Prospect Vale vs Longford

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Prospect Vale, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Prospect Vale: a median of $710,000, against $622,000 in Longford, 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

Prospect Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 9)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Prospect Vale has cheaper land ($305,000 vs $625,000)
  • Longford has cheaper houses ($621,500 vs $710,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Longford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Longford

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (185.9 km vs 201.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (133 min vs 139 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Longford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Prospect Vale Longford
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.

Prospect Vale Longford
Walkability 32 / 38
Prospect Vale — Walkability: 32/100 Longford — Walkability: 38/100
Low fire risk 100 / 77
Prospect Vale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Longford — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Prospect Vale has more residents (5,433 vs 4,268); Prospect Vale rents higher ($300/wk vs $265/wk).

Prospect Vale Longford
Population 5,433
+21% vs other
 4,268
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.2% +10.5%
Median age 48 47
Median household income $65,936/yr
+4% vs other
 $63,024/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+12% vs other
 $265/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Prospect Vale Longford
0-4 4.2% / 5.1%
Prospect Vale — 0-4: 4.2% Longford — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 10.4% / 10.9%
Prospect Vale — 5-14: 10.4% Longford — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 4.9% / 5.1%
Prospect Vale — 15-19: 4.9% Longford — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 5.1% / 5.2%
Prospect Vale — 20-24: 5.1% Longford — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 11.0% / 11.4%
Prospect Vale — 25-34: 11.0% Longford — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 10.7% / 9.5%
Prospect Vale — 35-44: 10.7% Longford — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 12.6% / 12.1%
Prospect Vale — 45-54: 12.6% Longford — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 13.3% / 13.7%
Prospect Vale — 55-64: 13.3% Longford — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 13.4% / 15.0%
Prospect Vale — 65-74: 13.4% Longford — 65-74: 15.0%
75-84 10.2% / 8.4%
Prospect Vale — 75-84: 10.2% Longford — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ 3.8% / 3.3%
Prospect Vale — 85+: 3.8% Longford — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Prospect Vale 47.2% lone person
Prospect Vale — Lone Person: 47.2% Prospect Vale — Couple Families: 33.4% Prospect Vale — One Parent Families: 15.6% Prospect Vale — Group Household: 3.0% Prospect Vale — Other Families: 0.8%
Longford 43.6% lone person
Longford — Lone Person: 43.6% Longford — Couple Families: 33.5% Longford — One Parent Families: 17.8% Longford — Group Household: 3.9% Longford — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Prospect Vale 26.5% renting
Prospect Vale — Owned Outright: 41.6% Prospect Vale — Mortgage: 31.9% Prospect Vale — Renting: 26.5%
Longford 26.1% renting
Longford — Owned Outright: 40.5% Longford — Mortgage: 33.5% Longford — Renting: 26.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Prospect Vale Longford
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 17.1%
Prospect Vale — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Longford — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 7.9%
Prospect Vale — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Longford — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 6.2%
Prospect Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Longford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 1.8%
Prospect Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Longford — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.3%
Prospect Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Longford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

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.

Prospect Vale Longford
England 3.1% / 3.7%
Prospect Vale — England: 3.1% Longford — England: 3.7%
New Zealand 0.6% / 1.2%
Prospect Vale — New Zealand: 0.6% Longford — New Zealand: 1.2%
India 0.7% / 0.4%
Prospect Vale — India: 0.7% Longford — India: 0.4%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.6%
Prospect Vale — Scotland: 0.5% Longford — Scotland: 0.6%
Philippines 0.6% / 0.4%
Prospect Vale — Philippines: 0.6% Longford — Philippines: 0.4%
Netherlands 0.5% / 0.5%
Prospect Vale — Netherlands: 0.5% Longford — Netherlands: 0.5%
China 0.5% / 0.5%
Prospect Vale — China: 0.5% Longford — China: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Prospect Vale 79.7% houses
Prospect Vale — Houses: 79.7% Prospect Vale — Flats / Apartments: 14.1% Prospect Vale — Townhouses: 6.3%
Longford 85.8% houses
Longford — Houses: 85.8% Longford — Flats / Apartments: 9.5% Longford — Townhouses: 4.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Prospect Vale Longford
Median house price $710,000 $621,500
Median unit price $490,000 $494,000
Median land price $305,000 $625,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 12 days
from 42 sales
 24 days
from 40 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.

Prospect Vale Longford
2 bed $525K / $530K
Prospect Vale — 2 bed: $525K (5 sales) Longford — 2 bed: $530K (15 sales)

5 vs 15 sales

3 bed $669K / $630K
Prospect Vale — 3 bed: $669K (58 sales) Longford — 3 bed: $630K (62 sales)

58 vs 62 sales

4 bed $790K / $700K
Prospect Vale — 4 bed: $790K (41 sales) Longford — 4 bed: $700K (25 sales)

41 vs 25 sales

Zoning mix

Longford has more rural and farming land (96% vs 32%).

Prospect Vale Longford
Rural and farming 32% 96%
Residential 35% 2%
Other and special use 10% 0%
Commercial 9% 0%
Environmental 6% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 1%
Parks and recreation 2% 1%
Industrial 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

Prospect Vale Longford
New dwellings approved 202
across Meander Valley
 184
across Northern Midlands
Approvals change year on year +67% +104%

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.

Prospect Vale Longford
Houses 4.1%
$625/wk on $799K
 4.2%
$545/wk on $670K
Units 4.3%
$450/wk on $549K
 —

Ranking within TAS

Prospect Vale Longford
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of TAS Higher than 41% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of TAS Higher than 90% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of TAS Higher than 61% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of TAS Higher than 85% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of TAS Higher than 52% of TAS
Rental yield (units) Higher than 41% of TAS —

Liveability

Prospect Vale scores higher overall (65 vs 51).

Prospect Vale Longford
Grade A B
Score 65/100 51/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Longford carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 0).

Prospect Vale Longford
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
23/100
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
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Prospect Vale Longford
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Launceston, 6.2 km
 None

Schools in Prospect Vale

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

Schools in Longford

  • Longford Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Prospect Vale Longford
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 7 4
Parks & reserves 12 9
Childcare 1
same for both
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 1 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 9 4

Mobility

Prospect Vale sits further from the CBD (201.3 km vs 185.9 km).

Prospect Vale Longford
Walkability score 32/100 38/100
Distance to Hobart 201.3 km
+8% vs other
 185.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 139 min 133 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 36/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 85.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 7250
 0.5%
postcode 7301
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 7250
 32
postcode 7301

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.

Prospect Vale Longford
Car (driver) 85.4% / 82.0%
Prospect Vale — Car (driver): 85.4% Longford — Car (driver): 82.0%
Worked from Home 5.6% / 7.8%
Prospect Vale — Worked from Home: 5.6% Longford — Worked from Home: 7.8%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 5.1%
Prospect Vale — Car (passenger): 5.7% Longford — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only 1.5% / 3.9%
Prospect Vale — Walked Only: 1.5% Longford — Walked Only: 3.9%
Bus 1.7% / 0.6%
Prospect Vale — Bus: 1.7% Longford — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.4%).

Setting

Prospect Vale Longford
Elevation 173 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 151 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Prospect Vale Longford
Connectivity score 100/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 99%
2,812 premises
 45%
2,222 premises

Climate

Prospect Vale Longford
Annual rainfall 676 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Prospect Vale Longford
Average residential rate $875/yr $1,704/yr
Council Meander Valley Northern Midlands

Federal electorate

Prospect Vale Longford
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Prospect Vale Longford
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Prospect Vale

Retirees

Longford

Acreage Retirees

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