Oakdowns vs Lauderdale

Oakdowns is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 42 in Lauderdale. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lauderdale, about half of households are couple families. Oakdowns is closer to the city centre: 15.6 km, against 18.6 km. On these figures, Oakdowns tends to suit young adults, while Lauderdale suits couples.

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

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Oakdowns

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 11%)

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

Commuting to the city

Oakdowns

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 46/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (19 min vs 24 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (15.6 km vs 18.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Oakdowns is more walkable (63/100 vs 46/100)
  • Lauderdale has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Oakdowns

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (29.2% vs 7.5%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.4% vs 3.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Oakdowns Lauderdale
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.

Oakdowns Lauderdale
Walkability 63 / 46
Oakdowns — Walkability: 63/100 Lauderdale — Walkability: 46/100
Low fire risk 0 / 3
Oakdowns — Low fire risk: 0/100 Lauderdale — Low fire risk: 3/100

Demographics

Lauderdale has more residents (2,592 vs 1,897); Lauderdale skews older (42 vs 33).

Oakdowns Lauderdale
Population 1,897 2,592
+37% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +29.2% +7.5%
Median age 33 42
Median household income $92,456/yr $97,604/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $405/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oakdowns Lauderdale
0-4 8.1% / 6.1%
Oakdowns — 0-4: 8.1% Lauderdale — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 13.7% / 13.7%
Oakdowns — 5-14: 13.7% Lauderdale — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 4.3% / 5.7%
Oakdowns — 15-19: 4.3% Lauderdale — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 5.7% / 3.8%
Oakdowns — 20-24: 5.7% Lauderdale — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 22.2% / 10.6%
Oakdowns — 25-34: 22.2% Lauderdale — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 14.3% / 12.9%
Oakdowns — 35-44: 14.3% Lauderdale — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 10.1% / 12.5%
Oakdowns — 45-54: 10.1% Lauderdale — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 8.5% / 15.7%
Oakdowns — 55-64: 8.5% Lauderdale — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 7.3% / 11.0%
Oakdowns — 65-74: 7.3% Lauderdale — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 4.3% / 5.8%
Oakdowns — 75-84: 4.3% Lauderdale — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 1.2% / 2.0%
Oakdowns — 85+: 1.2% Lauderdale — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Oakdowns 41.2% couple families
Oakdowns — Couple Families: 41.2% Oakdowns — Lone Person: 34.4% Oakdowns — One Parent Families: 19.8% Oakdowns — Group Household: 3.4% Oakdowns — Other Families: 1.3%
Lauderdale 51.4% couple families
Lauderdale — Couple Families: 51.4% Lauderdale — Lone Person: 29.8% Lauderdale — One Parent Families: 15.3% Lauderdale — Group Household: 2.7% Lauderdale — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Oakdowns 27.5% renting
Oakdowns — Owned Outright: 21.6% Oakdowns — Mortgage: 50.9% Oakdowns — Renting: 27.5%
Lauderdale 10.8% renting
Lauderdale — Owned Outright: 39.8% Lauderdale — Mortgage: 49.3% Lauderdale — Renting: 10.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Oakdowns Lauderdale
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 18.2%
Oakdowns — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Lauderdale — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 13.3%
Oakdowns — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Lauderdale — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 8.3%
Oakdowns — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Lauderdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 3.9%
Oakdowns — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Lauderdale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.5%
Oakdowns — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Lauderdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

Oakdowns Lauderdale
England 2.2% / 4.1%
Oakdowns — England: 2.2% Lauderdale — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.4%
Oakdowns — New Zealand: 0.7% Lauderdale — New Zealand: 1.4%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.3%
Oakdowns — South Africa: 0.7% Lauderdale — South Africa: 0.3%
India 0.6% / 0.4%
Oakdowns — India: 0.6% Lauderdale — India: 0.4%
China 0.9% / —
Oakdowns — China: 0.9% Lauderdale — China: not among its largest
Philippines 0.7% / —
Oakdowns — Philippines: 0.7% Lauderdale — Philippines: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.3%
Oakdowns — Canada: not among its largest Lauderdale — Canada: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Oakdowns 97.8% houses
Oakdowns — Houses: 97.8% Oakdowns — Townhouses: 2.2% Oakdowns — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Lauderdale 93.4% houses
Lauderdale — Houses: 93.4% Lauderdale — Townhouses: 5.7% Lauderdale — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Oakdowns Lauderdale
Median house price $800,000
same for both
Median unit price $630,000
same for both
Median land price — $385,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 13 sales
 16 days
from 26 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Oakdowns Lauderdale
3 bed $757K / $798K
Oakdowns — 3 bed: $757K (14 sales) Lauderdale — 3 bed: $798K (40 sales)

14 vs 40 sales

4 bed $920K / $910K
Oakdowns — 4 bed: $920K (10 sales) Lauderdale — 4 bed: $910K (21 sales)

10 vs 21 sales

Zoning mix

Lauderdale has more rural and farming land (22% vs 0%).

Oakdowns Lauderdale
Residential 93% 22%
Parks and recreation 4% 41%
Rural and farming 0% 22%
Environmental 0% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 5%
Commercial 0% 2%
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

Oakdowns Lauderdale
New dwellings approved 291
across Clarence
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Oakdowns Lauderdale
Houses 4.4%
$675/wk on $792K
 3.8%
$695/wk on $955K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Oakdowns Lauderdale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 83% of TAS Higher than 89% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 95% of TAS Higher than 91% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 70% of TAS Higher than 77% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of TAS Higher than 87% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 61% of TAS Higher than 27% of TAS

Liveability

Oakdowns is more walkable (63 vs 46); Lauderdale scores higher overall (56 vs 50).

Oakdowns Lauderdale
Grade B
same for both
Score 50/100 56/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Oakdowns Lauderdale
Bushfire High
100/100
 High
97/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
71/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Oakdowns Lauderdale
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Hobart, 9.5 km
 None

Schools in Oakdowns

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

Schools in Lauderdale

  • Lauderdale Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Oakdowns Lauderdale
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Lauderdale sits further from the CBD (18.6 km vs 15.6 km).

Oakdowns Lauderdale
Walkability score 63/100 46/100
Distance to Hobart 15.6 km 18.6 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 19 min 24 min
Public transport score 70/100
Bus
 92/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 15.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 49.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 7019
 0.9%
postcode 7021
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 26
postcode 7019
 35
postcode 7021

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.

Oakdowns Lauderdale
Car (driver) 82.7% / 80.8%
Oakdowns — Car (driver): 82.7% Lauderdale — Car (driver): 80.8%
Worked from Home 7.6% / 11.6%
Oakdowns — Worked from Home: 7.6% Lauderdale — Worked from Home: 11.6%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 3.0%
Oakdowns — Car (passenger): 5.2% Lauderdale — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Bus 3.9% / 3.0%
Oakdowns — Bus: 3.9% Lauderdale — Bus: 3.0%
Walked Only 0.6% / 1.1%
Oakdowns — Walked Only: 0.6% Lauderdale — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.7%).

Setting

Oakdowns Lauderdale
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 924 m
2.0 km to a named beach
 256 m
1.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Oakdowns Lauderdale
Connectivity score 74/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 53%
871 premises
 48%
1,088 premises

Climate

Oakdowns Lauderdale
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

Oakdowns Lauderdale
Average residential rate $2,189/yr
same for both
Council Clarence
same for both

Federal electorate

Oakdowns Lauderdale
Division Franklin
same for both
Member Julie Collins
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Oakdowns Lauderdale
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Oakdowns

Coastal Easy Commute Middle-Ring Quiet

Lauderdale

Coastal Easy Commute Large Blocks Middle-Ring River Transport Hub

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