Judbury vs Lucaston

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lucaston: a median of $910,000, against $530,000 in Judbury. Lucaston is closer to the city centre: 40.5 km, against 52 km. On these figures, Judbury tends to suit 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

Lucaston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 5)

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

  • Judbury has cheaper houses ($530,000 vs $910,000)
  • Lucaston leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lucaston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Lucaston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (42 min vs 57 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (40.5 km vs 52 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Lucaston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.2% vs 5.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Judbury Lucaston
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.

Judbury Lucaston
Walkability 0 / 0
Judbury — Walkability: 0/100 Lucaston — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 13 / 7
Judbury — Low fire risk: 13/100 Lucaston — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Lucaston has higher household incomes ($101,088 vs $72,072).

Judbury Lucaston
Population 414 422
+2% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.6% +19.2%
Median age 45 44
Median household income $72,072/yr $101,088/yr
+40% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $300/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Judbury Lucaston
0-4 5.6% / 5.5%
Judbury — 0-4: 5.6% Lucaston — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 12.1% / 13.0%
Judbury — 5-14: 12.1% Lucaston — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 6.8% / 5.7%
Judbury — 15-19: 6.8% Lucaston — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 4.8% / 2.8%
Judbury — 20-24: 4.8% Lucaston — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 11.8% / 10.9%
Judbury — 25-34: 11.8% Lucaston — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 9.4% / 13.3%
Judbury — 35-44: 9.4% Lucaston — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 14.5% / 18.7%
Judbury — 45-54: 14.5% Lucaston — 45-54: 18.7%
55-64 22.0% / 12.3%
Judbury — 55-64: 22.0% Lucaston — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 9.9% / 13.5%
Judbury — 65-74: 9.9% Lucaston — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 3.6% / 2.8%
Judbury — 75-84: 3.6% Lucaston — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 1.9% / 0.7%
Judbury — 85+: 1.9% Lucaston — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Judbury 55.6% couple families
Judbury — Couple Families: 55.6% Judbury — Lone Person: 32.2% Judbury — One Parent Families: 8.9% Judbury — Group Household: 3.3%
Lucaston 58.8% couple families
Lucaston — Couple Families: 58.8% Lucaston — Lone Person: 24.7% Lucaston — One Parent Families: 11.8% Lucaston — Group Household: 4.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Judbury 8.1% renting
Judbury — Owned Outright: 47.8% Judbury — Mortgage: 44.1% Judbury — Renting: 8.1%
Lucaston 7.5% renting
Lucaston — Owned Outright: 39.0% Lucaston — Mortgage: 53.4% Lucaston — Renting: 7.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Judbury Lucaston
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 13.5%
Judbury — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Lucaston — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 11.1% / 15.6%
Judbury — Bachelor Degree: 11.1% Lucaston — Bachelor Degree: 15.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 10.0%
Judbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Lucaston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 5.5%
Judbury — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Lucaston — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 3.3%
Judbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Lucaston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

Judbury Lucaston
England 4.3% / 9.5%
Judbury — England: 4.3% Lucaston — England: 9.5%
New Zealand 3.1% / —
Judbury — New Zealand: 3.1% Lucaston — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa — / 2.6%
Judbury — South Africa: not among its largest Lucaston — South Africa: 2.6%
Japan 1.0% / 0.9%
Judbury — Japan: 1.0% Lucaston — Japan: 0.9%
Germany 1.4% / —
Judbury — Germany: 1.4% Lucaston — Germany: not among its largest
Sri Lanka — / 1.2%
Judbury — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Lucaston — Sri Lanka: 1.2%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Judbury — Scotland: not among its largest Lucaston — Scotland: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Judbury 99.3% houses
Judbury — Houses: 99.3% Judbury — Townhouses: 0.0% Judbury — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Lucaston 100.7% houses
Lucaston — Houses: 100.7% Lucaston — Townhouses: 3.4% Lucaston — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Judbury Lucaston
Median house price $530,000 $910,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 61 days
from 4 sales
 31 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Judbury Lucaston
Rural and farming 50% 51%
Environmental 50% 49%
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

Judbury Lucaston
New dwellings approved 81
across Huon Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Judbury Lucaston
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 60% of TAS Higher than 91% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of TAS Higher than 18% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 84% of TAS Higher than 81% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of TAS Higher than 41% of TAS

Liveability

Judbury Lucaston
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Judbury Lucaston
Bushfire High
87/100
 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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Judbury Lucaston
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

Judbury Lucaston
Parks & reserves 5 10
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Judbury sits further from the CBD (52 km vs 40.5 km).

Judbury Lucaston
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 52 km
+22% vs other
 40.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 57 min 42 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 7109
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 7109
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.

Judbury Lucaston
Car (driver) 79.2% / 73.8%
Judbury — Car (driver): 79.2% Lucaston — Car (driver): 73.8%
Worked from Home 12.6% / 19.5%
Judbury — Worked from Home: 12.6% Lucaston — Worked from Home: 19.5%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 3.1%
Judbury — Car (passenger): 4.4% Lucaston — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Walked Only 3.8% / 3.6%
Judbury — Walked Only: 3.8% Lucaston — Walked Only: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.2%).

Setting

Judbury Lucaston
Elevation 388 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 245 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.5 km 16.9 km

NBN connectivity

Judbury Lucaston
Connectivity score 23/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
161 premises
 0%
176 premises

Climate

Judbury Lucaston
Annual rainfall 988 mm —
Summer max (Jan) 13.3°C —
Winter min (Jul) -1.0°C —

Council rates

Judbury Lucaston
Average residential rate $1,884/yr
same for both
Council Huon Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Judbury Lucaston
Division Franklin
same for both
Member Julie Collins
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Judbury Lucaston
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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