Garden Island Creek vs Gordon

Garden Island Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 51 in Gordon. 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 Gordon: a median of $765,000, against $560,000 in Garden Island Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Garden Island Creek tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Gordon 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 $765,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Garden Island Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $363/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gordon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (54.4 km vs 62.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gordon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 16%)

Weighs 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 4.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Garden Island Creek Gordon
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.

Garden Island Creek Gordon
Walkability 0 / 0
Garden Island Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Gordon — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 8 / 6
Garden Island Creek — Low fire risk: 8/100 Gordon — Low fire risk: 6/100

Demographics

Garden Island Creek has more residents (282 vs 208); Gordon skews older (51 vs 38).

Garden Island Creek Gordon
Population 282
+26% vs other
 208
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.2% +4.5%
Median age 38 51
Median household income $53,872/yr $59,904/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $363/wk
+21% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Garden Island Creek Gordon
0-4 5.7% / 1.4%
Garden Island Creek — 0-4: 5.7% Gordon — 0-4: 1.4%
5-14 18.1% / 10.1%
Garden Island Creek — 5-14: 18.1% Gordon — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 6.0% / 3.8%
Garden Island Creek — 15-19: 6.0% Gordon — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 4.6% / 3.8%
Garden Island Creek — 20-24: 4.6% Gordon — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 9.2% / 4.3%
Garden Island Creek — 25-34: 9.2% Gordon — 25-34: 4.3%
35-44 14.5% / 13.5%
Garden Island Creek — 35-44: 14.5% Gordon — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 11.7% / 19.2%
Garden Island Creek — 45-54: 11.7% Gordon — 45-54: 19.2%
55-64 12.8% / 16.8%
Garden Island Creek — 55-64: 12.8% Gordon — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 13.1% / 16.8%
Garden Island Creek — 65-74: 13.1% Gordon — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 1.4% / 8.2%
Garden Island Creek — 75-84: 1.4% Gordon — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ 1.1% / 1.4%
Garden Island Creek — 85+: 1.1% Gordon — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Garden Island Creek 46.1% lone person
Garden Island Creek — Lone Person: 46.1% Garden Island Creek — Couple Families: 30.3% Garden Island Creek — One Parent Families: 23.6% Garden Island Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Gordon 40.0% lone person
Gordon — Lone Person: 40.0% Gordon — Couple Families: 34.5% Gordon — One Parent Families: 14.5% Gordon — Group Household: 10.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Garden Island Creek 14.6% renting
Garden Island Creek — Owned Outright: 39.8% Garden Island Creek — Mortgage: 45.6% Garden Island Creek — Renting: 14.6%
Gordon 9.2% renting
Gordon — Owned Outright: 56.3% Gordon — Mortgage: 34.5% Gordon — Renting: 9.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Garden Island Creek Gordon
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 18.8%
Garden Island Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Gordon — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 14.4%
Garden Island Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Gordon — Bachelor Degree: 14.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 6.2%
Garden Island Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Gordon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 8.7%
Garden Island Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Gordon — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 3.4%
Garden Island Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Gordon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Garden Island Creek Gordon
England 9.6% / 9.1%
Garden Island Creek — England: 9.6% Gordon — England: 9.1%
Philippines — / 2.9%
Garden Island Creek — Philippines: not among its largest Gordon — Philippines: 2.9%
Germany — / 2.4%
Garden Island Creek — Germany: not among its largest Gordon — Germany: 2.4%
Indonesia — / 2.4%
Garden Island Creek — Indonesia: not among its largest Gordon — Indonesia: 2.4%
New Zealand — / 1.9%
Garden Island Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Gordon — New Zealand: 1.9%
Ireland 1.4% / —
Garden Island Creek — Ireland: 1.4% Gordon — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Garden Island Creek 96.4% houses
Garden Island Creek — Houses: 96.4% Garden Island Creek — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Gordon 100.0% houses
Gordon — Houses: 100.0% Gordon — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Garden Island Creek Gordon
Median house price $560,000 $765,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $833,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 8 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Garden Island Creek has more rural and farming land (60% vs 36%); Gordon has more land zoned for conservation (61% vs 39%).

Garden Island Creek Gordon
Environmental 39% 61%
Rural and farming 60% 36%
Residential 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 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

Garden Island Creek Gordon
New dwellings approved 81
across Huon Valley
 138
across Kingborough
Approvals change year on year -33% -13%

Ranking within TAS

Garden Island Creek Gordon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of TAS Higher than 36% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of TAS Higher than 65% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 89% of TAS Higher than 95% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of TAS Higher than 39% of TAS

Liveability

Garden Island Creek Gordon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Garden Island Creek Gordon
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
 Low
32/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Garden Island Creek Gordon
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 Gordon
Parks & reserves 1 3
Waterways 15 6

Mobility

Garden Island Creek sits further from the CBD (62.1 km vs 54.4 km).

Garden Island Creek Gordon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 62.1 km
+12% vs other
 54.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 70 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 7112
 1.9%
postcode 7150
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 7112
 33
postcode 7150

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.

Garden Island Creek Gordon
Car (driver) 64.5% / 81.4%
Garden Island Creek — Car (driver): 64.5% Gordon — Car (driver): 81.4%
Worked from Home 23.7% / 18.6%
Garden Island Creek — Worked from Home: 23.7% Gordon — Worked from Home: 18.6%
Car (passenger) 8.6% / —
Garden Island Creek — Car (passenger): 8.6% Gordon — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 3.2% / —
Garden Island Creek — Bus: 3.2% Gordon — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

Garden Island Creek Gordon
Elevation 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 340 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.9 km 1.7 km
4.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Garden Island Creek Gordon
Connectivity score 26/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
110 premises
 0%
107 premises

Climate

Garden Island Creek Gordon
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 Gordon
Average residential rate $1,884/yr $1,735/yr
Council Huon Valley Kingborough

Federal electorate

Garden Island Creek Gordon
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 Gordon
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Garden Island Creek

Family Outer

Gordon

Coastal Outer Retirees

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