Elizabeth Town vs Parkham
Parkham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 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 Parkham: a median of $814,000, against $738,000 in Elizabeth Town, though rent is higher in Elizabeth Town. On these figures, Parkham tends to suit families with children and 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Elizabeth Town
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($737,500 vs $814,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Parkham
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 8%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Elizabeth Town
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (169 min vs 179 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (243.8 km vs 252 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
Elizabeth Town
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.1% vs -14.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Elizabeth Town and Parkham 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 111); Elizabeth Town skews older (51 vs 31).
| Elizabeth Town | Parkham | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 299 +63% vs other | 111 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.1% | -14.0% |
| Median age | 51 | 31 |
| Median household income | $61,724/yr | $79,612/yr +29% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +10% vs other | $270/wk |
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.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).
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%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Elizabeth Town | Parkham | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $737,500 | $814,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Parkham has more rural and farming land (98% vs 82%); Elizabeth Town has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 1%).
| Elizabeth Town | Parkham | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 82% | 98% |
| Environmental | 12% | 1% |
| Residential | 5% | 0% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 2% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Elizabeth Town | Parkham | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 202 across Meander Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Elizabeth Town | Parkham | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 39% of TAS | Higher than 71% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of TAS | Higher than 67% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 58% of TAS | Higher than 61% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 42% of TAS | Higher than 22% of TAS |
Liveability
| Elizabeth Town | Parkham | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Elizabeth Town | Parkham | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 16/100 | Low 19/100 |
| 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
| Elizabeth Town | Parkham | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Elizabeth Town | Parkham | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 7 |
Mobility
Parkham sits further from the CBD (252 km vs 243.8 km).
| Elizabeth Town | Parkham | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 243.8 km | 252 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 169 min | 179 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 (87.5%).
Setting
| Elizabeth Town | Parkham | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 214 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 230 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 29.1 km | 24.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Elizabeth Town | Parkham | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 139 premises | 0% 22 premises |
Climate
| Elizabeth Town | Parkham | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 720 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Elizabeth Town | Parkham | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $875/yr same for both | |
| Council | Meander Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Elizabeth Town | Parkham | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Elizabeth Town | Parkham | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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