Deviot vs Loira

Loira is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 59 in Deviot. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Deviot, most households are people living alone. In Loira, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Loira: a median of $837,000, against $748,000 in Deviot, though rent is higher in Deviot. On these figures, Deviot tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

Loira

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 41%)

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

First-home buyers

Deviot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($747,500 vs $837,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Loira

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($228/wk vs $340/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 28%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Loira

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (230.3 km vs 232.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Deviot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 18%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Deviot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.5% vs -1.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Deviot Loira
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.

Deviot Loira
Walkability 0 / 0
Deviot — Walkability: 0/100 Loira — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 73 / 58
Deviot — Low fire risk: 73/100 Loira — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

Deviot has more residents (359 vs 158); Deviot rents higher ($340/wk vs $228/wk).

Deviot Loira
Population 359
+56% vs other
 158
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.5% -1.2%
Median age 59 49
Median household income $63,752/yr
+2% vs other
 $62,348/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk
+33% vs other
 $228/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Deviot Loira
0-4 3.6% / 3.8%
Deviot — 0-4: 3.6% Loira — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 6.7% / 12.7%
Deviot — 5-14: 6.7% Loira — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 4.5% / 7.0%
Deviot — 15-19: 4.5% Loira — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 3.6% / 8.2%
Deviot — 20-24: 3.6% Loira — 20-24: 8.2%
25-34 3.9% / 7.6%
Deviot — 25-34: 3.9% Loira — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 4.5% / 3.2%
Deviot — 35-44: 4.5% Loira — 35-44: 3.2%
45-54 13.4% / 13.9%
Deviot — 45-54: 13.4% Loira — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 22.3% / 24.1%
Deviot — 55-64: 22.3% Loira — 55-64: 24.1%
65-74 24.2% / 12.7%
Deviot — 65-74: 24.2% Loira — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 11.1% / 2.5%
Deviot — 75-84: 11.1% Loira — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 3.1% / 3.2%
Deviot — 85+: 3.1% Loira — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Deviot 55.0% lone person
Deviot — Lone Person: 55.0% Deviot — Couple Families: 41.2% Deviot — One Parent Families: 0.0% Deviot — Other Families: 3.8%
Loira 42.5% lone person
Loira — Lone Person: 42.5% Loira — Couple Families: 45.0% Loira — One Parent Families: 12.5% Loira — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Deviot 8.6% renting
Deviot — Owned Outright: 61.2% Deviot — Mortgage: 30.2% Deviot — Renting: 8.6%
Loira 0.0% renting
Loira — Owned Outright: 64.8% Loira — Mortgage: 35.2% Loira — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Deviot Loira
England 9.2% / 3.8%
Deviot — England: 9.2% Loira — England: 3.8%
New Zealand 0.8% / —
Deviot — New Zealand: 0.8% Loira — New Zealand: not among its largest
Scotland 0.8% / —
Deviot — Scotland: 0.8% Loira — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 0.8% / —
Deviot — Germany: 0.8% Loira — Germany: not among its largest
Canada 0.8% / —
Deviot — Canada: 0.8% Loira — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.2%).

Qualifications

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

Deviot Loira
Certificate III & IV 13.1% / 24.1%
Deviot — Certificate III & IV: 13.1% Loira — Certificate III & IV: 24.1%
Bachelor Degree 15.0% / 10.1%
Deviot — Bachelor Degree: 15.0% Loira — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.0% / 5.7%
Deviot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.0% Loira — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree 5.3% / —
Deviot — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3% Loira — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.2% / —
Deviot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2% Loira — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Deviot 102.1% houses
Deviot — Houses: 102.1%
Loira 100.0% houses
Loira — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Deviot Loira
Median house price $747,500 $837,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $445,000 —

Zoning mix

Deviot Loira
Rural and farming 90% 99%
Residential 8% 0%
Environmental 2% 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

Deviot Loira
New dwellings approved 159
across West Tamar
same for both
Approvals change year on year +11%
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.

Deviot Loira
Houses 2.5%
$570/wk on $1.19M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Deviot Loira
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of TAS Higher than 41% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of TAS Higher than 19% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of TAS Higher than 64% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of TAS Higher than 55% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of TAS —

Liveability

Deviot Loira
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Loira carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 27).

Deviot Loira
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Moderate
42/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Deviot Loira
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

Mobility

Deviot sits further from the CBD (232.5 km vs 230.3 km).

Deviot Loira
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 232.5 km 230.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 170 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 7275
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 7275
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.

Deviot Loira
Car (driver) 75.2% / 75.8%
Deviot — Car (driver): 75.2% Loira — Car (driver): 75.8%
Worked from Home 15.3% / 14.5%
Deviot — Worked from Home: 15.3% Loira — Worked from Home: 14.5%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 9.7%
Deviot — Car (passenger): 3.6% Loira — Car (passenger): 9.7%
Walked Only 5.8% / —
Deviot — Walked Only: 5.8% Loira — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.8%).

Setting

Deviot Loira
Elevation 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.4 km 17.7 km

NBN connectivity

Deviot Loira
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
197 premises
 0%
68 premises

Climate

Deviot Loira
Annual rainfall 676 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Deviot Loira
Average residential rate $1,859/yr
same for both
Council West Tamar
same for both

Federal electorate

Deviot Loira
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Deviot Loira
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Deviot

Acreage Retirees

Loira

Rural

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