Gladstone vs Pioneer
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pioneer, about half of households are 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Gladstone
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 43%)
- has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $210/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Pioneer
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (310.2 km vs 347.5 km)
- has a shorter drive in (244 min vs 264 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Gladstone
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 14%)
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
Gladstone and Pioneer 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
Gladstone has higher household incomes ($42,848 vs $25,428); Gladstone has more residents (124 vs 79).
| Gladstone | Pioneer | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 124 +36% vs other | 79 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -10.8% | -11.2% |
| Median age | 51 same for both | |
| Median household income | $42,848/yr +41% vs other | $25,428/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $165/wk | $210/wk +27% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (16.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Gladstone | Pioneer | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $269,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 144 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Pioneer has more rural and farming land (91% vs 72%); Gladstone has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 9%).
| Gladstone | Pioneer | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 72% | 91% |
| Environmental | 28% | 9% |
| 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
| Gladstone | Pioneer | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 18 across Dorset same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -60% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Gladstone | Pioneer | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 10% of TAS | Higher than 2% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 35% of TAS | Higher than 53% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 9% of TAS | Higher than 15% of TAS |
Liveability
| Gladstone | Pioneer | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Gladstone | Pioneer | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 50/100 | Moderate 52/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Gladstone | Pioneer | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Gladstone | Pioneer | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 9 | 1 |
Mobility
Gladstone sits further from the CBD (347.5 km vs 310.2 km).
| Gladstone | Pioneer | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 347.5 km +11% vs other | 310.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 264 min | 244 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 7264 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 14 postcode 7264 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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Gladstone | Pioneer | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 79 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 126 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.4 km | 25.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Gladstone | Pioneer | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 49 premises | 0% 32 premises |
Climate
| Gladstone | Pioneer | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 660 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Gladstone | Pioneer | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,486/yr same for both | |
| Council | Dorset same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gladstone | Pioneer | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bass same for both | |
| Member | Jess Teesdale same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gladstone | Pioneer | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
More comparisons
Other comparisons with Gladstone
Other comparisons with Pioneer
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.