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TAS · Kingborough Council
Margate, 7054
Est. population · Jun 2025
4,337
Growth (1 yr)
+0.3%
Growth (5 yr)
+3.1%
Median age
37
Median income
$1,886/wk
Employment rate
64.8%
Languages at home
4.7%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Afrikaans, Korean
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- National parks
- High desirability
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
Margate sits up in the Kingborough Council hills, a mid-sized suburb where elevation and tree cover define the mood. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with plenty of young families in the mix. Everyday cafés are limited locally, with the wider metro area covering the bigger food and entertainment trips.
Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area. Housing is expensive relative to much of the state.
Reported crime has been falling recently. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The overall desirability read is around average, pulled by softer schools and education compared with similar metro suburbs, though community and employment remain brighter spots. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Margate snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$560/wk
Population (ERP)
4,337
+0.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
3.5%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#19
among Metro Hobart · Established
Safety
3rd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
48th
percentile in TAS
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
68th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 52.7/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 17% of Tasmania's suburbs
- National rank
- 1838th in Australia
- State rank
- 53rd in TAS
- Peer rank
- #19 among Metro Hobart · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #27 among Metro Hobart suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (latest monthly release)
- $560
- Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
- 11
Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- Tasmanian rental bond lodgements — Department of Justice (Tasmania) · latest monthly release · Updated · Monthly XLSX release
Population
Estimated resident population
4,337(June 2025)
+0.3% annual · +3.1% over 5 years · 48th percentile in TAS
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.3%
- 5-year growth
- +3.1%
- Change in 1 year
- +14
- Change in 5 years
- +132
- Growth rank in TAS
- 48th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~4,650), extrapolated at +1.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 4,239
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $1,886
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 53 of 1,526
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,690
- Employment rate
- 64.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 1,441 / 22 / 0 (+ 9 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 1,405
- Against the person
- 246
- Against property
- 1,110
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 324
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 17 residents
- State safety percentile
- 2.5th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -16.5%
Most common offence types
- Offences Against Property1110
- Offences Against The Person246
- Total Offences1405
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Tasmania Police division crime statistics — Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management · 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated · Annual June Corporate Performance Reports; division-level totals
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 1,053
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 68th
School list
- Channel Christian SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1092 · 82th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 150 students · Top SEA quarter 37%View on My School →
- Margate Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1014 · 53th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 364 students · Top SEA quarter 19%View on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Margate Children's CentreChannel Highwaychildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
14 public transport stops in this suburb
- Bundalla Rd / Peppermint Pl
- Channel Hwy cnr Howden Rd
- Channel Hwy opp. Howden Rd
- Margate Central, No.1703 Channel Hwy
- Margate Central, No.1708 Channel Hwy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
10 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
3 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Reasonable bus and transport access — 14 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 21/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0.71
Sport & outdoors(5)
- Picnic area
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (3)
Other(5)
- Cosy CatsAnimal Boarding
38 Merediths Road, Margate
- Margate Country Dog ResortAnimal Boarding
170 Van Morey Road, Margate
- Bench
- Avi-Fauna and Flora GardensGarden
7 Burnaby Drive, Margate
- Nierinna Rise Bed and BreakfastGuest House
279 Nierinna Road, Margate
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Dru Point Bicentennial ParkPark
- Incana ParkPark
- Pretty Heath Retreat Conservation CovenantNature reserve
- Tramway Hill ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 16
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 5
- Nearest hospital
- Calvary Healthcare Tasmania - St John's Campus (15.9 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- 1707 Healing HubChannel HighwayAlternative
- Dental SouthChannel HighwayDentist
- Hobart Pathology MargateDoctor
- PhysioCare SouthChannel HighwayPhysiotherapist
- TerryWhite ChemmartChannel HighwayPharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 96
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 22.1
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 221 mm · ~28 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 221 mm · ~28 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 10° / 3°
- Rainfall
- 289 mm · ~36 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 15° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 285 mm · ~36 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
5 heritage places
- Brookfield Seed Drying Shed1640 CHANNEL HWY, MARGATE, 7054Permanently Registered
- Brookfield Tobacco Drying Kiln1520 CHANNEL HWY, MARGATE, 7054Permanently Registered
- Channel Medical Centre1712 CHANNEL HWY, MARGATE, 7054Permanently Registered
- Margate Rivulet Dry Stone Walls44 MEREDITHS RD, MARGATE, 7054Permanently Registered
- Road Reserve Longmans RD, Margate, 7054Permanently Registered
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Franklin
- Member of Parliament
- Julie COLLINS (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 83,693
- Turnout (2025)
- 94.2%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +5.7 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 30.6%Labor 69.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 7.5 km away).
Coalition 31.5%Labor 68.5%
1.0 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.8 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- MargateLabor 67.1% · Coalition 32.9% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
- HowdenLabor 69.5% · Coalition 30.5% TPP (2025)4.2 km away
- SnugLabor 72.2% · Coalition 27.8% TPP (2025)4.6 km away
- SandflyLabor 67.5% · Coalition 32.5% TPP (2025)5.8 km away
- Blackmans Bay SouthLabor 72.6% · Coalition 27.4% TPP (2025)6.7 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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