Old Beach vs Gagebrook

Gagebrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 40 in Old Beach. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Old Beach, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Gagebrook, the large majority of households rent. Houses cost more in Old Beach: a median of $720,000, against $402,000 in Gagebrook, and rent is higher there too. Old Beach is closer to the city centre: 19.4 km, against 22.5 km. On these figures, Old Beach tends to suit couples, while Gagebrook suits renters, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Old Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Old Beach leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)
  • Gagebrook has cheaper houses ($402,500 vs $720,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gagebrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (77% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $400/wk)
  • But Old Beach leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Old Beach sits closer to the CBD (19.4 km vs 22.5 km)
  • Gagebrook is more walkable (46/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Old Beach has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 7%)
  • Gagebrook is more walkable (46/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Gagebrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.1% vs 4.5%)

Weighs house yield.

Where they sit

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

Old Beach Gagebrook
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.

Old Beach Gagebrook
Walkability 0 / 46
Old Beach — Walkability: 0/100 Gagebrook — Walkability: 46/100
Low fire risk 7 / 61
Old Beach — Low fire risk: 7/100 Gagebrook — Low fire risk: 61/100

Demographics

Old Beach has more residents (4,394 vs 1,572); Old Beach has higher household incomes ($96,980 vs $42,900).

Old Beach Gagebrook
Population 4,394
+64% vs other
 1,572
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.3% —
Median age 40 27
Median household income $96,980/yr
+56% vs other
 $42,900/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+40% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Old Beach Gagebrook
0-4 6.1% / 10.4%
Old Beach — 0-4: 6.1% Gagebrook — 0-4: 10.4%
5-14 12.8% / 19.9%
Old Beach — 5-14: 12.8% Gagebrook — 5-14: 19.9%
15-19 4.5% / 7.4%
Old Beach — 15-19: 4.5% Gagebrook — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 5.5% / 8.0%
Old Beach — 20-24: 5.5% Gagebrook — 20-24: 8.0%
25-34 13.3% / 15.7%
Old Beach — 25-34: 13.3% Gagebrook — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 14.0% / 12.4%
Old Beach — 35-44: 14.0% Gagebrook — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 12.7% / 10.2%
Old Beach — 45-54: 12.7% Gagebrook — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 12.8% / 8.9%
Old Beach — 55-64: 12.8% Gagebrook — 55-64: 8.9%
65-74 11.1% / 4.4%
Old Beach — 65-74: 11.1% Gagebrook — 65-74: 4.4%
75-84 5.5% / 2.5%
Old Beach — 75-84: 5.5% Gagebrook — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 1.6% / 0.3%
Old Beach — 85+: 1.6% Gagebrook — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Old Beach 52.3% couple families
Old Beach — Couple Families: 52.3% Old Beach — One Parent Families: 15.5% Old Beach — Lone Person: 27.9% Old Beach — Group Household: 3.6% Old Beach — Other Families: 0.6%
Gagebrook 20.5% couple families
Gagebrook — Couple Families: 20.5% Gagebrook — One Parent Families: 43.4% Gagebrook — Lone Person: 30.7% Gagebrook — Group Household: 3.1% Gagebrook — Other Families: 2.3%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Old Beach 11.9% renting
Old Beach — Owned Outright: 35.7% Old Beach — Mortgage: 52.4% Old Beach — Renting: 11.9%
Gagebrook 77.0% renting
Gagebrook — Owned Outright: 7.7% Gagebrook — Mortgage: 15.4% Gagebrook — Renting: 77.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Old Beach Gagebrook
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 10.6%
Old Beach — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Gagebrook — Certificate III & IV: 10.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.2% / 1.8%
Old Beach — Bachelor Degree: 9.2% Gagebrook — Bachelor Degree: 1.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 2.4%
Old Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Gagebrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 0.3%
Old Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Gagebrook — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
Old Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Gagebrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Old Beach Gagebrook
England 2.8% / 0.4%
Old Beach — England: 2.8% Gagebrook — England: 0.4%
India 0.5% / 0.9%
Old Beach — India: 0.5% Gagebrook — India: 0.9%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.3%
Old Beach — New Zealand: 0.7% Gagebrook — New Zealand: 0.3%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.3%
Old Beach — Philippines: 0.5% Gagebrook — Philippines: 0.3%
Pakistan — / 0.7%
Old Beach — Pakistan: not among its largest Gagebrook — Pakistan: 0.7%
Vietnam 0.3% / 0.4%
Old Beach — Vietnam: 0.3% Gagebrook — Vietnam: 0.4%
South Africa 0.4% / —
Old Beach — South Africa: 0.4% Gagebrook — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.4%
Old Beach — Germany: not among its largest Gagebrook — Germany: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Old Beach 89.9% houses
Old Beach — Houses: 89.9% Old Beach — Flats / Apartments: 9.0% Old Beach — Townhouses: 1.2%
Gagebrook 92.1% houses
Gagebrook — Houses: 92.1% Gagebrook — Flats / Apartments: 4.3% Gagebrook — Townhouses: 3.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Old Beach Gagebrook
Median house price $720,000 $402,500
Median unit price $595,000 —
Median land price $255,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 65 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Old Beach has more rural and farming land (59% vs 0%); Old Beach has more land zoned for conservation (22% vs 0%).

Old Beach Gagebrook
Rural and farming 59% 0%
Parks and recreation 4% 45%
Residential 9% 43%
Environmental 22% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 11%
Other and special use 5% 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

Old Beach Gagebrook
New dwellings approved 153
across Brighton
same for both
Approvals change year on year -10%
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.

Old Beach Gagebrook
Houses 4.5%
$680/wk on $790K
 5.1%
$492/wk on $504K
Units 5.7%
$690/wk on $625K
 —

Ranking within TAS

Old Beach Gagebrook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 88% of TAS Higher than 10% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of TAS Higher than 92% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 76% of TAS Higher than 26% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of TAS Higher than 87% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of TAS Higher than 92% of TAS
Rental yield (units) Higher than 96% of TAS —

Liveability

Gagebrook is more walkable (46 vs 0).

Old Beach Gagebrook
Grade C
same for both
Score 45/100 42/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Old Beach carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 39).

Old Beach Gagebrook
Bushfire High
93/100
 Low
39/100
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 2
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Old Beach Gagebrook
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

Schools in Old Beach

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

Schools in Gagebrook

  • JRLF - Gagebrook Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Old Beach Gagebrook
Parks & reserves 4 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 14 2

Mobility

Gagebrook sits further from the CBD (22.5 km vs 19.4 km).

Old Beach Gagebrook
Walkability score 0/100 46/100
Distance to Hobart 19.4 km 22.5 km
+16% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 23 min 26 min
Public transport score 92/100
Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 50.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 67.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 7017
 0.4%
postcode 7030
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 7017
 24
postcode 7030

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.

Old Beach Gagebrook
Car (driver) 84.3% / 82.7%
Old Beach — Car (driver): 84.3% Gagebrook — Car (driver): 82.7%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 9.2%
Old Beach — Car (passenger): 5.4% Gagebrook — Car (passenger): 9.2%
Bus 2.9% / 5.3%
Old Beach — Bus: 2.9% Gagebrook — Bus: 5.3%
Worked from Home 7.1% / —
Old Beach — Worked from Home: 7.1% Gagebrook — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Walked Only 0.3% / 2.8%
Old Beach — Walked Only: 0.3% Gagebrook — Walked Only: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.3%).

Setting

Old Beach Gagebrook
Elevation 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.1 km
4.9 km to a named beach
 10.7 km

NBN connectivity

Old Beach Gagebrook
Connectivity score 65/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
1,979 premises
 45%
686 premises

Climate

Old Beach Gagebrook
Annual rainfall 507 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Old Beach Gagebrook
Average residential rate $1,772/yr
same for both
Council Brighton
same for both

Federal electorate

Old Beach Gagebrook
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Old Beach Gagebrook
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Old Beach

Acreage Easy Commute Middle-Ring Transport Hub

Gagebrook

Affordable Easy Commute Family Large Blocks Middle-Ring River Transport Hub Young Families

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