Deloraine vs Golden Valley

Comparing Deloraine and Golden Valley, TAS: Deloraine has more residents (3,035 vs 226); Deloraine is more walkable (49 vs 10); and Deloraine sits further from the CBD (231.4 km vs 192.1 km).

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

  • Deloraine has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • Golden Valley has more parks and reserves (9 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Golden Valley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($176/wk vs $243/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 24%)
  • But Deloraine has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 11%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Deloraine is more walkable (49/100 vs 10/100)
  • Golden Valley sits closer to the CBD (192.1 km vs 231.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Deloraine

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (49/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 25%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Deloraine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.6% vs -2.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Deloraine Golden Valley
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.

Deloraine Golden Valley
Walkability 49 / 10
Deloraine — Walkability: 49/100 Golden Valley — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 85 / 84
Deloraine — Low fire risk: 85/100 Golden Valley — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Deloraine has more residents (3,035 vs 226); Deloraine rents higher ($243/wk vs $176/wk).

Deloraine Golden Valley
Population 3,035
+93% vs other
 226
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.6% -2.2%
Median age 50 49
Median household income $51,480/yr
+8% vs other
 $47,424/yr
Median weekly rent $243/wk
+28% vs other
 $176/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Deloraine Golden Valley
0-4 4.7% / 3.1%
Deloraine — 0-4: 4.7% Golden Valley — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 9.8% / 13.3%
Deloraine — 5-14: 9.8% Golden Valley — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 5.3% / 6.6%
Deloraine — 15-19: 5.3% Golden Valley — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 5.1% / 4.0%
Deloraine — 20-24: 5.1% Golden Valley — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 10.7% / 3.1%
Deloraine — 25-34: 10.7% Golden Valley — 25-34: 3.1%
35-44 9.5% / 9.7%
Deloraine — 35-44: 9.5% Golden Valley — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 11.6% / 20.4%
Deloraine — 45-54: 11.6% Golden Valley — 45-54: 20.4%
55-64 12.6% / 14.6%
Deloraine — 55-64: 12.6% Golden Valley — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 15.7% / 18.6%
Deloraine — 65-74: 15.7% Golden Valley — 65-74: 18.6%
75-84 11.2% / 5.3%
Deloraine — 75-84: 11.2% Golden Valley — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 3.8% / 1.3%
Deloraine — 85+: 3.8% Golden Valley — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Deloraine 49.3% lone person
Deloraine — Lone Person: 49.3% Deloraine — Couple Families: 31.7% Deloraine — One Parent Families: 15.5% Deloraine — Group Household: 3.0% Deloraine — Other Families: 0.5%
Golden Valley 51.4% lone person
Golden Valley — Lone Person: 51.4% Golden Valley — Couple Families: 37.1% Golden Valley — One Parent Families: 4.3% Golden Valley — Group Household: 7.1% Golden Valley — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Deloraine 28.6% renting
Deloraine — Owned Outright: 46.2% Deloraine — Mortgage: 25.2% Deloraine — Renting: 28.6%
Golden Valley 10.8% renting
Golden Valley — Owned Outright: 55.4% Golden Valley — Mortgage: 33.7% Golden Valley — Renting: 10.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Deloraine Golden Valley
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 15.9%
Deloraine — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Golden Valley — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 13.3%
Deloraine — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% Golden Valley — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 12.4%
Deloraine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Golden Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 4.0%
Deloraine — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Golden Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 3.1%
Deloraine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Golden Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

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.

Deloraine Golden Valley
England 5.0% / 7.5%
Deloraine — England: 5.0% Golden Valley — England: 7.5%
New Zealand 1.4% / 2.2%
Deloraine — New Zealand: 1.4% Golden Valley — New Zealand: 2.2%
Philippines 1.0% / 1.8%
Deloraine — Philippines: 1.0% Golden Valley — Philippines: 1.8%
Japan — / 2.7%
Deloraine — Japan: not among its largest Golden Valley — Japan: 2.7%
Scotland 0.3% / 1.8%
Deloraine — Scotland: 0.3% Golden Valley — Scotland: 1.8%
Netherlands 0.7% / 1.3%
Deloraine — Netherlands: 0.7% Golden Valley — Netherlands: 1.3%
South Africa 0.6% / —
Deloraine — South Africa: 0.6% Golden Valley — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Deloraine 92.0% houses
Deloraine — Houses: 92.0% Deloraine — Flats / Apartments: 1.8% Deloraine — Townhouses: 6.2%
Golden Valley 93.3% houses
Golden Valley — Houses: 93.3% Golden Valley — Flats / Apartments: 6.7% Golden Valley — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Deloraine Golden Valley
Median house price $590,000 $596,000
Median unit price $502,500 —
Median land price $202,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 58 sales
 127 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Golden Valley has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 1%).

Deloraine Golden Valley
Rural and farming 89% 86%
Environmental 1% 14%
Residential 5% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Deloraine Golden Valley
New dwellings approved 202
across Meander Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Deloraine Golden Valley
Houses 3.9%
$485/wk on $645K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Deloraine Golden Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 23% of TAS Higher than 16% of TAS
Schools Higher than 20% of TAS —
Walkability Higher than 92% of TAS Higher than 75% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 59% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of TAS Higher than 26% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 31% of TAS —

Liveability

Deloraine is more walkable (49 vs 10).

Deloraine Golden Valley
Grade C —
Score 42/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Deloraine Golden Valley
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 Golden Valley
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 Golden Valley

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

Amenities in the suburb

Deloraine Golden Valley
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 4 9
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 2 0

Mobility

Deloraine sits further from the CBD (231.4 km vs 192.1 km).

Deloraine Golden Valley
Walkability score 49/100 10/100
Distance to Hobart 231.4 km
+17% vs other
 192.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 165 min 167 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.

Deloraine Golden Valley
Car (driver) 77.1% / 65.0%
Deloraine — Car (driver): 77.1% Golden Valley — Car (driver): 65.0%
Worked from Home 9.8% / 25.0%
Deloraine — Worked from Home: 9.8% Golden Valley — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Walked Only 6.9% / 5.0%
Deloraine — Walked Only: 6.9% Golden Valley — Walked Only: 5.0%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 5.0%
Deloraine — Car (passenger): 5.3% Golden Valley — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Bus 0.9% / —
Deloraine — Bus: 0.9% Golden Valley — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.1%).

Setting

Deloraine Golden Valley
Elevation 231 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 470 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Deloraine Golden Valley
Connectivity score 93/100 22/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 90%
1,790 premises
 0%
91 premises

Climate

Deloraine Golden Valley
Annual rainfall 720 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Deloraine Golden Valley
Average residential rate $875/yr
same for both
Council Meander Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Deloraine Golden Valley
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Deloraine Golden Valley
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Deloraine

Acreage Retirees

Golden Valley

Retirees Rural

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