Grove vs Lower Longley

Grove is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 47 in Lower Longley. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Grove, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lower Longley: a median of $1 million, against $845,000 in Grove, and rent is higher there too. Lower Longley is closer to the city centre: 26.6 km, against 32.2 km. On these figures, Grove tends to suit 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

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

Grove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($845,000 vs $1,000,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Grove

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 4%)
  • has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $383/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lower Longley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (26.6 km vs 32.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (26 min vs 31 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

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

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Grove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.4% vs -4.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Grove Lower Longley
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.

Grove Lower Longley
Walkability 10 / 12
Grove — Walkability: 10/100 Lower Longley — Walkability: 12/100
Low fire risk 6 / 5
Grove — Low fire risk: 6/100 Lower Longley — Low fire risk: 5/100

Demographics

Grove has more residents (533 vs 267); Lower Longley rents higher ($383/wk vs $255/wk).

Grove Lower Longley
Population 533
+50% vs other
 267
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.4% -4.3%
Median age 41 47
Median household income $84,500/yr $108,056/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $255/wk $383/wk
+50% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grove Lower Longley
0-4 5.4% / 2.6%
Grove — 0-4: 5.4% Lower Longley — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 11.8% / 9.0%
Grove — 5-14: 11.8% Lower Longley — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 5.6% / 5.2%
Grove — 15-19: 5.6% Lower Longley — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 5.3% / 4.1%
Grove — 20-24: 5.3% Lower Longley — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 8.6% / 13.1%
Grove — 25-34: 8.6% Lower Longley — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 15.9% / 12.4%
Grove — 35-44: 15.9% Lower Longley — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 13.5% / 21.0%
Grove — 45-54: 13.5% Lower Longley — 45-54: 21.0%
55-64 15.8% / 16.9%
Grove — 55-64: 15.8% Lower Longley — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 8.4% / 9.0%
Grove — 65-74: 8.4% Lower Longley — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 6.2% / 6.0%
Grove — 75-84: 6.2% Lower Longley — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 2.1% / —
Grove — 85+: 2.1% Lower Longley — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Grove 50.0% couple families
Grove — Couple Families: 50.0% Grove — Lone Person: 28.3% Grove — One Parent Families: 13.0% Grove — Group Household: 6.5% Grove — Other Families: 2.2%
Lower Longley 43.9% couple families
Lower Longley — Couple Families: 43.9% Lower Longley — Lone Person: 31.6% Lower Longley — One Parent Families: 24.6% Lower Longley — Group Household: 0.0% Lower Longley — 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.

Grove 17.4% renting
Grove — Owned Outright: 40.2% Grove — Mortgage: 42.4% Grove — Renting: 17.4%
Lower Longley 3.5% renting
Lower Longley — Owned Outright: 40.7% Lower Longley — Mortgage: 55.8% Lower Longley — Renting: 3.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Grove Lower Longley
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 17.6%
Grove — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Lower Longley — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.7% / 16.1%
Grove — Bachelor Degree: 10.7% Lower Longley — Bachelor Degree: 16.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 6.7%
Grove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Lower Longley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 4.9%
Grove — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Lower Longley — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 3.4%
Grove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Lower Longley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Grove Lower Longley
England 4.3% / 6.7%
Grove — England: 4.3% Lower Longley — England: 6.7%
Netherlands 0.6% / 1.5%
Grove — Netherlands: 0.6% Lower Longley — Netherlands: 1.5%
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Grove — New Zealand: not among its largest Lower Longley — New Zealand: 1.1%
India 0.9% / —
Grove — India: 0.9% Lower Longley — India: not among its largest
Greece 0.9% / —
Grove — Greece: 0.9% Lower Longley — Greece: not among its largest
Scotland 0.9% / —
Grove — Scotland: 0.9% Lower Longley — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa 0.6% / —
Grove — South Africa: 0.6% Lower Longley — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Grove 100.0% houses
Grove — Houses: 100.0% Grove — Townhouses: 0.0%
Lower Longley 95.7% houses
Lower Longley — Houses: 95.7% Lower Longley — Townhouses: 8.6%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Grove Lower Longley
Median house price $845,000 $1,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Grove has more rural and farming land (76% vs 61%); Lower Longley has more land zoned for conservation (36% vs 22%).

Grove Lower Longley
Rural and farming 76% 61%
Environmental 22% 36%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
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

Grove Lower Longley
New dwellings approved 81
across Huon Valley
 138
across Kingborough
Approvals change year on year -33% -13%

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.

Grove Lower Longley
Houses 4.0%
$630/wk on $822K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Grove Lower Longley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of TAS Higher than 93% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of TAS Higher than 78% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 84% of TAS Higher than 81% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of TAS Higher than 52% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 35% of TAS —

Liveability

Grove Lower Longley
Grade C —
Score 44/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Grove Lower Longley
Bushfire High
94/100
 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
same for both

Schools

Grove Lower Longley
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

Grove Lower Longley
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 18 0

Mobility

Grove sits further from the CBD (32.2 km vs 26.6 km).

Grove Lower Longley
Walkability score 10/100 12/100
Distance to Hobart 32.2 km
+17% vs other
 26.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min 26 min
Public transport score 55/100
Bus
 38/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 13.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 12 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Grove Lower Longley
Car (driver) 73.6% / 74.2%
Grove — Car (driver): 73.6% Lower Longley — Car (driver): 74.2%
Worked from Home 12.6% / 15.3%
Grove — Worked from Home: 12.6% Lower Longley — Worked from Home: 15.3%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 7.3%
Grove — Car (passenger): 6.9% Lower Longley — Car (passenger): 7.3%
Walked Only 6.9% / 3.2%
Grove — Walked Only: 6.9% Lower Longley — Walked Only: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.2%).

Setting

Grove Lower Longley
Elevation 96 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 403 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.2 km 10.7 km

NBN connectivity

Grove Lower Longley
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
210 premises
 0%
108 premises

Climate

Grove Lower Longley
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Grove Lower Longley
Average residential rate $1,884/yr $1,735/yr
Council Huon Valley Kingborough

Federal electorate

Grove Lower Longley
Division Franklin Clark
Member Julie Collins Andrew Wilkie
Party Australian Labor Party Independent

First Home Owner Grant

Grove Lower Longley
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Grove

Acreage Easy Commute Outer River

Lower Longley

Easy Commute Middle-Ring

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