: 3.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Deep Bay 19.6% renting
Deep Bay — Owned Outright: 52.3% Deep Bay — Mortgage: 28.0% Deep Bay — Renting: 19.6%
Gardners Bay 14.4% renting
Gardners Bay — Owned Outright: 47.7% Gardners Bay — Mortgage: 37.9% Gardners Bay — Renting: 14.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
Bachelor Degree 17.2% / 16.5%
Deep Bay — Bachelor Degree: 17.2% Gardners Bay — Bachelor Degree: 16.5%
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 16.2%
Deep Bay — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Gardners Bay — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 11.8%
Deep Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Gardners Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.9% / 4.0%
Deep Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9% Gardners Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 1.4%
Deep Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Gardners Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

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.

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
England 5.6% / 10.4%
Deep Bay — England: 5.6% Gardners Bay — England: 10.4%
Scotland 1.9% / 1.7%
Deep Bay — Scotland: 1.9% Gardners Bay — Scotland: 1.7%
South Africa — / 2.9%
Deep Bay — South Africa: not among its largest Gardners Bay — South Africa: 2.9%
Germany — / 2.9%
Deep Bay — Germany: not among its largest Gardners Bay — Germany: 2.9%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.4%
Deep Bay — New Zealand: 1.1% Gardners Bay — New Zealand: 1.4%
Thailand 1.1% / —
Deep Bay — Thailand: 1.1% Gardners Bay — Thailand: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.1% / —
Deep Bay — Netherlands: 1.1% Gardners Bay — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Deep Bay 96.6% houses
Deep Bay — Houses: 96.6% Deep Bay — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Gardners Bay 95.8% houses
Gardners Bay — Houses: 95.8% Gardners Bay — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
Median house price $648,000 $890,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Gardners Bay has more rural and farming land (64% vs 48%); Deep Bay has more land zoned for conservation (50% vs 35%).

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
Rural and farming 48% 64%
Environmental 50% 35%
Residential 2% 0%
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

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
New dwellings approved 81
across Huon Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
same for both

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.

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
Houses 4.2%
$600/wk on $749K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 22% of TAS Higher than 27% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of TAS Higher than 51% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 90% of TAS Higher than 89% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of TAS Higher than 46% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 48% of TAS —

Liveability

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
Bushfire High
95/100
 High
94/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
28/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
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

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
Waterways 3 11

Mobility

Deep Bay sits further from the CBD (55 km vs 45.4 km).

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 55 km
+17% vs other
 45.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 60 min 50 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 7112
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 7112
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.

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
Car (driver) 63.4% / 70.2%
Deep Bay — Car (driver): 63.4% Gardners Bay — Car (driver): 70.2%
Worked from Home 31.0% / 24.8%
Deep Bay — Worked from Home: 31.0% Gardners Bay — Worked from Home: 24.8%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 2.5%
Deep Bay — Car (passenger): 5.6% Gardners Bay — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Walked Only — / 2.5%
Deep Bay — Walked Only: not among its largest Gardners Bay — Walked Only: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.2%).

Setting

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
Elevation 123 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.5 km 3.9 km

NBN connectivity

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
150 premises
 0%
158 premises

Climate

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
Annual rainfall 854 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 21.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
Average residential rate $1,884/yr
same for both
Council Huon Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
Division Franklin
same for both
Member Julie Collins
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Deep Bay Gardners Bay
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Deep Bay

Coastal Outer Retirees River

Gardners Bay

Outer Premium River

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