Fastest growing Hobart suburbs (2016-2021)
Derwent Park grew fastest in percentage terms, at +33%. Kingston added the most residents, 1,878. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available. These 30 suburbs came from a field of 58 eligible Hobart suburbs.
This ranking shows which Hobart suburbs grew fastest between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses — once by percent change, and once by the sheer number of residents added, because those two questions have very different answers.
Percent growth and headcount growth are both real and they rarely agree. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 has grown 4,900%, and a suburb going from 35,000 to 56,000 has grown 63% — but the second one added four times as many people. The first list finds the greenfield estates, the second finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Both are ranked within Hobart's own pool. Note the period: the 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count available in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here.
Hobart suburbs that grew fastest, 2016-2021
Ranked on percent population change between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses. Percent growth favours suburbs starting from a small base, so greenfield estates built on former farmland dominate the top.
Derwent Park
TAS 7009 · 872 residents214 residents added · +33% · 872 residents in 2021
Tranmere
TAS 7018 · 2,218 residents516 residents added · +30% · 2,218 residents in 2021
Oakdowns
TAS 7019 · 1,897 residents428 residents added · +29% · 1,897 residents in 2021
Clarendon Vale
TAS 7019 · 1,635 residents367 residents added · +29% · 1,635 residents in 2021
Huntingfield
TAS 7055 · 540 residents112 residents added · +26% · 540 residents in 2021
Cambridge
TAS 7170 · 1,454 residents293 residents added · +25% · 1,454 residents in 2021
Rokeby
TAS 7019 · 4,211 residents835 residents added · +25% · 4,211 residents in 2021
Midway Point
TAS 7171 · 3,384 residents524 residents added · +18% · 3,384 residents in 2021
Kingston
TAS 7050 · 12,288 residents1,878 residents added · +18% · 12,288 residents in 2021
Old Beach
TAS 7017 · 4,394 residents614 residents added · +16% · 4,394 residents in 2021
Seven Mile Beach
TAS 7170 · 1,467 residents180 residents added · +14% · 1,467 residents in 2021
Tolmans Hill
TAS 7007 · 647 residents79 residents added · +14% · 647 residents in 2021
Bridgewater
TAS 7030 · 4,592 residents546 residents added · +14% · 4,592 residents in 2021
Geilston Bay
TAS 7015 · 3,461 residents411 residents added · +14% · 3,461 residents in 2021
West Moonah
TAS 7009 · 4,522 residents509 residents added · +13% · 4,522 residents in 2021
Ranked from 58 qualifying suburbs.
Hobart suburbs that added the most residents, 2016-2021
Ranked on the NUMBER of residents added between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses rather than the percentage, which surfaces the established growth corridors instead of small suburbs multiplying from near zero.
Kingston
TAS 7050 · 12,288 residents1,878 residents added · +18% · 12,288 residents in 2021
Glenorchy
TAS 7010 · 12,013 residents1,184 residents added · +11% · 12,013 residents in 2021
Howrah
TAS 7018 · 9,545 residents855 residents added · +10% · 9,545 residents in 2021
Rokeby
TAS 7019 · 4,211 residents835 residents added · +25% · 4,211 residents in 2021
New Town
TAS 7008 · 6,781 residents658 residents added · +11% · 6,781 residents in 2021
Claremont
TAS 7011 · 8,397 residents647 residents added · +8% · 8,397 residents in 2021
Old Beach
TAS 7017 · 4,394 residents614 residents added · +16% · 4,394 residents in 2021
Lenah Valley
TAS 7008 · 6,522 residents582 residents added · +10% · 6,522 residents in 2021
South Hobart
TAS 7004 · 5,886 residents572 residents added · +11% · 5,886 residents in 2021
West Hobart
TAS 7000 · 6,525 residents572 residents added · +10% · 6,525 residents in 2021
Bridgewater
TAS 7030 · 4,592 residents546 residents added · +14% · 4,592 residents in 2021
Blackmans Bay
TAS 7052 · 7,688 residents543 residents added · +8% · 7,688 residents in 2021
Midway Point
TAS 7171 · 3,384 residents524 residents added · +18% · 3,384 residents in 2021
Tranmere
TAS 7018 · 2,218 residents516 residents added · +30% · 2,218 residents in 2021
West Moonah
TAS 7009 · 4,522 residents509 residents added · +13% · 4,522 residents in 2021
Ranked from 58 qualifying suburbs.
100% population growth, ranked within Hobart's candidate pool — once by percent change and once by residents added, because those two questions have different answers. Nothing else is blended in: a suburb that grew is not thereby better or worse to live in. The figures are the 2016 and 2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb population counts published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than today. Suburbs missing either count are excluded rather than ranked as no-growth. See how we calculate for the full methodology.
Common questions about this ranking
What are the fastest growing Hobart suburbs (2016-2021)?
Derwent Park grew fastest in percentage terms, at +33%. Kingston added the most residents, 1,878. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available. These 30 suburbs came from a field of 58 eligible Hobart suburbs.
What period does this cover?
The 2016-2021 Censuses. The 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here, and one that took off after 2021 will not.
Why are there two different lists?
Because percent growth and headcount growth rarely agree, and both are real. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 grew 4,900%; one going from 35,000 to 56,000 grew 63% but added four times as many people. The percent list finds greenfield estates built on former farmland; the headcount list finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Presenting only one would hide half the answer.
Does fast growth make a suburb a good place to live?
This ranking does not say so, and deliberately blends nothing else in. Rapid growth can mean new housing, new schools and rising demand, or it can mean construction, strained roads and services that have not caught up — often both at once in the same suburb. Check the walkability, transport, schools and risk figures on each suburb's own page.
Which suburbs are eligible?
Suburbs in Hobart with at least 500 residents and a population figure in both Censuses. A suburb missing either count is left out rather than ranked as no-growth, and the top 15 are shown in each list.
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Rankings last computed 28 September 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.
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