Claude Road vs West Kentish
West Kentish is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 53 in Claude Road. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In West Kentish, about half of households are couple families.
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
West Kentish
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 83%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Claude Road
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Claude Road
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
Claude Road
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.0% vs -3.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Claude Road and West Kentish 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
Claude Road has more residents (275 vs 160); Claude Road skews older (53 vs 50).
| Claude Road | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 275 +42% vs other | 160 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.0% | -3.0% |
| Median age | 53 | 50 |
| Median household income | $61,724/yr | $64,116/yr +4% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk | $250/wk +9% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
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 (20.6%).
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 (9.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Claude Road | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 82% | 88% |
| Environmental | 17% | 12% |
| 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
| Claude Road | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 19 across Kentish same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Claude Road | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 39% of TAS | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of TAS | Higher than 14% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 55% of TAS same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 42% of TAS | Higher than 35% of TAS |
Liveability
| Claude Road | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Claude Road carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 30).
| Claude Road | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 40/100 | Low 30/100 |
| 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
| Claude Road | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Claude Road | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
| Claude Road | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 275.8 km | 274.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 203 min | 201 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 7306 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 7306 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 (75.3%).
Setting
| Claude Road | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 320 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 327 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 31.0 km | 26.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Claude Road | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 131 premises | 0% 76 premises |
Climate
| Claude Road | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 814 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Claude Road | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,299/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kentish same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Claude Road | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Claude Road | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.