Kingston vs Margate

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Margate, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Margate: a median of $870,000, against $763,000 in Kingston. Kingston is closer to the city centre: 14.3 km, against 22 km. On these figures, Kingston tends to suit people living alone, while Margate suits families with children and couples.

Kingston is a larger, more established suburb closer to Hobart's CBD at 14.3 km, while Margate is smaller and more distant at 22.0 km. Margate residents enjoy a notably higher median household income of $98,072 compared to Kingston's $78,884, and the suburb scores better on liveability (49 versus 45). House prices are higher in Margate at $869,500, though Kingston's unit market is slightly stronger at $607,500. Kingston offers better walkability and slightly higher rental yields if you're considering investment, whereas Margate suits those prioritising a higher-income community setting despite being further out.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 10)
  • But Margate is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 56%)

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 $895,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($763,000 vs $869,500)

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

Renters

Kingston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kingston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (14.3 km vs 22 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kingston

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)

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

Investors

Kingston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (18.1% vs 8.1%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (4.6% vs 4.0%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Kingston and Margate 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 Margate
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 Margate
Walkability 21 / 0
Kingston — Walkability: 21/100 Margate — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 8 / 8
Kingston — Low fire risk: 8/100 Margate — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

Kingston has more residents (12,288 vs 4,239); Margate has higher household incomes ($98,072 vs $78,884).

Kingston Margate
Population 12,288
+66% vs other
 4,239
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.1% +8.1%
Median age 36 37
Median household income $78,884/yr $98,072/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk $400/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kingston Margate
0-4 5.8% / 6.3%
Kingston — 0-4: 5.8% Margate — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 11.8% / 16.3%
Kingston — 5-14: 11.8% Margate — 5-14: 16.3%
15-19 5.6% / 6.4%
Kingston — 15-19: 5.6% Margate — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 5.8% / 5.0%
Kingston — 20-24: 5.8% Margate — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 18.1% / 11.3%
Kingston — 25-34: 18.1% Margate — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 13.8% / 14.1%
Kingston — 35-44: 13.8% Margate — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 11.0% / 12.7%
Kingston — 45-54: 11.0% Margate — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 9.7% / 11.9%
Kingston — 55-64: 9.7% Margate — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 9.8% / 9.4%
Kingston — 65-74: 9.8% Margate — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 6.2% / 5.2%
Kingston — 75-84: 6.2% Margate — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 2.4% / 1.2%
Kingston — 85+: 2.4% Margate — 85+: 1.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kingston 39.0% couple families
Kingston — Couple Families: 39.0% Kingston — Lone Person: 37.2% Kingston — One Parent Families: 17.2% Kingston — Group Household: 5.3% Kingston — Other Families: 1.4%
Margate 57.5% couple families
Margate — Couple Families: 57.5% Margate — Lone Person: 24.4% Margate — One Parent Families: 15.9% Margate — Group Household: 1.4% Margate — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kingston 29.8% renting
Kingston — Owned Outright: 34.0% Kingston — Mortgage: 36.1% Kingston — Renting: 29.8%
Margate 15.8% renting
Margate — Owned Outright: 38.0% Margate — Mortgage: 46.1% Margate — Renting: 15.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kingston Margate
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 13.2%
Kingston — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% Margate — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 16.6%
Kingston — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Margate — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 8.2%
Kingston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Margate — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 8.6% / 4.8%
Kingston — Postgraduate Degree: 8.6% Margate — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.5%
Kingston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Margate — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

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 Margate
England 4.3% / 5.1%
Kingston — England: 4.3% Margate — England: 5.1%
China 6.5% / 0.5%
Kingston — China: 6.5% Margate — China: 0.5%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.0%
Kingston — New Zealand: 1.1% Margate — New Zealand: 1.0%
South Africa 1.0% / 1.1%
Kingston — South Africa: 1.0% Margate — South Africa: 1.1%
Nepal 1.5% / —
Kingston — Nepal: 1.5% Margate — Nepal: not among its largest
India 1.1% / 0.3%
Kingston — India: 1.1% Margate — India: 0.3%
Germany — / 0.6%
Kingston — Germany: not among its largest Margate — Germany: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Kingston — Scotland: not among its largest Margate — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kingston 89.1% houses
Kingston — Houses: 89.1% Kingston — Townhouses: 10.0% Kingston — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Margate 98.2% houses
Margate — Houses: 98.2% Margate — Townhouses: 1.5% Margate — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kingston Margate
Median house price $763,000 $869,500
Median unit price $607,500 $587,000
Median land price $466,000 $895,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 126 sales
 26 days
from 36 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Kingston Margate
2 bed $575K / $575K
Kingston — 2 bed: $575K (35 sales) Margate — 2 bed: $575K (13 sales)

35 vs 13 sales

3 bed $668K / $640K
Kingston — 3 bed: $668K (20 sales) Margate — 3 bed: $640K (5 sales)

20 vs 5 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 Margate
2 bed $572K / $600K
Kingston — 2 bed: $572K (20 sales) Margate — 2 bed: $600K (5 sales)

20 vs 5 sales

3 bed $735K / $760K
Kingston — 3 bed: $735K (133 sales) Margate — 3 bed: $760K (36 sales)

133 vs 36 sales

4 bed $901K / $960K
Kingston — 4 bed: $901K (56 sales) Margate — 4 bed: $960K (34 sales)

56 vs 34 sales

5 bed $995K / $1.56M
Kingston — 5 bed: $995K (10 sales) Margate — 5 bed: $1.56M (8 sales)

10 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Margate has more rural and farming land (47% vs 14%); Kingston has more land zoned for conservation (57% vs 46%).

Kingston Margate
Environmental 57% 46%
Rural and farming 14% 47%
Residential 13% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 10% 1%
Parks and recreation 4% 2%
Commercial 2% 0%
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 Margate
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 Margate
Houses 4.2%
$640/wk on $795K
 4.0%
$700/wk on $899K
Units 4.6%
$560/wk on $635K
 4.0%
$460/wk on $598K

Ranking within TAS

Kingston Margate
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 70% of TAS Higher than 89% of TAS
Schools Higher than 28% of TAS —
Walkability Higher than 85% of TAS Higher than 13% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 90% of TAS Higher than 95% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of TAS Higher than 77% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 50% of TAS Higher than 39% of TAS
Rental yield (units) Higher than 51% of TAS Higher than 25% of TAS

Liveability

Kingston is more walkable (21 vs 0).

Kingston Margate
Grade C B
Score 45/100 49/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Kingston Margate
Bushfire High
92/100
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
 Low
28/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kingston Margate
Inside the suburb 6 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Hobart, 6.9 km
 None

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

Schools in Margate

  • Channel Christian School Independent · Primary at peers
  • Margate Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kingston Margate
Supermarkets 5 1
Cafes & restaurants 13 5
Parks & reserves 21 10
Childcare 4 3
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 5 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 5 1
Fuel stations 3 1
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 14
same for both

Mobility

Margate sits further from the CBD (22 km vs 14.3 km).

Kingston Margate
Walkability score 21/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 14.3 km 22 km
+54% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 21 min 25 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
 89/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 227.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 35.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 7050
 2.0%
postcode 7054
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 7050
 41
postcode 7054

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 Margate
Car (driver) 72.7% / 77.0%
Kingston — Car (driver): 72.7% Margate — Car (driver): 77.0%
Worked from Home 9.9% / 12.3%
Kingston — Worked from Home: 9.9% Margate — Worked from Home: 12.3%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 4.7%
Kingston — Car (passenger): 7.0% Margate — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Bus 7.7% / 3.9%
Kingston — Bus: 7.7% Margate — Bus: 3.9%
Walked Only 2.3% / 1.9%
Kingston — Walked Only: 2.3% Margate — Walked Only: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.0%).

Setting

Kingston Margate
Elevation 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 97 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.3 km
3.4 km to a named beach
 3.1 km
4.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Kingston Margate
Connectivity score 96/100 52/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 93%
6,183 premises
 22%
1,711 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kingston

Acreage Easy Commute Middle-Ring River Transport Hub

Margate

Acreage Easy Commute Family Middle-Ring Premium River Transport Hub

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