Marion Bay vs Boomer Bay

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Marion Bay, most households are people living alone. In Boomer Bay, about half of households are 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Marion Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Boomer Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Boomer Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Boomer Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Boomer Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.8% vs -22.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Marion Bay Boomer Bay
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.

Marion Bay Boomer Bay
Walkability 0 / 8
Marion Bay — Walkability: 0/100 Boomer Bay — Walkability: 8/100
Low fire risk 100 / 9
Marion Bay — Low fire risk: 100/100 Boomer Bay — Low fire risk: 9/100

Demographics

Boomer Bay has more residents (117 vs 56); Marion Bay rents higher ($300/wk vs $220/wk).

Marion Bay Boomer Bay
Population 56 117
+109% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -22.2% +25.8%
Median age 53 55
Median household income $68,900/yr
+10% vs other
 $61,724/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+27% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Marion Bay Boomer Bay
0-4 — / 10.3%
Marion Bay — 0-4: not among its largest Boomer Bay — 0-4: 10.3%
5-14 7.1% / 3.4%
Marion Bay — 5-14: 7.1% Boomer Bay — 5-14: 3.4%
15-19 — / 4.3%
Marion Bay — 15-19: not among its largest Boomer Bay — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 8.9% / 2.6%
Marion Bay — 20-24: 8.9% Boomer Bay — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 — / 12.8%
Marion Bay — 25-34: not among its largest Boomer Bay — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 14.3% / 8.5%
Marion Bay — 35-44: 14.3% Boomer Bay — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 23.2% / 6.0%
Marion Bay — 45-54: 23.2% Boomer Bay — 45-54: 6.0%
55-64 21.4% / 21.4%
Marion Bay — 55-64: 21.4% Boomer Bay — 55-64: 21.4%
65-74 14.3% / 22.2%
Marion Bay — 65-74: 14.3% Boomer Bay — 65-74: 22.2%
75-84 10.7% / 6.8%
Marion Bay — 75-84: 10.7% Boomer Bay — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ — / —
Marion Bay — 85+: not among its largest Boomer Bay — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Marion Bay 58.8% lone person
Marion Bay — Lone Person: 58.8% Marion Bay — Couple Families: 17.6% Marion Bay — One Parent Families: 23.5% Marion Bay — Group Household: 0.0%
Boomer Bay 52.6% lone person
Boomer Bay — Lone Person: 52.6% Boomer Bay — Couple Families: 28.9% Boomer Bay — One Parent Families: 7.9% Boomer Bay — Group Household: 10.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Marion Bay 14.8% renting
Marion Bay — Owned Outright: 63.0% Marion Bay — Mortgage: 22.2% Marion Bay — Renting: 14.8%
Boomer Bay 15.7% renting
Boomer Bay — Owned Outright: 51.0% Boomer Bay — Mortgage: 33.3% Boomer Bay — Renting: 15.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Marion Bay 100.0% houses
Marion Bay — Houses: 100.0% Marion Bay — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Boomer Bay 92.7% houses
Boomer Bay — Houses: 92.7% Boomer Bay — Flats / Apartments: 7.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Marion Bay Boomer Bay
Certificate III & IV 10.7% / 23.9%
Marion Bay — Certificate III & IV: 10.7% Boomer Bay — Certificate III & IV: 23.9%
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 6.8%
Marion Bay — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Boomer Bay — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.6%
Marion Bay — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Boomer Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 2.6%
Marion Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Boomer Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

Property market

Marion Bay Boomer Bay
Median house price — $550,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Marion Bay has more land zoned for conservation (50% vs 10%); Boomer Bay has more rural and farming land (85% vs 48%).

Marion Bay Boomer Bay
Rural and farming 48% 85%
Environmental 50% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 5%
Residential 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

Marion Bay Boomer Bay
New dwellings approved 169
across Sorell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +346%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Marion Bay Boomer Bay
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 52% of TAS Higher than 39% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of TAS Higher than 72% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of TAS Higher than 66% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of TAS Higher than 64% of TAS

Liveability

Boomer Bay is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Marion Bay Boomer Bay
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Boomer Bay carries more bushfire risk (91 vs 0).

Marion Bay Boomer Bay
Bushfire None
0/100
 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 High
72/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Marion Bay Boomer Bay
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Marion Bay Boomer Bay
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Marion Bay Boomer Bay
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Hobart 52.4 km 52.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 49 min 48 min
Electric vehicle share 2.8%
postcode 7175
 0.6%
postcode 7177
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 7175
 33
postcode 7177

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.

Marion Bay Boomer Bay
Car (driver) 100.0% / 73.3%
Marion Bay — Car (driver): 100.0% Boomer Bay — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home — / 26.7%
Marion Bay — Worked from Home: not among its largest Boomer Bay — Worked from Home: 26.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Marion Bay Boomer Bay
Elevation 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.1 km 3.6 km

NBN connectivity

Marion Bay Boomer Bay
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
58 premises
 0%
94 premises

Climate

Marion Bay Boomer Bay
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Marion Bay Boomer Bay
Average residential rate $1,598/yr
same for both
Council Sorell
same for both

Federal electorate

Marion Bay Boomer Bay
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Marion Bay Boomer Bay
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Marion Bay

Coastal Outer Retirees

Boomer Bay

Outer Retirees River Young Families

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