TAS · Kingborough Council
Kettering, 7155
Current weather
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86% humidity · 17.5 km/h wind · 12.2° / 5.7° today · 7.6 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- Rail nearby
- Coastal
- Established
- Residential
- Amenities
Suburb profile
Life in Kettering revolves around the coast, with the feel of a smaller community that never strays far from the water. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. There is a lightness to the air here, with the coast never far from mind.
A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Reasonable public transport access helps with commuting and getting around locally.
Homes here are sought-after, with many people drawn to the lifestyle the area offers. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and safety lag similar coastal suburbs, despite relative strength in transport and access and housing affordability. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 943
- Median age
- 51
- Median household income / week
- $1,412
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 42 of 413
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Employment rate
- 53.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 18 / 0 / 0
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 · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (latest monthly release)
- $572
- Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
- 6
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) · Period: latest monthly release · Updated on site · Monthly XLSX release
Public transport
11 public transport stops in this suburb
- Channel Hwy cnr Oxleys Rd
- Channel Hwy/Doughboy Dr
- Kettering Cemetery, Channel Hwy
- Kettering Ferry Terminal, Ferry Rd
- No.2962 Channel Hwy (opp. Oval)
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
9 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq
- Channel Hwy cnr Oxleys RdBus stop
Channel Highway, Kettering
- Channel Hwy opp Kettering OvalBus stop
2960 Channel Highway, Kettering
- Channel Hwy opp Kettering P.OBus stop
Channel Highway, Kettering
- Channel Hwy opp Oxleys RdBus stop
Channel Highway, Kettering
- Australia PostPost Box
- Kettering Post OfficePost office
2938 Channel Highway, Kettering
- Public toilets
- TelstraTelephone
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Flights Creek Conservation CovenantNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
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 · Period: current · Updated on site
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 32.2/100 — Below average
- State standing
- Top 44% of Tasmania's suburbs
- National rank
- 4832nd in Australia
- State rank
- 144th in TAS
- Peer rank
- #5 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #9 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 43%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Flights Creek Conservation Covenantgovernmentnature_reserve
- Channel Hwy cnr Oxleys Rdtransport
- Channel Hwy/Doughboy Drtransport
- Kettering Cemetery, Channel Hwytransport
- Kettering Ferry Terminal, Ferry Rdtransport
- No.2962 Channel Hwy (opp. Oval)transport
- Australia Postamenitiespost_box
- Bbqamenitiesbbq
- Channel Hwy cnr Oxleys RdamenitiesChannel Highway, Ketteringbus_stop
- Channel Hwy opp Kettering Ovalamenities2960 Channel Highway, Ketteringbus_stop
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
More in Kingborough Council
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Tasmania.