Kingston Beach vs Kingston

Kingston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 47 in Kingston Beach. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Kingston Beach: a median of $911,000, against $763,000 in Kingston. On these figures, Kingston Beach tends to suit older residents, while Kingston 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

Kingston

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Kingston

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($466,000 vs $1,255,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($763,000 vs $911,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Kingston Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 21/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kingston Beach

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 21/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 18%)
  • But Kingston has more GPs (4 vs 0)

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

Investors

Kingston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.2% vs 3.3%)

Weighs house yield.

Where they sit

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

Kingston Beach Kingston
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.

Kingston Beach Kingston
Walkability 57 / 21
Kingston Beach — Walkability: 57/100 Kingston — Walkability: 21/100
Low fire risk 1 / 8
Kingston Beach — Low fire risk: 1/100 Kingston — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

Kingston has more residents (12,288 vs 2,305); Kingston Beach skews older (47 vs 36).

Kingston Beach Kingston
Population 2,305 12,288
+433% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +18.1%
Median age 47 36
Median household income $79,352/yr $78,884/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kingston Beach Kingston
0-4 4.6% / 5.8%
Kingston Beach — 0-4: 4.6% Kingston — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 8.7% / 11.8%
Kingston Beach — 5-14: 8.7% Kingston — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 5.8% / 5.6%
Kingston Beach — 15-19: 5.8% Kingston — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.5% / 5.8%
Kingston Beach — 20-24: 5.5% Kingston — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 11.5% / 18.1%
Kingston Beach — 25-34: 11.5% Kingston — 25-34: 18.1%
35-44 11.5% / 13.8%
Kingston Beach — 35-44: 11.5% Kingston — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 12.4% / 11.0%
Kingston Beach — 45-54: 12.4% Kingston — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 12.3% / 9.7%
Kingston Beach — 55-64: 12.3% Kingston — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 15.0% / 9.8%
Kingston Beach — 65-74: 15.0% Kingston — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 9.8% / 6.2%
Kingston Beach — 75-84: 9.8% Kingston — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 2.3% / 2.4%
Kingston Beach — 85+: 2.3% Kingston — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kingston Beach 44.2% lone person
Kingston Beach — Lone Person: 44.2% Kingston Beach — Couple Families: 33.9% Kingston Beach — One Parent Families: 14.5% Kingston Beach — Group Household: 6.7% Kingston Beach — Other Families: 0.6%
Kingston 37.2% lone person
Kingston — Lone Person: 37.2% Kingston — Couple Families: 39.0% Kingston — One Parent Families: 17.2% Kingston — Group Household: 5.3% Kingston — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kingston Beach 25.5% renting
Kingston Beach — Owned Outright: 46.5% Kingston Beach — Mortgage: 28.1% Kingston Beach — Renting: 25.5%
Kingston 29.8% renting
Kingston — Owned Outright: 34.0% Kingston — Mortgage: 36.1% Kingston — Renting: 29.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kingston Beach Kingston
Bachelor Degree 20.1% / 16.2%
Kingston Beach — Bachelor Degree: 20.1% Kingston — Bachelor Degree: 16.2%
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 12.2%
Kingston Beach — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Kingston — Certificate III & IV: 12.2%
Postgraduate Degree 8.6% / 8.6%
Kingston Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 8.6% Kingston — Postgraduate Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 7.6%
Kingston Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Kingston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 2.5%
Kingston Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Kingston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

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.

Kingston Beach Kingston
England 6.6% / 4.3%
Kingston Beach — England: 6.6% Kingston — England: 4.3%
China 1.1% / 6.5%
Kingston Beach — China: 1.1% Kingston — China: 6.5%
Nepal 1.5% / 1.5%
Kingston Beach — Nepal: 1.5% Kingston — Nepal: 1.5%
Netherlands 1.6% / 1.0%
Kingston Beach — Netherlands: 1.6% Kingston — Netherlands: 1.0%
South Africa 1.4% / 1.0%
Kingston Beach — South Africa: 1.4% Kingston — South Africa: 1.0%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.1%
Kingston Beach — New Zealand: 1.2% Kingston — New Zealand: 1.1%
India — / 1.1%
Kingston Beach — India: not among its largest Kingston — India: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kingston Beach 82.7% houses
Kingston Beach — Houses: 82.7% Kingston Beach — Townhouses: 7.9% Kingston Beach — Flats / Apartments: 9.4%
Kingston 89.1% houses
Kingston — Houses: 89.1% Kingston — Townhouses: 10.0% Kingston — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kingston Beach Kingston
Median house price $911,000 $763,000
Median unit price $645,000 $607,500
Median land price $1,255,000 $466,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 16 sales
 23 days
from 126 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.

Kingston Beach Kingston
2 bed $820K / $572K
Kingston Beach — 2 bed: $820K (5 sales) Kingston — 2 bed: $572K (20 sales)

5 vs 20 sales

3 bed $900K / $735K
Kingston Beach — 3 bed: $900K (17 sales) Kingston — 3 bed: $735K (133 sales)

17 vs 133 sales

4 bed $932K / $901K
Kingston Beach — 4 bed: $932K (9 sales) Kingston — 4 bed: $901K (56 sales)

9 vs 56 sales

Zoning mix

Kingston has more land zoned for conservation (57% vs 8%); Kingston has more rural and farming land (14% vs 0%).

Kingston Beach Kingston
Residential 78% 13%
Environmental 8% 57%
Rural and farming 0% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 10%
Parks and recreation 6% 4%
Commercial 2%
same for both
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

Kingston Beach Kingston
New dwellings approved 138
across Kingborough
same for both
Approvals change year on year -13%
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.

Kingston Beach Kingston
Houses 3.3%
$700/wk on $1.1M
 4.2%
$640/wk on $795K
Units — 4.6%
$560/wk on $635K

Ranking within TAS

Kingston Beach Kingston
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of TAS Higher than 70% of TAS
Schools — Higher than 28% of TAS
Walkability Higher than 94% of TAS Higher than 85% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 90% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of TAS Higher than 92% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 15% of TAS Higher than 50% of TAS
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 51% of TAS

Liveability

Kingston Beach is more walkable (57 vs 21); Kingston Beach scores higher overall (56 vs 45).

Kingston Beach Kingston
Grade B C
Score 56/100 45/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Kingston Beach Kingston
Bushfire High
99/100
 High
92/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
20/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Kingston Beach Kingston
Inside the suburb 1 6
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Hobart, 8.2 km
 1
Hobart, 6.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.8% 1.7%

Schools in Kingston Beach

  • St Aloysius Catholic College - Kingston Beach Campus Catholic · Combined

Schools in Kingston

  • Calvin Christian School Independent · Primary above peers
  • Kingston High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Southern Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Kingston Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Calvin Christian School - Secondary Campus Independent · Secondary
  • Indie School - Glenorchy (Kingston Campus) Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Kingston Beach Kingston
Supermarkets 0 5
Cafes & restaurants 5 13
Parks & reserves 4 21
Childcare 4
same for both
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 5
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 1 3
EV chargers 0 2
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 0 14

Mobility

Kingston Beach Kingston
Walkability score 57/100 21/100
Distance to Hobart 14 km 14.3 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 21 min
Public transport score 89/100
Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 38.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 227.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 7050
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 7050
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.

Kingston Beach Kingston
Car (driver) 66.4% / 72.7%
Kingston Beach — Car (driver): 66.4% Kingston — Car (driver): 72.7%
Worked from Home 13.5% / 9.9%
Kingston Beach — Worked from Home: 13.5% Kingston — Worked from Home: 9.9%
Bus 10.1% / 7.7%
Kingston Beach — Bus: 10.1% Kingston — Bus: 7.7%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 7.0%
Kingston Beach — Car (passenger): 6.2% Kingston — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Walked Only 3.4% / 2.3%
Kingston Beach — Walked Only: 3.4% Kingston — Walked Only: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.7%).

Setting

Kingston Beach Kingston
Elevation 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 249 m
653 m to a named beach
 3.3 km
3.4 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Kingston Beach Kingston
Connectivity score 100/100 96/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
1,113 premises
 93%
6,183 premises

Climate

Kingston Beach Kingston
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Kingston Beach Kingston
Average residential rate $1,735/yr
same for both
Council Kingborough
same for both

Federal electorate

Kingston Beach Kingston
Division Franklin Clark
Member Julie Collins Andrew Wilkie
Party Australian Labor Party Independent

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kingston Beach

Beach Coastal Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Retirees Transport Hub

Kingston

Acreage Easy Commute Middle-Ring River Transport Hub

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