Copping vs Kellevie
Kellevie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Copping. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Copping is closer to the city centre: 46 km, against 52.9 km. On these figures, Copping tends to suit older residents, while Kellevie 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
Copping
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 70%)
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
Kellevie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $225/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Copping
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (46 km vs 52.9 km)
- has a shorter drive in (44 min vs 49 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Copping
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 9%)
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 Kellevie 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
Copping rents higher ($225/wk vs $0/wk); Kellevie has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $60,424).
| Copping | Kellevie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 200 +8% vs other | 185 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.3% | +12.8% |
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Median household income | $60,424/yr | $81,224/yr +34% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $225/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
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 (3.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Copping | Kellevie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $630,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $450,000 |
Zoning mix
Kellevie has more rural and farming land (98% vs 84%).
| Copping | Kellevie | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 84% | 98% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 16% | 0% |
| Environmental | 0% | 2% |
| 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 | Kellevie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 169 across Sorell same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +346% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Copping | Kellevie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 36% of TAS | Higher than 73% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 30% of TAS | Higher than 3% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 90% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of TAS | Higher than 27% of TAS |
Liveability
| Copping | Kellevie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Kellevie carries more bushfire risk (90 vs 75).
| Copping | Kellevie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 75/100 | High 90/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Copping | Kellevie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Copping | Kellevie | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 4 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 12 | 17 |
Mobility
Kellevie sits further from the CBD (52.9 km vs 46 km).
| Copping | Kellevie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 46 km | 52.9 km +15% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 44 min | 49 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 7174 | 1.7% postcode 7176 |
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 (75.0%).
Setting
| Copping | Kellevie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 72 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 121 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 7.3 km | 6.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Copping | Kellevie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 23/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 89 premises | 0% 64 premises |
Climate
| Copping | Kellevie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Kellevie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,598/yr same for both | |
| Council | Sorell same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Copping | Kellevie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Copping | Kellevie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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