Copping vs Dunalley

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Copping, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Copping: a median of $630,000, against $560,000 in Dunalley, though rent is higher in Dunalley. On these figures, Copping tends to suit couples, while Dunalley suits people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Copping is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 58%)
  • Dunalley has more parks and reserves (10 vs 6)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Dunalley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($560,000 vs $630,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Copping

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $310/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Copping

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (44 min vs 64 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (46 km vs 62.5 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

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

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

Copping Dunalley
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.

Copping Dunalley
Walkability 0 / 0
Copping — Walkability: 0/100 Dunalley — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 25 / 31
Copping — Low fire risk: 25/100 Dunalley — Low fire risk: 31/100

Demographics

Dunalley has more residents (333 vs 200); Dunalley rents higher ($310/wk vs $225/wk).

Copping Dunalley
Population 200 333
+66% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.3% +5.4%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $60,424/yr $67,184/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk $310/wk
+38% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Copping Dunalley
0-4 10.5% / 3.9%
Copping — 0-4: 10.5% Dunalley — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 10.0% / 15.3%
Copping — 5-14: 10.0% Dunalley — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 4.5% / 3.6%
Copping — 15-19: 4.5% Dunalley — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 — / 3.0%
Copping — 20-24: not among its largest Dunalley — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 16.0% / 10.5%
Copping — 25-34: 16.0% Dunalley — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 8.5% / 10.2%
Copping — 35-44: 8.5% Dunalley — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 14.0% / 11.7%
Copping — 45-54: 14.0% Dunalley — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 15.5% / 14.4%
Copping — 55-64: 15.5% Dunalley — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 15.5% / 14.7%
Copping — 65-74: 15.5% Dunalley — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 4.5% / 9.0%
Copping — 75-84: 4.5% Dunalley — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ — / 0.9%
Copping — 85+: not among its largest Dunalley — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Copping 55.3% couple families
Copping — Couple Families: 55.3% Copping — Lone Person: 21.3% Copping — One Parent Families: 23.4% Copping — Group Household: 0.0%
Dunalley 41.9% couple families
Dunalley — Couple Families: 41.9% Dunalley — Lone Person: 38.7% Dunalley — One Parent Families: 16.1% Dunalley — Group Household: 3.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Copping 7.7% renting
Copping — Owned Outright: 46.2% Copping — Mortgage: 46.2% Copping — Renting: 7.7%
Dunalley 13.4% renting
Dunalley — Owned Outright: 54.5% Dunalley — Mortgage: 32.1% Dunalley — Renting: 13.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Copping Dunalley
England 3.5% / 3.9%
Copping — England: 3.5% Dunalley — England: 3.9%
Nepal — / 2.4%
Copping — Nepal: not among its largest Dunalley — Nepal: 2.4%
New Zealand — / 1.5%
Copping — New Zealand: not among its largest Dunalley — New Zealand: 1.5%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Copping — Scotland: not among its largest Dunalley — Scotland: 0.9%
Ireland — / 0.9%
Copping — Ireland: not among its largest Dunalley — Ireland: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Copping Dunalley
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 16.2%
Copping — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Dunalley — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 7.5%
Copping — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Dunalley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 3.9%
Copping — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Dunalley — Bachelor Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / 1.5%
Copping — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Dunalley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 0.9%
Copping — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Dunalley — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Copping 100.0% houses
Copping — Houses: 100.0% Copping — Townhouses: 0.0% Copping — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Dunalley 93.2% houses
Dunalley — Houses: 93.2% Dunalley — Townhouses: 3.8% Dunalley — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Copping Dunalley
Median house price $630,000 $560,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $314,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 50 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Copping Dunalley
Rural and farming 84% 90%
Infrastructure and transport 16% 0%
Environmental 0% 8%
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

Copping Dunalley
New dwellings approved 169
across Sorell
 14
across Tasman
Approvals change year on year +346% +67%

Ranking within TAS

Copping Dunalley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of TAS Higher than 47% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of TAS Higher than 8% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 66% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of TAS Higher than 50% of TAS

Liveability

Copping Dunalley
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Copping Dunalley
Bushfire High
75/100
 Moderate
69/100
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
 Moderate
41/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Copping Dunalley
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Copping

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Dunalley

  • Dunalley Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Copping Dunalley
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 6 10
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 0 1
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 12 24

Mobility

Dunalley sits further from the CBD (62.5 km vs 46 km).

Copping Dunalley
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 46 km 62.5 km
+36% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 44 min 64 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 7174
 0.6%
postcode 7177
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 33
postcode 7177

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.

Copping Dunalley
Car (driver) 74.4% / 76.9%
Copping — Car (driver): 74.4% Dunalley — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 22.0% / 12.5%
Copping — Worked from Home: 22.0% Dunalley — Worked from Home: 12.5%
Walked Only — / 7.7%
Copping — Walked Only: not among its largest Dunalley — Walked Only: 7.7%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 2.9%
Copping — Car (passenger): 3.7% Dunalley — Car (passenger): 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Copping Dunalley
Elevation 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.3 km 3.8 km
3.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Copping Dunalley
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
89 premises
 0%
204 premises

Climate

Copping Dunalley
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Copping Dunalley
Average residential rate $1,598/yr $1,663/yr
Council Sorell Tasman

Federal electorate

Copping Dunalley
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Copping Dunalley
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Copping

Outer Young Families

Dunalley

Outer

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