Derwent Park vs Lutana

Comparing Derwent Park and Lutana, TAS: Lutana has more residents (2,616 vs 872); Lutana scores higher overall (64 vs 46); and Derwent Park is more walkable (71 vs 55).

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

  • Derwent Park has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • Lutana has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Derwent Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 55/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Derwent Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 55/100)

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

Investors

Derwent Park

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (32.7% vs 11.2%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.9% vs 4.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Derwent Park Lutana
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.

Derwent Park Lutana
Walkability 71 / 55
Derwent Park — Walkability: 71/100 Lutana — Walkability: 55/100
Low fire risk 78 / 80
Derwent Park — Low fire risk: 78/100 Lutana — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Lutana has more residents (2,616 vs 872); Lutana has higher household incomes ($73,008 vs $61,880).

Derwent Park Lutana
Population 872 2,616
+200% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +32.7% +11.2%
Median age 35
same for both
Median household income $61,880/yr $73,008/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Derwent Park Lutana
0-4 5.7% / 5.0%
Derwent Park — 0-4: 5.7% Lutana — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 13.2% / 11.0%
Derwent Park — 5-14: 13.2% Lutana — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 3.8% / 4.4%
Derwent Park — 15-19: 3.8% Lutana — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 5.7% / 6.7%
Derwent Park — 20-24: 5.7% Lutana — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 19.7% / 21.6%
Derwent Park — 25-34: 19.7% Lutana — 25-34: 21.6%
35-44 13.2% / 13.6%
Derwent Park — 35-44: 13.2% Lutana — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 8.6% / 12.0%
Derwent Park — 45-54: 8.6% Lutana — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 10.4% / 10.0%
Derwent Park — 55-64: 10.4% Lutana — 55-64: 10.0%
65-74 9.6% / 9.1%
Derwent Park — 65-74: 9.6% Lutana — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 5.8% / 5.2%
Derwent Park — 75-84: 5.8% Lutana — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 3.1% / 1.4%
Derwent Park — 85+: 3.1% Lutana — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Derwent Park 36.0% lone person
Derwent Park — Lone Person: 36.0% Derwent Park — Couple Families: 30.2% Derwent Park — One Parent Families: 23.1% Derwent Park — Group Household: 8.9% Derwent Park — Other Families: 1.8%
Lutana 42.5% lone person
Lutana — Lone Person: 42.5% Lutana — Couple Families: 28.0% Lutana — One Parent Families: 21.1% Lutana — Group Household: 6.4% Lutana — Other Families: 2.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Derwent Park 42.3% renting
Derwent Park — Owned Outright: 32.4% Derwent Park — Mortgage: 25.4% Derwent Park — Renting: 42.3%
Lutana 37.0% renting
Lutana — Owned Outright: 29.5% Lutana — Mortgage: 33.6% Lutana — Renting: 37.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Derwent Park Lutana
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 14.8%
Derwent Park — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Lutana — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 14.9%
Derwent Park — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Lutana — Bachelor Degree: 14.9%
Postgraduate Degree 8.0% / 8.5%
Derwent Park — Postgraduate Degree: 8.0% Lutana — Postgraduate Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 5.5%
Derwent Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Lutana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 1.5%
Derwent Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Lutana — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

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.

Derwent Park Lutana
India 5.0% / 5.3%
Derwent Park — India: 5.0% Lutana — India: 5.3%
Nepal 4.2% / 3.0%
Derwent Park — Nepal: 4.2% Lutana — Nepal: 3.0%
England 2.3% / 1.8%
Derwent Park — England: 2.3% Lutana — England: 1.8%
Vietnam 3.8% / —
Derwent Park — Vietnam: 3.8% Lutana — Vietnam: not among its largest
Pakistan 1.5% / 1.5%
Derwent Park — Pakistan: 1.5% Lutana — Pakistan: 1.5%
China 1.4% / 1.3%
Derwent Park — China: 1.4% Lutana — China: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Derwent Park 85.8% houses
Derwent Park — Houses: 85.8% Derwent Park — Flats / Apartments: 12.2% Derwent Park — Townhouses: 2.1%
Lutana 90.1% houses
Lutana — Houses: 90.1% Lutana — Flats / Apartments: 3.3% Lutana — Townhouses: 6.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Derwent Park Lutana
Median house price $617,375 $642,000
Median unit price — $488,750
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 7 sales
 22 days
from 18 sales

Zoning mix

Derwent Park has more industrially zoned land (54% vs 35%).

Derwent Park Lutana
Industrial 54% 35%
Residential 14% 42%
Infrastructure and transport 19% 4%
Parks and recreation 6% 19%
Commercial 8% 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

Derwent Park Lutana
New dwellings approved 227
across Glenorchy
same for both
Approvals change year on year +157%
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.

Derwent Park Lutana
Houses 5.9%
$655/wk on $575K
 4.6%
$618/wk on $695K
Units — 3.9%
$395/wk on $525K

Ranking within TAS

Derwent Park Lutana
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 40% of TAS Higher than 61% of TAS
Schools Higher than 12% of TAS —
Walkability Higher than 96% of TAS Higher than 94% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 79% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of TAS Higher than 96% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 98% of TAS Higher than 70% of TAS
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 20% of TAS

Liveability

Lutana scores higher overall (64 vs 46); Derwent Park is more walkable (71 vs 55).

Derwent Park Lutana
Grade C A
Score 46/100 64/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Derwent Park Lutana
Bushfire Low
22/100
 Low
20/100
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 13
within 5 km
 12
within 5 km

Schools

Derwent Park Lutana
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Hobart, 9.4 km
 1
Hobart, 8.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.1%
same for both

Schools in Derwent Park

  • Goodwood Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Moonah Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Tasmanian eSchool Government · Combined

Schools in Lutana

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

Amenities in the suburb

Derwent Park Lutana
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 0 1
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Derwent Park Lutana
Walkability score 71/100 55/100
Distance to Hobart 6.5 km
+8% vs other
 6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 9 min 10 min
Public transport score 93/100
Bus
 89/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 61.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 29.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 7009
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 7009
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.

Derwent Park Lutana
Car (driver) 68.4% / 71.7%
Derwent Park — Car (driver): 68.4% Lutana — Car (driver): 71.7%
Car (passenger) 11.7% / 8.2%
Derwent Park — Car (passenger): 11.7% Lutana — Car (passenger): 8.2%
Bus 4.9% / 9.4%
Derwent Park — Bus: 4.9% Lutana — Bus: 9.4%
Worked from Home 5.5% / 6.0%
Derwent Park — Worked from Home: 5.5% Lutana — Worked from Home: 6.0%
Walked Only 6.5% / 1.9%
Derwent Park — Walked Only: 6.5% Lutana — Walked Only: 1.9%
Bicycle 2.9% / 2.4%
Derwent Park — Bicycle: 2.9% Lutana — Bicycle: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).

Setting

Derwent Park Lutana
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.8 km
4.9 km to a named beach
 446 m

NBN connectivity

Derwent Park Lutana
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
694 premises
 100%
1,214 premises

Climate

Derwent Park Lutana
Annual rainfall 507 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Derwent Park Lutana
Average residential rate $1,562/yr
same for both
Council Glenorchy
same for both

Federal electorate

Derwent Park Lutana
Division Clark
same for both
Member Andrew Wilkie
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Derwent Park Lutana
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Derwent Park

Coastal Easy Commute Inner Large Blocks Parks Transport Hub

Lutana

Coastal Easy Commute Inner Large Blocks Parks Quiet Transport Hub

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