Falmouth vs Upper Scamander
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Falmouth, most households are people living alone. In Upper Scamander, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Falmouth tends to suit people living alone, while Upper Scamander suits couples.
Falmouth is the larger of these two small Tasmanian communities, with 139 residents compared to Upper Scamander's 60. Upper Scamander has a notably higher median household income at $68,224 versus Falmouth's $55,900, though both suburbs are relatively remote—Falmouth sits 226.4 km from the CBD while Upper Scamander is 242.1 km away. Falmouth carries a higher bushfire risk rating of 81 compared to Upper Scamander's 73, which may be a consideration depending on your priorities. Both have similar median ages around 54–55 years, and rental data is limited for Upper Scamander.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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
Upper Scamander
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 36%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Upper Scamander
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $260/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Falmouth
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (165 min vs 188 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (226.4 km vs 242.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs smaller dwellings, 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
Falmouth and Upper Scamander 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
Falmouth rents higher ($260/wk vs $0/wk); Falmouth has more residents (139 vs 60).
| Falmouth | Upper Scamander | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 139 +57% vs other | 60 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +36.3% | +36.4% |
| Median age | 54 | 55 |
| Median household income | $55,900/yr | $68,224/yr +22% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).
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 (15.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Falmouth | Upper Scamander | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $753,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Falmouth | Upper Scamander | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 80% | 87% |
| Environmental | 17% | 13% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 0% |
| Residential | 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
| Falmouth | Upper Scamander | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Break O'Day same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Falmouth | Upper Scamander | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 29% of TAS | Higher than 51% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 29% of TAS | Higher than 65% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 49% of TAS | Higher than 50% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 58% of TAS | Higher than 19% of TAS |
Liveability
| Falmouth | Upper Scamander | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
| Falmouth | Upper Scamander | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 81/100 | High 73/100 |
| Crime | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 13/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Falmouth | Upper Scamander | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Falmouth | Upper Scamander | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 5 |
| Waterways | 9 | 2 |
Mobility
Upper Scamander sits further from the CBD (242.1 km vs 226.4 km).
| Falmouth | Upper Scamander | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 226.4 km | 242.1 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 165 min | 188 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7215 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 29 postcode 7215 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 (71.4%).
Setting
| Falmouth | Upper Scamander | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 32 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 96 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.7 km 2.9 km to a named beach | 6.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Falmouth | Upper Scamander | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 137 premises | 0% 15 premises |
Climate
| Falmouth | Upper Scamander | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 660 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 21.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Falmouth | Upper Scamander | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,738/yr same for both | |
| Council | Break O'Day same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Falmouth | Upper Scamander | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Falmouth | Upper Scamander | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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