Margate vs Sandfly

Margate is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in Sandfly. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Margate is closer to the city centre: 22 km, against 24.5 km.

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 2)
  • 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house 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

Margate

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (22 km vs 24.5 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

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 Sandfly 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 Sandfly
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 Sandfly
Walkability 0 / 0
Margate — Walkability: 0/100 Sandfly — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 8 / 5
Margate — Low fire risk: 8/100 Sandfly — Low fire risk: 5/100

Demographics

Margate has more residents (4,239 vs 336); Sandfly skews older (43 vs 37).

Margate Sandfly
Population 4,239
+92% vs other
 336
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.1% +8.4%
Median age 37 43
Median household income $98,072/yr $112,372/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $420/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Margate Sandfly
0-4 6.3% / 4.8%
Margate — 0-4: 6.3% Sandfly — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 16.3% / 14.6%
Margate — 5-14: 16.3% Sandfly — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 6.4% / 6.5%
Margate — 15-19: 6.4% Sandfly — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 5.0% / 4.8%
Margate — 20-24: 5.0% Sandfly — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 11.3% / 9.2%
Margate — 25-34: 11.3% Sandfly — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 14.1% / 12.5%
Margate — 35-44: 14.1% Sandfly — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 12.7% / 16.4%
Margate — 45-54: 12.7% Sandfly — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 11.9% / 17.3%
Margate — 55-64: 11.9% Sandfly — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 9.4% / 11.3%
Margate — 65-74: 9.4% Sandfly — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 5.2% / 2.7%
Margate — 75-84: 5.2% Sandfly — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ 1.2% / —
Margate — 85+: 1.2% Sandfly — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

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%
Sandfly 63.9% couple families
Sandfly — Couple Families: 63.9% Sandfly — Lone Person: 20.5% Sandfly — One Parent Families: 12.0% Sandfly — Group Household: 3.6% Sandfly — 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%
Sandfly 6.5% renting
Sandfly — Owned Outright: 41.7% Sandfly — Mortgage: 51.9% Sandfly — Renting: 6.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Margate Sandfly
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 16.7%
Margate — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Sandfly — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 13.2% / 16.4%
Margate — Bachelor Degree: 13.2% Sandfly — Bachelor Degree: 16.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.7%
Margate — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Sandfly — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 4.5%
Margate — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Sandfly — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.4%
Margate — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Sandfly — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

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

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 Sandfly
England 5.1% / 3.3%
Margate — England: 5.1% Sandfly — England: 3.3%
South Africa 1.1% / 0.9%
Margate — South Africa: 1.1% Sandfly — South Africa: 0.9%
New Zealand 1.0% / 0.9%
Margate — New Zealand: 1.0% Sandfly — New Zealand: 0.9%
Canada — / 1.2%
Margate — Canada: not among its largest Sandfly — Canada: 1.2%
Germany 0.6% / —
Margate — Germany: 0.6% Sandfly — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 0.5% / —
Margate — Scotland: 0.5% Sandfly — 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%
Sandfly 100.0% houses
Sandfly — Houses: 100.0% Sandfly — Townhouses: 0.0% Sandfly — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Margate Sandfly
Median house price $869,500 $930,000
Median unit price $587,000 —
Median land price $895,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 36 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Sandfly has more rural and farming land (68% vs 47%); Margate has more land zoned for conservation (46% vs 30%).

Margate Sandfly
Rural and farming 47% 68%
Environmental 46% 30%
Residential 4% 0%
Parks and recreation 2% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
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

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

Ranking within TAS

Margate Sandfly
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of TAS Higher than 95% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of TAS Higher than 55% 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 69% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of TAS —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 25% of TAS —

Liveability

Margate Sandfly
Grade B —
Score 49/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Margate Sandfly
Bushfire High
92/100
 High
95/100
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 Sandfly
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 Sandfly

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

Amenities in the suburb

Margate Sandfly
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 10 2
Childcare 3 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 14 9

Mobility

Sandfly sits further from the CBD (24.5 km vs 22 km).

Margate Sandfly
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 22 km 24.5 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 26 min
Public transport score 89/100
Bus
 21/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 35.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 21.5 min
scheduled, not actual
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 Sandfly
Car (driver) 77.0% / 76.2%
Margate — Car (driver): 77.0% Sandfly — Car (driver): 76.2%
Worked from Home 12.3% / 16.8%
Margate — Worked from Home: 12.3% Sandfly — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 7.0%
Margate — Car (passenger): 4.7% Sandfly — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Bus 3.9% / —
Margate — Bus: 3.9% Sandfly — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.9% / —
Margate — Walked Only: 1.9% Sandfly — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Margate Sandfly
Elevation 97 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 268 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.1 km
4.3 km to a named beach
 8.1 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Margate Sandfly
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

Sandfly

Acreage Middle-Ring River

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