Flowery Gully vs Holwell
Holwell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 53 in Flowery Gully. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Flowery Gully, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Flowery Gully tends to suit couples and older residents, while Holwell suits people living alone and families with children.
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
Flowery Gully
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 48%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Holwell
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $358/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 26%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Flowery Gully
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (243.1 km vs 249.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Flowery Gully
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 10%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Holwell
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.7% vs -5.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Flowery Gully and Holwell 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
Flowery Gully rents higher ($358/wk vs $200/wk); Flowery Gully skews older (53 vs 44).
| Flowery Gully | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 82 | 83 +1% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.7% | +27.7% |
| Median age | 53 | 44 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr +7% vs other | $66,248/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $358/wk +44% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).
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 (24.1%).
Zoning mix
Holwell has more land zoned for conservation (17% vs 0%); Flowery Gully has more rural and farming land (100% vs 83%).
| Flowery Gully | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 83% |
| Environmental | 0% | 17% |
| 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
| Flowery Gully | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 159 across West Tamar same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +11% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Flowery Gully | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 58% of TAS | Higher than 45% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 42% of TAS | Higher than 4% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 23% of TAS | Higher than 64% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 31% of TAS | Higher than 30% of TAS |
Liveability
| Flowery Gully | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Flowery Gully | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 27/100 same for both | |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Flowery Gully | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Flowery Gully | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Holwell sits further from the CBD (249.6 km vs 243.1 km).
| Flowery Gully | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 243.1 km | 249.6 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 179 min | 183 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 7270 | 0.5% postcode 7275 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 39 postcode 7270 | 44 postcode 7275 |
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 (88.0%).
Setting
| Flowery Gully | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 212 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 314 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 13.6 km | 17.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Flowery Gully | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 33 premises | 0% 30 premises |
Climate
| Flowery Gully | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 720 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Flowery Gully | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,859/yr same for both | |
| Council | West Tamar same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Flowery Gully | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bass same for both | |
| Member | Jess Teesdale same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Flowery Gully | Holwell | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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