Kings Meadows vs South Launceston

In both, most homes are detached houses. In Kings Meadows, most households own their home. In South Launceston, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, South Launceston tends to suit renters.

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

Kings Meadows

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 4)
  • is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 42%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (84% vs 71%)
  • But South Launceston has more childcare (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

South Launceston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($381,250 vs $506,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

South Launceston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 34%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Kings Meadows has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • South Launceston has more units and townhouses to downsize into (29% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Kings Meadows

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.8% vs 6.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kings Meadows South Launceston
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.

Kings Meadows South Launceston
Walkability 83 / 79
Kings Meadows — Walkability: 83/100 South Launceston — Walkability: 79/100
Low fire risk 75 / 75
Kings Meadows — Low fire risk: 75/100 South Launceston — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Kings Meadows skews older (38 vs 36).

Kings Meadows South Launceston
Population 4,359 4,894
+12% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.8% +6.6%
Median age 38 36
Median household income $67,912/yr $71,448/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $312/wk
+4% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kings Meadows South Launceston
0-4 5.5% / 5.6%
Kings Meadows — 0-4: 5.5% South Launceston — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 13.0% / 10.5%
Kings Meadows — 5-14: 13.0% South Launceston — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 5.0% / 4.0%
Kings Meadows — 15-19: 5.0% South Launceston — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 6.5% / 8.1%
Kings Meadows — 20-24: 6.5% South Launceston — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 15.6% / 19.1%
Kings Meadows — 25-34: 15.6% South Launceston — 25-34: 19.1%
35-44 12.9% / 13.2%
Kings Meadows — 35-44: 12.9% South Launceston — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 11.1% / 11.3%
Kings Meadows — 45-54: 11.1% South Launceston — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 10.3% / 10.1%
Kings Meadows — 55-64: 10.3% South Launceston — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 8.9% / 7.9%
Kings Meadows — 65-74: 8.9% South Launceston — 65-74: 7.9%
75-84 6.9% / 5.6%
Kings Meadows — 75-84: 6.9% South Launceston — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 4.3% / 4.3%
Kings Meadows — 85+: 4.3% South Launceston — 85+: 4.3%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kings Meadows 42.1% lone person
Kings Meadows — Lone Person: 42.1% Kings Meadows — Couple Families: 32.6% Kings Meadows — One Parent Families: 19.1% Kings Meadows — Group Household: 4.7% Kings Meadows — Other Families: 1.5%
South Launceston 48.6% lone person
South Launceston — Lone Person: 48.6% South Launceston — Couple Families: 28.4% South Launceston — One Parent Families: 13.6% South Launceston — Group Household: 7.8% South Launceston — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kings Meadows 34.5% renting
Kings Meadows — Owned Outright: 30.7% Kings Meadows — Mortgage: 34.8% Kings Meadows — Renting: 34.5%
South Launceston 46.3% renting
South Launceston — Owned Outright: 23.5% South Launceston — Mortgage: 30.2% South Launceston — Renting: 46.3%
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.

Kings Meadows South Launceston
England 2.6% / 3.0%
Kings Meadows — England: 2.6% South Launceston — England: 3.0%
Nepal 1.4% / 2.4%
Kings Meadows — Nepal: 1.4% South Launceston — Nepal: 2.4%
India 1.8% / 1.9%
Kings Meadows — India: 1.8% South Launceston — India: 1.9%
Iran 0.8% / 1.0%
Kings Meadows — Iran: 0.8% South Launceston — Iran: 1.0%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.9%
Kings Meadows — New Zealand: 0.8% South Launceston — New Zealand: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

Qualifications

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

Kings Meadows South Launceston
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 13.8%
Kings Meadows — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% South Launceston — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 15.3%
Kings Meadows — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% South Launceston — Bachelor Degree: 15.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 6.3%
Kings Meadows — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% South Launceston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 5.6%
Kings Meadows — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% South Launceston — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.9%
Kings Meadows — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% South Launceston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kings Meadows 83.8% houses
Kings Meadows — Houses: 83.8% Kings Meadows — Townhouses: 5.2% Kings Meadows — Flats / Apartments: 10.9%
South Launceston 71.2% houses
South Launceston — Houses: 71.2% South Launceston — Townhouses: 18.8% South Launceston — Flats / Apartments: 10.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kings Meadows South Launceston
Median house price $620,000 $614,500
Median unit price $506,000 $381,250
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 14 days
from 37 sales
 29 days
from 59 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Kings Meadows South Launceston
2 bed $520K / $542K
Kings Meadows — 2 bed: $520K (23 sales) South Launceston — 2 bed: $542K (30 sales)

23 vs 30 sales

3 bed $618K / $610K
Kings Meadows — 3 bed: $618K (60 sales) South Launceston — 3 bed: $610K (86 sales)

60 vs 86 sales

4 bed $745K / $698K
Kings Meadows — 4 bed: $745K (20 sales) South Launceston — 4 bed: $698K (31 sales)

20 vs 31 sales

Zoning mix

Kings Meadows South Launceston
Residential 45% 68%
Infrastructure and transport 18% 13%
Parks and recreation 17% 7%
Industrial 11% 4%
Commercial 4% 6%
Other and special use 4% 2%
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

Kings Meadows South Launceston
New dwellings approved 208
across Launceston
same for both
Approvals change year on year -29%
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.

Kings Meadows South Launceston
Houses 4.7%
$585/wk on $645K
 4.6%
$580/wk on $649K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Kings Meadows South Launceston
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of TAS Higher than 56% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of TAS Higher than 98% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 66% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of TAS
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 79% of TAS Higher than 73% of TAS

Liveability

South Launceston scores higher overall (65 vs 59).

Kings Meadows South Launceston
Grade B A
Score 59/100 65/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Kings Meadows South Launceston
Bushfire Low
25/100
same for both
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 4
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Kings Meadows South Launceston
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Launceston, 4.4 km
 1
Launceston, 2.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.0% 2.0%

Schools in Kings Meadows

  • Kings Meadows High School Government · Secondary above peers

Schools in South Launceston

  • Glen Dhu Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • John Calvin School Independent · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kings Meadows South Launceston
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 6 3
Parks & reserves 8 4
Childcare 0 5
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 3 0
Banks & Bank@Post 5 0
Fuel stations 3 1
EV chargers 1
same for both
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Kings Meadows South Launceston
Walkability score 83/100 79/100
Distance to Hobart 197.2 km 199.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 137 min
same for both
Public transport score 92/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 62.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 108.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 7249
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 21
postcode 7249
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.

Kings Meadows South Launceston
Car (driver) 81.7% / 70.4%
Kings Meadows — Car (driver): 81.7% South Launceston — Car (driver): 70.4%
Walked Only 3.3% / 12.0%
Kings Meadows — Walked Only: 3.3% South Launceston — Walked Only: 12.0%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / 7.1%
Kings Meadows — Car (passenger): 6.7% South Launceston — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Worked from Home 6.0% / 7.8%
Kings Meadows — Worked from Home: 6.0% South Launceston — Worked from Home: 7.8%
Bus 1.9% / 1.9%
Kings Meadows — Bus: 1.9% South Launceston — Bus: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.7%).

Setting

Kings Meadows South Launceston
Elevation 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 48.0 km
5.0 km to a named beach
 46.0 km
4.4 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Kings Meadows South Launceston
Connectivity score 98/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 96%
2,516 premises
 94%
2,908 premises

Climate

Kings Meadows South Launceston
Annual rainfall 676 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Kings Meadows South Launceston
Average residential rate $2,075/yr
same for both
Council Launceston
same for both

Federal electorate

Kings Meadows South Launceston
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kings Meadows South Launceston
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kings Meadows

Easy Commute Parks River Transport Hub

South Launceston

Easy Commute Parks Transport Hub

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