Margate vs Pelverata

Margate is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 45 in Pelverata. 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 Pelverata, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Margate: a median of $870,000, against $780,000 in Pelverata, and rent is higher there too. Margate is closer to the city centre: 22 km, against 35.6 km. On these figures, Margate tends to suit families with children, while Pelverata suits people living alone.

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 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 6)

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

First-home buyers

Pelverata

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($780,000 vs $869,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Margate

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 5%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Margate

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (25 min vs 43 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (22 km vs 35.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

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

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Pelverata

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.6% vs 8.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Margate and Pelverata 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 Pelverata
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 Pelverata
Walkability 0 / 0
Margate — Walkability: 0/100 Pelverata — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 8 / 9
Margate — Low fire risk: 8/100 Pelverata — Low fire risk: 9/100

Demographics

Margate has more residents (4,239 vs 265); Margate has higher household incomes ($98,072 vs $73,892).

Margate Pelverata
Population 4,239
+94% vs other
 265
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.1% +28.6%
Median age 37 45
Median household income $98,072/yr
+25% vs other
 $73,892/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+6% vs other
 $375/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Margate Pelverata
0-4 6.3% / 3.8%
Margate — 0-4: 6.3% Pelverata — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 16.3% / 8.3%
Margate — 5-14: 16.3% Pelverata — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 6.4% / 4.5%
Margate — 15-19: 6.4% Pelverata — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 5.0% / 4.2%
Margate — 20-24: 5.0% Pelverata — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 11.3% / 11.7%
Margate — 25-34: 11.3% Pelverata — 25-34: 11.7%
35-44 14.1% / 18.1%
Margate — 35-44: 14.1% Pelverata — 35-44: 18.1%
45-54 12.7% / 18.1%
Margate — 45-54: 12.7% Pelverata — 45-54: 18.1%
55-64 11.9% / 18.1%
Margate — 55-64: 11.9% Pelverata — 55-64: 18.1%
65-74 9.4% / 9.8%
Margate — 65-74: 9.4% Pelverata — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 5.2% / 4.5%
Margate — 75-84: 5.2% Pelverata — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 1.2% / 1.1%
Margate — 85+: 1.2% Pelverata — 85+: 1.1%

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

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%
Pelverata 50.9% couple families
Pelverata — Couple Families: 50.9% Pelverata — Lone Person: 35.1% Pelverata — One Parent Families: 5.3% Pelverata — Group Household: 8.8% Pelverata — 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%
Pelverata 5.0% renting
Pelverata — Owned Outright: 46.0% Pelverata — Mortgage: 49.0% Pelverata — Renting: 5.0%
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 Pelverata
England 5.1% / 6.8%
Margate — England: 5.1% Pelverata — England: 6.8%
New Zealand 1.0% / 3.4%
Margate — New Zealand: 1.0% Pelverata — New Zealand: 3.4%
South Africa 1.1% / 2.3%
Margate — South Africa: 1.1% Pelverata — South Africa: 2.3%
Scotland 0.5% / 1.9%
Margate — Scotland: 0.5% Pelverata — Scotland: 1.9%
Germany 0.6% / —
Margate — Germany: 0.6% Pelverata — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

Qualifications

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

Margate Pelverata
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 21.1%
Margate — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Pelverata — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Bachelor Degree 13.2% / 17.0%
Margate — Bachelor Degree: 13.2% Pelverata — Bachelor Degree: 17.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 10.2%
Margate — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Pelverata — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 3.8%
Margate — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Pelverata — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.6%
Margate — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Pelverata — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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%
Pelverata 101.0% houses
Pelverata — Houses: 101.0% Pelverata — Townhouses: 0.0% Pelverata — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Margate Pelverata
Median house price $869,500 $780,000
Median unit price $587,000 —
Median land price $895,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 36 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Pelverata has more land zoned for conservation (68% vs 46%); Margate has more rural and farming land (47% vs 32%).

Margate Pelverata
Environmental 46% 68%
Rural and farming 47% 32%
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 Pelverata
New dwellings approved 138
across Kingborough
 81
across Huon Valley
Approvals change year on year -13% -33%

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 Pelverata
Houses 4.0%
$700/wk on $899K
 —
Units 4.0%
$460/wk on $598K
 —

Ranking within TAS

Margate Pelverata
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of TAS Higher than 63% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of TAS Higher than 60% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 95% of TAS Higher than 94% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of TAS Higher than 38% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of TAS —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 25% of TAS —

Liveability

Margate Pelverata
Grade B —
Score 49/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Margate Pelverata
Bushfire High
92/100
 High
91/100
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 Pelverata
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 Pelverata

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Pelverata sits further from the CBD (35.6 km vs 22 km).

Margate Pelverata
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 22 km 35.6 km
+62% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 43 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 Pelverata
Car (driver) 77.0% / 77.0%
Margate — Car (driver): 77.0% Pelverata — Car (driver): 77.0%
Worked from Home 12.3% / 11.5%
Margate — Worked from Home: 12.3% Pelverata — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 8.8%
Margate — Car (passenger): 4.7% Pelverata — Car (passenger): 8.8%
Bus 3.9% / —
Margate — Bus: 3.9% Pelverata — Bus: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.3% / 2.7%
Margate — Bicycle: 0.3% Pelverata — Bicycle: 2.7%
Walked Only 1.9% / —
Margate — Walked Only: 1.9% Pelverata — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Margate Pelverata
Elevation 97 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 266 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.1 km
4.3 km to a named beach
 10.8 km

NBN connectivity

Margate Pelverata
Connectivity score 52/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 22%
1,711 premises
 0%
113 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Margate Pelverata
Average residential rate $1,735/yr $1,884/yr
Council Kingborough Huon Valley

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Margate Pelverata
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

Pelverata

Outer River

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