Margate (Tas.), TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Margate is a coastal town in southern Tasmania, strung along the Channel Highway between the D'Entrecasteaux Channel and the Snug Tiers, about 7km south of Kingston and 20km from Hobart. It lies on the Country of the Nuenonne people of the Channel and Bruny Island district. British settlers arrived in the mid-19th century, and the township was gazetted in 1866. Orchards and coastal shipping once shaped the economy, while today it leans on retail, hospitality and aquaculture, including salmon processing and a long-running shipyard. Its best-known curiosity is the Margate Train, a preserved locomotive and its carriages now housing small shops beside an old apple packing shed, and nearby Dru Point park looks out over North-West Bay.
More advantaged than the national average
Margate (Tas.) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 71% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1024, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Margate (Tas.) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4,239
- Median age
- 37
- Median weekly household income
- $1,886
- SEIFA score
- 1024
- Coordinates
- -43.0299, 147.2309
Margate (Tas.) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Margate (Tas.) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 25%, 15% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 958 | 23% |
| Youth (15–24) | 485 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,079 | 25% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,042 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 672 | 16% |
Share of the 4,236 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 547 | 37% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 664 | 45% |
| Rented | 228 | 15% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,441 | 98% |
| Townhouses & semis | 22 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,472 occupied private dwellings in Margate (Tas.).
- Median weekly rent
- $400
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,690
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,134
- Median weekly personal income
- $828
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 601 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 195 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 289 (7%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,833 (59%)
- Labour-force participation
- 67.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Employed full-time
- 1,164
- Employed part-time
- 832
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Margate (Tas.)
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Margate (Tas.) is January (average daytime high around 21°C) and the coolest is July (around 11.6°C). The area receives roughly 823 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21°C | 12.8°C | 64 mm |
| Feb | 20.2°C | 12.4°C | 55 mm |
| Mar | 18.9°C | 11.6°C | 74 mm |
| Apr | 16.6°C | 9.9°C | 44 mm |
| May | 13.8°C | 7.8°C | 68 mm |
| Jun | 12.1°C | 6.7°C | 76 mm |
| Jul | 11.6°C | 5.9°C | 52 mm |
| Aug | 12.1°C | 5.6°C | 68 mm |
| Sep | 14°C | 6.8°C | 60 mm |
| Oct | 15.6°C | 8°C | 99 mm |
| Nov | 17.2°C | 9.6°C | 81 mm |
| Dec | 19.1°C | 11°C | 82 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Margate (Tas.)
Where is Margate (Tas.)?
Margate (Tas.) is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Margate (Tas.)?
At the 2021 Census, Margate (Tas.) had a population of about 4,239.
Is Margate (Tas.) an advantaged area?
Margate (Tas.) has an ABS SEIFA score of 1024, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 71 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 71% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Margate (Tas.)?
Margate (Tas.) has average daytime highs of about 16°C and overnight lows of about 9°C, with roughly 823 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Margate (Tas.) have high household incomes?
Margate (Tas.) has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Tasmania — the 13th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($1,886 per week).
Where Margate (Tas.) ranks
Margate (Tas.) appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Highest-income suburbs in Tasmania#13 of 25
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