Margate vs Allens Rivulet

Margate is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 44 in Allens Rivulet. 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 Allens Rivulet: a median of $1.07 million, against $870,000 in Margate, though rent is higher in Margate. Margate is closer to the city centre: 22 km, against 26.5 km. On these figures, Margate tends to suit families with children and 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

Margate

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Margate

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($869,500 vs $1,070,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Allens Rivulet

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Margate

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (22 km vs 26.5 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Margate Allens Rivulet
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.

Margate Allens Rivulet
Walkability 0 / 0
Margate — Walkability: 0/100 Allens Rivulet — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 8 / 4
Margate — Low fire risk: 8/100 Allens Rivulet — Low fire risk: 4/100

Demographics

Margate has more residents (4,239 vs 506); Margate rents higher ($400/wk vs $240/wk).

Margate Allens Rivulet
Population 4,239
+88% vs other
 506
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.1% +3.9%
Median age 37 44
Median household income $98,072/yr $117,000/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+40% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Margate Allens Rivulet
0-4 6.3% / 3.4%
Margate — 0-4: 6.3% Allens Rivulet — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 16.3% / 13.4%
Margate — 5-14: 16.3% Allens Rivulet — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 6.4% / 7.9%
Margate — 15-19: 6.4% Allens Rivulet — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 5.0% / 6.7%
Margate — 20-24: 5.0% Allens Rivulet — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 11.3% / 6.5%
Margate — 25-34: 11.3% Allens Rivulet — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 14.1% / 11.9%
Margate — 35-44: 14.1% Allens Rivulet — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 12.7% / 16.8%
Margate — 45-54: 12.7% Allens Rivulet — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 11.9% / 19.4%
Margate — 55-64: 11.9% Allens Rivulet — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 9.4% / 8.9%
Margate — 65-74: 9.4% Allens Rivulet — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 5.2% / 4.2%
Margate — 75-84: 5.2% Allens Rivulet — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 1.2% / 1.2%
Margate — 85+: 1.2% Allens Rivulet — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Allens Rivulet 65.9% couple families
Allens Rivulet — Couple Families: 65.9% Allens Rivulet — Lone Person: 21.4% Allens Rivulet — One Parent Families: 12.7% Allens Rivulet — Group Household: 0.0% Allens Rivulet — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Margate 15.8% renting
Margate — Owned Outright: 38.0% Margate — Mortgage: 46.1% Margate — Renting: 15.8%
Allens Rivulet 9.5% renting
Allens Rivulet — Owned Outright: 44.7% Allens Rivulet — Mortgage: 45.8% Allens Rivulet — Renting: 9.5%
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.

Margate Allens Rivulet
England 5.1% / 8.3%
Margate — England: 5.1% Allens Rivulet — England: 8.3%
New Zealand 1.0% / 0.6%
Margate — New Zealand: 1.0% Allens Rivulet — New Zealand: 0.6%
Germany 0.6% / 0.6%
Margate — Germany: 0.6% Allens Rivulet — Germany: 0.6%
South Africa 1.1% / —
Margate — South Africa: 1.1% Allens Rivulet — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 0.5% / 0.6%
Margate — Scotland: 0.5% Allens Rivulet — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.3%).

Qualifications

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

Margate Allens Rivulet
Bachelor Degree 13.2% / 18.2%
Margate — Bachelor Degree: 13.2% Allens Rivulet — Bachelor Degree: 18.2%
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 12.5%
Margate — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Allens Rivulet — Certificate III & IV: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 8.5%
Margate — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Allens Rivulet — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 7.5%
Margate — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Allens Rivulet — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 3.8%
Margate — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Allens Rivulet — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Margate 98.2% houses
Margate — Houses: 98.2% Margate — Townhouses: 1.5% Margate — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Allens Rivulet 99.4% houses
Allens Rivulet — Houses: 99.4% Allens Rivulet — Townhouses: 0.0% Allens Rivulet — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Margate Allens Rivulet
Median house price $869,500 $1,070,000
Median unit price $587,000 —
Median land price $895,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 36 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Margate Allens Rivulet
Rural and farming 47% 50%
Environmental 46% 49%
Residential 4% 0%
Parks and recreation 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

Margate Allens Rivulet
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.

Margate Allens Rivulet
Houses 4.0%
$700/wk on $899K
 —
Units 4.0%
$460/wk on $598K
 —

Ranking within TAS

Margate Allens Rivulet
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of TAS Higher than 96% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of TAS Higher than 23% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 95% of TAS Higher than 93% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of TAS Higher than 56% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of TAS —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 25% of TAS —

Liveability

Margate Allens Rivulet
Grade B C
Score 49/100 47/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Margate Allens Rivulet
Bushfire High
92/100
 High
96/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
28/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Margate Allens Rivulet
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Margate

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

Schools in Allens Rivulet

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Margate Allens Rivulet
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 10 0
Childcare 3 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 14 8

Mobility

Allens Rivulet sits further from the CBD (26.5 km vs 22 km).

Margate Allens Rivulet
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 22 km 26.5 km
+20% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 29 min
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 7054
 1.9%
postcode 7150
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 7054
 33
postcode 7150

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.

Margate Allens Rivulet
Car (driver) 77.0% / 74.3%
Margate — Car (driver): 77.0% Allens Rivulet — Car (driver): 74.3%
Worked from Home 12.3% / 13.9%
Margate — Worked from Home: 12.3% Allens Rivulet — Worked from Home: 13.9%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 5.7%
Margate — Car (passenger): 4.7% Allens Rivulet — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Bus 3.9% / 3.3%
Margate — Bus: 3.9% Allens Rivulet — Bus: 3.3%
Walked Only 1.9% / 2.9%
Margate — Walked Only: 1.9% Allens Rivulet — Walked Only: 2.9%

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

Setting

Margate Allens Rivulet
Elevation 97 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 170 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.1 km
4.3 km to a named beach
 5.6 km

NBN connectivity

Margate Allens Rivulet
Connectivity score 52/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 22%
1,711 premises
 0%
181 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Margate Allens Rivulet
Division Franklin
same for both
Member Julie Collins
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Margate

Acreage Easy Commute Family Middle-Ring Premium River Transport Hub

Allens Rivulet

Acreage Middle-Ring Professionals River

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