Elliott vs Mount Hicks
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Hicks: a median of $890,000, against $626,000 in Elliott, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Elliott tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Mount Hicks suits older residents.
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
Mount Hicks
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 62%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Elliott
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($626,000 vs $890,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Elliott
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $270/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Elliott
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (240 min vs 246 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (341.5 km vs 343.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mount Hicks
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Elliott and Mount Hicks 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
Mount Hicks skews older (47 vs 45).
| Elliott | Mount Hicks | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 355 | 356 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.9% | +1.4% |
| Median age | 45 | 47 |
| Median household income | $75,504/yr +4% vs other | $72,176/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $270/wk +8% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
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 (4.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Elliott | Mount Hicks | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $626,000 | $890,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Elliott | Mount Hicks | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 100% |
| Environmental | 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
| Elliott | Mount Hicks | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 65 across Waratah-Wynyard same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Elliott | Mount Hicks | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 65% of TAS | Higher than 60% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 33% of TAS | Higher than 48% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 40% of TAS | Higher than 41% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 43% of TAS | Higher than 66% of TAS |
Liveability
| Elliott | Mount Hicks | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Mount Hicks carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0).
| Elliott | Mount Hicks | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 14/100 |
| 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
| Elliott | Mount Hicks | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Elliott | Mount Hicks | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 3 |
Mobility
Mount Hicks sits further from the CBD (343.7 km vs 341.5 km).
| Elliott | Mount Hicks | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 341.5 km | 343.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 240 min | 246 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7325 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 28 postcode 7325 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 (76.3%).
Setting
| Elliott | Mount Hicks | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 200 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 166 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.7 km | 7.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Elliott | Mount Hicks | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 145 premises | 0% 153 premises |
Climate
| Elliott | Mount Hicks | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 929 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 21.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Elliott | Mount Hicks | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,820/yr same for both | |
| Council | Waratah-Wynyard same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Elliott | Mount Hicks | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Elliott | Mount Hicks | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.