Deloraine vs Elizabeth Town
In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Elizabeth Town: a median of $738,000, against $590,000 in Deloraine, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Deloraine tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Deloraine
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Deloraine
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($590,000 vs $737,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Deloraine
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 8%)
- has cheaper rent ($243/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Deloraine
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (49/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (231.4 km vs 243.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Deloraine
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (49/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 19%)
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
Deloraine and Elizabeth Town 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
Deloraine has more residents (3,035 vs 299); Elizabeth Town rents higher ($300/wk vs $243/wk).
| Deloraine | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,035 +90% vs other | 299 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.6% | +3.1% |
| Median age | 50 | 51 |
| Median household income | $51,480/yr | $61,724/yr +20% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $243/wk | $300/wk +23% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).
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 (17.1%).
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 (5.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Deloraine | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $590,000 | $737,500 |
| Median unit price | $502,500 | — |
| Median land price | $202,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 46 days from 58 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Elizabeth Town has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 1%).
| Deloraine | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 89% | 82% |
| Environmental | 1% | 12% |
| Residential | 5% same for both | |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 1% |
| 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
| Deloraine | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 202 across Meander Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Deloraine | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.9% $485/wk on $645K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Deloraine | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 23% of TAS | Higher than 39% of TAS |
| Schools | Higher than 20% of TAS | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 92% of TAS | Higher than 27% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 59% of TAS | Higher than 58% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 91% of TAS | Higher than 42% of TAS |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 31% of TAS | — |
Liveability
Deloraine is more walkable (49 vs 0).
| Deloraine | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 42/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
| Deloraine | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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
| Deloraine | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 5 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Deloraine
- Deloraine High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Deloraine Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School Catholic · Primary below peers
- Ashley School Government · Secondary · Special school
- Giant Steps Tasmania Independent · Combined · Special school
Schools in Elizabeth Town
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Deloraine | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 4 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 6 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 2 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 3 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 1 |
| EV chargers | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Elizabeth Town sits further from the CBD (243.8 km vs 231.4 km).
| Deloraine | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 49/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 231.4 km | 243.8 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 165 min | 169 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 7304 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 32 postcode 7304 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 (78.9%).
Setting
| Deloraine | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 231 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 214 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 41.4 km | 29.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Deloraine | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 93/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 90% 1,790 premises | 0% 139 premises |
Climate
| Deloraine | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 720 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Deloraine | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $875/yr same for both | |
| Council | Meander Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Deloraine | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Deloraine | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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