Bonnet Hill vs Taroona

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bonnet Hill, most households are couple families. Taroona is closer to the city centre: 11.1 km, against 14.6 km. On these figures, Bonnet Hill tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

Taroona

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Bonnet Hill is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 59%)

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

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

Taroona

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 5%)
  • has cheaper rent ($420/wk vs $455/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Taroona

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 16/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (11.1 km vs 14.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Taroona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 16/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bonnet Hill Taroona
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.

Bonnet Hill Taroona
Walkability 16 / 51
Bonnet Hill — Walkability: 16/100 Taroona — Walkability: 51/100
Low fire risk 16 / 3
Bonnet Hill — Low fire risk: 16/100 Taroona — Low fire risk: 3/100

Demographics

Taroona has more residents (3,121 vs 515); Bonnet Hill has higher household incomes ($123,084 vs $95,940).

Bonnet Hill Taroona
Population 515 3,121
+506% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.0% +1.7%
Median age 46 47
Median household income $123,084/yr
+22% vs other
 $95,940/yr
Median weekly rent $455/wk
+8% vs other
 $420/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bonnet Hill Taroona
0-4 3.3% / 3.9%
Bonnet Hill — 0-4: 3.3% Taroona — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 17.9% / 11.4%
Bonnet Hill — 5-14: 17.9% Taroona — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 7.8% / 7.6%
Bonnet Hill — 15-19: 7.8% Taroona — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 5.0% / 5.0%
Bonnet Hill — 20-24: 5.0% Taroona — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 3.1% / 8.0%
Bonnet Hill — 25-34: 3.1% Taroona — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 10.5% / 10.5%
Bonnet Hill — 35-44: 10.5% Taroona — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 18.6% / 15.3%
Bonnet Hill — 45-54: 18.6% Taroona — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 13.0% / 14.6%
Bonnet Hill — 55-64: 13.0% Taroona — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 12.2% / 13.7%
Bonnet Hill — 65-74: 12.2% Taroona — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 6.4% / 6.2%
Bonnet Hill — 75-84: 6.4% Taroona — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 1.9% / 3.4%
Bonnet Hill — 85+: 1.9% Taroona — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bonnet Hill 58.6% couple families
Bonnet Hill — Couple Families: 58.6% Bonnet Hill — Lone Person: 27.8% Bonnet Hill — One Parent Families: 13.5% Bonnet Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Bonnet Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Taroona 44.9% couple families
Taroona — Couple Families: 44.9% Taroona — Lone Person: 35.4% Taroona — One Parent Families: 14.5% Taroona — Group Household: 3.7% Taroona — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bonnet Hill 5.1% renting
Bonnet Hill — Owned Outright: 53.9% Bonnet Hill — Mortgage: 41.0% Bonnet Hill — Renting: 5.1%
Taroona 15.7% renting
Taroona — Owned Outright: 51.3% Taroona — Mortgage: 33.1% Taroona — Renting: 15.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bonnet Hill Taroona
Bachelor Degree 24.5% / 25.5%
Bonnet Hill — Bachelor Degree: 24.5% Taroona — Bachelor Degree: 25.5%
Postgraduate Degree 12.0% / 13.0%
Bonnet Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 12.0% Taroona — Postgraduate Degree: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 7.2%
Bonnet Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Taroona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 6.0%
Bonnet Hill — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Taroona — Certificate III & IV: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.7% / 5.5%
Bonnet Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.7% Taroona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

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.

Bonnet Hill Taroona
England 10.5% / 6.4%
Bonnet Hill — England: 10.5% Taroona — England: 6.4%
China — / 2.6%
Bonnet Hill — China: not among its largest Taroona — China: 2.6%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.2%
Bonnet Hill — New Zealand: 1.2% Taroona — New Zealand: 1.2%
Scotland 1.2% / 0.9%
Bonnet Hill — Scotland: 1.2% Taroona — Scotland: 0.9%
South Africa 1.0% / 1.0%
Bonnet Hill — South Africa: 1.0% Taroona — South Africa: 1.0%
India 1.2% / —
Bonnet Hill — India: 1.2% Taroona — India: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.2%
Bonnet Hill — Germany: not among its largest Taroona — Germany: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bonnet Hill 100.0% houses
Bonnet Hill — Houses: 100.0% Bonnet Hill — Townhouses: 0.0% Bonnet Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Taroona 96.8% houses
Taroona — Houses: 96.8% Taroona — Townhouses: 2.5% Taroona — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bonnet Hill Taroona
Median house price — $950,000
Median unit price — $1,092,500
Median land price — $520,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 42 days
from 18 sales

Zoning mix

Bonnet Hill Taroona
Environmental 72% 67%
Residential 17% 26%
Rural and farming 9% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 5%
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

Bonnet Hill Taroona
New dwellings approved 138
across Kingborough
same for both
Approvals change year on year -13%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bonnet Hill Taroona
Houses — 4.8%
$925/wk on $1.01M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Bonnet Hill Taroona
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of TAS Higher than 87% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of TAS Higher than 92% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of TAS Higher than 82% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 80% of TAS

Liveability

Taroona is more walkable (51 vs 16).

Bonnet Hill Taroona
Grade A B
Score 65/100 61/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Taroona carries more bushfire risk (97 vs 84).

Bonnet Hill Taroona
Bushfire High
84/100
 High
97/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
25/100
 Low
33/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bonnet Hill Taroona
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Hobart, 6.3 km
 1
Hobart, 3.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.9% 2.4%

Schools in Bonnet Hill

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Taroona

  • Taroona Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Taroona High School Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Bonnet Hill Taroona
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 2 9
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Beaches 0 1

Mobility

Bonnet Hill sits further from the CBD (14.6 km vs 11.1 km).

Bonnet Hill Taroona
Walkability score 16/100 51/100
Distance to Hobart 14.6 km
+24% vs other
 11.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 18 min 22 min
Public transport score 62/100
Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 9.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 57.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.7%
postcode 7053
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 7053
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.

Bonnet Hill Taroona
Car (driver) 68.7% / 61.7%
Bonnet Hill — Car (driver): 68.7% Taroona — Car (driver): 61.7%
Worked from Home 16.8% / 16.4%
Bonnet Hill — Worked from Home: 16.8% Taroona — Worked from Home: 16.4%
Bus 2.8% / 8.6%
Bonnet Hill — Bus: 2.8% Taroona — Bus: 8.6%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 6.6%
Bonnet Hill — Car (passenger): 3.7% Taroona — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Bicycle 3.7% / 5.1%
Bonnet Hill — Bicycle: 3.7% Taroona — Bicycle: 5.1%
Walked Only 4.2% / 1.7%
Bonnet Hill — Walked Only: 4.2% Taroona — Walked Only: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.7%).

Setting

Bonnet Hill Taroona
Elevation 103 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 130 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 631 m
960 m to a named beach
 979 m
1.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bonnet Hill Taroona
Connectivity score 100/100 65/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
193 premises
 36%
1,355 premises

Climate

Bonnet Hill Taroona
Annual rainfall 559 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Bonnet Hill Taroona
Average residential rate $1,735/yr
same for both
Council Kingborough
same for both

Federal electorate

Bonnet Hill Taroona
Division Clark
same for both
Member Andrew Wilkie
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bonnet Hill Taroona
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bonnet Hill

Acreage Beach Coastal Easy Commute Middle-Ring Professionals

Taroona

Beach Coastal Easy Commute Inner Large Blocks Parks Premium Professionals Quiet Transport Hub

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