Franklin vs Castle Forbes Bay
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Franklin is closer to the city centre: 48.1 km, against 53.7 km.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
Castle Forbes Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $315/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Franklin
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (48 min vs 55 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (48.1 km vs 53.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Franklin
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.9% vs 10.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Franklin and Castle Forbes 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.
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
Franklin has more residents (1,301 vs 176).
| Franklin | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,301 +86% vs other | 176 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +18.9% | +10.7% |
| Median age | 52 | 53 |
| Median household income | $62,660/yr | $63,492/yr +1% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $315/wk +8% vs other | $290/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Franklin | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $740,000 | $745,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $345,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 27 days from 15 sales | 134 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Castle Forbes Bay has more rural and farming land (99% vs 78%); Franklin has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 1%).
| Franklin | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 78% | 99% |
| Environmental | 21% | 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
| Franklin | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 81 across Huon Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Franklin | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 41% of TAS | Higher than 42% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of TAS | Higher than 14% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 75% of TAS | Higher than 67% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of TAS | Higher than 33% of TAS |
Liveability
| Franklin | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 39/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Franklin | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 92/100 | High 95/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Franklin | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Franklin
- Franklin Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Castle Forbes Bay
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Franklin | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 11 | 3 |
Mobility
Castle Forbes Bay sits further from the CBD (53.7 km vs 48.1 km).
| Franklin | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 48.1 km | 53.7 km +12% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 48 min | 55 min |
| Public transport score | 42/100 Bus | 40/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 3.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 2.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 7113 | 0.6% postcode 7116 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 42 postcode 7113 | 37 postcode 7116 |
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 (76.0%).
Setting
| Franklin | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 237 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 248 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.6 km | 3.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Franklin | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 44/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 15% 525 premises | 0% 104 premises |
Climate
| Franklin | Castle Forbes 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
| Franklin | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,884/yr same for both | |
| Council | Huon Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Franklin | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Franklin same for both | |
| Member | Julie Collins same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Franklin | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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