Black Hills vs Gretna

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Black Hills, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Black Hills: a median of $700,000, against $480,000 in Gretna, and rent is higher there too. Black Hills is closer to the city centre: 48.1 km, against 59 km. On these figures, Black Hills tends to suit couples, while Gretna suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Gretna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Gretna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($480,000 vs $700,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gretna

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Black Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (48.1 km vs 59 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

Gretna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.4% vs 12.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Black Hills Gretna
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.

Black Hills Gretna
Walkability 0 / 0
Black Hills — Walkability: 0/100 Gretna — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 10 / 14
Black Hills — Low fire risk: 10/100 Gretna — Low fire risk: 14/100

Demographics

Black Hills rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk); Gretna has more residents (254 vs 201).

Black Hills Gretna
Population 201 254
+26% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.3% +20.4%
Median age 40 38
Median household income $76,336/yr
+5% vs other
 $72,176/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+33% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Black Hills Gretna
0-4 1.5% / 4.7%
Black Hills — 0-4: 1.5% Gretna — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 16.4% / 14.6%
Black Hills — 5-14: 16.4% Gretna — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 9.0% / 6.3%
Black Hills — 15-19: 9.0% Gretna — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 9.5% / 9.8%
Black Hills — 20-24: 9.5% Gretna — 20-24: 9.8%
25-34 8.5% / 10.2%
Black Hills — 25-34: 8.5% Gretna — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 12.9% / 12.6%
Black Hills — 35-44: 12.9% Gretna — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 12.9% / 14.2%
Black Hills — 45-54: 12.9% Gretna — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 14.4% / 10.2%
Black Hills — 55-64: 14.4% Gretna — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 13.9% / 8.7%
Black Hills — 65-74: 13.9% Gretna — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 3.0% / 7.5%
Black Hills — 75-84: 3.0% Gretna — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ — / 2.0%
Black Hills — 85+: not among its largest Gretna — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Black Hills 55.3% couple families
Black Hills — Couple Families: 55.3% Black Hills — Lone Person: 34.2% Black Hills — One Parent Families: 10.5% Black Hills — Group Household: 0.0%
Gretna 40.3% couple families
Gretna — Couple Families: 40.3% Gretna — Lone Person: 32.3% Gretna — One Parent Families: 22.6% Gretna — Group Household: 4.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Black Hills 8.3% renting
Black Hills — Owned Outright: 51.7% Black Hills — Mortgage: 40.0% Black Hills — Renting: 8.3%
Gretna 16.2% renting
Gretna — Owned Outright: 38.8% Gretna — Mortgage: 45.0% Gretna — Renting: 16.2%
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.

Black Hills Gretna
England 4.5% / 3.5%
Black Hills — England: 4.5% Gretna — England: 3.5%
South Africa 2.5% / —
Black Hills — South Africa: 2.5% Gretna — South Africa: not among its largest
India — / 1.6%
Black Hills — India: not among its largest Gretna — India: 1.6%
Ireland — / 1.6%
Black Hills — Ireland: not among its largest Gretna — Ireland: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Qualifications

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

Black Hills Gretna
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 18.1%
Black Hills — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Gretna — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 3.5%
Black Hills — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% Gretna — Bachelor Degree: 3.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 3.5%
Black Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Gretna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 1.2%
Black Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Gretna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / —
Black Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Gretna — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Black Hills 100.0% houses
Black Hills — Houses: 100.0%
Gretna 100.0% houses
Gretna — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Black Hills Gretna
Median house price $700,000 $480,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Black Hills Gretna
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Black Hills Gretna
New dwellings approved 123
across Derwent Valley
 3
across Central Highlands (Tas.)
Approvals change year on year +925% -100%

Ranking within TAS

Black Hills Gretna
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of TAS Higher than 60% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of TAS Higher than 36% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 15% of TAS Higher than 18% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of TAS Higher than 44% of TAS

Liveability

Black Hills Gretna
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Black Hills Gretna
Bushfire High
90/100
 High
86/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Black Hills Gretna
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

Black Hills Gretna
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 4
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Gretna sits further from the CBD (59 km vs 48.1 km).

Black Hills Gretna
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 48.1 km 59 km
+23% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 54 min 55 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 7140
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 24
postcode 7140
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.

Black Hills Gretna
Car (driver) 94.9% / 83.7%
Black Hills — Car (driver): 94.9% Gretna — Car (driver): 83.7%
Worked from Home 5.1% / 5.4%
Black Hills — Worked from Home: 5.1% Gretna — Worked from Home: 5.4%
Car (passenger) — / 5.4%
Black Hills — Car (passenger): not among its largest Gretna — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Walked Only — / 5.4%
Black Hills — Walked Only: not among its largest Gretna — Walked Only: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (94.9%).

Setting

Black Hills Gretna
Elevation 500 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 235 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.7 km 38.3 km

NBN connectivity

Black Hills Gretna
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
76 premises
 0%
98 premises

Climate

Black Hills Gretna
Annual rainfall 492 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.7°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Black Hills Gretna
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Black Hills Gretna
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Black Hills

Outer

Gretna

Outer

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