Barrington vs Lower Wilmot
Lower Wilmot is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 53 in Barrington. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Barrington, most households are couple families. In Lower Wilmot, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Barrington tends to suit couples, while Lower Wilmot suits people living alone.
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
Barrington
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 61%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Barrington
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 23%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Lower Wilmot
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $330/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Barrington
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (275.4 km vs 307.5 km)
- has a shorter drive in (202 min vs 222 min)
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 Wilmot
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.3% vs 6.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Barrington and Lower Wilmot 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
Barrington has more residents (209 vs 136); Barrington rents higher ($330/wk vs $260/wk).
| Barrington | Lower Wilmot | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 209 +35% vs other | 136 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.1% | +18.3% |
| Median age | 53 | 50 |
| Median household income | $83,772/yr +20% vs other | $66,612/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $330/wk +21% vs other | $260/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).
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 (4.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Barrington | Lower Wilmot | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $670,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Barrington | Lower Wilmot | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 96% |
| Environmental | 5% | 4% |
| 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 Wilmot | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 19 across Kentish same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Barrington | Lower Wilmot | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 76% of TAS | Higher than 46% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 24% of TAS | Higher than 55% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 55% of TAS | Higher than 42% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 42% of TAS | Higher than 32% of TAS |
Liveability
| Barrington | Lower Wilmot | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
| Barrington | Lower Wilmot | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Barrington | Lower Wilmot | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Wilmot | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 2 |
Mobility
Lower Wilmot sits further from the CBD (307.5 km vs 275.4 km).
| Barrington | Lower Wilmot | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 275.4 km | 307.5 km +12% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 202 min | 222 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 7306 | 0.4% postcode 7310 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 7306 | 23 postcode 7310 |
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 (87.5%).
Setting
| Barrington | Lower Wilmot | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 252 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 246 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.0 km | 18.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Barrington | Lower Wilmot | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 88 premises | 0% 50 premises |
Climate
| Barrington | Lower Wilmot | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 814 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Barrington | Lower Wilmot | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,299/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kentish same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Barrington | Lower Wilmot | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Barrington | Lower Wilmot | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.