Christmas Hills vs Roger River

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Christmas Hills tends to suit people living alone, while Roger River suits families with children and 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

Roger River

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 56%)

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

Christmas Hills

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $180/wk)
  • But Roger River has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 8%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Christmas Hills

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (308 min vs 314 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (432.4 km vs 436.6 km)
  • But Roger River is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Roger River

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 10%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Christmas Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.4% vs -13.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Christmas Hills and Roger River drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Christmas Hills Roger River
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Christmas Hills Roger River
Walkability 0 / 10
Christmas Hills — Walkability: 0/100 Roger River — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 58 / 100
Christmas Hills — Low fire risk: 58/100 Roger River — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Christmas Hills has more residents (127 vs 51); Christmas Hills has higher household incomes ($87,724 vs $67,132).

Christmas Hills Roger River
Population 127
+60% vs other
 51
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.4% -13.6%
Median age 37 35
Median household income $87,724/yr
+23% vs other
 $67,132/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $180/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Christmas Hills Roger River
0-4 4.7% / 5.9%
Christmas Hills — 0-4: 4.7% Roger River — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 8.7% / 15.7%
Christmas Hills — 5-14: 8.7% Roger River — 5-14: 15.7%
15-19 10.2% / —
Christmas Hills — 15-19: 10.2% Roger River — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 11.0% / 5.9%
Christmas Hills — 20-24: 11.0% Roger River — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 10.2% / 15.7%
Christmas Hills — 25-34: 10.2% Roger River — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 11.8% / 5.9%
Christmas Hills — 35-44: 11.8% Roger River — 35-44: 5.9%
45-54 9.4% / 7.8%
Christmas Hills — 45-54: 9.4% Roger River — 45-54: 7.8%
55-64 22.8% / 5.9%
Christmas Hills — 55-64: 22.8% Roger River — 55-64: 5.9%
65-74 7.1% / 13.7%
Christmas Hills — 65-74: 7.1% Roger River — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 2.4% / —
Christmas Hills — 75-84: 2.4% Roger River — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 5.9%
Christmas Hills — 85+: not among its largest Roger River — 85+: 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

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.

Christmas Hills Roger River
China — / 11.8%
Christmas Hills — China: not among its largest Roger River — China: 11.8%
New Zealand 6.3% / —
Christmas Hills — New Zealand: 6.3% Roger River — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Christmas Hills 55.6% couple families
Christmas Hills — Couple Families: 55.6% Christmas Hills — Lone Person: 44.4%
Roger River 70.0% couple families
Roger River — Couple Families: 70.0% Roger River — Lone Person: 30.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Christmas Hills 100.0% houses
Christmas Hills — Houses: 100.0%
Roger River 100.0% houses
Roger River — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Christmas Hills Roger River
Certificate III & IV 10.2% / 11.8%
Christmas Hills — Certificate III & IV: 10.2% Roger River — Certificate III & IV: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 7.8%
Christmas Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Roger River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Bachelor Degree 2.4% / —
Christmas Hills — Bachelor Degree: 2.4% Roger River — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Christmas Hills 7.9% renting
Christmas Hills — Owned Outright: 42.1% Christmas Hills — Mortgage: 50.0% Christmas Hills — Renting: 7.9%
Roger River 28.6% renting
Roger River — Owned Outright: 38.1% Roger River — Mortgage: 33.3% Roger River — Renting: 28.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Roger River has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 17%); Christmas Hills has more rural and farming land (83% vs 72%).

Christmas Hills Roger River
Rural and farming 83% 72%
Environmental 17% 28%
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

Christmas Hills Roger River
New dwellings approved 7
across Circular Head
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Christmas Hills Roger River
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of TAS Higher than 47% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of TAS Higher than 72% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 3% of TAS Higher than 2% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of TAS Higher than 21% of TAS

Liveability

Roger River is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Christmas Hills Roger River
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Christmas Hills carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 0).

Christmas Hills Roger River
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 None
0/100
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

Christmas Hills Roger River
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

Christmas Hills Roger River
Parks & reserves 2 6
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Roger River sits further from the CBD (436.6 km vs 432.4 km).

Christmas Hills Roger River
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Hobart 432.4 km 436.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 308 min 314 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 7330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 23
postcode 7330
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.

Christmas Hills Roger River
Car (driver) 82.0% / 47.1%
Christmas Hills — Car (driver): 82.0% Roger River — Car (driver): 47.1%
Worked from Home 10.0% / 35.3%
Christmas Hills — Worked from Home: 10.0% Roger River — Worked from Home: 35.3%
Walked Only 8.0% / 17.6%
Christmas Hills — Walked Only: 8.0% Roger River — Walked Only: 17.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.0%).

Setting

Christmas Hills Roger River
Elevation 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.5 km 28.8 km

NBN connectivity

Christmas Hills Roger River
Connectivity score 28/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
49 premises
 0%
25 premises

Climate

Christmas Hills Roger River
Annual rainfall 1,097 mm 1,454 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 20.8°C
Winter min (Jul) — 5.2°C

Federal electorate

Christmas Hills Roger River
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Christmas Hills Roger River
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Christmas Hills

Rural Students

Roger River

Rural

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