Exton vs Westbury

Exton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 49 in Westbury. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Exton, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Exton: a median of $745,000, against $622,000 in Westbury, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Exton tends to suit young adults, while Westbury suits older residents and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Westbury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

  • Exton leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)
  • Westbury has cheaper houses ($622,500 vs $745,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Westbury

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Westbury

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (151 min vs 164 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (215.8 km vs 226.7 km)
  • But Exton is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Exton is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • Westbury has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 18%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Exton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (43.5% vs 13.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Exton Westbury
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.

Exton Westbury
Walkability 8 / 0
Exton — Walkability: 8/100 Westbury — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 100 / 87
Exton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Westbury — Low fire risk: 87/100

Demographics

Westbury has more residents (2,272 vs 221); Westbury skews older (49 vs 33).

Exton Westbury
Population 221 2,272
+928% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +43.5% +13.3%
Median age 33 49
Median household income $71,500/yr
+18% vs other
 $58,344/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+13% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Exton Westbury
0-4 2.3% / 4.2%
Exton — 0-4: 2.3% Westbury — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 6.3% / 12.3%
Exton — 5-14: 6.3% Westbury — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 5.0% / 4.3%
Exton — 15-19: 5.0% Westbury — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 5.9% / 4.4%
Exton — 20-24: 5.9% Westbury — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 33.9% / 10.1%
Exton — 25-34: 33.9% Westbury — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 9.0% / 10.0%
Exton — 35-44: 9.0% Westbury — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 8.6% / 11.3%
Exton — 45-54: 8.6% Westbury — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 12.7% / 15.9%
Exton — 55-64: 12.7% Westbury — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 11.8% / 17.2%
Exton — 65-74: 11.8% Westbury — 65-74: 17.2%
75-84 6.3% / 8.2%
Exton — 75-84: 6.3% Westbury — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ — / 2.3%
Exton — 85+: not among its largest Westbury — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Exton 47.5% lone person
Exton — Lone Person: 47.5% Exton — Couple Families: 37.5% Exton — One Parent Families: 15.0% Exton — Group Household: 0.0% Exton — Other Families: 0.0%
Westbury 42.1% lone person
Westbury — Lone Person: 42.1% Westbury — Couple Families: 36.0% Westbury — One Parent Families: 15.1% Westbury — Group Household: 4.8% Westbury — Other Families: 2.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Exton 6.8% renting
Exton — Owned Outright: 66.1% Exton — Mortgage: 27.1% Exton — Renting: 6.8%
Westbury 20.8% renting
Westbury — Owned Outright: 46.8% Westbury — Mortgage: 32.5% Westbury — Renting: 20.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Exton Westbury
England — / 6.0%
Exton — England: not among its largest Westbury — England: 6.0%
New Zealand 2.3% / 1.8%
Exton — New Zealand: 2.3% Westbury — New Zealand: 1.8%
Netherlands 1.4% / 0.7%
Exton — Netherlands: 1.4% Westbury — Netherlands: 0.7%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Exton — Scotland: not among its largest Westbury — Scotland: 0.7%
Germany — / 0.3%
Exton — Germany: not among its largest Westbury — Germany: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

Qualifications

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

Exton Westbury
Certificate III & IV 10.4% / 17.1%
Exton — Certificate III & IV: 10.4% Westbury — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 17.6% / 9.4%
Exton — Bachelor Degree: 17.6% Westbury — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / 7.0%
Exton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% Westbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 2.3%
Exton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Westbury — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.1%
Exton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Westbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Exton 100.0% houses
Exton — Houses: 100.0% Exton — Townhouses: 0.0% Exton — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Westbury 94.1% houses
Westbury — Houses: 94.1% Westbury — Townhouses: 4.8% Westbury — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Exton Westbury
Median house price $745,000 $622,500
Median unit price — $537,500
Median land price — $312,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 32 sales

Zoning mix

Exton has more rural and farming land (97% vs 87%).

Exton Westbury
Rural and farming 97% 87%
Residential 1% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 2%
same for both
Industrial 0% 1%
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

Exton Westbury
New dwellings approved 202
across Meander Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
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.

Exton Westbury
Houses — 4.3%
$520/wk on $625K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Exton Westbury
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of TAS —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of TAS Higher than 17% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 21% of TAS Higher than 22% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of TAS Higher than 79% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 55% of TAS

Liveability

Exton is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Exton Westbury
Grade — C
Score — 44/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Westbury carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0).

Exton Westbury
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
13/100
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
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Exton Westbury
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Exton

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

Schools in Westbury

  • Westbury Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Exton Westbury
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Exton sits further from the CBD (226.7 km vs 215.8 km).

Exton Westbury
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 226.7 km
+5% vs other
 215.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 164 min 151 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 7303
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 7303
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.

Exton Westbury
Car (driver) 28.1% / 82.7%
Exton — Car (driver): 28.1% Westbury — Car (driver): 82.7%
Bus 63.0% / 0.4%
Exton — Bus: 63.0% Westbury — Bus: 0.4%
Worked from Home 5.9% / 10.2%
Exton — Worked from Home: 5.9% Westbury — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Walked Only 3.0% / 2.1%
Exton — Walked Only: 3.0% Westbury — Walked Only: 2.1%
Car (passenger) — / 3.9%
Exton — Car (passenger): not among its largest Westbury — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Bicycle — / 0.6%
Exton — Bicycle: not among its largest Westbury — Bicycle: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.7%).

Setting

Exton Westbury
Elevation 218 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 191 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 41.4 km 43.0 km

NBN connectivity

Exton Westbury
Connectivity score 29/100 56/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
74 premises
 24%
1,197 premises

Climate

Exton Westbury
Annual rainfall 720 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Exton Westbury
Average residential rate $875/yr
same for both
Council Meander Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Exton Westbury
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Exton Westbury
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Exton

Multicultural Rural

Westbury

Acreage Retirees

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