Gawler vs Ulverstone

Gawler is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Ulverstone. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gawler, most households are couple families. In Ulverstone, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Gawler: a median of $925,000, against $580,000 in Ulverstone. On these figures, Gawler tends to suit couples, while Ulverstone suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

Gawler and Ulverstone are quite different in scale and character. Gawler is much smaller with 703 residents compared to Ulverstone's 6653, and commands significantly higher household incomes at $91,312 yearly versus $52,624. House prices reflect this difference too—Gawler's median is $925,000 against Ulverstone's $580,000—though weekly rent is identical at $250 in both. Gawler scores higher on liveability (49 versus 40) and socio-economic standing, but carries a bushfire risk rating of 20 compared to Ulverstone's zero. Both are roughly equidistant from Hobart CBD, around 300 kilometres away.

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

Ulverstone

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • But Gawler is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 45%)

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 25%)
  • Ulverstone has cheaper houses ($580,000 vs $925,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Gawler leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 25%)
  • Ulverstone has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Ulverstone

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (206 min vs 214 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (300.1 km vs 305.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ulverstone

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 19%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Gawler

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.0% vs 2.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Gawler and Ulverstone 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 Ulverstone
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 Ulverstone
Walkability 0 / 0
Gawler — Walkability: 0/100 Ulverstone — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 80 / 100
Gawler — Low fire risk: 80/100 Ulverstone — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ulverstone has more residents (6,653 vs 703); Gawler has higher household incomes ($91,312 vs $52,624).

Gawler Ulverstone
Population 703 6,653
+846% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.0% +2.9%
Median age 45 49
Median household income $91,312/yr
+42% vs other
 $52,624/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gawler Ulverstone
0-4 4.0% / 4.3%
Gawler — 0-4: 4.0% Ulverstone — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 13.5% / 10.7%
Gawler — 5-14: 13.5% Ulverstone — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 6.3% / 5.4%
Gawler — 15-19: 6.3% Ulverstone — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 4.0% / 5.4%
Gawler — 20-24: 4.0% Ulverstone — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 9.0% / 9.6%
Gawler — 25-34: 9.0% Ulverstone — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 11.9% / 9.9%
Gawler — 35-44: 11.9% Ulverstone — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 14.1% / 11.2%
Gawler — 45-54: 14.1% Ulverstone — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 18.8% / 15.0%
Gawler — 55-64: 18.8% Ulverstone — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 11.2% / 14.5%
Gawler — 65-74: 11.2% Ulverstone — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 5.7% / 10.5%
Gawler — 75-84: 5.7% Ulverstone — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ 1.7% / 3.4%
Gawler — 85+: 1.7% Ulverstone — 85+: 3.4%

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% Gawler — Group Household: 0.0% Gawler — Other Families: 0.0%
Ulverstone 27.9% couple families
Ulverstone — Couple Families: 27.9% Ulverstone — Lone Person: 50.8% Ulverstone — One Parent Families: 17.2% Ulverstone — Group Household: 2.7% Ulverstone — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other 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%
Ulverstone 27.4% renting
Ulverstone — Owned Outright: 44.7% Ulverstone — Mortgage: 27.9% Ulverstone — Renting: 27.4%
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 Ulverstone
England 2.4% / 3.3%
Gawler — England: 2.4% Ulverstone — England: 3.3%
Philippines 0.9% / 0.4%
Gawler — Philippines: 0.9% Ulverstone — Philippines: 0.4%
Netherlands 0.4% / 0.9%
Gawler — Netherlands: 0.4% Ulverstone — Netherlands: 0.9%
New Zealand 0.4% / 0.6%
Gawler — New Zealand: 0.4% Ulverstone — New Zealand: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.3%
Gawler — Scotland: not among its largest Ulverstone — Scotland: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Qualifications

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

Gawler Ulverstone
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 17.9%
Gawler — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Ulverstone — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 7.6%
Gawler — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Ulverstone — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 6.4%
Gawler — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Ulverstone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.4%
Gawler — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Ulverstone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 1.6%
Gawler — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Ulverstone — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gawler 98.5% houses
Gawler — Houses: 98.5% Gawler — Townhouses: 0.0% Gawler — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Ulverstone 85.0% houses
Ulverstone — Houses: 85.0% Ulverstone — Townhouses: 13.2% Ulverstone — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gawler Ulverstone
Median house price $925,000 $580,000
Median unit price — $440,000
Median land price $1,025,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 73 days
from 4 sales
 45 days
from 85 sales

Zoning mix

Gawler has more rural and farming land (97% vs 56%).

Gawler Ulverstone
Rural and farming 97% 56%
Residential 1% 26%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 7%
Industrial 0% 3%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
Environmental 1% 3%
Commercial 0% 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

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

Gawler Ulverstone
Houses — 3.8%
$505/wk on $695K
Units — 3.9%
$350/wk on $472K

Ranking within TAS

Gawler Ulverstone
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of TAS Higher than 23% of TAS
Schools — Higher than 32% of TAS
Walkability Higher than 6% of TAS Higher than 19% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of TAS Higher than 81% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 26% of TAS
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 18% of TAS

Liveability

Gawler scores higher overall (49 vs 40).

Gawler Ulverstone
Grade B C
Score 49/100 40/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Gawler carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0).

Gawler Ulverstone
Bushfire Low
20/100
 None
0/100
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
 Low
14/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Gawler Ulverstone
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Gawler

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Ulverstone

  • Sacred Heart Catholic School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • East Ulverstone Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Ulverstone Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Ulverstone Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Leighland Christian School Independent · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gawler Ulverstone
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 0 7
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 0 5
Waterways 18
same for both

Mobility

Gawler sits further from the CBD (305.6 km vs 300.1 km).

Gawler Ulverstone
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 305.6 km
+2% vs other
 300.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 214 min 206 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 Ulverstone
Car (driver) 83.3% / 83.5%
Gawler — Car (driver): 83.3% Ulverstone — Car (driver): 83.5%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 5.9%
Gawler — Worked from Home: 10.7% Ulverstone — Worked from Home: 5.9%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 5.2%
Gawler — Car (passenger): 3.2% Ulverstone — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only 2.8% / 4.3%
Gawler — Walked Only: 2.8% Ulverstone — Walked Only: 4.3%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
Gawler — Bicycle: not among its largest Ulverstone — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.5%).

Setting

Gawler Ulverstone
Elevation 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.6 km 1.9 km
2.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Gawler Ulverstone
Connectivity score 37/100 63/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
288 premises
 32%
3,776 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Gawler

Rural

Ulverstone

Acreage Coastal Retirees River

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