Garden Island Creek vs Middleton
Garden Island Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 53 in Middleton. 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 Middleton: a median of $900,000, against $560,000 in Garden Island Creek. On these figures, Garden Island Creek tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Middleton 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 $900,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Middleton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 29%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Middleton
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (49.2 km vs 62.1 km)
- has a shorter drive in (63 min vs 70 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Middleton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 16%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Garden Island Creek and Middleton 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
Middleton skews older (53 vs 38); Middleton has higher household incomes ($70,564 vs $53,872).
| Garden Island Creek | Middleton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 282 | 287 +2% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.2% | +13.9% |
| Median age | 38 | 53 |
| Median household income | $53,872/yr | $70,564/yr +31% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +2% vs other | $293/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (9.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Garden Island Creek | Middleton | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $560,000 | $900,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $380,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 37 days from 5 sales |
Zoning mix
| Garden Island Creek | Middleton | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 60% | 55% |
| Environmental | 39% | 43% |
| 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 | Middleton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 81 across Huon Valley | 138 across Kingborough |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% | -13% |
Ranking within TAS
| Garden Island Creek | Middleton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 26% of TAS | Higher than 55% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of TAS | Higher than 1% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 89% of TAS | Higher than 99% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 32% of TAS | Higher than 39% of TAS |
Liveability
| Garden Island Creek | Middleton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
| Garden Island Creek | Middleton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Low 35/100 | Low 38/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Garden Island Creek | Middleton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Middleton | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 15 | 10 |
Mobility
Garden Island Creek sits further from the CBD (62.1 km vs 49.2 km).
| Garden Island Creek | Middleton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 62.1 km +21% vs other | 49.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 70 min | 63 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.4% postcode 7112 | 2.9% postcode 7163 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 37 postcode 7112 | 47 postcode 7163 |
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 (68.5%).
Setting
| Garden Island Creek | Middleton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 79 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 368 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.9 km | 2.1 km 2.1 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Garden Island Creek | Middleton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 110 premises | 0% 138 premises |
Climate
| Garden Island Creek | Middleton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Middleton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,884/yr | $1,735/yr |
| Council | Huon Valley | Kingborough |
Federal electorate
| Garden Island Creek | Middleton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Middleton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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