Glen Huon vs Huonville

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glen Huon, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glen Huon: a median of $745,000, against $638,000 in Huonville, though rent is higher in Huonville. Huonville is closer to the city centre: 38.2 km, against 51.7 km. On these figures, Glen Huon tends to suit families with children and couples.

Glen Huon is a small, quiet community of 742 people with higher median household income ($75,192 versus $66,924) and lower housing costs, while Huonville is a larger town of 3002 with notably better walkability (57 versus 0) and liveability scores (44 versus 37). Glen Huon sits further from Hobart CBD at 51.7 km compared to Huonville's 38.2 km, and median house prices are higher there ($745,000 versus $637,500). Huonville suits someone seeking a more connected, walkable community, whereas Glen Huon appeals to those prioritising a rural setting with stronger household incomes.

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

Huonville

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Glen Huon is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 57%)

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

First-home buyers

Huonville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($292,500 vs $367,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($637,500 vs $745,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Glen Huon has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $280/wk)
  • Huonville has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Huonville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (36 min vs 57 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (38.2 km vs 51.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Huonville

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 15%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Glen Huon Huonville
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.

Glen Huon Huonville
Walkability 0 / 57
Glen Huon — Walkability: 0/100 Huonville — Walkability: 57/100
Low fire risk 9 / 8
Glen Huon — Low fire risk: 9/100 Huonville — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

Huonville has more residents (3,002 vs 742); Glen Huon has higher household incomes ($75,192 vs $66,924).

Glen Huon Huonville
Population 742 3,002
+305% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.3% +10.6%
Median age 40 41
Median household income $75,192/yr
+11% vs other
 $66,924/yr
Median weekly rent $255/wk $280/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glen Huon Huonville
0-4 7.1% / 6.2%
Glen Huon — 0-4: 7.1% Huonville — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 17.1% / 12.0%
Glen Huon — 5-14: 17.1% Huonville — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 5.1% / 5.7%
Glen Huon — 15-19: 5.1% Huonville — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 3.9% / 5.5%
Glen Huon — 20-24: 3.9% Huonville — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 10.1% / 13.2%
Glen Huon — 25-34: 10.1% Huonville — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 15.1% / 11.9%
Glen Huon — 35-44: 15.1% Huonville — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 13.6% / 11.9%
Glen Huon — 45-54: 13.6% Huonville — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 13.1% / 13.5%
Glen Huon — 55-64: 13.1% Huonville — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 10.0% / 11.2%
Glen Huon — 65-74: 10.0% Huonville — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 5.0% / 7.0%
Glen Huon — 75-84: 5.0% Huonville — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 0.4% / 2.4%
Glen Huon — 85+: 0.4% Huonville — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glen Huon 55.4% couple families
Glen Huon — Couple Families: 55.4% Glen Huon — Lone Person: 30.9% Glen Huon — One Parent Families: 12.0% Glen Huon — Group Household: 1.7% Glen Huon — Other Families: 0.0%
Huonville 37.2% couple families
Huonville — Couple Families: 37.2% Huonville — Lone Person: 37.0% Huonville — One Parent Families: 19.6% Huonville — Group Household: 3.5% Huonville — Other Families: 2.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glen Huon 14.8% renting
Glen Huon — Owned Outright: 38.7% Glen Huon — Mortgage: 46.5% Glen Huon — Renting: 14.8%
Huonville 27.2% renting
Huonville — Owned Outright: 35.8% Huonville — Mortgage: 37.0% Huonville — Renting: 27.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glen Huon Huonville
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 16.9%
Glen Huon — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Huonville — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 9.0%
Glen Huon — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Huonville — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 5.7%
Glen Huon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Huonville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 2.5%
Glen Huon — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Huonville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 1.3%
Glen Huon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Huonville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

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.

Glen Huon Huonville
England 3.9% / 4.6%
Glen Huon — England: 3.9% Huonville — England: 4.6%
New Zealand 2.3% / 0.8%
Glen Huon — New Zealand: 2.3% Huonville — New Zealand: 0.8%
Nepal — / 1.1%
Glen Huon — Nepal: not among its largest Huonville — Nepal: 1.1%
Canada 0.8% / 0.2%
Glen Huon — Canada: 0.8% Huonville — Canada: 0.2%
India 0.4% / 0.5%
Glen Huon — India: 0.4% Huonville — India: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.8%
Glen Huon — Germany: not among its largest Huonville — Germany: 0.8%
China 0.7% / —
Glen Huon — China: 0.7% Huonville — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glen Huon 98.8% houses
Glen Huon — Houses: 98.8% Glen Huon — Townhouses: 0.0% Glen Huon — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Huonville 92.1% houses
Huonville — Houses: 92.1% Huonville — Townhouses: 6.3% Huonville — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glen Huon Huonville
Median house price $745,000 $637,500
Median unit price — $480,000
Median land price $367,500 $292,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 8 sales
 40 days
from 41 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Glen Huon Huonville
3 bed $775K / $608K
Glen Huon — 3 bed: $775K (8 sales) Huonville — 3 bed: $608K (84 sales)

8 vs 84 sales

4 bed $792K / $780K
Glen Huon — 4 bed: $792K (6 sales) Huonville — 4 bed: $780K (33 sales)

6 vs 33 sales

Zoning mix

Glen Huon has more rural and farming land (95% vs 50%); Huonville has more land zoned for conservation (39% vs 4%).

Glen Huon Huonville
Rural and farming 95% 50%
Environmental 4% 39%
Residential 0% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
Industrial 0% 1%
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

Glen Huon Huonville
New dwellings approved 81
across Huon Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
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.

Glen Huon Huonville
Houses — 4.7%
$595/wk on $662K
Units — 4.1%
$390/wk on $498K

Ranking within TAS

Glen Huon Huonville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of TAS Higher than 47% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of TAS Higher than 94% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 81% of TAS Higher than 82% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of TAS Higher than 80% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 75% of TAS
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 27% of TAS

Liveability

Huonville is more walkable (57 vs 0); Huonville scores higher overall (44 vs 37).

Glen Huon Huonville
Grade C
same for both
Score 37/100 44/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Glen Huon Huonville
Bushfire High
91/100
 High
92/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Glen Huon Huonville
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Glen Huon

  • Glen Huon Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Huonville

  • Huonville High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Huonville Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glen Huon Huonville
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 5
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 11
same for both

Mobility

Glen Huon sits further from the CBD (51.7 km vs 38.2 km).

Glen Huon Huonville
Walkability score 0/100 57/100
Distance to Hobart 51.7 km
+26% vs other
 38.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 57 min 36 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 7109
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 7109
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.

Glen Huon Huonville
Car (driver) 74.0% / 76.6%
Glen Huon — Car (driver): 74.0% Huonville — Car (driver): 76.6%
Worked from Home 17.0% / 11.4%
Glen Huon — Worked from Home: 17.0% Huonville — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 6.2%
Glen Huon — Car (passenger): 5.7% Huonville — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only 1.1% / 4.1%
Glen Huon — Walked Only: 1.1% Huonville — Walked Only: 4.1%
Bus 2.3% / 1.8%
Glen Huon — Bus: 2.3% Huonville — Bus: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.6%).

Setting

Glen Huon Huonville
Elevation 433 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.9 km 10.5 km

NBN connectivity

Glen Huon Huonville
Connectivity score 29/100 60/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
280 premises
 31%
1,629 premises

Climate

Glen Huon Huonville
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Glen Huon Huonville
Average residential rate $1,884/yr
same for both
Council Huon Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Glen Huon Huonville
Division Franklin
same for both
Member Julie Collins
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glen Huon Huonville
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glen Huon

Family Outer

Huonville

Acreage Easy Commute Outer River

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