Granton vs Sorell Creek

Granton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 49 in Sorell Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Granton: a median of $870,000, against $600,000 in Sorell Creek, though rent is higher in Sorell Creek. Granton is closer to the city centre: 22.8 km, against 31.7 km. On these figures, Granton tends to suit families with children, while Sorell Creek suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Granton

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 56%)

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

  • Granton leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 33%)
  • Sorell Creek has cheaper houses ($600,000 vs $870,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Granton leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 33%)
  • Sorell Creek has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Granton sits closer to the CBD (22.8 km vs 31.7 km)
  • Sorell Creek has a shorter drive in (30 min vs 37 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sorell Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% 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

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

Granton Sorell Creek
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.

Granton Sorell Creek
Walkability 0 / 5
Granton — Walkability: 0/100 Sorell Creek — Walkability: 5/100
Low fire risk 6 / 3
Granton — Low fire risk: 6/100 Sorell Creek — Low fire risk: 3/100

Demographics

Granton has more residents (1,903 vs 95); Granton has higher household incomes ($109,200 vs $55,224).

Granton Sorell Creek
Population 1,903
+95% vs other
 95
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.6% +6.7%
Median age 40 49
Median household income $109,200/yr
+49% vs other
 $55,224/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk $350/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Granton Sorell Creek
0-4 5.5% / 4.2%
Granton — 0-4: 5.5% Sorell Creek — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 13.0% / 7.4%
Granton — 5-14: 13.0% Sorell Creek — 5-14: 7.4%
15-19 7.0% / 8.4%
Granton — 15-19: 7.0% Sorell Creek — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 5.1% / 4.2%
Granton — 20-24: 5.1% Sorell Creek — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 11.9% / 3.2%
Granton — 25-34: 11.9% Sorell Creek — 25-34: 3.2%
35-44 13.7% / 11.6%
Granton — 35-44: 13.7% Sorell Creek — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 14.9% / 16.8%
Granton — 45-54: 14.9% Sorell Creek — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 14.5% / 16.8%
Granton — 55-64: 14.5% Sorell Creek — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 9.3% / 15.8%
Granton — 65-74: 9.3% Sorell Creek — 65-74: 15.8%
75-84 4.0% / 5.3%
Granton — 75-84: 4.0% Sorell Creek — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 1.1% / —
Granton — 85+: 1.1% Sorell Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Granton 56.6% couple families
Granton — Couple Families: 56.6% Granton — Lone Person: 21.0% Granton — One Parent Families: 19.1% Granton — Group Household: 2.8% Granton — Other Families: 0.6%
Sorell Creek 56.0% couple families
Sorell Creek — Couple Families: 56.0% Sorell Creek — Lone Person: 44.0% Sorell Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Sorell Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Sorell Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Granton 8.1% renting
Granton — Owned Outright: 35.9% Granton — Mortgage: 56.0% Granton — Renting: 8.1%
Sorell Creek 20.5% renting
Sorell Creek — Owned Outright: 43.2% Sorell Creek — Mortgage: 36.4% Sorell Creek — Renting: 20.5%
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.

Granton Sorell Creek
England 1.9% / 7.4%
Granton — England: 1.9% Sorell Creek — England: 7.4%
India 1.1% / —
Granton — India: 1.1% Sorell Creek — India: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.7% / —
Granton — New Zealand: 0.7% Sorell Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
Vietnam 0.5% / —
Granton — Vietnam: 0.5% Sorell Creek — Vietnam: not among its largest
Philippines 0.3% / —
Granton — Philippines: 0.3% Sorell Creek — Philippines: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Granton Sorell Creek
Certificate III & IV 23.6% / 20.0%
Granton — Certificate III & IV: 23.6% Sorell Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 8.4%
Granton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Sorell Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 9.5%
Granton — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Sorell Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / —
Granton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Sorell Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
Granton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Sorell Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Granton 97.4% houses
Granton — Houses: 97.4% Granton — Townhouses: 2.9%
Sorell Creek 100.0% houses
Sorell Creek — Houses: 100.0% Sorell Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Granton Sorell Creek
Median house price $870,000 $600,000
Median unit price $490,000 —
Median land price $460,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 10 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Sorell Creek has more rural and farming land (96% vs 66%); Granton has more land zoned for conservation (24% vs 2%).

Granton Sorell Creek
Rural and farming 66% 96%
Environmental 24% 2%
Other and special use 3% 0%
Residential 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 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

Granton Sorell Creek
New dwellings approved 123
across Derwent Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +925%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Granton Sorell Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 94% of TAS Higher than 28% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of TAS Higher than 70% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 25% of TAS Higher than 18% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of TAS Higher than 62% of TAS

Liveability

Granton Sorell Creek
Grade C —
Score 42/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Granton Sorell Creek
Bushfire High
94/100
 High
97/100
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 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Granton Sorell Creek
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

Granton Sorell Creek
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 6 0
Waterways 19 0

Mobility

Sorell Creek sits further from the CBD (31.7 km vs 22.8 km).

Granton Sorell Creek
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Hobart 22.8 km 31.7 km
+39% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 30 min
Public transport score 93/100
Bus
 54/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 43.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7030
 0.3%
postcode 7140
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 24
postcode 7030
 24
postcode 7140

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.

Granton Sorell Creek
Car (driver) 83.6% / 76.5%
Granton — Car (driver): 83.6% Sorell Creek — Car (driver): 76.5%
Worked from Home 7.9% / 11.8%
Granton — Worked from Home: 7.9% Sorell Creek — Worked from Home: 11.8%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 11.8%
Granton — Car (passenger): 4.5% Sorell Creek — Car (passenger): 11.8%
Bus 2.6% / —
Granton — Bus: 2.6% Sorell Creek — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.4% / —
Granton — Walked Only: 1.4% Sorell Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.6%).

Setting

Granton Sorell Creek
Elevation 216 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.3 km 17.1 km

NBN connectivity

Granton Sorell Creek
Connectivity score 86/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 80%
782 premises
 0%
46 premises

Climate

Granton Sorell Creek
Annual rainfall 988 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 13.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) -1.0°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Granton Sorell Creek
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Granton Sorell Creek
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Granton

Acreage Easy Commute Middle-Ring Transport Hub

Sorell Creek

Easy Commute Middle-Ring

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