Dunorlan vs Elizabeth Town
Dunorlan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 51 in Elizabeth Town. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Elizabeth Town: a median of $738,000, against $650,000 in Dunorlan, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Dunorlan tends to suit families with children.
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
Elizabeth Town
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Dunorlan has cheaper houses ($650,000 vs $737,500)
- Elizabeth Town leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 39%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Dunorlan
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($198/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Dunorlan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (241.5 km vs 243.8 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
Dunorlan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (34.3% vs 3.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dunorlan and Elizabeth Town drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Elizabeth Town has more residents (299 vs 145); Elizabeth Town rents higher ($300/wk vs $198/wk).
| Dunorlan | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 145 | 299 +106% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +34.3% | +3.1% |
| Median age | 38 | 51 |
| Median household income | $67,132/yr +8% vs other | $61,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $198/wk | $300/wk +52% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Dunorlan | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $650,000 | $737,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Dunorlan has more rural and farming land (99% vs 82%); Elizabeth Town has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 0%).
| Dunorlan | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 82% |
| Environmental | 0% | 12% |
| Residential | 0% | 5% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 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
| Dunorlan | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 202 across Meander Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Dunorlan | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 47% of TAS | Higher than 39% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of TAS | Higher than 27% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 59% of TAS | Higher than 58% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 46% of TAS | Higher than 42% of TAS |
Liveability
| Dunorlan | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Dunorlan carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 16).
| Dunorlan | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 28/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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
| Dunorlan | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Dunorlan | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 6 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Elizabeth Town sits further from the CBD (243.8 km vs 241.5 km).
| Dunorlan | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 241.5 km | 243.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 170 min | 169 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 7304 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 32 postcode 7304 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.9%).
Setting
| Dunorlan | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 247 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 214 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 36.4 km | 29.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Dunorlan | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 59 premises | 0% 139 premises |
Climate
| Dunorlan | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 720 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Dunorlan | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $875/yr same for both | |
| Council | Meander Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dunorlan | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dunorlan | Elizabeth Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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