Dynnyrne vs Tolmans Hill

Dynnyrne is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 42 in Tolmans Hill. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tolmans Hill, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tolmans Hill: a median of $1.23 million, against $939,000 in Dynnyrne, and rent is higher there too. Dynnyrne is closer to the city centre: 4.7 km, against 5.6 km. On these figures, Dynnyrne tends to suit young adults, people living alone, and share households, while Tolmans Hill suits couples.

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

Tolmans Hill

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 42%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 78%)

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

  • Dynnyrne has cheaper houses ($939,000 vs $1,225,000)
  • Tolmans Hill leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dynnyrne

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($425/wk vs $625/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Dynnyrne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 36/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dynnyrne

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (22% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 36/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Tolmans Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.9% vs 3.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
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.

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
Walkability 52 / 36
Dynnyrne — Walkability: 52/100 Tolmans Hill — Walkability: 36/100
Low fire risk 1 / 0
Dynnyrne — Low fire risk: 1/100 Tolmans Hill — Low fire risk: 0/100

Demographics

Dynnyrne has more residents (1,633 vs 647); Tolmans Hill has higher household incomes ($172,432 vs $94,224).

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
Population 1,633
+60% vs other
 647
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% +13.9%
Median age 30 42
Median household income $94,224/yr $172,432/yr
+83% vs other
Median weekly rent $425/wk $625/wk
+47% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
0-4 3.2% / 5.7%
Dynnyrne — 0-4: 3.2% Tolmans Hill — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 8.6% / 11.6%
Dynnyrne — 5-14: 8.6% Tolmans Hill — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 8.7% / 9.4%
Dynnyrne — 15-19: 8.7% Tolmans Hill — 15-19: 9.4%
20-24 13.7% / 4.9%
Dynnyrne — 20-24: 13.7% Tolmans Hill — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 22.9% / 9.1%
Dynnyrne — 25-34: 22.9% Tolmans Hill — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 12.1% / 13.3%
Dynnyrne — 35-44: 12.1% Tolmans Hill — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 8.8% / 19.6%
Dynnyrne — 45-54: 8.8% Tolmans Hill — 45-54: 19.6%
55-64 7.7% / 13.4%
Dynnyrne — 55-64: 7.7% Tolmans Hill — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 9.4% / 9.0%
Dynnyrne — 65-74: 9.4% Tolmans Hill — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 3.6% / 3.1%
Dynnyrne — 75-84: 3.6% Tolmans Hill — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 0.5% / —
Dynnyrne — 85+: 0.5% Tolmans Hill — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dynnyrne 35.4% couple families
Dynnyrne — Couple Families: 35.4% Dynnyrne — Lone Person: 36.2% Dynnyrne — Group Household: 20.1% Dynnyrne — One Parent Families: 6.7% Dynnyrne — Other Families: 1.6%
Tolmans Hill 72.8% couple families
Tolmans Hill — Couple Families: 72.8% Tolmans Hill — Lone Person: 17.0% Tolmans Hill — Group Household: 2.0% Tolmans Hill — One Parent Families: 8.2% Tolmans Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dynnyrne 34.2% renting
Dynnyrne — Owned Outright: 35.3% Dynnyrne — Mortgage: 30.5% Dynnyrne — Renting: 34.2%
Tolmans Hill 7.8% renting
Tolmans Hill — Owned Outright: 37.8% Tolmans Hill — Mortgage: 54.4% Tolmans Hill — Renting: 7.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
Bachelor Degree 24.4% / 24.3%
Dynnyrne — Bachelor Degree: 24.4% Tolmans Hill — Bachelor Degree: 24.3%
Postgraduate Degree 17.3% / 14.2%
Dynnyrne — Postgraduate Degree: 17.3% Tolmans Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 14.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 7.3%
Dynnyrne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Tolmans Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Certificate III & IV 5.1% / 8.2%
Dynnyrne — Certificate III & IV: 5.1% Tolmans Hill — Certificate III & IV: 8.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 2.5%
Dynnyrne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Tolmans Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).

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.

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
China 14.5% / 6.5%
Dynnyrne — China: 14.5% Tolmans Hill — China: 6.5%
England 1.9% / 4.3%
Dynnyrne — England: 1.9% Tolmans Hill — England: 4.3%
India 1.6% / 1.5%
Dynnyrne — India: 1.6% Tolmans Hill — India: 1.5%
New Zealand — / 1.5%
Dynnyrne — New Zealand: not among its largest Tolmans Hill — New Zealand: 1.5%
Vietnam 1.4% / —
Dynnyrne — Vietnam: 1.4% Tolmans Hill — Vietnam: not among its largest
Sri Lanka — / 1.2%
Dynnyrne — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Tolmans Hill — Sri Lanka: 1.2%
Germany 1.0% / —
Dynnyrne — Germany: 1.0% Tolmans Hill — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dynnyrne 77.7% houses
Dynnyrne — Houses: 77.7% Dynnyrne — Flats / Apartments: 12.4% Dynnyrne — Townhouses: 9.9%
Tolmans Hill 99.1% houses
Tolmans Hill — Houses: 99.1% Tolmans Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Tolmans Hill — Townhouses: 1.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
Median house price $939,000 $1,225,000
Median unit price $532,500 —
Median land price — $560,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 10 sales
 30 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Tolmans Hill has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 17%).

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
Residential 36% 55%
Environmental 17% 29%
Other and special use 27% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 9%
Parks and recreation 7%
same for both
Rural and farming 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

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
New dwellings approved 163
across Hobart
same for both
Approvals change year on year -76%
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.

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
Houses 3.8%
$650/wk on $895K
 —
Units 3.6%
$540/wk on $770K
 —

Ranking within TAS

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 86% of TAS Higher than 100% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 93% of TAS Higher than 90% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of TAS Higher than 100% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 100% of TAS Higher than 96% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 25% of TAS —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 10% of TAS —

Liveability

Dynnyrne is more walkable (52 vs 36).

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
Grade B
same for both
Score 59/100
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
Bushfire High
99/100
 High
100/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
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
Universities within 10 km 1
Hobart, 2.4 km
 1
Hobart, 2.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 14.9% 3.6%

Amenities in the suburb

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
Walkability score 52/100 36/100
Distance to Hobart 4.7 km 5.6 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 13 min 10 min
Public transport score 48/100
Bus
 36/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 5.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 7005
 3.2%
postcode 7007
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 20
postcode 7005
 33
postcode 7007

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.

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
Car (driver) 50.8% / 71.9%
Dynnyrne — Car (driver): 50.8% Tolmans Hill — Car (driver): 71.9%
Worked from Home 13.4% / 14.7%
Dynnyrne — Worked from Home: 13.4% Tolmans Hill — Worked from Home: 14.7%
Car (passenger) 9.1% / 10.9%
Dynnyrne — Car (passenger): 9.1% Tolmans Hill — Car (passenger): 10.9%
Walked Only 16.0% / 1.6%
Dynnyrne — Walked Only: 16.0% Tolmans Hill — Walked Only: 1.6%
Bus 7.5% / 0.9%
Dynnyrne — Bus: 7.5% Tolmans Hill — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.9%).

Setting

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
Elevation 197 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 314 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.7 km
2.0 km to a named beach
 2.6 km
2.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
616 premises
 100%
248 premises

Climate

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
Annual rainfall 559 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
Average residential rate $2,818/yr
same for both
Council Hobart
same for both

Federal electorate

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
Division Clark
same for both
Member Andrew Wilkie
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dynnyrne Tolmans Hill
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dynnyrne

Coastal Easy Commute Inner Premium Professionals Students

Tolmans Hill

Coastal Inner Large Blocks Luxury Professionals

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