Breadalbane vs Devon Hills
Breadalbane is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 51 in Devon Hills. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Devon Hills, most households are couple families. On these figures, Breadalbane tends to suit share households and families with children, while Devon Hills suits 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
Devon Hills
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 60%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Breadalbane
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 19%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Breadalbane
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 2%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 14%)
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $305/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Devon Hills
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (187.7 km vs 199.9 km)
- has a shorter drive in (130 min vs 138 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
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
Breadalbane and Devon Hills 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
Devon Hills has more residents (434 vs 103); Devon Hills rents higher ($305/wk vs $180/wk).
| Breadalbane | Devon Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 103 | 434 +321% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -4.6% | +0.2% |
| Median age | 47 | 51 |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr +6% vs other | $110,032/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk | $305/wk +69% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Breadalbane | Devon Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,218,944 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Breadalbane has more rural and farming land (96% vs 8%).
| Breadalbane | Devon Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 8% |
| Residential | 0% | 90% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% | 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
| Breadalbane | Devon Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 184 across Northern Midlands same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +104% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Breadalbane | Devon Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 96% of TAS | Higher than 94% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 57% of TAS | Higher than 70% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 72% of TAS | Higher than 7% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of TAS same for both | |
Liveability
| Breadalbane | Devon Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Breadalbane | Devon Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 25/100 | Low 24/100 |
| 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 | Moderate 50/100 | None 0/100 |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 3 within 5 km | 4 within 5 km |
Schools
| Breadalbane | Devon Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 Launceston, 9.7 km | None |
Amenities in the suburb
| Breadalbane | Devon Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Breadalbane sits further from the CBD (199.9 km vs 187.7 km).
| Breadalbane | Devon Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 199.9 km +6% vs other | 187.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 138 min | 130 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 7258 | 0.2% postcode 7300 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 42 postcode 7258 | 32 postcode 7300 |
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 (86.0%).
Setting
| Breadalbane | Devon Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 152 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 214 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Breadalbane | Devon Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 41/100 | 44/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 54 premises | 0% 166 premises |
Climate
| Breadalbane | Devon Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 676 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 24.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Breadalbane | Devon Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,704/yr same for both | |
| Council | Northern Midlands same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Breadalbane | Devon Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Breadalbane | Devon Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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