TAS · Kingborough Council
Kingston Beach, TAS, 7050
Current weather
12.9°CPartly cloudy
85% humidity · 8.6 km/h wind · 14° / 9.6° today · 1.4 mm rain
Desirability index
#5 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Kingston Beach is a smaller suburban community in the Kingborough area, home to around 2,305 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $470, strong public transport coverage with many Metro Tasmania stops, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 2,305
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $1,526
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 72 of 1,024
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,577
- Employment rate
- 56.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 58 / 75 / 92
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)
- $470
- Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
- 7
Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.
Data sources & freshness
- Tasmanian rental bond lodgements — Department of Justice (Tasmania) · Period: latest monthly release · Updated on site · Monthly XLSX release
Public transport
20 public transport stops in this suburb
- No.11 Beach Rd
- No.38 Osborne Esp
- No.77 Beach Rd
- Opp.No.28 Mt Royal Rd
- Roslyn Ave / Jindabyne Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
43 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Kingston Beach RSL ClubBar
37-39 Beach Road, Kingston Beach
- Robbie Brown'sBar
32 Osborne Esplanade, Kingston Beach
- Bench (3)
- Bicycle Parking (3)
- Kingborough CouncilBicycle Parking
- Beach Rd before Roslyn Ave InBus stop
Opp 77 Beach Road, Kingston Beach
- Beach Rd past Roslyn Ave OutBus stop
77 Beach Road, Kingston Beach
- Beach Rd Shops InBus stop
14 Beach Road, Kingston Beach
- Beach Rd Shops OutBus stop
11 Beach Road, Kingston Beach
- Jindabyne Rd / Kunama Dr InBus stop
Opp 3 Jindabyne Road, Kingston Beach
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Mount Royal ParkPark
- Rotary Centennial ParkPark
- The Duck ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Kingston Beach Medical CentreRecreation Streetdoctor
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Boronia88 ROSLYN AV, KINGSTON BEACH, 7050Permanently Registered
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 94.7/100
- Cohort rank
- #5 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Boroniaheritage88 ROSLYN AV, KINGSTON BEACH, 7050Permanently Registered
- Kingston Beach Medical CentrehealthRecreation Streetdoctor
- Mount Royal Parkgovernmentpark
- Rotary Centennial Parkgovernmentpark
- The Duck Parkgovernmentpark
- No.11 Beach Rdtransport
- No.38 Osborne Esptransport
- No.77 Beach Rdtransport
- Opp.No.28 Mt Royal Rdtransport
- Roslyn Ave / Jindabyne Rdtransport
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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