Flowery Gully vs Sidmouth
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Sidmouth tends to suit people living alone.
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 64%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Flowery Gully
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 33%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Sidmouth
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $358/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Sidmouth
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (172 min vs 179 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (235.5 km vs 243.1 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
Sidmouth
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.3% vs -5.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Flowery Gully and Sidmouth 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
Sidmouth has more residents (411 vs 82); Flowery Gully rents higher ($358/wk vs $250/wk).
| Flowery Gully | Sidmouth | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 82 | 411 +401% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.7% | +4.3% |
| Median age | 53 | 52 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr +18% vs other | $58,812/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $358/wk +30% vs other | $250/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 (22.6%).
Property market
| Flowery Gully | Sidmouth | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $675,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 34 days from 7 sales |
Zoning mix
| Flowery Gully | Sidmouth | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 97% |
| Environmental | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Flowery Gully | Sidmouth | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 159 across West Tamar same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +11% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Flowery Gully | Sidmouth | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 58% of TAS | Higher than 35% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 42% of TAS | Higher than 69% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 23% of TAS | Higher than 22% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 31% of TAS | Higher than 53% of TAS |
Liveability
| Flowery Gully | Sidmouth | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
| Flowery Gully | Sidmouth | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 27/100 | Low 33/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Flowery Gully | Sidmouth | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Sidmouth | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Flowery Gully sits further from the CBD (243.1 km vs 235.5 km).
| Flowery Gully | Sidmouth | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 243.1 km +3% vs other | 235.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 179 min | 172 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 7270 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 39 postcode 7270 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 (88.0%).
Setting
| Flowery Gully | Sidmouth | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 212 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 92 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 13.6 km | 13.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Flowery Gully | Sidmouth | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 33 premises | 0% 180 premises |
Climate
| Flowery Gully | Sidmouth | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 720 mm | 676 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 24.5°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 3.1°C |
Council rates
| Flowery Gully | Sidmouth | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,859/yr same for both | |
| Council | West Tamar same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Flowery Gully | Sidmouth | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bass same for both | |
| Member | Jess Teesdale same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Flowery Gully | Sidmouth | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.