Barretta vs Electrona
Electrona is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 56 in Barretta. In both, the large majority of households own their home. In Barretta, most homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Electrona, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Barretta tends to suit people living alone, share households, and older residents, while Electrona suits families with children.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Electrona
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (93% vs 41%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Barretta
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($155/wk vs $400/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 22%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Barretta
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (59% vs 7%)
- has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 13%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Barretta
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (53.7% vs 7.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Barretta and Electrona drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Electrona has more residents (391 vs 63); Electrona rents higher ($400/wk vs $155/wk).
| Barretta | Electrona | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 63 | 391 +521% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +53.7% | +7.4% |
| Median age | 56 | 34 |
| Median household income | $54,600/yr | $95,056/yr +74% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $155/wk | $400/wk +158% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Barretta | Electrona | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $681,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Electrona has more rural and farming land (34% vs 0%).
| Barretta | Electrona | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 42% | 38% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 36% | 3% |
| Rural and farming | 0% | 34% |
| Industrial | 11% | 15% |
| Residential | 4% | 9% |
| Commercial | 7% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 2% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Barretta | Electrona | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 138 across Kingborough same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -13% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Barretta | Electrona | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 27% of TAS | Higher than 87% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 83% of TAS | Higher than 86% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 96% of TAS | Higher than 95% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 90% of TAS | Higher than 81% of TAS |
Liveability
| Barretta | Electrona | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Electrona carries more bushfire risk (99 vs 0).
| Barretta | Electrona | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | High 99/100 |
| Crime | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 16/100 | Low 18/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Barretta | Electrona | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Barretta | Electrona | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Barretta | Electrona | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 17/100 | 23/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 22.1 km | 23.9 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 24 min | 28 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 2.0% postcode 7054 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 7054 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.8%).
Setting
| Barretta | Electrona | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 25 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 46 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 372 m 1.9 km to a named beach | 667 m 1.1 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Barretta | Electrona | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 88/100 | 63/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 81% 26 premises | 36% 161 premises |
Climate
| Barretta | Electrona | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | — same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Barretta | Electrona | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,735/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kingborough same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Barretta | Electrona | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Franklin same for both | |
| Member | Julie Collins same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Barretta | Electrona | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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