George Town vs Low Head

George Town is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 61 in Low Head. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In George Town, about half of households are people living alone. In Low Head, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Low Head: a median of $677,000, against $460,000 in George Town. On these figures, George Town tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Low Head suits people living alone and older residents.

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

George Town

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 30%)

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

First-home buyers

George Town

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($145,000 vs $335,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($460,000 vs $677,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Low Head

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (185 min vs 210 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (257.3 km vs 260 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Low Head

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (43% vs 24%)

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

Investors

George Town

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.6% vs 3.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

George Town Low Head
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.

George Town Low Head
Walkability 0 / 0
George Town — Walkability: 0/100 Low Head — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 42 / 65
George Town — Low fire risk: 42/100 Low Head — Low fire risk: 65/100

Demographics

George Town has more residents (4,536 vs 619); Low Head skews older (61 vs 45).

George Town Low Head
Population 4,536
+86% vs other
 619
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.3% +8.2%
Median age 45 61
Median household income $46,852/yr $51,116/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $230/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

George Town Low Head
0-4 4.9% / 2.4%
George Town — 0-4: 4.9% Low Head — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 13.0% / 4.5%
George Town — 5-14: 13.0% Low Head — 5-14: 4.5%
15-19 6.0% / 3.7%
George Town — 15-19: 6.0% Low Head — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 4.9% / 3.6%
George Town — 20-24: 4.9% Low Head — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 10.5% / 6.8%
George Town — 25-34: 10.5% Low Head — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 10.4% / 7.8%
George Town — 35-44: 10.4% Low Head — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 11.6% / 8.2%
George Town — 45-54: 11.6% Low Head — 45-54: 8.2%
55-64 14.6% / 19.2%
George Town — 55-64: 14.6% Low Head — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 14.7% / 22.8%
George Town — 65-74: 14.7% Low Head — 65-74: 22.8%
75-84 7.5% / 13.7%
George Town — 75-84: 7.5% Low Head — 75-84: 13.7%
85+ 2.2% / 6.1%
George Town — 85+: 2.2% Low Head — 85+: 6.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

George Town 47.1% lone person
George Town — Lone Person: 47.1% George Town — Couple Families: 27.2% George Town — One Parent Families: 21.3% George Town — Group Household: 3.4% George Town — Other Families: 0.9%
Low Head 67.8% lone person
Low Head — Lone Person: 67.8% Low Head — Couple Families: 20.5% Low Head — One Parent Families: 9.4% Low Head — Group Household: 2.3% Low Head — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

George Town 35.6% renting
George Town — Owned Outright: 39.3% George Town — Mortgage: 25.1% George Town — Renting: 35.6%
Low Head 27.5% renting
Low Head — Owned Outright: 48.3% Low Head — Mortgage: 24.2% Low Head — Renting: 27.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

George Town Low Head
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 19.1%
George Town — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Low Head — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 3.8% / 12.9%
George Town — Bachelor Degree: 3.8% Low Head — Bachelor Degree: 12.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 7.9%
George Town — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Low Head — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 2.4%
George Town — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Low Head — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.6%
George Town — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Low Head — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

George Town Low Head
England 4.4% / 5.7%
George Town — England: 4.4% Low Head — England: 5.7%
New Zealand 1.1% / 2.3%
George Town — New Zealand: 1.1% Low Head — New Zealand: 2.3%
Scotland 0.6% / 0.8%
George Town — Scotland: 0.6% Low Head — Scotland: 0.8%
Germany 0.3% / 1.0%
George Town — Germany: 0.3% Low Head — Germany: 1.0%
Netherlands 0.6% / 0.5%
George Town — Netherlands: 0.6% Low Head — Netherlands: 0.5%
Ireland — / 0.6%
George Town — Ireland: not among its largest Low Head — Ireland: 0.6%
Nepal 0.5% / —
George Town — Nepal: 0.5% Low Head — Nepal: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

George Town 86.8% houses
George Town — Houses: 86.8% George Town — Townhouses: 11.2% George Town — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Low Head 80.3% houses
Low Head — Houses: 80.3% Low Head — Townhouses: 12.6% Low Head — Flats / Apartments: 7.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

George Town Low Head
Median house price $460,000 $677,000
Median unit price $451,500 —
Median land price $145,000 $335,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 67 sales
 248 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

George Town has more industrially zoned land (13% vs 1%); Low Head has more rural and farming land (79% vs 69%).

George Town Low Head
Rural and farming 69% 79%
Environmental 9% 14%
Industrial 13% 1%
Residential 4% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 0%
Parks and recreation 1% 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

George Town Low Head
New dwellings approved 67
across George Town
same for both
Approvals change year on year +25%
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.

George Town Low Head
Houses 4.6%
$460/wk on $519K
 3.3%
$450/wk on $715K
Units 2.1%
$280/wk on $700K
 —

Ranking within TAS

George Town Low Head
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 16% of TAS —
Schools Higher than 16% of TAS —
Walkability Higher than 49% of TAS Higher than 13% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 11% of TAS Higher than 10% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of TAS Higher than 90% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 69% of TAS Higher than 12% of TAS
Rental yield (units) Higher than 2% of TAS —

Liveability

Low Head scores higher overall (39 vs 19).

George Town Low Head
Grade D C
Score 19/100 39/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

George Town carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 35).

George Town Low Head
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 Low
35/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
50/100
 Low
28/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

George Town Low Head
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in George Town

  • South George Town Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Star of the Sea Catholic College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Port Dalrymple School Government · Combined below peers
  • Indie School - Devonport (George Town Campus) Independent · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Low Head

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

Amenities in the suburb

George Town Low Head
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 1
Parks & reserves 8 1
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 11 5

Mobility

George Town sits further from the CBD (260 km vs 257.3 km).

George Town Low Head
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 260 km
+1% vs other
 257.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 210 min 185 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 7253
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 7253
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.

George Town Low Head
Car (driver) 83.3% / 83.9%
George Town — Car (driver): 83.3% Low Head — Car (driver): 83.9%
Worked from Home 5.8% / 9.8%
George Town — Worked from Home: 5.8% Low Head — Worked from Home: 9.8%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 3.4%
George Town — Car (passenger): 5.6% Low Head — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Walked Only 4.1% / 2.9%
George Town — Walked Only: 4.1% Low Head — Walked Only: 2.9%
Bus 0.6% / —
George Town — Bus: 0.6% Low Head — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.9%).

Setting

George Town Low Head
Elevation 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.7 km 1.5 km
2.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

George Town Low Head
Connectivity score 99/100 87/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 99%
2,618 premises
 75%
546 premises

Climate

George Town Low Head
Annual rainfall 698 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 21.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C
same for both

Council rates

George Town Low Head
Average residential rate $1,438/yr
same for both
Council George Town
same for both

Federal electorate

George Town Low Head
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

George Town Low Head
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

George Town

Acreage Affordable

Low Head

Coastal Retirees Rural
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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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