Oatlands vs York Plains
York Plains is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 57 in Oatlands. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Oatlands, most households are people living alone. In York Plains, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Oatlands tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while York Plains 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
York Plains
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 41%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
- But Oatlands has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
York Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
York Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 20%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Oatlands
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (88.1 km vs 99.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Oatlands
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 23%)
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
Oatlands and York Plains drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Oatlands has more residents (728 vs 69); York Plains has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $48,672).
| Oatlands | York Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 728 +91% vs other | 69 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.6% | +11.3% |
| Median age | 57 | 52 |
| Median household income | $48,672/yr | $84,500/yr +74% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $188/wk | $195/wk +4% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.0%).
Property market
| Oatlands | York Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $472,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 44 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Oatlands | York Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 100% |
| Environmental | 1% | 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
| Oatlands | York Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 45 across Southern Midlands same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Oatlands | York Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 19% of TAS | Higher than 77% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of TAS | Higher than 4% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 11% of TAS same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 52% of TAS | Higher than 24% of TAS |
Liveability
| Oatlands | York Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 35/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Oatlands carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 21).
| Oatlands | York Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 34/100 | Low 21/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Oatlands | York Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Oatlands
- Oatlands District High School Government · Combined below peers
Schools in York Plains
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Oatlands | York Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 3 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 17 | 1 |
Mobility
York Plains sits further from the CBD (99.9 km vs 88.1 km).
| Oatlands | York Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 88.1 km | 99.9 km +13% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 76 min | 77 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 7120 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 24 postcode 7120 same for both | |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.2%).
Setting
| Oatlands | York Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 440 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 357 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Oatlands | York Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 441 premises | 0% 21 premises |
Climate
| Oatlands | York Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 493 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Oatlands | York Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,381/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Midlands same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Oatlands | York Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Oatlands | York Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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