Claremont vs Glenlusk
Claremont is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 50 in Glenlusk. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Glenlusk, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Claremont tends to suit people living alone, while Glenlusk suits 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
Claremont
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
- has more childcare (4 vs 0)
- But Glenlusk is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 51%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Glenlusk
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Glenlusk
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 26%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Claremont
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Claremont
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Claremont
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.3% vs 2.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Claremont and Glenlusk 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
Claremont has more residents (8,397 vs 205); Glenlusk has higher household incomes ($106,184 vs $64,532).
| Claremont | Glenlusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,397 +98% vs other | 205 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.3% | +2.5% |
| Median age | 38 | 50 |
| Median household income | $64,532/yr | $106,184/yr +65% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk | $325/wk +2% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).
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 (2.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Claremont | Glenlusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $630,750 | — |
| Median unit price | $475,000 | — |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 22 days from 95 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Glenlusk has more rural and farming land (52% vs 1%); Claremont has more land zoned for conservation (61% vs 48%).
| Claremont | Glenlusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 61% | 48% |
| Rural and farming | 1% | 52% |
| Residential | 25% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 5% | 0% |
| Other and special use | 4% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 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
| Claremont | Glenlusk | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 227 across Glenorchy same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +157% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Claremont | Glenlusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.8% $600/wk on $650K | — |
| Units | 5.4% $500/wk on $485K | — |
Ranking within TAS
| Claremont | Glenlusk | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 43% of TAS | Higher than 92% of TAS |
| Schools | Higher than 4% of TAS | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 85% of TAS | Higher than 55% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 71% of TAS | Higher than 50% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 92% of TAS | Higher than 69% of TAS |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 82% of TAS | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 80% of TAS | — |
Liveability
Claremont is more walkable (21 vs 0).
| Claremont | Glenlusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 29/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
| Claremont | Glenlusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 94/100 | High 97/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Claremont | Glenlusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 5 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Claremont
- Austins Ferry Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- Windermere Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- Holy Rosary Catholic School Catholic · Primary below peers
- Claremont College Government · Secondary
- OneSchool Global - Hobart Campus Independent · Combined
Schools in Glenlusk
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Claremont | Glenlusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 4 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 0 |
| Childcare | 4 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 2 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 44 | 1 |
Mobility
| Claremont | Glenlusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 21/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 16.4 km | 17.4 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 21 min | 23 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 7011 | 0.4% postcode 7012 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 23 postcode 7011 | 36 postcode 7012 |
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 (80.7%).
Setting
| Claremont | Glenlusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 147 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 432 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 9.5 km 3.5 km to a named beach | 9.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Claremont | Glenlusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 97/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 94% 4,238 premises | 0% 77 premises |
Climate
| Claremont | Glenlusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 988 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 13.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | -1.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Claremont | Glenlusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,562/yr same for both | |
| Council | Glenorchy same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Claremont | Glenlusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Clark same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Wilkie same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Claremont | Glenlusk | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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