Glenorchy vs Goodwood

In both, about half of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glenorchy, about half of households are people living alone. Goodwood is closer to the city centre: 8 km, against 10.7 km.

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

Glenorchy

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Goodwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $320/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Goodwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (11 min vs 17 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (8 km vs 10.7 km)
  • But Glenorchy is more walkable (60/100 vs 52/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glenorchy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (60/100 vs 52/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glenorchy Goodwood
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.

Glenorchy Goodwood
Walkability 60 / 52
Glenorchy — Walkability: 60/100 Goodwood — Walkability: 52/100
Low fire risk 4 / 100
Glenorchy — Low fire risk: 4/100 Goodwood — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Glenorchy has more residents (12,013 vs 1,142); Glenorchy rents higher ($320/wk vs $225/wk).

Glenorchy Goodwood
Population 12,013
+90% vs other
 1,142
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.9% +8.9%
Median age 35
same for both
Median household income $59,436/yr
+1% vs other
 $58,708/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+30% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glenorchy Goodwood
0-4 5.5% / 6.2%
Glenorchy — 0-4: 5.5% Goodwood — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 9.8% / 12.1%
Glenorchy — 5-14: 9.8% Goodwood — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 4.6% / 4.6%
Glenorchy — 15-19: 4.6% Goodwood — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 6.4% / 5.9%
Glenorchy — 20-24: 6.4% Goodwood — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 21.9% / 20.1%
Glenorchy — 25-34: 21.9% Goodwood — 25-34: 20.1%
35-44 12.2% / 13.9%
Glenorchy — 35-44: 12.2% Goodwood — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 10.2% / 11.4%
Glenorchy — 45-54: 10.2% Goodwood — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 10.8% / 11.6%
Glenorchy — 55-64: 10.8% Goodwood — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 9.1% / 9.5%
Glenorchy — 65-74: 9.1% Goodwood — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 6.2% / 3.5%
Glenorchy — 75-84: 6.2% Goodwood — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 3.2% / 1.1%
Glenorchy — 85+: 3.2% Goodwood — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glenorchy 45.3% lone person
Glenorchy — Lone Person: 45.3% Glenorchy — Couple Families: 27.0% Glenorchy — One Parent Families: 20.0% Glenorchy — Group Household: 5.6% Glenorchy — Other Families: 2.1%
Goodwood 39.3% lone person
Goodwood — Lone Person: 39.3% Goodwood — Couple Families: 24.9% Goodwood — One Parent Families: 27.2% Goodwood — Group Household: 6.4% Goodwood — Other Families: 2.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glenorchy 45.4% renting
Glenorchy — Owned Outright: 26.8% Glenorchy — Mortgage: 27.8% Glenorchy — Renting: 45.4%
Goodwood 52.4% renting
Goodwood — Owned Outright: 21.9% Goodwood — Mortgage: 25.7% Goodwood — Renting: 52.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Glenorchy Goodwood
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 14.0%
Glenorchy — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% Goodwood — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 8.1%
Glenorchy — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Goodwood — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 7.5% / 5.4%
Glenorchy — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5% Goodwood — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 4.8%
Glenorchy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Goodwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.0%
Glenorchy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Goodwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.0%).

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.

Glenorchy Goodwood
Nepal 7.4% / 6.1%
Glenorchy — Nepal: 7.4% Goodwood — Nepal: 6.1%
India 4.2% / 3.9%
Glenorchy — India: 4.2% Goodwood — India: 3.9%
England 1.8% / 1.8%
Glenorchy — England: 1.8% Goodwood — England: 1.8%
China 1.4% / 1.0%
Glenorchy — China: 1.4% Goodwood — China: 1.0%
Pakistan 1.0% / —
Glenorchy — Pakistan: 1.0% Goodwood — Pakistan: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.7%
Glenorchy — New Zealand: not among its largest Goodwood — New Zealand: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glenorchy 78.0% houses
Glenorchy — Houses: 78.0% Glenorchy — Flats / Apartments: 16.0% Glenorchy — Townhouses: 5.9%
Goodwood 83.6% houses
Goodwood — Houses: 83.6% Goodwood — Flats / Apartments: 6.4% Goodwood — Townhouses: 10.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Glenorchy Goodwood
Median house price $620,000 $596,500
Median unit price $489,000 $517,500
Median land price $560,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 101 sales
 22 days
from 12 sales

Zoning mix

Glenorchy has more land zoned for conservation (20% vs 0%).

Glenorchy Goodwood
Residential 42% 64%
Infrastructure and transport 21% 14%
Environmental 20% 0%
Industrial 5% 14%
Parks and recreation 10% 6%
Commercial 2% 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

Glenorchy Goodwood
New dwellings approved 227
across Glenorchy
same for both
Approvals change year on year +157%
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.

Glenorchy Goodwood
Houses 5.0%
$620/wk on $650K
 4.7%
$575/wk on $639K
Units 5.5%
$520/wk on $495K
 —

Ranking within TAS

Glenorchy Goodwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of TAS Higher than 35% of TAS
Schools Higher than 40% of TAS —
Walkability Higher than 94% of TAS Higher than 93% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of TAS Higher than 70% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of TAS Higher than 95% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 88% of TAS Higher than 76% of TAS
Rental yield (units) Higher than 86% of TAS —

Liveability

Goodwood scores higher overall (59 vs 38); Glenorchy is more walkable (60 vs 52).

Glenorchy Goodwood
Grade C B
Score 38/100 59/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Glenorchy carries more bushfire risk (96 vs 0).

Glenorchy Goodwood
Bushfire High
96/100
 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
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
 14
within 5 km

Schools

Glenorchy Goodwood
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 3 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Hobart, 9.8 km
 None

Schools in Glenorchy

  • Dominic College Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Cosgrove High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Glenorchy Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Indie School - Glenorchy Independent · Secondary · Special school below peers
  • Guilford Young College Catholic · Secondary

Schools in Goodwood

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

Amenities in the suburb

Glenorchy Goodwood
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 10 2
Childcare 5 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 4 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 6 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 11 0

Mobility

Glenorchy sits further from the CBD (10.7 km vs 8 km).

Glenorchy Goodwood
Walkability score 60/100 52/100
Distance to Hobart 10.7 km
+25% vs other
 8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 11 min
Public transport score 93/100
Bus
 74/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 239.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 19.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 7010
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 18
postcode 7010
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.

Glenorchy Goodwood
Car (driver) 72.8% / 75.4%
Glenorchy — Car (driver): 72.8% Goodwood — Car (driver): 75.4%
Bus 9.3% / 7.8%
Glenorchy — Bus: 9.3% Goodwood — Bus: 7.8%
Car (passenger) 9.2% / 6.7%
Glenorchy — Car (passenger): 9.2% Goodwood — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Worked from Home 4.9% / 5.4%
Glenorchy — Worked from Home: 4.9% Goodwood — Worked from Home: 5.4%
Walked Only 3.2% / 2.6%
Glenorchy — Walked Only: 3.2% Goodwood — Walked Only: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.4%).

Setting

Glenorchy Goodwood
Elevation 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.1 km 2.4 km
4.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Glenorchy Goodwood
Connectivity score 99/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 97%
6,206 premises
 100%
532 premises

Climate

Glenorchy Goodwood
Annual rainfall 507 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Glenorchy Goodwood
Average residential rate $1,562/yr
same for both
Council Glenorchy
same for both

Federal electorate

Glenorchy Goodwood
Division Clark
same for both
Member Andrew Wilkie
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glenorchy Goodwood
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glenorchy

Easy Commute Inner Parks Transport Hub

Goodwood

Coastal Easy Commute Inner Parks

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