Bothwell vs Dysart
Dysart is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in Bothwell. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bothwell, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bothwell tends to suit people living alone and older residents.
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
Bothwell
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (18 vs 7)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- But Dysart is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 48%)
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
Bothwell
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($198/wk vs $315/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 25%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Dysart
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (54.8 km vs 84.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (58 min vs 75 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bothwell
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Dysart
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.7% vs 2.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bothwell and Dysart 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
Bothwell has more residents (499 vs 252); Dysart rents higher ($315/wk vs $198/wk).
| Bothwell | Dysart | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 499 +49% vs other | 252 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.9% | +16.7% |
| Median age | 47 | 43 |
| Median household income | $64,064/yr | $65,884/yr +3% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $198/wk | $315/wk +59% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).
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 (4.2%).
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 (19.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bothwell | Dysart | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $515,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 85 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Bothwell | Dysart | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 98% |
| Environmental | 3% | 1% |
| 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
| Bothwell | Dysart | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3 across Central Highlands (Tas.) | 45 across Southern Midlands |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% | +33% |
Ranking within TAS
| Bothwell | Dysart | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 43% of TAS | Higher than 45% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 3% of TAS | Higher than 64% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 24% of TAS | Higher than 28% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 39% of TAS | Higher than 34% of TAS |
Liveability
| Bothwell | Dysart | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Dysart carries more bushfire risk (88 vs 72).
| Bothwell | Dysart | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 72/100 | High 88/100 |
| 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
| Bothwell | Dysart | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bothwell
- Bothwell District High School Government · Combined above peers
Schools in Dysart
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bothwell | Dysart | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 18 | 7 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 | 4 |
Mobility
Bothwell sits further from the CBD (84.3 km vs 54.8 km).
| Bothwell | Dysart | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 84.3 km +35% vs other | 54.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 75 min | 58 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7030 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 24 postcode 7030 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 (88.2%).
Setting
| Bothwell | Dysart | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 449 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 180 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bothwell | Dysart | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 279 premises | 0% 107 premises |
Climate
| Bothwell | Dysart | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 485 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bothwell | Dysart | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $973/yr | $1,381/yr |
| Council | Central Highlands (Tas.) | Southern Midlands |
Federal electorate
| Bothwell | Dysart | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bothwell | Dysart | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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