Gawler vs North Motton

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gawler: a median of $925,000, against $735,000 in North Motton, though rent is higher in North Motton. On these figures, North Motton tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Gawler is the larger and more affluent of the two, with a median household income of $91,312 compared to North Motton's $70,564, and a notably higher median house price of $925,000 versus $735,000. North Motton offers slightly lower weekly rent at $265 against Gawler's $250, though both are rural Tasmanian communities equidistant from Hobart. Gawler's socio-economic decile of 5 suggests a more established community, while North Motton carries a marginally lower bushfire risk rating of 17 compared to Gawler's 20.

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

North Motton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Gawler leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 22%)
  • North Motton has cheaper houses ($735,000 vs $925,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gawler

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Gawler

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (305.6 km vs 308.2 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

Gawler

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.0% vs 4.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gawler North Motton
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.

Gawler North Motton
Walkability 0 / 0
Gawler — Walkability: 0/100 North Motton — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 80 / 83
Gawler — Low fire risk: 80/100 North Motton — Low fire risk: 83/100

Demographics

Gawler has more residents (703 vs 425); Gawler has higher household incomes ($91,312 vs $70,564).

Gawler North Motton
Population 703
+40% vs other
 425
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.0% +4.9%
Median age 45 44
Median household income $91,312/yr
+23% vs other
 $70,564/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $265/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gawler North Motton
0-4 4.0% / 5.6%
Gawler — 0-4: 4.0% North Motton — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 13.5% / 8.9%
Gawler — 5-14: 13.5% North Motton — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 6.3% / 6.8%
Gawler — 15-19: 6.3% North Motton — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 4.0% / 6.6%
Gawler — 20-24: 4.0% North Motton — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 9.0% / 11.5%
Gawler — 25-34: 9.0% North Motton — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 11.9% / 10.1%
Gawler — 35-44: 11.9% North Motton — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 14.1% / 15.1%
Gawler — 45-54: 14.1% North Motton — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 18.8% / 18.4%
Gawler — 55-64: 18.8% North Motton — 55-64: 18.4%
65-74 11.2% / 10.1%
Gawler — 65-74: 11.2% North Motton — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 5.7% / 4.9%
Gawler — 75-84: 5.7% North Motton — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 1.7% / 1.2%
Gawler — 85+: 1.7% North Motton — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gawler 58.9% couple families
Gawler — Couple Families: 58.9% Gawler — Lone Person: 29.7% Gawler — One Parent Families: 11.4%
North Motton 59.3% couple families
North Motton — Couple Families: 59.3% North Motton — Lone Person: 30.8% North Motton — One Parent Families: 9.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gawler 6.3% renting
Gawler — Owned Outright: 47.1% Gawler — Mortgage: 46.7% Gawler — Renting: 6.3%
North Motton 12.7% renting
North Motton — Owned Outright: 44.4% North Motton — Mortgage: 43.0% North Motton — Renting: 12.7%
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.

Gawler North Motton
England 2.4% / 4.2%
Gawler — England: 2.4% North Motton — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 0.4% / 0.9%
Gawler — New Zealand: 0.4% North Motton — New Zealand: 0.9%
Netherlands 0.4% / 0.9%
Gawler — Netherlands: 0.4% North Motton — Netherlands: 0.9%
Philippines 0.9% / —
Gawler — Philippines: 0.9% North Motton — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

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

Gawler North Motton
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 22.6%
Gawler — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% North Motton — Certificate III & IV: 22.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 5.6%
Gawler — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% North Motton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 4.9%
Gawler — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% North Motton — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 1.4%
Gawler — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% North Motton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 0.7%
Gawler — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% North Motton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gawler 98.5% houses
Gawler — Houses: 98.5% Gawler — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
North Motton 100.0% houses
North Motton — Houses: 100.0% North Motton — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gawler North Motton
Median house price $925,000 $735,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,025,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 73 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

North Motton has more land zoned for conservation (23% vs 1%); Gawler has more rural and farming land (97% vs 77%).

Gawler North Motton
Rural and farming 97% 77%
Environmental 1% 23%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Gawler North Motton
New dwellings approved 84
across Central Coast (Tas.)
same for both
Approvals change year on year -38%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Gawler North Motton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of TAS Higher than 55% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of TAS Higher than 21% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of TAS Higher than 34% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of TAS Higher than 36% of TAS

Liveability

Gawler North Motton
Grade B —
Score 49/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Gawler North Motton
Bushfire Low
20/100
 Low
17/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Gawler North Motton
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

Gawler North Motton
Parks & reserves 0 5
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 18 10

Mobility

North Motton sits further from the CBD (308.2 km vs 305.6 km).

Gawler North Motton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 305.6 km 308.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 214 min 217 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7315
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 7315
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.

Gawler North Motton
Car (driver) 83.3% / 83.2%
Gawler — Car (driver): 83.3% North Motton — Car (driver): 83.2%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 9.5%
Gawler — Worked from Home: 10.7% North Motton — Worked from Home: 9.5%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 5.8%
Gawler — Car (passenger): 3.2% North Motton — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Walked Only 2.8% / 1.6%
Gawler — Walked Only: 2.8% North Motton — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Gawler North Motton
Elevation 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 141 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.6 km 8.2 km

NBN connectivity

Gawler North Motton
Connectivity score 37/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
288 premises
 0%
185 premises

Climate

Gawler North Motton
Annual rainfall 814 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Gawler North Motton
Average residential rate $1,379/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (Tas.)
same for both

Federal electorate

Gawler North Motton
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gawler North Motton
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gawler

Rural

North Motton

Rural

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