Gunns Plains vs North Motton

Gunns Plains is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in North Motton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In North Motton, most households are couple families. On these figures, Gunns Plains tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while North Motton suits couples.

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

North Motton

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 59%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gunns Plains

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $265/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

North Motton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (217 min vs 228 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (308.2 km vs 319.8 km)

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

Gunns Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.0% vs 4.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gunns Plains North Motton
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.

Gunns Plains North Motton
Walkability 0 / 0
Gunns Plains — Walkability: 0/100 North Motton — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 79 / 83
Gunns Plains — Low fire risk: 79/100 North Motton — Low fire risk: 83/100

Demographics

North Motton has more residents (425 vs 195); North Motton rents higher ($265/wk vs $225/wk).

Gunns Plains North Motton
Population 195 425
+118% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.0% +4.9%
Median age 39 44
Median household income $61,048/yr $70,564/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk $265/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gunns Plains North Motton
0-4 9.2% / 5.6%
Gunns Plains — 0-4: 9.2% North Motton — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 13.3% / 8.9%
Gunns Plains — 5-14: 13.3% North Motton — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 2.6% / 6.8%
Gunns Plains — 15-19: 2.6% North Motton — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 7.7% / 6.6%
Gunns Plains — 20-24: 7.7% North Motton — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 11.8% / 11.5%
Gunns Plains — 25-34: 11.8% North Motton — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 15.4% / 10.1%
Gunns Plains — 35-44: 15.4% North Motton — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 9.7% / 15.1%
Gunns Plains — 45-54: 9.7% North Motton — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 12.3% / 18.4%
Gunns Plains — 55-64: 12.3% North Motton — 55-64: 18.4%
65-74 12.8% / 10.1%
Gunns Plains — 65-74: 12.8% North Motton — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 2.1% / 4.9%
Gunns Plains — 75-84: 2.1% North Motton — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 1.5% / 1.2%
Gunns Plains — 85+: 1.5% North Motton — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gunns Plains 36.6% couple families
Gunns Plains — Couple Families: 36.6% Gunns Plains — Lone Person: 41.5% Gunns Plains — One Parent Families: 22.0%
North Motton 59.3% couple families
North Motton — Couple Families: 59.3% North Motton — Lone Person: 30.8% North Motton — One Parent Families: 9.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gunns Plains 24.7% renting
Gunns Plains — Owned Outright: 39.7% Gunns Plains — Mortgage: 35.6% Gunns Plains — Renting: 24.7%
North Motton 12.7% renting
North Motton — Owned Outright: 44.4% North Motton — Mortgage: 43.0% North Motton — Renting: 12.7%
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.

Gunns Plains North Motton
England 2.6% / 4.2%
Gunns Plains — England: 2.6% North Motton — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 2.6% / 0.9%
Gunns Plains — New Zealand: 2.6% North Motton — New Zealand: 0.9%
India 1.5% / —
Gunns Plains — India: 1.5% North Motton — India: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Gunns Plains — Netherlands: not among its largest North Motton — Netherlands: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

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

Gunns Plains North Motton
Certificate III & IV 23.1% / 22.6%
Gunns Plains — Certificate III & IV: 23.1% North Motton — Certificate III & IV: 22.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 5.6%
Gunns Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% North Motton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 4.9%
Gunns Plains — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% North Motton — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 1.4%
Gunns Plains — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% North Motton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 0.7%
Gunns Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% North Motton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gunns Plains 89.0% houses
Gunns Plains — Houses: 89.0% Gunns Plains — Flats / Apartments: 11.0%
North Motton 100.0% houses
North Motton — Houses: 100.0% North Motton — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gunns Plains North Motton
Median house price — $735,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Gunns Plains North Motton
Rural and farming 82% 77%
Environmental 18% 23%
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

Gunns Plains North Motton
New dwellings approved 84
across Central Coast (Tas.)
same for both
Approvals change year on year -38%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Gunns Plains North Motton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of TAS Higher than 55% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of TAS Higher than 21% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 34% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 14% of TAS Higher than 36% of TAS

Liveability

Gunns Plains North Motton
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gunns Plains North Motton
Bushfire Low
21/100
 Low
17/100
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

Gunns Plains North Motton
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

Gunns Plains North Motton
Parks & reserves 7 5
Waterways 6 10

Mobility

Gunns Plains sits further from the CBD (319.8 km vs 308.2 km).

Gunns Plains North Motton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 319.8 km
+4% vs other
 308.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 228 min 217 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7315
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 7315
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.

Gunns Plains North Motton
Car (driver) 74.7% / 83.2%
Gunns Plains — Car (driver): 74.7% North Motton — Car (driver): 83.2%
Worked from Home 21.5% / 9.5%
Gunns Plains — Worked from Home: 21.5% North Motton — Worked from Home: 9.5%
Car (passenger) — / 5.8%
Gunns Plains — Car (passenger): not among its largest North Motton — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Walked Only 3.8% / 1.6%
Gunns Plains — Walked Only: 3.8% North Motton — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.2%).

Setting

Gunns Plains North Motton
Elevation 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 141 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.4 km 8.2 km

NBN connectivity

Gunns Plains North Motton
Connectivity score 15/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
84 premises
 0%
185 premises

Climate

Gunns Plains North Motton
Annual rainfall 814 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Gunns Plains North Motton
Average residential rate $1,379/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (Tas.)
same for both

Federal electorate

Gunns Plains North Motton
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gunns Plains North Motton
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gunns Plains

Family Rural Young Families

North Motton

Rural

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