Goulds Country vs Ansons Bay
Goulds Country is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 66 in Ansons Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Goulds Country, about half of households are people living alone. In Ansons Bay, the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Ansons Bay tends to suit people living alone 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
Ansons Bay
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (117% vs 100%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Goulds Country
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $50/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Goulds Country
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (231 min vs 243 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (277.8 km vs 284.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ansons Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (52% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Ansons Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (100.0% vs 18.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Goulds Country and Ansons 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
Ansons Bay rents higher ($50/wk vs $0/wk); Goulds Country has higher household incomes ($61,048 vs $37,128).
| Goulds Country | Ansons Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 91 +32% vs other | 62 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +18.2% | +100.0% |
| Median age | 51 | 66 |
| Median household income | $61,048/yr +39% vs other | $37,128/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $50/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.5%).
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 (11.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Goulds Country | Ansons Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $310,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Goulds Country has more rural and farming land (88% vs 69%); Ansons Bay has more land zoned for conservation (30% vs 12%).
| Goulds Country | Ansons Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 88% | 69% |
| Environmental | 12% | 30% |
| 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
| Goulds Country | Ansons Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Break O'Day same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Goulds Country | Ansons Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 37% of TAS | Higher than 5% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 20% of TAS | Higher than 44% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 29% of TAS | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 5% of TAS | Higher than 13% of TAS |
Liveability
| Goulds Country | Ansons Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Ansons Bay carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 13).
| Goulds Country | Ansons Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 13/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| 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 | Low 33/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Goulds Country | Ansons 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
| Goulds Country | Ansons Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 5 |
| Waterways | 5 | 4 |
Mobility
Ansons Bay sits further from the CBD (284.8 km vs 277.8 km).
| Goulds Country | Ansons Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 277.8 km | 284.8 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 231 min | 243 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7216 | 0.0% postcode 7264 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 32 postcode 7216 | 14 postcode 7264 |
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 (88.6%).
Setting
| Goulds Country | Ansons Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 248 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 64 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.4 km | 7.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Goulds Country | Ansons Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 34 premises | 0% 63 premises |
Climate
| Goulds Country | Ansons Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 660 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Goulds Country | Ansons Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,738/yr same for both | |
| Council | Break O'Day same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Goulds Country | Ansons Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Goulds Country | Ansons Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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