Hadspen vs Longford

Hadspen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Longford. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Hadspen tends to suit families with children, while Longford suits older residents.

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

Hadspen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 51%)

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

First-home buyers

Hadspen

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($375,000 vs $625,000)
  • has cheaper units ($430,000 vs $494,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hadspen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Longford

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 28/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (133 min vs 144 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (185.9 km vs 199.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Longford

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 18%)
  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 28/100)

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

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

Hadspen Longford
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.

Hadspen Longford
Walkability 28 / 38
Hadspen — Walkability: 28/100 Longford — Walkability: 38/100
Low fire risk 59 / 77
Hadspen — Low fire risk: 59/100 Longford — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Longford has more residents (4,268 vs 2,429); Hadspen has higher household incomes ($77,116 vs $63,024).

Hadspen Longford
Population 2,429 4,268
+76% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.8% +10.5%
Median age 39 47
Median household income $77,116/yr
+18% vs other
 $63,024/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $265/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hadspen Longford
0-4 5.5% / 5.1%
Hadspen — 0-4: 5.5% Longford — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 15.2% / 10.9%
Hadspen — 5-14: 15.2% Longford — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 5.6% / 5.1%
Hadspen — 15-19: 5.6% Longford — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 5.2% / 5.2%
Hadspen — 20-24: 5.2% Longford — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 13.4% / 11.4%
Hadspen — 25-34: 13.4% Longford — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 11.7% / 9.5%
Hadspen — 35-44: 11.7% Longford — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 13.2% / 12.1%
Hadspen — 45-54: 13.2% Longford — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 12.4% / 13.7%
Hadspen — 55-64: 12.4% Longford — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 10.2% / 15.0%
Hadspen — 65-74: 10.2% Longford — 65-74: 15.0%
75-84 5.7% / 8.4%
Hadspen — 75-84: 5.7% Longford — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ 1.7% / 3.3%
Hadspen — 85+: 1.7% Longford — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hadspen 36.1% lone person
Hadspen — Lone Person: 36.1% Hadspen — Couple Families: 44.7% Hadspen — One Parent Families: 15.9% Hadspen — Group Household: 2.4% Hadspen — Other Families: 0.9%
Longford 43.6% lone person
Longford — Lone Person: 43.6% Longford — Couple Families: 33.5% Longford — One Parent Families: 17.8% Longford — Group Household: 3.9% Longford — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hadspen 19.7% renting
Hadspen — Owned Outright: 33.9% Hadspen — Mortgage: 46.3% Hadspen — Renting: 19.7%
Longford 26.1% renting
Longford — Owned Outright: 40.5% Longford — Mortgage: 33.5% Longford — Renting: 26.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hadspen Longford
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 17.1%
Hadspen — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Longford — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 7.9%
Hadspen — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Longford — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 6.2%
Hadspen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Longford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 1.8%
Hadspen — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Longford — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.3%
Hadspen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Longford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Hadspen Longford
England 3.0% / 3.7%
Hadspen — England: 3.0% Longford — England: 3.7%
New Zealand 0.5% / 1.2%
Hadspen — New Zealand: 0.5% Longford — New Zealand: 1.2%
Netherlands 0.4% / 0.5%
Hadspen — Netherlands: 0.4% Longford — Netherlands: 0.5%
Scotland 0.3% / 0.6%
Hadspen — Scotland: 0.3% Longford — Scotland: 0.6%
China — / 0.5%
Hadspen — China: not among its largest Longford — China: 0.5%
Canada 0.3% / —
Hadspen — Canada: 0.3% Longford — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hadspen 84.2% houses
Hadspen — Houses: 84.2% Hadspen — Townhouses: 11.6% Hadspen — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Longford 85.8% houses
Longford — Houses: 85.8% Longford — Townhouses: 4.7% Longford — Flats / Apartments: 9.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hadspen Longford
Median house price $635,500 $621,500
Median unit price $430,000 $494,000
Median land price $375,000 $625,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 17 sales
 24 days
from 40 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Hadspen Longford
2 bed $495K / $530K
Hadspen — 2 bed: $495K (5 sales) Longford — 2 bed: $530K (15 sales)

5 vs 15 sales

3 bed $630K / $630K
Hadspen — 3 bed: $630K (26 sales) Longford — 3 bed: $630K (62 sales)

26 vs 62 sales

4 bed $680K / $700K
Hadspen — 4 bed: $680K (17 sales) Longford — 4 bed: $700K (25 sales)

17 vs 25 sales

Zoning mix

Longford has more rural and farming land (96% vs 56%).

Hadspen Longford
Rural and farming 56% 96%
Residential 30% 2%
Parks and recreation 4% 1%
Commercial 4% 0%
Environmental 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

Hadspen Longford
New dwellings approved 202
across Meander Valley
 184
across Northern Midlands
Approvals change year on year +67% +104%

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.

Hadspen Longford
Houses 4.6%
$600/wk on $672K
 4.2%
$545/wk on $670K
Units 4.2%
$380/wk on $465K
 —

Ranking within TAS

Hadspen Longford
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of TAS Higher than 41% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of TAS Higher than 90% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of TAS Higher than 61% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of TAS
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 71% of TAS Higher than 52% of TAS
Rental yield (units) Higher than 37% of TAS —

Liveability

Longford is more walkable (38 vs 28).

Hadspen Longford
Grade C B
Score 48/100 51/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Hadspen carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 23).

Hadspen Longford
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Low
23/100
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
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Hadspen Longford
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Hadspen

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

Schools in Longford

  • Longford Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hadspen Longford
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 4
Parks & reserves 9
same for both
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 1 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Hadspen sits further from the CBD (199.6 km vs 185.9 km).

Hadspen Longford
Walkability score 28/100 38/100
Distance to Hobart 199.6 km
+7% vs other
 185.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 144 min 133 min
Public transport score 44/100
Bus
 36/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 11.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 7290
 0.5%
postcode 7301
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 7290
 32
postcode 7301

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.

Hadspen Longford
Car (driver) 85.8% / 82.0%
Hadspen — Car (driver): 85.8% Longford — Car (driver): 82.0%
Worked from Home 6.6% / 7.8%
Hadspen — Worked from Home: 6.6% Longford — Worked from Home: 7.8%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 5.1%
Hadspen — Car (passenger): 4.9% Longford — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only 1.0% / 3.9%
Hadspen — Walked Only: 1.0% Longford — Walked Only: 3.9%
Bus 1.6% / 0.6%
Hadspen — Bus: 1.6% Longford — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.8%).

Setting

Hadspen Longford
Elevation 132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 151 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hadspen Longford
Connectivity score 68/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
1,136 premises
 45%
2,222 premises

Climate

Hadspen Longford
Annual rainfall 676 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Hadspen Longford
Average residential rate $875/yr $1,704/yr
Council Meander Valley Northern Midlands

Federal electorate

Hadspen Longford
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hadspen Longford
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hadspen

Parks Quiet

Longford

Acreage Retirees

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