Downlands vs Romaine

Downlands is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 40 in Romaine. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses.

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

Romaine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

Romaine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $315/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Downlands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Downlands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Romaine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.0% vs -1.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Downlands Romaine
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.

Downlands Romaine
Walkability 46 / 0
Downlands — Walkability: 46/100 Romaine — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Downlands — Low fire risk: 100/100 Romaine — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Romaine has more residents (1,850 vs 237); Downlands rents higher ($315/wk vs $280/wk).

Downlands Romaine
Population 237 1,850
+681% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.2% +8.0%
Median age 36 40
Median household income $75,816/yr $75,348/yr
Median weekly rent $315/wk
+11% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Downlands Romaine
0-4 8.0% / 5.5%
Downlands — 0-4: 8.0% Romaine — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 13.9% / 13.1%
Downlands — 5-14: 13.9% Romaine — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 5.9% / 6.7%
Downlands — 15-19: 5.9% Romaine — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 7.2% / 4.9%
Downlands — 20-24: 7.2% Romaine — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 13.9% / 13.0%
Downlands — 25-34: 13.9% Romaine — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 15.2% / 11.7%
Downlands — 35-44: 15.2% Romaine — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 12.2% / 14.2%
Downlands — 45-54: 12.2% Romaine — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 11.8% / 13.1%
Downlands — 55-64: 11.8% Romaine — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 12.2% / 10.2%
Downlands — 65-74: 12.2% Romaine — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 6.3% / 6.1%
Downlands — 75-84: 6.3% Romaine — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ — / 1.5%
Downlands — 85+: not among its largest Romaine — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Downlands 44.1% couple families
Downlands — Couple Families: 44.1% Downlands — Lone Person: 30.5% Downlands — One Parent Families: 18.6% Downlands — Group Household: 6.8% Downlands — Other Families: 0.0%
Romaine 44.2% couple families
Romaine — Couple Families: 44.2% Romaine — Lone Person: 35.8% Romaine — One Parent Families: 16.2% Romaine — Group Household: 2.1% Romaine — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Downlands 28.2% renting
Downlands — Owned Outright: 36.5% Downlands — Mortgage: 35.3% Downlands — Renting: 28.2%
Romaine 23.6% renting
Romaine — Owned Outright: 37.2% Romaine — Mortgage: 39.1% Romaine — Renting: 23.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Downlands 100.0% houses
Downlands — Houses: 100.0% Downlands — Townhouses: 0.0%
Romaine 93.3% houses
Romaine — Houses: 93.3% Romaine — Townhouses: 7.7%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Downlands Romaine
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 21.2%
Downlands — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Romaine — Certificate III & IV: 21.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 6.9%
Downlands — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Romaine — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 6.7%
Downlands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Romaine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Downlands — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Romaine — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Downlands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Romaine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Property market

Downlands Romaine
Median house price $530,000 $563,500
Median unit price — $375,000
Median land price — $618,750
Typical days to sell (houses) — 34 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Romaine has more rural and farming land (68% vs 0%); Romaine has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 0%).

Downlands Romaine
Residential 70% 10%
Rural and farming 0% 68%
Parks and recreation 17% 2%
Environmental 0% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 5%
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

Downlands Romaine
New dwellings approved 90
across Burnie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +1200%
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.

Downlands Romaine
Houses — 3.9%
$482/wk on $645K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Downlands Romaine
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of TAS
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 91% of TAS Higher than 51% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of TAS Higher than 32% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of TAS Higher than 81% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 31% of TAS

Liveability

Downlands is more walkable (46 vs 0).

Downlands Romaine
Grade — C
Score — 47/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Downlands Romaine
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 8
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Downlands Romaine
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Downlands

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

Schools in Romaine

  • Parklands High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Romaine Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Downlands Romaine
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 2 7

Mobility

Downlands Romaine
Walkability score 46/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 329.1 km 330.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 230 min 231 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
 36/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 2.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7320
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 7320
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.

Downlands Romaine
Car (driver) 96.5% / 86.0%
Downlands — Car (driver): 96.5% Romaine — Car (driver): 86.0%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 7.5%
Downlands — Car (passenger): 3.5% Romaine — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Worked from Home — / 5.0%
Downlands — Worked from Home: not among its largest Romaine — Worked from Home: 5.0%
Walked Only — / 1.1%
Downlands — Walked Only: not among its largest Romaine — Walked Only: 1.1%
Bus — / 0.4%
Downlands — Bus: not among its largest Romaine — Bus: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (96.5%).

Setting

Downlands Romaine
Elevation 169 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 177 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.1 km
3.2 km to a named beach
 4.3 km
4.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Downlands Romaine
Connectivity score 66/100 61/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
128 premises
 34%
787 premises

Climate

Downlands Romaine
Annual rainfall 929 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 21.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Downlands Romaine
Average residential rate $2,050/yr
same for both
Council Burnie
same for both

Federal electorate

Downlands Romaine
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Downlands Romaine
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Downlands

Large Blocks Parks River

Romaine

Acreage River

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