Exeter vs Notley Hills

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Notley Hills, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Exeter tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Notley Hills suits couples and 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

They split

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

  • Exeter has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • Notley Hills is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

Notley Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Notley Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $295/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Notley Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 20%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Notley Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (37.0% vs 19.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Exeter Notley Hills
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.

Exeter Notley Hills
Walkability 10 / 10
Exeter — Walkability: 10/100 Notley Hills — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 79 / 69
Exeter — Low fire risk: 79/100 Notley Hills — Low fire risk: 69/100

Demographics

Exeter rents higher ($295/wk vs $0/wk); Exeter has more residents (759 vs 63).

Exeter Notley Hills
Population 759
+92% vs other
 63
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.9% +37.0%
Median age 43 45
Median household income $63,232/yr $108,316/yr
+71% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Exeter Notley Hills
0-4 5.8% / 6.3%
Exeter — 0-4: 5.8% Notley Hills — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 14.2% / 7.9%
Exeter — 5-14: 14.2% Notley Hills — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 5.3% / —
Exeter — 15-19: 5.3% Notley Hills — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 5.9% / —
Exeter — 20-24: 5.9% Notley Hills — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.8% / 14.3%
Exeter — 25-34: 10.8% Notley Hills — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 9.5% / 15.9%
Exeter — 35-44: 9.5% Notley Hills — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 11.5% / 11.1%
Exeter — 45-54: 11.5% Notley Hills — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 16.2% / 14.3%
Exeter — 55-64: 16.2% Notley Hills — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 11.6% / 19.0%
Exeter — 65-74: 11.6% Notley Hills — 65-74: 19.0%
75-84 5.5% / 11.1%
Exeter — 75-84: 5.5% Notley Hills — 75-84: 11.1%
85+ 3.3% / —
Exeter — 85+: 3.3% Notley Hills — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Exeter 37.0% couple families
Exeter — Couple Families: 37.0% Exeter — Lone Person: 43.6% Exeter — One Parent Families: 14.2% Exeter — Group Household: 3.3% Exeter — Other Families: 1.9%
Notley Hills 53.3% couple families
Notley Hills — Couple Families: 53.3% Notley Hills — Lone Person: 26.7% Notley Hills — One Parent Families: 20.0% Notley Hills — Group Household: 0.0% Notley Hills — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Exeter 16.8% renting
Exeter — Owned Outright: 36.9% Exeter — Mortgage: 46.4% Exeter — Renting: 16.8%
Notley Hills 0.0% renting
Notley Hills — Owned Outright: 65.2% Notley Hills — Mortgage: 34.8% Notley Hills — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Exeter Notley Hills
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 27.0%
Exeter — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Notley Hills — Certificate III & IV: 27.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 12.7%
Exeter — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Notley Hills — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / —
Exeter — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Notley Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / —
Exeter — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Notley Hills — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.0%).

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.

Exeter Notley Hills
England 5.9% / 7.9%
Exeter — England: 5.9% Notley Hills — England: 7.9%
New Zealand 2.1% / —
Exeter — New Zealand: 2.1% Notley Hills — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.7% / —
Exeter — Philippines: 0.7% Notley Hills — Philippines: not among its largest
Nepal 0.5% / —
Exeter — Nepal: 0.5% Notley Hills — Nepal: not among its largest
Thailand 0.5% / —
Exeter — Thailand: 0.5% Notley Hills — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Exeter 98.6% houses
Exeter — Houses: 98.6% Exeter — Townhouses: 1.4%
Notley Hills 100.0% houses
Notley Hills — Houses: 100.0% Notley Hills — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Exeter Notley Hills
Median house price $585,000 —
Median unit price $525,000 —
Median land price $350,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 5 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Exeter Notley Hills
Rural and farming 93% 99%
Residential 2% 0%
Parks and recreation 2% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
Environmental 1%
same for both
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

Exeter Notley Hills
New dwellings approved 159
across West Tamar
same for both
Approvals change year on year +11%
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.

Exeter Notley Hills
Houses 4.5%
$540/wk on $630K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Exeter Notley Hills
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 41% of TAS Higher than 94% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of TAS Higher than 75% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of TAS Higher than 65% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of TAS Higher than 37% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 64% of TAS —

Liveability

Exeter Notley Hills
Grade C —
Score 46/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Notley Hills carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 21).

Exeter Notley Hills
Bushfire Low
21/100
 Low
31/100
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

Exeter Notley Hills
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Exeter

  • Exeter High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Exeter Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Notley Hills

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Exeter Notley Hills
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Exeter Notley Hills
Walkability score 10/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 225.7 km 225.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 165 min 167 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 7275
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 7275
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.

Exeter Notley Hills
Car (driver) 83.9% / 100.0%
Exeter — Car (driver): 83.9% Notley Hills — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 6.2% / —
Exeter — Worked from Home: 6.2% Notley Hills — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 4.8% / —
Exeter — Car (passenger): 4.8% Notley Hills — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.7% / —
Exeter — Walked Only: 3.7% Notley Hills — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 1.5% / —
Exeter — Bus: 1.5% Notley Hills — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Exeter Notley Hills
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 343 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.4 km 27.6 km

NBN connectivity

Exeter Notley Hills
Connectivity score 49/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 19%
389 premises
 0%
25 premises

Climate

Exeter Notley Hills
Annual rainfall 676 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Exeter Notley Hills
Average residential rate $1,859/yr
same for both
Council West Tamar
same for both

Federal electorate

Exeter Notley Hills
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Exeter Notley Hills
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Exeter

Acreage

Notley Hills

Retirees Rural

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