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Margate - Snug

Tasmania · Hobart - South and West · Hobart

Why “Margate - Snug”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Margate into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Margate - Snug is a locality in the Hobart - South and West area of Tasmania. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Margate - Snug SA2.

Where in TAS
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At a glance
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Schools
3
Top ICSEA 1014 (gov)
Childcare
4
NQS-rated services
Population
8,751
+0.3% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Margate - Snug SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon TAS zoning

Government schools in Margate - Snug

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for TAS yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Margate Primary School Government · 364 students
ICSEA 1014
Snug Primary School Government · 323 students
ICSEA 1005

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Channel Christian School
Independent 150 students
ICSEA 1092 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Margate - Snug

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All TAS schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • Margate Children's Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 102 places · Margate
    Meeting NQS
  • Stepping Stones - Margate Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 58 places · Margate
    Meeting NQS
  • Channel Christian Outside School Hours Care.
    Centre-Based Care · 24 places · Margate
    Meeting NQS
  • Snug Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Snug
    Not yet rated

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
2
Supermarkets
0
Parks
3
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Margate - Snug SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
8,751
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.30%
2024→25
Net change
+29
people / yr
Density
60
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+29
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+7
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-3
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+25

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Margate - Snug
+0.30%
TAS median
+0.40%
National median
+0.80%

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