Deloraine vs Weetah
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Deloraine, about half of households are people living alone. In Weetah, most households are couple families. On these figures, Deloraine tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Weetah suits couples.
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 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- But Weetah is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 47%)
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
Deloraine
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 18%)
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 238.9 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 23%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Weetah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (70.5% vs 6.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Deloraine and Weetah 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 75); Deloraine skews older (50 vs 48).
| Deloraine | Weetah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,035 +98% vs other | 75 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.6% | +70.5% |
| Median age | 50 | 48 |
| Median household income | $51,480/yr | $55,224/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $243/wk | $250/wk +3% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (10.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Deloraine | Weetah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $590,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $502,500 | — |
| Median land price | $202,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 46 days from 58 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Weetah has more rural and farming land (100% vs 89%).
| Deloraine | Weetah | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 89% | 100% |
| Residential | 5% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 0% |
| Environmental | 1% | 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 | Weetah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 202 across Meander Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Deloraine | Weetah | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.9% $485/wk on $645K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Deloraine | Weetah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 23% of TAS | Higher than 27% of TAS |
| Schools | Higher than 20% of TAS | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 92% of TAS | Higher than 4% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 59% of TAS | Higher than 57% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 91% of TAS | Higher than 35% of TAS |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 31% of TAS | — |
Liveability
Deloraine is more walkable (49 vs 0).
| Deloraine | Weetah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 42/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Deloraine carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0).
| Deloraine | Weetah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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 | Weetah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Weetah
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Deloraine | Weetah | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 4 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| 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
Weetah sits further from the CBD (238.9 km vs 231.4 km).
| Deloraine | Weetah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 49/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 231.4 km | 238.9 km +3% 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 (84.2%).
Setting
| Deloraine | Weetah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 231 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 447 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 41.4 km | 32.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Deloraine | Weetah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 93/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 90% 1,790 premises | 0% 27 premises |
Climate
| Deloraine | Weetah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 720 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Deloraine | Weetah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $875/yr same for both | |
| Council | Meander Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Deloraine | Weetah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Deloraine | Weetah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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