Gray vs St Marys
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gray, most households are people living alone. In St Marys, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Gray tends to suit people living alone and families with children.
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
St Marys
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (20 vs 5)
- is already more of a family suburb (41% vs 30%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Gray
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Gray
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $205/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
St Marys
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (152 min vs 170 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (214.1 km vs 225 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
St Marys
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
St Marys
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.2% vs 2.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gray and St Marys 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
St Marys rents higher ($205/wk vs $0/wk); St Marys has more residents (738 vs 71).
| Gray | St Marys | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 71 | 738 +939% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.9% | +8.2% |
| Median age | 54 | 56 |
| Median household income | $35,100/yr | $39,468/yr +12% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $205/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 (24.1%).
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 (8.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Gray | St Marys | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $390,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 52 days from 16 sales |
Zoning mix
| Gray | St Marys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 86% |
| Environmental | 9% | 13% |
| 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
| Gray | St Marys | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Break O'Day same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Gray | St Marys | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.6% $380/wk on $550K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Gray | St Marys | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 4% of TAS | Higher than 7% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of TAS | Higher than 67% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 50% of TAS | Higher than 48% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of TAS | Higher than 41% of TAS |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 22% of TAS |
Liveability
| Gray | St Marys | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 28/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Gray carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 66).
| Gray | St Marys | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 81/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Gray | St Marys | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Gray
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in St Marys
- St Marys District School Government · Combined at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Gray | St Marys | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 3 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 20 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 14 |
Mobility
Gray sits further from the CBD (225 km vs 214.1 km).
| Gray | St Marys | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 225 km +5% vs other | 214.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 170 min | 152 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7215 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 29 postcode 7215 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 (77.8%).
Setting
| Gray | St Marys | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 376 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 243 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 6.3 km | 11.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Gray | St Marys | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 25 premises | 0% 414 premises |
Climate
| Gray | St Marys | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 660 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 21.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Gray | St Marys | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,738/yr same for both | |
| Council | Break O'Day same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gray | St Marys | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gray | St Marys | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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