Dysart vs Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Dysart. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Dysart tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Dysart has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • Melton Mowbray is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 63%)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Melton Mowbray

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 20%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Melton Mowbray

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $315/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Dysart sits closer to the CBD (54.8 km vs 57.5 km)
  • Melton Mowbray has a shorter drive in (47 min vs 58 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

Dysart

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.7% vs 4.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dysart Melton Mowbray
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.

Dysart Melton Mowbray
Walkability 0 / 0
Dysart — Walkability: 0/100 Melton Mowbray — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 12 / 14
Dysart — Low fire risk: 12/100 Melton Mowbray — Low fire risk: 14/100

Demographics

Dysart has more residents (252 vs 68); Dysart rents higher ($315/wk vs $100/wk).

Dysart Melton Mowbray
Population 252
+73% vs other
 68
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.7% +4.6%
Median age 43 40
Median household income $65,884/yr $69,316/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $315/wk
+68% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dysart Melton Mowbray
0-4 4.8% / 4.4%
Dysart — 0-4: 4.8% Melton Mowbray — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 10.7% / 11.8%
Dysart — 5-14: 10.7% Melton Mowbray — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 7.9% / 7.4%
Dysart — 15-19: 7.9% Melton Mowbray — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 7.1% / 5.9%
Dysart — 20-24: 7.1% Melton Mowbray — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 9.5% / 7.4%
Dysart — 25-34: 9.5% Melton Mowbray — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 10.3% / 13.2%
Dysart — 35-44: 10.3% Melton Mowbray — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 17.1% / 11.8%
Dysart — 45-54: 17.1% Melton Mowbray — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 13.1% / 16.2%
Dysart — 55-64: 13.1% Melton Mowbray — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 12.3% / 4.4%
Dysart — 65-74: 12.3% Melton Mowbray — 65-74: 4.4%
75-84 3.6% / 14.7%
Dysart — 75-84: 3.6% Melton Mowbray — 75-84: 14.7%
85+ — / —
Dysart — 85+: not among its largest Melton Mowbray — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dysart 44.8% couple families
Dysart — Couple Families: 44.8% Dysart — Lone Person: 37.3% Dysart — One Parent Families: 17.9%
Melton Mowbray 40.0% couple families
Melton Mowbray — Couple Families: 40.0% Melton Mowbray — Lone Person: 25.0% Melton Mowbray — One Parent Families: 35.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dysart 11.6% renting
Dysart — Owned Outright: 39.5% Dysart — Mortgage: 48.8% Dysart — Renting: 11.6%
Melton Mowbray 33.3% renting
Melton Mowbray — Owned Outright: 26.7% Melton Mowbray — Mortgage: 40.0% Melton Mowbray — Renting: 33.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dysart 100.0% houses
Dysart — Houses: 100.0%
Melton Mowbray 100.0% houses
Melton Mowbray — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Dysart Melton Mowbray
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 17.6%
Dysart — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Melton Mowbray — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 4.4%
Dysart — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Melton Mowbray — Bachelor Degree: 4.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / —
Dysart — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Melton Mowbray — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / —
Dysart — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Melton Mowbray — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Zoning mix

Dysart Melton Mowbray
Rural and farming 98% 99%
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

Dysart Melton Mowbray
New dwellings approved 45
across Southern Midlands
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Dysart Melton Mowbray
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of TAS Higher than 53% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of TAS Higher than 48% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 28% of TAS Higher than 27% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of TAS Higher than 46% of TAS

Liveability

Dysart Melton Mowbray
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Dysart Melton Mowbray
Bushfire High
88/100
 High
86/100
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

Dysart Melton Mowbray
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

Dysart Melton Mowbray
Parks & reserves 7 1
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Melton Mowbray sits further from the CBD (57.5 km vs 54.8 km).

Dysart Melton Mowbray
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 54.8 km 57.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 58 min 47 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7030
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 24
postcode 7030
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.

Dysart Melton Mowbray
Car (driver) 88.2% / 65.4%
Dysart — Car (driver): 88.2% Melton Mowbray — Car (driver): 65.4%
Worked from Home 8.8% / 23.1%
Dysart — Worked from Home: 8.8% Melton Mowbray — Worked from Home: 23.1%
Car (passenger) — / 11.5%
Dysart — Car (passenger): not among its largest Melton Mowbray — Car (passenger): 11.5%
Walked Only 2.9% / —
Dysart — Walked Only: 2.9% Melton Mowbray — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.2%).

Setting

Dysart Melton Mowbray
Elevation 180 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 236 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 36.1 km 40.5 km

NBN connectivity

Dysart Melton Mowbray
Connectivity score 27/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
107 premises
 0%
23 premises

Climate

Dysart Melton Mowbray
Annual rainfall 485 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Dysart Melton Mowbray
Average residential rate $1,381/yr
same for both
Council Southern Midlands
same for both

Federal electorate

Dysart Melton Mowbray
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dysart Melton Mowbray
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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Melton Mowbray

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