Hadspen vs Westwood

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Westwood, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Westwood tends to suit people living alone.

Hadspen is a larger, more established community of 2,429 people with modest walkability, while Westwood is a very small locality of 88 residents in a more remote setting. Westwood stands out for significantly higher median household income at $136,500 compared to Hadspen's $77,116, and a higher socio-economic decile of 7 versus 3, though it also has lower walkability and higher bushfire risk. Hadspen offers more affordable weekly rent at $250 and sits slightly closer to the CBD, making it better suited to those prioritising accessibility and community infrastructure, whereas Westwood appeals to buyers seeking a quieter, more affluent rural setting.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 47%)
  • But Westwood has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 84%)

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

First-home buyers

Westwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Westwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hadspen

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (144 min vs 153 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (199.6 km vs 206 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hadspen

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 12%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Westwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (39.7% vs 6.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hadspen and Westwood 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 Westwood
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 Westwood
Walkability 28 / 0
Hadspen — Walkability: 28/100 Westwood — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 59 / 75
Hadspen — Low fire risk: 59/100 Westwood — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Hadspen has more residents (2,429 vs 88); Westwood has higher household incomes ($136,500 vs $77,116).

Hadspen Westwood
Population 2,429
+96% vs other
 88
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.8% +39.7%
Median age 39 37
Median household income $77,116/yr $136,500/yr
+77% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+28% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hadspen Westwood
0-4 5.5% / 5.7%
Hadspen — 0-4: 5.5% Westwood — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 15.2% / 13.6%
Hadspen — 5-14: 15.2% Westwood — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 5.6% / 9.1%
Hadspen — 15-19: 5.6% Westwood — 15-19: 9.1%
20-24 5.2% / 4.5%
Hadspen — 20-24: 5.2% Westwood — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 13.4% / 6.8%
Hadspen — 25-34: 13.4% Westwood — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 11.7% / 17.0%
Hadspen — 35-44: 11.7% Westwood — 35-44: 17.0%
45-54 13.2% / 13.6%
Hadspen — 45-54: 13.2% Westwood — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 12.4% / 12.5%
Hadspen — 55-64: 12.4% Westwood — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 10.2% / 8.0%
Hadspen — 65-74: 10.2% Westwood — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 5.7% / 4.5%
Hadspen — 75-84: 5.7% Westwood — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 1.7% / —
Hadspen — 85+: 1.7% Westwood — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hadspen 44.7% couple families
Hadspen — Couple Families: 44.7% Hadspen — Lone Person: 36.1% Hadspen — One Parent Families: 15.9% Hadspen — Group Household: 2.4% Hadspen — Other Families: 0.9%
Westwood 47.1% couple families
Westwood — Couple Families: 47.1% Westwood — Lone Person: 52.9% Westwood — One Parent Families: 0.0% Westwood — Group Household: 0.0% Westwood — 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.

Hadspen 19.7% renting
Hadspen — Owned Outright: 33.9% Hadspen — Mortgage: 46.3% Hadspen — Renting: 19.7%
Westwood 28.6% renting
Westwood — Owned Outright: 60.7% Westwood — Mortgage: 10.7% Westwood — Renting: 28.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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%
Westwood 100.0% houses
Westwood — Houses: 100.0% Westwood — Townhouses: 0.0% Westwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Hadspen Westwood
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 11.4%
Hadspen — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Westwood — Certificate III & IV: 11.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 13.6%
Hadspen — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Westwood — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 6.8%
Hadspen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Westwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 3.4%
Hadspen — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Westwood — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Hadspen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Westwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

Property market

Hadspen Westwood
Median house price $635,500 —
Median unit price $430,000 —
Median land price $375,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 17 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Westwood has more rural and farming land (100% vs 56%).

Hadspen Westwood
Rural and farming 56% 100%
Residential 30% 0%
Parks and recreation 4% 0%
Commercial 4% 0%
Environmental 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 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

Hadspen Westwood
New dwellings approved 202
across Meander Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
same for both

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 Westwood
Houses 4.6%
$600/wk on $672K
 —
Units 4.2%
$380/wk on $465K
 —

Ranking within TAS

Hadspen Westwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of TAS —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of TAS Higher than 28% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of TAS Higher than 49% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of TAS Higher than 58% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 71% of TAS —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 37% of TAS —

Liveability

Hadspen is more walkable (28 vs 0).

Hadspen Westwood
Grade C —
Score 48/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Hadspen carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 25).

Hadspen Westwood
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Low
25/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Hadspen Westwood
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

Hadspen Westwood
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 9 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Westwood sits further from the CBD (206 km vs 199.6 km).

Hadspen Westwood
Walkability score 28/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 199.6 km 206 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 144 min 153 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 7290
 0.4%
postcode 7292
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 7290
 29
postcode 7292

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 Westwood
Car (driver) 85.8% / 78.0%
Hadspen — Car (driver): 85.8% Westwood — Car (driver): 78.0%
Worked from Home 6.6% / 22.0%
Hadspen — Worked from Home: 6.6% Westwood — Worked from Home: 22.0%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / —
Hadspen — Car (passenger): 4.9% Westwood — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.6% / —
Hadspen — Bus: 1.6% Westwood — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.0% / —
Hadspen — Walked Only: 1.0% Westwood — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Hadspen Westwood
Elevation 132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 191 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 47.6 km 42.1 km

NBN connectivity

Hadspen Westwood
Connectivity score 68/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
1,136 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Hadspen Westwood
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 Westwood
Average residential rate $875/yr
same for both
Council Meander Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hadspen

Parks Quiet

Westwood

Rural

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