Garden Island Creek vs Gardners Bay
Garden Island Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 48 in Gardners Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Garden Island Creek, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Gardners Bay: a median of $890,000, against $560,000 in Garden Island Creek, though rent is higher in Garden Island Creek. On these figures, Garden Island Creek tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Gardners Bay suits 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
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
Garden Island Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($560,000 vs $890,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Gardners Bay
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 29%)
- has cheaper rent ($243/wk vs $300/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
- has a shorter drive in (50 min vs 70 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (45.4 km vs 62.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Gardners Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Garden Island Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.2% vs 5.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Garden Island Creek 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.
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
Gardners Bay skews older (48 vs 38); Garden Island Creek rents higher ($300/wk vs $243/wk).
| Garden Island Creek | Gardners Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 282 | 346 +23% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.2% | +5.2% |
| Median age | 38 | 48 |
| Median household income | $53,872/yr | $54,652/yr +1% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +19% vs other | $243/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).
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 (18.1%).
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 (10.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Garden Island Creek | Gardners Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $560,000 | $890,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Garden Island Creek | Gardners Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 60% | 64% |
| Environmental | 39% | 35% |
| 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
| Garden Island Creek | Gardners Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 81 across Huon Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Garden Island Creek | Gardners Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 26% of TAS | Higher than 27% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of TAS | Higher than 51% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 89% of TAS same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 32% of TAS | Higher than 46% of TAS |
Liveability
| Garden Island Creek | 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
| Garden Island Creek | Gardners Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 92/100 | 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 35/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Garden Island Creek | 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
| Garden Island Creek | Gardners Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 15 | 11 |
Mobility
Garden Island Creek sits further from the CBD (62.1 km vs 45.4 km).
| Garden Island Creek | Gardners Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 62.1 km +27% vs other | 45.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 70 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.2%).
Setting
| Garden Island Creek | Gardners Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 79 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 110 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.9 km same for both | |
NBN connectivity
| Garden Island Creek | Gardners Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 110 premises | 0% 158 premises |
Climate
| Garden Island Creek | 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
| Garden Island Creek | Gardners Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,884/yr same for both | |
| Council | Huon Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Garden Island Creek | Gardners Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Franklin same for both | |
| Member | Julie Collins same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Garden Island Creek | Gardners Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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