Honeywood vs Old Beach

Honeywood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 40 in Old Beach. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Honeywood, most households are couple families. In Old Beach, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Honeywood: a median of $850,000, against $720,000 in Old Beach, though rent is higher in Old Beach. Old Beach is closer to the city centre: 19.4 km, against 24.6 km. On these figures, Honeywood tends to suit couples, while Old Beach suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 68%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
  • But Old Beach has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Old Beach

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($255,000 vs $335,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($720,000 vs $850,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Honeywood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $400/wk)
  • But Old Beach has a bigger rental market to choose from (12% vs 2%)

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

Commuting to the city

Old Beach

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (19.4 km vs 24.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (23 min vs 29 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Old Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 9%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Old Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.3% vs 6.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Honeywood and Old Beach 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 Old Beach
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 Old Beach
Walkability 0 / 0
Honeywood — Walkability: 0/100 Old Beach — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 3 / 7
Honeywood — Low fire risk: 3/100 Old Beach — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Old Beach has more residents (4,394 vs 535); Honeywood has higher household incomes ($122,876 vs $96,980).

Honeywood Old Beach
Population 535 4,394
+721% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.8% +16.3%
Median age 37 40
Median household income $122,876/yr
+21% vs other
 $96,980/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk $400/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Honeywood Old Beach
0-4 5.6% / 6.1%
Honeywood — 0-4: 5.6% Old Beach — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 14.8% / 12.8%
Honeywood — 5-14: 14.8% Old Beach — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 8.4% / 4.5%
Honeywood — 15-19: 8.4% Old Beach — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 6.0% / 5.5%
Honeywood — 20-24: 6.0% Old Beach — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 11.2% / 13.3%
Honeywood — 25-34: 11.2% Old Beach — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 15.3% / 14.0%
Honeywood — 35-44: 15.3% Old Beach — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 18.9% / 12.7%
Honeywood — 45-54: 18.9% Old Beach — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 10.5% / 12.8%
Honeywood — 55-64: 10.5% Old Beach — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 6.4% / 11.1%
Honeywood — 65-74: 6.4% Old Beach — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 1.5% / 5.5%
Honeywood — 75-84: 1.5% Old Beach — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 0.9% / 1.6%
Honeywood — 85+: 0.9% Old Beach — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Honeywood 68.5% couple families
Honeywood — Couple Families: 68.5% Honeywood — Lone Person: 13.7% Honeywood — One Parent Families: 15.3% Honeywood — Group Household: 0.0% Honeywood — Other Families: 2.4%
Old Beach 52.3% couple families
Old Beach — Couple Families: 52.3% Old Beach — Lone Person: 27.9% Old Beach — One Parent Families: 15.5% Old Beach — Group Household: 3.6% Old Beach — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Old Beach 11.9% renting
Old Beach — Owned Outright: 35.7% Old Beach — Mortgage: 52.4% Old Beach — Renting: 11.9%
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 Old Beach
England 0.6% / 2.8%
Honeywood — England: 0.6% Old Beach — England: 2.8%
New Zealand — / 0.7%
Honeywood — New Zealand: not among its largest Old Beach — New Zealand: 0.7%
India — / 0.5%
Honeywood — India: not among its largest Old Beach — India: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Honeywood — Philippines: not among its largest Old Beach — Philippines: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Honeywood — South Africa: not among its largest Old Beach — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

Qualifications

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

Honeywood Old Beach
Certificate III & IV 23.4% / 20.0%
Honeywood — Certificate III & IV: 23.4% Old Beach — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 9.2%
Honeywood — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Old Beach — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 8.1%
Honeywood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Old Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 2.8%
Honeywood — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Old Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.4%
Honeywood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Old Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

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%
Old Beach 89.9% houses
Old Beach — Houses: 89.9% Old Beach — Flats / Apartments: 9.0% Old Beach — Townhouses: 1.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Honeywood Old Beach
Median house price $850,000 $720,000
Median unit price — $595,000
Median land price $335,000 $255,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 3 sales
 30 days
from 65 sales

Zoning mix

Honeywood has more rural and farming land (84% vs 59%).

Honeywood Old Beach
Rural and farming 84% 59%
Environmental 12% 22%
Residential 0% 9%
Other and special use 0% 5%
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Honeywood Old Beach
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 Old Beach
Houses — 4.5%
$680/wk on $790K
Units — 5.7%
$690/wk on $625K

Ranking within TAS

Honeywood Old Beach
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of TAS Higher than 88% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of TAS Higher than 63% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 75% of TAS Higher than 76% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of TAS Higher than 83% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 65% of TAS
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 96% of TAS

Liveability

Old Beach scores higher overall (45 vs 38).

Honeywood Old Beach
Grade C
same for both
Score 38/100 45/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Honeywood Old Beach
Bushfire High
97/100
 High
93/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Honeywood Old Beach
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

Honeywood Old Beach
Parks & reserves 0 4
Waterways 0 14

Mobility

Honeywood sits further from the CBD (24.6 km vs 19.4 km).

Honeywood Old Beach
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 24.6 km
+21% vs other
 19.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 29 min 23 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 7017
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 7017
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.

Honeywood Old Beach
Car (driver) 87.1% / 84.3%
Honeywood — Car (driver): 87.1% Old Beach — Car (driver): 84.3%
Worked from Home 4.7% / 7.1%
Honeywood — Worked from Home: 4.7% Old Beach — Worked from Home: 7.1%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 5.4%
Honeywood — Car (passenger): 4.3% Old Beach — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Bus 3.9% / 2.9%
Honeywood — Bus: 3.9% Old Beach — Bus: 2.9%
Walked Only — / 0.3%
Honeywood — Walked Only: not among its largest Old Beach — Walked Only: 0.3%

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

Setting

Honeywood Old Beach
Elevation 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.2 km 8.1 km
4.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Honeywood Old Beach
Connectivity score 50/100 65/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 13%
183 premises
 39%
1,979 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Honeywood

Acreage Middle-Ring

Old Beach

Acreage Easy Commute Middle-Ring Transport Hub

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