Hagley vs Westbury

Hagley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 49 in Westbury. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hagley, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Hagley tends to suit couples, while Westbury suits people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Hagley is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 51%)
  • Westbury has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Hagley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hagley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($213/wk vs $260/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hagley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (207.2 km vs 215.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Hagley is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
  • Westbury has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 23%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Westbury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.3% vs 1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hagley Westbury
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.

Hagley Westbury
Walkability 19 / 0
Hagley — Walkability: 19/100 Westbury — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 84 / 87
Hagley — Low fire risk: 84/100 Westbury — Low fire risk: 87/100

Demographics

Westbury has more residents (2,272 vs 340); Hagley has higher household incomes ($95,628 vs $58,344).

Hagley Westbury
Population 340 2,272
+568% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.5% +13.3%
Median age 42 49
Median household income $95,628/yr
+39% vs other
 $58,344/yr
Median weekly rent $213/wk $260/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hagley Westbury
0-4 5.3% / 4.2%
Hagley — 0-4: 5.3% Westbury — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 14.7% / 12.3%
Hagley — 5-14: 14.7% Westbury — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 6.8% / 4.3%
Hagley — 15-19: 6.8% Westbury — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 2.9% / 4.4%
Hagley — 20-24: 2.9% Westbury — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 7.1% / 10.1%
Hagley — 25-34: 7.1% Westbury — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 15.0% / 10.0%
Hagley — 35-44: 15.0% Westbury — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 15.9% / 11.3%
Hagley — 45-54: 15.9% Westbury — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 11.2% / 15.9%
Hagley — 55-64: 11.2% Westbury — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 15.9% / 17.2%
Hagley — 65-74: 15.9% Westbury — 65-74: 17.2%
75-84 5.9% / 8.2%
Hagley — 75-84: 5.9% Westbury — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ 0.9% / 2.3%
Hagley — 85+: 0.9% Westbury — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hagley 54.8% couple families
Hagley — Couple Families: 54.8% Hagley — Lone Person: 32.9% Hagley — One Parent Families: 5.5% Hagley — Group Household: 6.8% Hagley — Other Families: 0.0%
Westbury 36.0% couple families
Westbury — Couple Families: 36.0% Westbury — Lone Person: 42.1% Westbury — One Parent Families: 15.1% Westbury — Group Household: 4.8% Westbury — Other Families: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hagley 20.7% renting
Hagley — Owned Outright: 37.8% Hagley — Mortgage: 41.4% Hagley — Renting: 20.7%
Westbury 20.8% renting
Westbury — Owned Outright: 46.8% Westbury — Mortgage: 32.5% Westbury — Renting: 20.8%
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.

Hagley Westbury
England 3.5% / 6.0%
Hagley — England: 3.5% Westbury — England: 6.0%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.8%
Hagley — New Zealand: 1.5% Westbury — New Zealand: 1.8%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Hagley — Netherlands: not among its largest Westbury — Netherlands: 0.7%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Hagley — Scotland: not among its largest Westbury — Scotland: 0.7%
Germany — / 0.3%
Hagley — Germany: not among its largest Westbury — Germany: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

Qualifications

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

Hagley Westbury
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 17.1%
Hagley — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% Westbury — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 9.4%
Hagley — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Westbury — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 7.0%
Hagley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Westbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 2.3%
Hagley — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Westbury — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.1%
Hagley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Westbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hagley 95.0% houses
Hagley — Houses: 95.0% Hagley — Flats / Apartments: 5.0% Hagley — Townhouses: 0.0%
Westbury 94.1% houses
Westbury — Houses: 94.1% Westbury — Flats / Apartments: 1.2% Westbury — Townhouses: 4.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Hagley Westbury
Median house price $587,500 $622,500
Median unit price — $537,500
Median land price — $312,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 32 sales

Zoning mix

Hagley Westbury
Rural and farming 96% 87%
Residential 0% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 2%
Industrial 0% 1%
Commercial 1% 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

Hagley Westbury
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.

Hagley Westbury
Houses — 4.3%
$520/wk on $625K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Hagley Westbury
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of TAS —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of TAS Higher than 17% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 50% of TAS Higher than 22% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of TAS Higher than 79% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 55% of TAS

Liveability

Hagley is more walkable (19 vs 0).

Hagley Westbury
Grade — C
Score — 44/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Hagley Westbury
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Low
13/100
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
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Hagley Westbury
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Hagley

  • Hagley Farm Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Westbury

  • Westbury Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hagley Westbury
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 1
same for both
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 3
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Westbury sits further from the CBD (215.8 km vs 207.2 km).

Hagley Westbury
Walkability score 19/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 207.2 km 215.8 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 147 min 151 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7292
 0.3%
postcode 7303
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 7292
 34
postcode 7303

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.

Hagley Westbury
Car (driver) 68.3% / 82.7%
Hagley — Car (driver): 68.3% Westbury — Car (driver): 82.7%
Worked from Home 23.0% / 10.2%
Hagley — Worked from Home: 23.0% Westbury — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Walked Only 6.2% / 2.1%
Hagley — Walked Only: 6.2% Westbury — Walked Only: 2.1%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 3.9%
Hagley — Car (passenger): 2.5% Westbury — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Bicycle — / 0.6%
Hagley — Bicycle: not among its largest Westbury — Bicycle: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.7%).

Setting

Hagley Westbury
Elevation 151 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 191 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 45.4 km 43.0 km

NBN connectivity

Hagley Westbury
Connectivity score 37/100 56/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
147 premises
 24%
1,197 premises

Climate

Hagley Westbury
Annual rainfall 720 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Hagley Westbury
Average residential rate $875/yr
same for both
Council Meander Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Hagley Westbury
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hagley Westbury
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hagley

Rural

Westbury

Acreage Retirees

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