Forcett vs Kellevie

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Forcett is closer to the city centre: 35.6 km, against 52.9 km. On these figures, Kellevie 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

Forcett

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 4)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 70%)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kellevie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $295/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Forcett

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (35.6 km vs 52.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (38 min vs 49 min)

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

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

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

Forcett Kellevie
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.

Forcett Kellevie
Walkability 0 / 0
Forcett — Walkability: 0/100 Kellevie — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 10 / 10
Forcett — Low fire risk: 10/100 Kellevie — Low fire risk: 10/100

Demographics

Forcett rents higher ($295/wk vs $0/wk); Forcett has more residents (1,102 vs 185).

Forcett Kellevie
Population 1,102
+83% vs other
 185
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.3% +12.8%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $93,444/yr
+13% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $295/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Forcett Kellevie
0-4 6.0% / 4.9%
Forcett — 0-4: 6.0% Kellevie — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 13.1% / 13.0%
Forcett — 5-14: 13.1% Kellevie — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 6.2% / 9.2%
Forcett — 15-19: 6.2% Kellevie — 15-19: 9.2%
20-24 5.6% / 5.4%
Forcett — 20-24: 5.6% Kellevie — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 12.8% / 13.0%
Forcett — 25-34: 12.8% Kellevie — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 14.9% / 8.1%
Forcett — 35-44: 14.9% Kellevie — 35-44: 8.1%
45-54 14.3% / 19.5%
Forcett — 45-54: 14.3% Kellevie — 45-54: 19.5%
55-64 14.4% / 18.9%
Forcett — 55-64: 14.4% Kellevie — 55-64: 18.9%
65-74 8.3% / 5.4%
Forcett — 65-74: 8.3% Kellevie — 65-74: 5.4%
75-84 3.6% / 1.6%
Forcett — 75-84: 3.6% Kellevie — 75-84: 1.6%
85+ 0.6% / 2.2%
Forcett — 85+: 0.6% Kellevie — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Forcett 61.0% couple families
Forcett — Couple Families: 61.0% Forcett — Lone Person: 17.9% Forcett — One Parent Families: 18.3% Forcett — Group Household: 1.6% Forcett — Other Families: 1.2%
Kellevie 55.6% couple families
Kellevie — Couple Families: 55.6% Kellevie — Lone Person: 30.6% Kellevie — One Parent Families: 13.9% Kellevie — Group Household: 0.0% Kellevie — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Forcett 5.7% renting
Forcett — Owned Outright: 35.3% Forcett — Mortgage: 59.0% Forcett — Renting: 5.7%
Kellevie 0.0% renting
Kellevie — Owned Outright: 50.9% Kellevie — Mortgage: 49.1% Kellevie — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Forcett Kellevie
England 3.4% / 2.2%
Forcett — England: 3.4% Kellevie — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 0.8% / —
Forcett — New Zealand: 0.8% Kellevie — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa 0.5% / —
Forcett — South Africa: 0.5% Kellevie — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / —
Forcett — Scotland: 0.4% Kellevie — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 0.3% / —
Forcett — Germany: 0.3% Kellevie — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

Qualifications

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

Forcett Kellevie
Certificate III & IV 24.0% / 20.0%
Forcett — Certificate III & IV: 24.0% Kellevie — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 8.6%
Forcett — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Kellevie — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 7.0%
Forcett — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Kellevie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 2.2%
Forcett — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Kellevie — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.6%
Forcett — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Kellevie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Forcett 99.2% houses
Forcett — Houses: 99.2% Forcett — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Kellevie 100.0% houses
Kellevie — Houses: 100.0% Kellevie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Forcett Kellevie
Median house price $822,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $495,000 $450,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 7 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Forcett Kellevie
Rural and farming 94% 98%
Environmental 5% 2%
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

Forcett Kellevie
New dwellings approved 169
across Sorell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +346%
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.

Forcett Kellevie
Houses 2.6%
$450/wk on $916K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Forcett Kellevie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of TAS Higher than 73% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of TAS Higher than 3% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 76% of TAS Higher than 90% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of TAS Higher than 27% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 3% of TAS —

Liveability

Forcett Kellevie
Grade C —
Score 42/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Forcett Kellevie
Bushfire High
90/100
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 Moderate
49/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Forcett Kellevie
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

Forcett Kellevie
Parks & reserves 9 4
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 27 17

Mobility

Kellevie sits further from the CBD (52.9 km vs 35.6 km).

Forcett Kellevie
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 35.6 km 52.9 km
+49% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 min 49 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 7173
 1.7%
postcode 7176
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 7173
 —

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.

Forcett Kellevie
Car (driver) 82.2% / 75.0%
Forcett — Car (driver): 82.2% Kellevie — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 8.9% / 17.6%
Forcett — Worked from Home: 8.9% Kellevie — Worked from Home: 17.6%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 7.4%
Forcett — Car (passenger): 3.9% Kellevie — Car (passenger): 7.4%
Bus 2.3% / —
Forcett — Bus: 2.3% Kellevie — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 2.1% / —
Forcett — Walked Only: 2.1% Kellevie — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.2%).

Setting

Forcett Kellevie
Elevation 144 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.0 km 6.8 km

NBN connectivity

Forcett Kellevie
Connectivity score 39/100 23/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
410 premises
 0%
64 premises

Climate

Forcett Kellevie
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Forcett Kellevie
Average residential rate $1,598/yr
same for both
Council Sorell
same for both

Federal electorate

Forcett Kellevie
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Forcett Kellevie
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Forcett

Outer

Kellevie

Outer

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