Fentonbury vs National Park
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fentonbury, most households are couple families. In National Park, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Fentonbury tends to suit 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
Fentonbury
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 78%)
- is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 45%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Fentonbury
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 34%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Fentonbury
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (35% vs 49%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Fentonbury
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (69 min vs 91 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (68.5 km vs 78.6 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
Fentonbury
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.9% vs 9.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Fentonbury and National Park 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
Fentonbury has higher household incomes ($50,232 vs $37,700); National Park skews older (45 vs 43).
| Fentonbury | National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 88 +9% vs other | 80 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +23.9% | +9.6% |
| Median age | 43 | 45 |
| Median household income | $50,232/yr +25% vs other | $37,700/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $340/wk | $353/wk +4% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (17.5%).
Zoning mix
Fentonbury has more rural and farming land (100% vs 70%); National Park has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 0%).
| Fentonbury | National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 70% |
| Environmental | 0% | 29% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Fentonbury | National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3 across Central Highlands (Tas.) | 123 across Derwent Valley |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% | +925% |
Ranking within TAS
| Fentonbury | National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 22% of TAS | Higher than 6% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of TAS | Higher than 53% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 14% of TAS | Higher than 20% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of TAS | Higher than 67% of TAS |
Liveability
| Fentonbury | National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Fentonbury carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 21).
| Fentonbury | National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 81/100 | Low 21/100 |
| 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
| Fentonbury | National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Fentonbury | National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
National Park sits further from the CBD (78.6 km vs 68.5 km).
| Fentonbury | National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 68.5 km | 78.6 km +15% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 69 min | 91 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 7140 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 24 postcode 7140 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 (87.1%).
Setting
| Fentonbury | National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 184 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 403 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Fentonbury | National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 39 premises | 0% 47 premises |
Climate
| Fentonbury | National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 492 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 24.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.7°C same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Fentonbury | National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Fentonbury | National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.