Glen Huon vs Castle Forbes Bay
Glen Huon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 53 in Castle Forbes Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glen Huon, most households are couple families. On these figures, Glen Huon tends to suit families with children and couples, while Castle Forbes Bay suits share households and 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
Glen Huon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 59%)
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
Glen Huon
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $290/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Glen Huon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (51.7 km vs 53.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Castle Forbes Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 15%)
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
Glen Huon 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
Glen Huon has more residents (742 vs 176); Castle Forbes Bay skews older (53 vs 40).
| Glen Huon | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 742 +76% vs other | 176 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.3% | +10.7% |
| Median age | 40 | 53 |
| Median household income | $75,192/yr +16% vs other | $63,492/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $255/wk | $290/wk +14% vs other |
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.
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%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Glen Huon | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $745,000 same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $367,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 20 days from 8 sales | 134 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Glen Huon | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 99% |
| Environmental | 4% | 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
| Glen Huon | 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
| Glen Huon | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 65% of TAS | Higher than 42% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 17% of TAS | Higher than 14% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 81% of TAS | Higher than 67% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 41% of TAS | Higher than 33% of TAS |
Liveability
| Glen Huon | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 37/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Glen Huon | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 91/100 | 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
| Glen Huon | 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 Glen Huon
- Glen Huon 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
| Glen Huon | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 11 | 3 |
Mobility
Castle Forbes Bay sits further from the CBD (53.7 km vs 51.7 km).
| Glen Huon | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 51.7 km | 53.7 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 57 min | 55 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.0% postcode 7109 | 0.6% postcode 7116 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 7109 | 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 (74.0%).
Setting
| Glen Huon | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 433 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 248 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 9.9 km | 3.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Glen Huon | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 280 premises | 0% 104 premises |
Climate
| Glen Huon | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | — | 854 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 21.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 3.7°C |
Council rates
| Glen Huon | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,884/yr same for both | |
| Council | Huon Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Glen Huon | 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
| Glen Huon | Castle Forbes Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Castle Forbes Bay
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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