Dowsing Point vs Goodwood

Goodwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in Dowsing Point. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dowsing Point, most households own their home and most households are people living alone. In Goodwood, about half of households rent. Goodwood is closer to the city centre: 8 km, against 12.8 km. On these figures, Dowsing Point tends to suit people living alone, while Goodwood suits renters.

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

Dowsing Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 84%)

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

Goodwood

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $360/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (52% vs 33%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Goodwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (8 km vs 12.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (11 min vs 16 min)

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

Goodwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.9% vs -9.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dowsing Point Goodwood
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.

Dowsing Point Goodwood
Walkability 47 / 52
Dowsing Point — Walkability: 47/100 Goodwood — Walkability: 52/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dowsing Point — Low fire risk: 100/100 Goodwood — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Goodwood has more residents (1,142 vs 77); Dowsing Point rents higher ($360/wk vs $225/wk).

Dowsing Point Goodwood
Population 77 1,142
+1383% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.4% +8.9%
Median age 40 35
Median household income $67,184/yr
+13% vs other
 $58,708/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+38% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dowsing Point Goodwood
0-4 5.2% / 6.2%
Dowsing Point — 0-4: 5.2% Goodwood — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 16.9% / 12.1%
Dowsing Point — 5-14: 16.9% Goodwood — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 — / 4.6%
Dowsing Point — 15-19: not among its largest Goodwood — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 3.9% / 5.9%
Dowsing Point — 20-24: 3.9% Goodwood — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 16.9% / 20.1%
Dowsing Point — 25-34: 16.9% Goodwood — 25-34: 20.1%
35-44 10.4% / 13.9%
Dowsing Point — 35-44: 10.4% Goodwood — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 14.3% / 11.4%
Dowsing Point — 45-54: 14.3% Goodwood — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 16.9% / 11.6%
Dowsing Point — 55-64: 16.9% Goodwood — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 9.1% / 9.5%
Dowsing Point — 65-74: 9.1% Goodwood — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 3.9% / 3.5%
Dowsing Point — 75-84: 3.9% Goodwood — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ — / 1.1%
Dowsing Point — 85+: not among its largest Goodwood — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dowsing Point 55.0% lone person
Dowsing Point — Lone Person: 55.0% Dowsing Point — Couple Families: 25.0% Dowsing Point — One Parent Families: 20.0% Dowsing Point — Group Household: 0.0% Dowsing Point — Other Families: 0.0%
Goodwood 39.3% lone person
Goodwood — Lone Person: 39.3% Goodwood — Couple Families: 24.9% Goodwood — One Parent Families: 27.2% Goodwood — Group Household: 6.4% Goodwood — Other Families: 2.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dowsing Point 33.3% renting
Dowsing Point — Owned Outright: 21.2% Dowsing Point — Mortgage: 45.5% Dowsing Point — Renting: 33.3%
Goodwood 52.4% renting
Goodwood — Owned Outright: 21.9% Goodwood — Mortgage: 25.7% Goodwood — Renting: 52.4%
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.

Dowsing Point Goodwood
Nepal — / 6.1%
Dowsing Point — Nepal: not among its largest Goodwood — Nepal: 6.1%
New Zealand 3.9% / 0.7%
Dowsing Point — New Zealand: 3.9% Goodwood — New Zealand: 0.7%
India — / 3.9%
Dowsing Point — India: not among its largest Goodwood — India: 3.9%
England — / 1.8%
Dowsing Point — England: not among its largest Goodwood — England: 1.8%
China — / 1.0%
Dowsing Point — China: not among its largest Goodwood — China: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

Qualifications

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

Dowsing Point Goodwood
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 14.0%
Dowsing Point — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Goodwood — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 8.1%
Dowsing Point — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Goodwood — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 4.8%
Dowsing Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Goodwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.4%
Dowsing Point — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Goodwood — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Dowsing Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Goodwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dowsing Point 100.0% houses
Dowsing Point — Houses: 100.0% Dowsing Point — Townhouses: 0.0% Dowsing Point — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Goodwood 83.6% houses
Goodwood — Houses: 83.6% Goodwood — Townhouses: 10.0% Goodwood — Flats / Apartments: 6.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dowsing Point Goodwood
Median house price $627,250 $596,500
Median unit price — $517,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 22 days
from 12 sales

Zoning mix

Goodwood has more industrially zoned land (14% vs 0%).

Dowsing Point Goodwood
Infrastructure and transport 64% 14%
Residential 8% 64%
Other and special use 20% 0%
Industrial 0% 14%
Parks and recreation 1% 6%
Environmental 6% 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

Dowsing Point Goodwood
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.

Dowsing Point Goodwood
Houses — 4.7%
$575/wk on $639K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Dowsing Point Goodwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of TAS Higher than 35% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 92% of TAS Higher than 93% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of TAS Higher than 70% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of TAS Higher than 95% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 76% of TAS

Liveability

Dowsing Point Goodwood
Grade — B
Score — 59/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Dowsing Point Goodwood
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 14
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Dowsing Point Goodwood
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

Amenities in the suburb

Dowsing Point Goodwood
Parks & reserves 1 2

Mobility

Dowsing Point sits further from the CBD (12.8 km vs 8 km).

Dowsing Point Goodwood
Walkability score 47/100 52/100
Distance to Hobart 12.8 km
+38% vs other
 8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min 11 min
Public transport score 45/100
Bus
 74/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 8.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 19.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 7010
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 18
postcode 7010
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.

Dowsing Point Goodwood
Car (driver) 100.0% / 75.4%
Dowsing Point — Car (driver): 100.0% Goodwood — Car (driver): 75.4%
Bus — / 7.8%
Dowsing Point — Bus: not among its largest Goodwood — Bus: 7.8%
Car (passenger) — / 6.7%
Dowsing Point — Car (passenger): not among its largest Goodwood — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Worked from Home — / 5.4%
Dowsing Point — Worked from Home: not among its largest Goodwood — Worked from Home: 5.4%
Walked Only — / 2.6%
Dowsing Point — Walked Only: not among its largest Goodwood — Walked Only: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Dowsing Point Goodwood
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.3 km
3.9 km to a named beach
 2.4 km
4.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Dowsing Point Goodwood
Connectivity score 82/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the building Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 48%
137 premises
 100%
532 premises

Climate

Dowsing Point Goodwood
Annual rainfall 507 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Dowsing Point Goodwood
Average residential rate $1,562/yr
same for both
Council Glenorchy
same for both

Federal electorate

Dowsing Point Goodwood
Division Clark
same for both
Member Andrew Wilkie
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dowsing Point Goodwood
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dowsing Point

Coastal Easy Commute Family Inner Parks Quiet

Goodwood

Coastal Easy Commute Inner Parks

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