Grasstree Hill vs Risdon
Risdon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Grasstree Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Grasstree Hill, about half of households are couple families. Grasstree Hill is closer to the city centre: 16.6 km, against 23.5 km. On these figures, Grasstree Hill tends to suit families with children and couples, while Risdon suits young adults.
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
Grasstree Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 50%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Risdon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 31%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Grasstree Hill has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $378/wk)
- Risdon has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 8%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Grasstree Hill
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (21 min vs 49 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (16.6 km vs 23.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Where they sit
Grasstree Hill and Risdon 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
Risdon has more residents (209 vs 108); Risdon has higher household incomes ($80,132 vs $58,500).
| Grasstree Hill | Risdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 108 | 209 +94% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.9% | — |
| Median age | 45 | 42 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr | $80,132/yr +37% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $290/wk | $378/wk +30% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Grasstree Hill | Risdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $750,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Grasstree Hill has more rural and farming land (58% vs 4%); Grasstree Hill has more land zoned for conservation (36% vs 9%).
| Grasstree Hill | Risdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 58% | 4% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 52% |
| Environmental | 36% | 9% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 33% |
| Industrial | 4% | 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
| Grasstree Hill | Risdon | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 291 across Clarence same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Grasstree Hill | Risdon | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 33% of TAS | Higher than 72% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 24% of TAS | Higher than 57% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 75% of TAS same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 76% of TAS | Higher than 100% of TAS |
Liveability
| Grasstree Hill | Risdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Risdon carries more bushfire risk (95 vs 58).
| Grasstree Hill | Risdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 58/100 | High 95/100 |
| 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 | 4 within 5 km |
Schools
| Grasstree Hill | Risdon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Grasstree Hill | Risdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 same for both | |
| Waterways | 1 | 7 |
Mobility
Risdon sits further from the CBD (23.5 km vs 16.6 km).
| Grasstree Hill | Risdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 16.6 km | 23.5 km +42% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 21 min | 49 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 7017 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 7017 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
| Grasstree Hill | Risdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 225 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 69 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.4 km | 3.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Grasstree Hill | Risdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 48/100 | 100/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 29% 48 premises | 100% 83 premises |
Climate
| Grasstree Hill | Risdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 507 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Grasstree Hill | Risdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,189/yr same for both | |
| Council | Clarence same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Grasstree Hill | Risdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Franklin same for both | |
| Member | Julie Collins same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Grasstree Hill | Risdon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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