Oyster Cove vs Kettering

Oyster Cove is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 51 in Kettering. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Oyster Cove, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kettering: a median of $983,000, against $850,000 in Oyster Cove, and rent is higher there too.

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

Oyster Cove

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 57%)

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

First-home buyers

Oyster Cove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($850,000 vs $983,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Oyster Cove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $365/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kettering

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Kettering

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.4% vs 3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Oyster Cove Kettering
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.

Oyster Cove Kettering
Walkability 0 / 0
Oyster Cove — Walkability: 0/100 Kettering — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 6 / 5
Oyster Cove — Low fire risk: 6/100 Kettering — Low fire risk: 5/100

Demographics

Kettering has more residents (943 vs 330); Kettering skews older (51 vs 45).

Oyster Cove Kettering
Population 330 943
+186% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.4% +17.4%
Median age 45 51
Median household income $78,780/yr
+7% vs other
 $73,424/yr
Median weekly rent $325/wk $365/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oyster Cove Kettering
0-4 4.2% / 4.5%
Oyster Cove — 0-4: 4.2% Kettering — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 14.2% / 11.1%
Oyster Cove — 5-14: 14.2% Kettering — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 5.5% / 5.4%
Oyster Cove — 15-19: 5.5% Kettering — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 2.1% / 2.8%
Oyster Cove — 20-24: 2.1% Kettering — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 7.9% / 4.1%
Oyster Cove — 25-34: 7.9% Kettering — 25-34: 4.1%
35-44 13.9% / 12.4%
Oyster Cove — 35-44: 13.9% Kettering — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 13.6% / 15.8%
Oyster Cove — 45-54: 13.6% Kettering — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 14.8% / 15.7%
Oyster Cove — 55-64: 14.8% Kettering — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 14.2% / 17.2%
Oyster Cove — 65-74: 14.2% Kettering — 65-74: 17.2%
75-84 6.1% / 8.1%
Oyster Cove — 75-84: 6.1% Kettering — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / 1.7%
Oyster Cove — 85+: not among its largest Kettering — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Oyster Cove 50.0% couple families
Oyster Cove — Couple Families: 50.0% Oyster Cove — Lone Person: 32.1% Oyster Cove — One Parent Families: 17.9% Oyster Cove — Group Household: 0.0% Oyster Cove — Other Families: 0.0%
Kettering 43.9% couple families
Kettering — Couple Families: 43.9% Kettering — Lone Person: 39.3% Kettering — One Parent Families: 13.1% Kettering — Group Household: 2.3% Kettering — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Oyster Cove 5.2% renting
Oyster Cove — Owned Outright: 46.1% Oyster Cove — Mortgage: 48.7% Oyster Cove — Renting: 5.2%
Kettering 10.7% renting
Kettering — Owned Outright: 53.7% Kettering — Mortgage: 35.7% Kettering — Renting: 10.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Oyster Cove Kettering
Bachelor Degree 16.7% / 16.6%
Oyster Cove — Bachelor Degree: 16.7% Kettering — Bachelor Degree: 16.6%
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 14.6%
Oyster Cove — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Kettering — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 9.7%
Oyster Cove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Kettering — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 8.2% / 6.2%
Oyster Cove — Postgraduate Degree: 8.2% Kettering — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.5%
Oyster Cove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Kettering — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

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.

Oyster Cove Kettering
England 8.5% / 7.8%
Oyster Cove — England: 8.5% Kettering — England: 7.8%
New Zealand 2.4% / 1.3%
Oyster Cove — New Zealand: 2.4% Kettering — New Zealand: 1.3%
Ireland 1.5% / —
Oyster Cove — Ireland: 1.5% Kettering — Ireland: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.3%
Oyster Cove — South Africa: not among its largest Kettering — South Africa: 1.3%
Germany — / 1.2%
Oyster Cove — Germany: not among its largest Kettering — Germany: 1.2%
Thailand — / 1.0%
Oyster Cove — Thailand: not among its largest Kettering — Thailand: 1.0%
Brazil 0.9% / —
Oyster Cove — Brazil: 0.9% Kettering — Brazil: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Oyster Cove 96.7% houses
Oyster Cove — Houses: 96.7% Oyster Cove — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Kettering 93.8% houses
Kettering — Houses: 93.8% Kettering — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Oyster Cove Kettering
Median house price $850,000 $983,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $455,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 67 days
from 14 sales

Zoning mix

Oyster Cove has more rural and farming land (64% vs 41%); Kettering has more land zoned for conservation (53% vs 35%).

Oyster Cove Kettering
Rural and farming 64% 41%
Environmental 35% 53%
Residential 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Oyster Cove Kettering
New dwellings approved 138
across Kingborough
same for both
Approvals change year on year -13%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Oyster Cove Kettering
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 70% of TAS Higher than 62% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of TAS Higher than 5% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 92% of TAS Higher than 97% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of TAS Higher than 49% of TAS

Liveability

Oyster Cove Kettering
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Oyster Cove Kettering
Bushfire High
94/100
 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
22/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Oyster Cove Kettering
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

Oyster Cove Kettering
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 7 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 7 12

Mobility

Oyster Cove Kettering
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 32.1 km 34 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 34 min 37 min
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 7150
 2.2%
postcode 7155
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 7150
 55
postcode 7155

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.

Oyster Cove Kettering
Car (driver) 81.3% / 72.5%
Oyster Cove — Car (driver): 81.3% Kettering — Car (driver): 72.5%
Worked from Home 14.6% / 15.4%
Oyster Cove — Worked from Home: 14.6% Kettering — Worked from Home: 15.4%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 5.6%
Oyster Cove — Car (passenger): 4.1% Kettering — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only — / 3.9%
Oyster Cove — Walked Only: not among its largest Kettering — Walked Only: 3.9%
Bus — / 2.5%
Oyster Cove — Bus: not among its largest Kettering — Bus: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.3%).

Setting

Oyster Cove Kettering
Elevation 161 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 205 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.7 km 1.6 km

NBN connectivity

Oyster Cove Kettering
Connectivity score 25/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
130 premises
 0%
424 premises

Climate

Oyster Cove Kettering
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Oyster Cove Kettering
Average residential rate $1,735/yr
same for both
Council Kingborough
same for both

Federal electorate

Oyster Cove Kettering
Division Franklin
same for both
Member Julie Collins
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Oyster Cove Kettering
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Oyster Cove

Coastal Outer Professionals

Kettering

Acreage Coastal Easy Commute Outer Premium Retirees

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