Barrington vs Lower Barrington

Lower Barrington is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 53 in Barrington. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lower Barrington: a median of $750,000, against $670,000 in Barrington. On these figures, Lower Barrington tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

Barrington and Lower Barrington are both quiet, remote areas in southern Tasmania, sitting roughly 275–280 km from the CBD. The key difference is bushfire risk: Barrington has a score of 0, while Lower Barrington rates 21, making it a meaningful consideration if fire safety is a priority for you. Both suburbs show no crime or flood risk, so they're equally safe on those fronts. If proximity to town and minimal bushfire exposure matter most, Barrington edges ahead; otherwise, the choice may come down to other local factors like property availability and lifestyle fit.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Barrington is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 66%)
  • Lower Barrington has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Barrington

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper houses ($670,000 vs $749,900)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Barrington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (275.4 km vs 279.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Lower Barrington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.8% vs 6.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Barrington and Lower Barrington drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Barrington Lower Barrington
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Barrington Lower Barrington
Walkability 0 / 0
Barrington — Walkability: 0/100 Lower Barrington — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 100 / 79
Barrington — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lower Barrington — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Lower Barrington has more residents (278 vs 209); Barrington skews older (53 vs 49).

Barrington Lower Barrington
Population 209 278
+33% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.1% +16.8%
Median age 53 49
Median household income $83,772/yr $83,408/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+5% vs other
 $315/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Barrington Lower Barrington
0-4 2.9% / 6.1%
Barrington — 0-4: 2.9% Lower Barrington — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 4.8% / 12.2%
Barrington — 5-14: 4.8% Lower Barrington — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 3.8% / 4.7%
Barrington — 15-19: 3.8% Lower Barrington — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 5.3% / 4.3%
Barrington — 20-24: 5.3% Lower Barrington — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 9.6% / 5.4%
Barrington — 25-34: 9.6% Lower Barrington — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 11.0% / 14.0%
Barrington — 35-44: 11.0% Lower Barrington — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 15.3% / 13.7%
Barrington — 45-54: 15.3% Lower Barrington — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 26.3% / 21.6%
Barrington — 55-64: 26.3% Lower Barrington — 55-64: 21.6%
65-74 11.5% / 10.1%
Barrington — 65-74: 11.5% Lower Barrington — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 9.1% / 7.2%
Barrington — 75-84: 9.1% Lower Barrington — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ — / 1.1%
Barrington — 85+: not among its largest Lower Barrington — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Barrington 65.9% couple families
Barrington — Couple Families: 65.9% Barrington — Lone Person: 14.6% Barrington — One Parent Families: 19.5%
Lower Barrington 60.4% couple families
Lower Barrington — Couple Families: 60.4% Lower Barrington — Lone Person: 34.0% Lower Barrington — One Parent Families: 5.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Barrington 6.5% renting
Barrington — Owned Outright: 57.1% Barrington — Mortgage: 36.4% Barrington — Renting: 6.5%
Lower Barrington 10.2% renting
Lower Barrington — Owned Outright: 40.9% Lower Barrington — Mortgage: 48.9% Lower Barrington — Renting: 10.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Barrington Lower Barrington
England 4.3% / 4.3%
Barrington — England: 4.3% Lower Barrington — England: 4.3%
Netherlands 1.9% / —
Barrington — Netherlands: 1.9% Lower Barrington — Netherlands: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.1%
Barrington — Philippines: not among its largest Lower Barrington — Philippines: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Barrington Lower Barrington
Certificate III & IV 22.5% / 18.3%
Barrington — Certificate III & IV: 22.5% Lower Barrington — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 10.4%
Barrington — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Lower Barrington — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 6.5%
Barrington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Lower Barrington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 1.8%
Barrington — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Lower Barrington — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Barrington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Lower Barrington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Barrington 92.5% houses
Barrington — Houses: 92.5% Barrington — Flats / Apartments: 7.5%
Lower Barrington 100.0% houses
Lower Barrington — Houses: 100.0% Lower Barrington — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Barrington Lower Barrington
Median house price $670,000 $749,900
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 44 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Barrington Lower Barrington
Rural and farming 94%
same for both
Environmental 5% 6%
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

Barrington Lower Barrington
New dwellings approved 19
across Kentish
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Barrington Lower Barrington
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of TAS —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of TAS Higher than 45% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 55% of TAS Higher than 56% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of TAS Higher than 65% of TAS

Liveability

Barrington Lower Barrington
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lower Barrington carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0).

Barrington Lower Barrington
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Barrington Lower Barrington
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

Barrington Lower Barrington
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 1 5

Mobility

Lower Barrington sits further from the CBD (279.7 km vs 275.4 km).

Barrington Lower Barrington
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 275.4 km 279.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 202 min 205 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 7306
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 7306
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.

Barrington Lower Barrington
Car (driver) 74.6% / 78.8%
Barrington — Car (driver): 74.6% Lower Barrington — Car (driver): 78.8%
Worked from Home 17.5% / 11.9%
Barrington — Worked from Home: 17.5% Lower Barrington — Worked from Home: 11.9%
Walked Only 2.6% / 6.8%
Barrington — Walked Only: 2.6% Lower Barrington — Walked Only: 6.8%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 2.5%
Barrington — Car (passenger): 5.3% Lower Barrington — Car (passenger): 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.8%).

Setting

Barrington Lower Barrington
Elevation 252 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 232 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.0 km 14.5 km

NBN connectivity

Barrington Lower Barrington
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
88 premises
 0%
116 premises

Climate

Barrington Lower Barrington
Annual rainfall 814 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Barrington Lower Barrington
Average residential rate $1,299/yr
same for both
Council Kentish
same for both

Federal electorate

Barrington Lower Barrington
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Barrington Lower Barrington
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Barrington

Rural

Lower Barrington

River Rural

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