Hagley vs Whitemore
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hagley, about half of households are couple families. In Whitemore, most households are couple families. On these figures, Hagley tends to suit 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
Whitemore
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 60%)
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
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Hagley has cheaper rent ($213/wk vs $250/wk)
- Whitemore has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 21%)
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 209.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Hagley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hagley and Whitemore drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Hagley has more residents (340 vs 197); Whitemore rents higher ($250/wk vs $213/wk).
| Hagley | Whitemore | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 340 +42% vs other | 197 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.5% | -0.5% |
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Median household income | $95,628/yr +8% vs other | $87,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $213/wk | $250/wk +17% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Hagley | Whitemore | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $587,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Hagley | Whitemore | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 100% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 0% |
| 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 | Whitemore | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 202 across Meander Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Hagley | Whitemore | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 87% of TAS | Higher than 80% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 84% of TAS | Higher than 12% 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 51% of TAS |
Liveability
Hagley is more walkable (19 vs 0).
| Hagley | Whitemore | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Hagley | Whitemore | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 16/100 | Low 15/100 |
| 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
| Hagley | Whitemore | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Hagley
- Hagley Farm Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Whitemore
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Hagley | Whitemore | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Whitemore sits further from the CBD (209.3 km vs 207.2 km).
| Hagley | Whitemore | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 19/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 207.2 km | 209.3 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 147 min | 150 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.3%).
Setting
| Hagley | Whitemore | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 151 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 188 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Hagley | Whitemore | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 37/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 147 premises | 0% 80 premises |
Climate
| Hagley | Whitemore | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 720 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Hagley | Whitemore | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $875/yr same for both | |
| Council | Meander Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hagley | Whitemore | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hagley | Whitemore | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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