Honeywood vs Gagebrook

Gagebrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 37 in Honeywood. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Honeywood, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. In Gagebrook, the large majority of households rent. Houses cost more in Honeywood: a median of $850,000, against $402,000 in Gagebrook, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Honeywood tends to suit couples, while Gagebrook suits renters, 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

Honeywood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 64%)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Honeywood leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 24%)
  • Gagebrook has cheaper houses ($402,500 vs $850,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gagebrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (77% vs 2%)
  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $340/wk)
  • But Honeywood leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

Gagebrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (22.5 km vs 24.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gagebrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Where they sit

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

Honeywood Gagebrook
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.

Honeywood Gagebrook
Walkability 0 / 46
Honeywood — Walkability: 0/100 Gagebrook — Walkability: 46/100
Low fire risk 3 / 61
Honeywood — Low fire risk: 3/100 Gagebrook — Low fire risk: 61/100

Demographics

Gagebrook has more residents (1,572 vs 535); Honeywood has higher household incomes ($122,876 vs $42,900).

Honeywood Gagebrook
Population 535 1,572
+194% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.8% —
Median age 37 27
Median household income $122,876/yr
+65% vs other
 $42,900/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk
+29% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Honeywood Gagebrook
0-4 5.6% / 10.4%
Honeywood — 0-4: 5.6% Gagebrook — 0-4: 10.4%
5-14 14.8% / 19.9%
Honeywood — 5-14: 14.8% Gagebrook — 5-14: 19.9%
15-19 8.4% / 7.4%
Honeywood — 15-19: 8.4% Gagebrook — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 6.0% / 8.0%
Honeywood — 20-24: 6.0% Gagebrook — 20-24: 8.0%
25-34 11.2% / 15.7%
Honeywood — 25-34: 11.2% Gagebrook — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 15.3% / 12.4%
Honeywood — 35-44: 15.3% Gagebrook — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 18.9% / 10.2%
Honeywood — 45-54: 18.9% Gagebrook — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 10.5% / 8.9%
Honeywood — 55-64: 10.5% Gagebrook — 55-64: 8.9%
65-74 6.4% / 4.4%
Honeywood — 65-74: 6.4% Gagebrook — 65-74: 4.4%
75-84 1.5% / 2.5%
Honeywood — 75-84: 1.5% Gagebrook — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 0.9% / 0.3%
Honeywood — 85+: 0.9% Gagebrook — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Honeywood 68.5% couple families
Honeywood — Couple Families: 68.5% Honeywood — One Parent Families: 15.3% Honeywood — Lone Person: 13.7% Honeywood — Other Families: 2.4% Honeywood — Group Household: 0.0%
Gagebrook 20.5% couple families
Gagebrook — Couple Families: 20.5% Gagebrook — One Parent Families: 43.4% Gagebrook — Lone Person: 30.7% Gagebrook — Other Families: 2.3% Gagebrook — Group Household: 3.1%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Honeywood 1.8% renting
Honeywood — Owned Outright: 24.8% Honeywood — Mortgage: 73.3% Honeywood — Renting: 1.8%
Gagebrook 77.0% renting
Gagebrook — Owned Outright: 7.7% Gagebrook — Mortgage: 15.4% Gagebrook — Renting: 77.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Honeywood Gagebrook
England 0.6% / 0.4%
Honeywood — England: 0.6% Gagebrook — England: 0.4%
India — / 0.9%
Honeywood — India: not among its largest Gagebrook — India: 0.9%
Pakistan — / 0.7%
Honeywood — Pakistan: not among its largest Gagebrook — Pakistan: 0.7%
Vietnam — / 0.4%
Honeywood — Vietnam: not among its largest Gagebrook — Vietnam: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.4%
Honeywood — Germany: not among its largest Gagebrook — Germany: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (0.9%).

Qualifications

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

Honeywood Gagebrook
Certificate III & IV 23.4% / 10.6%
Honeywood — Certificate III & IV: 23.4% Gagebrook — Certificate III & IV: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 2.4%
Honeywood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Gagebrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 1.8%
Honeywood — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Gagebrook — Bachelor Degree: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 0.3%
Honeywood — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Gagebrook — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / —
Honeywood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Gagebrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Honeywood 100.0% houses
Honeywood — Houses: 100.0% Honeywood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Honeywood — Townhouses: 0.0%
Gagebrook 92.1% houses
Gagebrook — Houses: 92.1% Gagebrook — Flats / Apartments: 4.3% Gagebrook — Townhouses: 3.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Honeywood Gagebrook
Median house price $850,000 $402,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $335,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Honeywood has more rural and farming land (84% vs 0%); Honeywood has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 0%).

Honeywood Gagebrook
Rural and farming 84% 0%
Parks and recreation 0% 45%
Residential 0% 43%
Environmental 12% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 11%
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

Honeywood Gagebrook
New dwellings approved 153
across Brighton
same for both
Approvals change year on year -10%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Honeywood Gagebrook
Houses — 5.1%
$492/wk on $504K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Honeywood Gagebrook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of TAS Higher than 10% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of TAS Higher than 92% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 75% of TAS Higher than 26% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of TAS Higher than 87% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 92% of TAS

Liveability

Gagebrook is more walkable (46 vs 0).

Honeywood Gagebrook
Grade C
same for both
Score 38/100 42/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Honeywood carries more bushfire risk (97 vs 39).

Honeywood Gagebrook
Bushfire High
97/100
 Low
39/100
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 5
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Honeywood Gagebrook
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

Schools in Honeywood

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Gagebrook

  • JRLF - Gagebrook Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Honeywood Gagebrook
Parks & reserves 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Honeywood sits further from the CBD (24.6 km vs 22.5 km).

Honeywood Gagebrook
Walkability score 0/100 46/100
Distance to Hobart 24.6 km
+9% vs other
 22.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 29 min 26 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 7017
 0.4%
postcode 7030
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 7017
 24
postcode 7030

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.

Honeywood Gagebrook
Car (driver) 87.1% / 82.7%
Honeywood — Car (driver): 87.1% Gagebrook — Car (driver): 82.7%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 9.2%
Honeywood — Car (passenger): 4.3% Gagebrook — Car (passenger): 9.2%
Bus 3.9% / 5.3%
Honeywood — Bus: 3.9% Gagebrook — Bus: 5.3%
Worked from Home 4.7% / —
Honeywood — Worked from Home: 4.7% Gagebrook — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Walked Only — / 2.8%
Honeywood — Walked Only: not among its largest Gagebrook — Walked Only: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.1%).

Setting

Honeywood Gagebrook
Elevation 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.2 km 10.7 km

NBN connectivity

Honeywood Gagebrook
Connectivity score 50/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 13%
183 premises
 45%
686 premises

Climate

Honeywood Gagebrook
Annual rainfall 507 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Honeywood Gagebrook
Average residential rate $1,772/yr
same for both
Council Brighton
same for both

Federal electorate

Honeywood Gagebrook
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Honeywood Gagebrook
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Honeywood

Acreage Middle-Ring

Gagebrook

Affordable Easy Commute Family Large Blocks Middle-Ring River Transport Hub Young Families

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