Margate vs Huntingfield

Huntingfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 37 in Margate. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Margate, most households are couple families. In Huntingfield, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Margate: a median of $870,000, against $713,000 in Huntingfield. On these figures, Margate tends to suit couples, while Huntingfield 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

Margate

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 6)

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

First-home buyers

Huntingfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($320,000 vs $895,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($712,750 vs $869,500)

Weighs house 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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Margate has a shorter drive in (25 min vs 34 min)
  • Huntingfield is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Huntingfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Huntingfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.2% vs 8.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Margate and Huntingfield 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 Huntingfield
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 Huntingfield
Walkability 0 / 34
Margate — Walkability: 0/100 Huntingfield — Walkability: 34/100
Low fire risk 8 / 2
Margate — Low fire risk: 8/100 Huntingfield — Low fire risk: 2/100

Demographics

Margate has more residents (4,239 vs 540); Margate skews older (37 vs 33).

Margate Huntingfield
Population 4,239
+87% vs other
 540
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.1% +26.2%
Median age 37 33
Median household income $98,072/yr
+5% vs other
 $92,716/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $415/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Margate Huntingfield
0-4 6.3% / 7.4%
Margate — 0-4: 6.3% Huntingfield — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 16.3% / 15.7%
Margate — 5-14: 16.3% Huntingfield — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 6.4% / 6.1%
Margate — 15-19: 6.4% Huntingfield — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.0% / 7.0%
Margate — 20-24: 5.0% Huntingfield — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 11.3% / 16.7%
Margate — 25-34: 11.3% Huntingfield — 25-34: 16.7%
35-44 14.1% / 15.9%
Margate — 35-44: 14.1% Huntingfield — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 12.7% / 11.3%
Margate — 45-54: 12.7% Huntingfield — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 11.9% / 7.6%
Margate — 55-64: 11.9% Huntingfield — 55-64: 7.6%
65-74 9.4% / 7.2%
Margate — 65-74: 9.4% Huntingfield — 65-74: 7.2%
75-84 5.2% / 3.1%
Margate — 75-84: 5.2% Huntingfield — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 1.2% / 0.9%
Margate — 85+: 1.2% Huntingfield — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

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%
Huntingfield 46.2% couple families
Huntingfield — Couple Families: 46.2% Huntingfield — Lone Person: 22.8% Huntingfield — One Parent Families: 25.5% Huntingfield — Group Household: 3.4% Huntingfield — Other Families: 2.1%
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%
Huntingfield 17.3% renting
Huntingfield — Owned Outright: 30.2% Huntingfield — Mortgage: 52.5% Huntingfield — Renting: 17.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Margate Huntingfield
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 18.7%
Margate — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Huntingfield — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Bachelor Degree 13.2% / 14.6%
Margate — Bachelor Degree: 13.2% Huntingfield — Bachelor Degree: 14.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 5.0%
Margate — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Huntingfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 3.5%
Margate — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Huntingfield — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 3.9%
Margate — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Huntingfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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 Huntingfield
England 5.1% / 2.6%
Margate — England: 5.1% Huntingfield — England: 2.6%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.7%
Margate — New Zealand: 1.0% Huntingfield — New Zealand: 1.7%
China 0.5% / 1.3%
Margate — China: 0.5% Huntingfield — China: 1.3%
Germany 0.6% / 0.9%
Margate — Germany: 0.6% Huntingfield — Germany: 0.9%
India 0.3% / 1.1%
Margate — India: 0.3% Huntingfield — India: 1.1%
South Africa 1.1% / —
Margate — South Africa: 1.1% Huntingfield — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 0.5% / —
Margate — Scotland: 0.5% Huntingfield — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

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%
Huntingfield 96.5% houses
Huntingfield — Houses: 96.5% Huntingfield — Townhouses: 2.0% Huntingfield — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Margate Huntingfield
Median house price $869,500 $712,750
Median unit price $587,000 —
Median land price $895,000 $320,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 36 sales
 12 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Margate has more rural and farming land (47% vs 0%); Huntingfield has more land zoned for conservation (69% vs 46%).

Margate Huntingfield
Environmental 46% 69%
Rural and farming 47% 0%
Residential 4% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 7%
Industrial 1% 6%
Parks and recreation 2% 4%
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 Huntingfield
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 Huntingfield
Houses 4.0%
$700/wk on $899K
 —
Units 4.0%
$460/wk on $598K
 —

Ranking within TAS

Margate Huntingfield
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of TAS Higher than 84% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of TAS Higher than 89% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 95% of TAS Higher than 54% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of TAS Higher than 100% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of TAS —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 25% of TAS —

Liveability

Huntingfield is more walkable (34 vs 0).

Margate Huntingfield
Grade B C
Score 49/100 45/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Margate Huntingfield
Bushfire High
92/100
 High
98/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Margate Huntingfield
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 1
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 Huntingfield

  • St Aloysius Catholic College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Tarremah Steiner School Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Margate Huntingfield
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 1
Parks & reserves 10 6
Childcare 3 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 14 7

Mobility

Margate Huntingfield
Walkability score 0/100 34/100
Distance to Hobart 22 km
+7% vs other
 20.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 34 min
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 7054
 0.5%
postcode 7055
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 7054
 36
postcode 7055

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 Huntingfield
Car (driver) 77.0% / 74.3%
Margate — Car (driver): 77.0% Huntingfield — Car (driver): 74.3%
Worked from Home 12.3% / 10.8%
Margate — Worked from Home: 12.3% Huntingfield — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 7.1%
Margate — Car (passenger): 4.7% Huntingfield — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Bus 3.9% / 7.9%
Margate — Bus: 3.9% Huntingfield — Bus: 7.9%
Walked Only 1.9% / —
Margate — Walked Only: 1.9% Huntingfield — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Margate Huntingfield
Elevation 97 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.1 km
4.3 km to a named beach
 1.2 km
2.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Margate Huntingfield
Connectivity score 52/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 22%
1,711 premises
 100%
329 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Margate Huntingfield
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

Huntingfield

Acreage Coastal Family Middle-Ring Parks River

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