Don vs Forthside

Forthside is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 45 in Don. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Don tends to suit families with children, while Forthside suits young adults and people living alone.

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

Don

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 62%)

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

Forthside

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($149/wk vs $275/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Don

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (197 min vs 206 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (284.9 km vs 291.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

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

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Don

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.6% vs -6.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Don Forthside
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.

Don Forthside
Walkability 0 / 0
Don — Walkability: 0/100 Forthside — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Don — Low fire risk: 100/100 Forthside — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Don has more residents (647 vs 76); Don rents higher ($275/wk vs $149/wk).

Don Forthside
Population 647
+88% vs other
 76
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% -6.2%
Median age 45 38
Median household income $99,424/yr $106,600/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+46% vs other
 $149/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Don Forthside
0-4 3.7% / 5.3%
Don — 0-4: 3.7% Forthside — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 14.4% / 6.6%
Don — 5-14: 14.4% Forthside — 5-14: 6.6%
15-19 7.3% / 6.6%
Don — 15-19: 7.3% Forthside — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 3.9% / 3.9%
Don — 20-24: 3.9% Forthside — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 7.0% / 21.1%
Don — 25-34: 7.0% Forthside — 25-34: 21.1%
35-44 12.7% / 14.5%
Don — 35-44: 12.7% Forthside — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 16.1% / 17.1%
Don — 45-54: 16.1% Forthside — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 15.6% / 5.3%
Don — 55-64: 15.6% Forthside — 55-64: 5.3%
65-74 13.1% / 13.2%
Don — 65-74: 13.1% Forthside — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 4.2% / 3.9%
Don — 75-84: 4.2% Forthside — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 1.4% / —
Don — 85+: 1.4% Forthside — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Don 57.4% couple families
Don — Couple Families: 57.4% Don — Lone Person: 26.2% Don — One Parent Families: 14.2% Don — Group Household: 2.1%
Forthside 62.5% couple families
Forthside — Couple Families: 62.5% Forthside — Lone Person: 37.5% Forthside — One Parent Families: 0.0% Forthside — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Don 8.1% renting
Don — Owned Outright: 46.8% Don — Mortgage: 45.0% Don — Renting: 8.1%
Forthside 0.0% renting
Forthside — Owned Outright: 36.4% Forthside — Mortgage: 63.6% Forthside — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Don 100.0% houses
Don — Houses: 100.0%
Forthside 100.0% houses
Forthside — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Don Forthside
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 14.5%
Don — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Forthside — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 10.5%
Don — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Forthside — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 5.3%
Don — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Forthside — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 5.3%
Don — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Forthside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / —
Don — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Forthside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Property market

Don Forthside
Median house price $710,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 41 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Forthside has more land zoned for conservation (15% vs 4%).

Don Forthside
Rural and farming 92% 85%
Environmental 4% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
Residential 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

Don Forthside
New dwellings approved 109
across Devonport
same for both
Approvals change year on year +146%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Don Forthside
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of TAS Higher than 93% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of TAS Higher than 46% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 36% of TAS Higher than 41% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of TAS Higher than 46% of TAS

Liveability

Don Forthside
Grade B —
Score 59/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Don Forthside
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
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 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Don Forthside
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Don

  • Devonport Christian School Independent · Primary above peers

Schools in Forthside

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

Amenities in the suburb

Don Forthside
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 3 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Forthside sits further from the CBD (291.4 km vs 284.9 km).

Don Forthside
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 284.9 km 291.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 197 min 206 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7310
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 23
postcode 7310
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.

Don Forthside
Car (driver) 83.7% / 70.4%
Don — Car (driver): 83.7% Forthside — Car (driver): 70.4%
Worked from Home 7.1% / 29.6%
Don — Worked from Home: 7.1% Forthside — Worked from Home: 29.6%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / —
Don — Car (passenger): 7.1% Forthside — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 2.1% / —
Don — Bicycle: 2.1% Forthside — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.7%).

Setting

Don Forthside
Elevation 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 215 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.5 km
2.5 km to a named beach
 7.6 km

NBN connectivity

Don Forthside
Connectivity score 54/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 20%
287 premises
 0%
29 premises

Climate

Don Forthside
Annual rainfall 814 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Don Forthside
Average residential rate $1,501/yr
same for both
Council Devonport
same for both

Federal electorate

Don Forthside
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Don Forthside
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Don

Acreage Coastal

Forthside

Rural

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