Bushy Park vs Glenora
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Bushy Park tends to suit families with children.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
Glenora
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($156/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Glenora
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)
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
Bushy Park and Glenora 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
Bushy Park has more residents (147 vs 93); Bushy Park rents higher ($200/wk vs $156/wk).
| Bushy Park | Glenora | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 147 +37% vs other | 93 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +16.7% | +19.2% |
| Median age | 43 | 44 |
| Median household income | $70,668/yr | $71,500/yr +1% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +22% vs other | $156/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).
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.
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 (11.8%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bushy Park | Glenora | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $577,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Bushy Park | Glenora | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 92% |
| Environmental | 1% | 5% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Bushy Park | Glenora | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 123 across Derwent Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +925% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Bushy Park | Glenora | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 55% of TAS | Higher than 57% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 50% of TAS | Higher than 7% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 20% of TAS | Higher than 14% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 66% of TAS | Higher than 39% of TAS |
Liveability
| Bushy Park | Glenora | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bushy Park | Glenora | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 68/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| 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
| Bushy Park | Glenora | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bushy Park
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Glenora
- Glenora District School Government · Combined at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Bushy Park | Glenora | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
| Bushy Park | Glenora | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 55.8 km | 56.9 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 55 min same for both | |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (94.6%).
Setting
| Bushy Park | Glenora | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 124 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 95 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 38.6 km | 39.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bushy Park | Glenora | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 68 premises | 0% 42 premises |
Climate
| Bushy Park | Glenora | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bushy Park | Glenora | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bushy Park | Glenora | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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