Carrick vs Westwood
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carrick, about half of households are couple families. In Westwood, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Westwood tends to suit people living alone.
Carrick is a larger, more established community of 721 people, while Westwood is significantly smaller at 88 residents. Westwood has a notably higher median household income of $136,500 compared to Carrick's $88,452, and rental costs are considerably lower at $180 per week versus $278. Carrick sits slightly closer to the CBD at 200.8 km, though both are remote. Westwood may suit buyers seeking a quieter, more affluent pocket, while Carrick offers more community infrastructure and services typical of a larger settlement.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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
Carrick
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 47%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Westwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 21%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Westwood
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 16%)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $278/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Carrick
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (144 min vs 153 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (200.8 km vs 206 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
Westwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (39.7% vs 29.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Carrick and Westwood 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
Carrick has more residents (721 vs 88); Carrick rents higher ($278/wk vs $180/wk).
| Carrick | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 721 +88% vs other | 88 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +29.0% | +39.7% |
| Median age | 39 | 37 |
| Median household income | $88,452/yr | $136,500/yr +54% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $278/wk +35% vs other | $180/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (19.7%).
Property market
| Carrick | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $670,500 | — |
| Median unit price | $515,000 | — |
| Median land price | $410,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 30 days from 6 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Carrick | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 100% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 2% | 0% |
| Residential | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Carrick | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 202 across Meander Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Carrick | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 81% of TAS | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 10% of TAS | Higher than 28% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 66% of TAS | Higher than 49% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 50% of TAS | Higher than 58% of TAS |
Liveability
| Carrick | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 51/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
| Carrick | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 27/100 | Low 25/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Carrick | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Carrick | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Westwood sits further from the CBD (206 km vs 200.8 km).
| Carrick | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 200.8 km | 206 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 144 min | 153 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 7291 | 0.4% postcode 7292 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 7291 | 29 postcode 7292 |
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 (88.4%).
Setting
| Carrick | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 161 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 191 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 49.5 km | 42.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Carrick | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 324 premises | 0% 32 premises |
Climate
| Carrick | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Carrick | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $875/yr same for both | |
| Council | Meander Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Carrick | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Carrick | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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