Caveside vs Mole Creek
Caveside is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 51 in Mole Creek. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Caveside, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Caveside: a median of $885,000, against $528,000 in Mole Creek, though rent is higher in Mole Creek. On these figures, Caveside tends to suit families with children, while Mole Creek 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
Mole Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (12 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Caveside leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 23%)
- Mole Creek has cheaper houses ($528,000 vs $885,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Caveside
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 10%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $240/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Caveside
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (256.3 km vs 259.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mole Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)
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
Caveside and Mole Creek 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
Mole Creek has more residents (528 vs 142); Mole Creek rents higher ($240/wk vs $180/wk).
| Caveside | Mole Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 142 | 528 +272% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.8% | +2.7% |
| Median age | 42 | 51 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr +5% vs other | $55,432/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk | $240/wk +33% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).
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 (5.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Caveside | Mole Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $885,000 | $528,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 67 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Caveside has more rural and farming land (68% vs 58%).
| Caveside | Mole Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 68% | 58% |
| Environmental | 32% | 42% |
| 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
| Caveside | Mole Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 202 across Meander Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Caveside | Mole Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 32% of TAS | Higher than 29% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 10% of TAS | Higher than 11% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 57% of TAS same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 28% of TAS | Higher than 40% of TAS |
Liveability
| Caveside | Mole Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 28/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
| Caveside | Mole Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 87/100 | High 79/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Caveside | Mole Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Caveside
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Mole Creek
- Mole Creek Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Caveside | Mole Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 12 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 9 |
Mobility
Mole Creek sits further from the CBD (259.1 km vs 256.3 km).
| Caveside | Mole Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 256.3 km | 259.1 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 187 min | 185 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 7304 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 32 postcode 7304 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 (76.3%).
Setting
| Caveside | Mole Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 305 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 260 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 49.6 km | 42.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Caveside | Mole Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 49 premises | 0% 295 premises |
Climate
| Caveside | Mole Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 720 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Caveside | Mole Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $875/yr same for both | |
| Council | Meander Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Caveside | Mole Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Caveside | Mole Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Caveside
Mole Creek
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