Swansea vs Lake Leake
Lake Leake is the younger of the two, with a median age of 57 against 62 in Swansea. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Swansea tends to suit older residents, while Lake Leake suits people living alone.
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
Swansea
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (31 vs 10)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Lake Leake
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($133,125 vs $296,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 27%)
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Lake Leake
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 26%)
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $238/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Swansea sits closer to the CBD (140.5 km vs 167.9 km)
- Lake Leake has a shorter drive in (119 min vs 149 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Swansea
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (43% vs 20%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Lake Leake
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (31.1% vs 15.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Swansea and Lake Leake 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
Swansea has more residents (997 vs 59); Swansea rents higher ($238/wk vs $175/wk).
| Swansea | Lake Leake | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 997 +94% vs other | 59 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.1% | +31.1% |
| Median age | 62 | 57 |
| Median household income | $48,308/yr | $53,300/yr +10% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $238/wk +26% vs other | $175/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.1%).
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 (17.9%).
Property market
| Swansea | Lake Leake | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $564,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $296,000 | $133,125 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 135 days from 13 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Lake Leake has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 15%); Swansea has more rural and farming land (84% vs 70%).
| Swansea | Lake Leake | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 84% | 70% |
| Environmental | 15% | 29% |
| 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
| Swansea | Lake Leake | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 49 across Glamorgan-Spring Bay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -80% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Swansea | Lake Leake | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2.8% $440/wk on $812K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Swansea | Lake Leake | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 18% of TAS | Higher than 25% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 23% of TAS | Higher than 47% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 63% of TAS | Higher than 11% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 84% of TAS | Higher than 13% of TAS |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 5% of TAS | — |
Liveability
| Swansea | Lake Leake | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 31/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
| Swansea | Lake Leake | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 80/100 | High 76/100 |
| Crime | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 28/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Swansea | Lake Leake | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Swansea
- Swansea Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Lake Leake
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Swansea | Lake Leake | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 8 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 31 | 10 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 same for both | |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Beaches | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 33 | 12 |
Mobility
Lake Leake sits further from the CBD (167.9 km vs 140.5 km).
| Swansea | Lake Leake | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 140.5 km | 167.9 km +20% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 149 min | 119 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 7190 | 0.3% postcode 7210 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 27 postcode 7190 | 19 postcode 7210 |
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 (81.2%).
Setting
| Swansea | Lake Leake | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 85 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 609 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.1 km | 21.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Swansea | Lake Leake | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 66/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 43% 860 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Climate
| Swansea | Lake Leake | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 714 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 19.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Swansea | Lake Leake | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,943/yr same for both | |
| Council | Glamorgan-Spring Bay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Swansea | Lake Leake | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Swansea | Lake Leake | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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