Bushy Park vs Westerway
Bushy Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Westerway. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Bushy Park: a median of $577,000, against $445,000 in Westerway, though rent is higher in Westerway. On these figures, Bushy Park tends to suit families with children, while Westerway 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
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
Westerway
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($445,000 vs $577,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Bushy Park
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 30%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $285/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bushy Park
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (55 min vs 64 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (55.8 km vs 63.9 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
Bushy Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.7% vs -6.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bushy Park and Westerway 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 higher household incomes ($70,668 vs $49,348); Westerway has more residents (210 vs 147).
| Bushy Park | Westerway | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 147 | 210 +43% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +16.7% | -6.7% |
| Median age | 43 | 48 |
| Median household income | $70,668/yr +30% vs other | $49,348/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $285/wk +42% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
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 (16.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bushy Park | Westerway | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $577,000 | $445,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 94 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Bushy Park | Westerway | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 97% |
| Environmental | 1% same for both | |
| 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 | Westerway | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 123 across Derwent Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +925% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Bushy Park | Westerway | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 55% of TAS | Higher than 20% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 50% of TAS | Higher than 20% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 20% of TAS | Higher than 15% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 66% of TAS | Higher than 55% of TAS |
Liveability
| Bushy Park | Westerway | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Westerway carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 68).
| Bushy Park | Westerway | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 68/100 | High 93/100 |
| 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 | Westerway | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Bushy Park
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Westerway
- Westerway Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Bushy Park | Westerway | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 same for both | |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
Westerway sits further from the CBD (63.9 km vs 55.8 km).
| Bushy Park | Westerway | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 55.8 km | 63.9 km +15% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 55 min | 64 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (94.6%).
Setting
| Bushy Park | Westerway | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 124 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 116 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 38.6 km | 45.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bushy Park | Westerway | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 68 premises | 0% 112 premises |
Climate
| Bushy Park | Westerway | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Westerway | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bushy Park | Westerway | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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