Hampshire vs Highclere

Highclere is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Hampshire. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hampshire, most households are couple families. In Highclere, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Highclere tends to suit families with children.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Highclere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Hampshire

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $205/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Highclere

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (242 min vs 254 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (343.5 km vs 356.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Highclere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 6%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Hampshire

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.9% vs -0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hampshire Highclere
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.

Hampshire Highclere
Walkability 0 / 0
Hampshire — Walkability: 0/100 Highclere — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 84 / 80
Hampshire — Low fire risk: 84/100 Highclere — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Highclere rents higher ($205/wk vs $0/wk); Highclere has more residents (119 vs 54).

Hampshire Highclere
Population 54 119
+120% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.9% -0.8%
Median age 49 43
Median household income $58,448/yr $76,648/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent — $205/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hampshire Highclere
0-4 — / 8.4%
Hampshire — 0-4: not among its largest Highclere — 0-4: 8.4%
5-14 5.6% / 10.1%
Hampshire — 5-14: 5.6% Highclere — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 18.5% / 7.6%
Hampshire — 15-19: 18.5% Highclere — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 — / 7.6%
Hampshire — 20-24: not among its largest Highclere — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 14.8% / 12.6%
Hampshire — 25-34: 14.8% Highclere — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 5.6% / 14.3%
Hampshire — 35-44: 5.6% Highclere — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 22.2% / 21.0%
Hampshire — 45-54: 22.2% Highclere — 45-54: 21.0%
55-64 22.2% / 15.1%
Hampshire — 55-64: 22.2% Highclere — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 — / 7.6%
Hampshire — 65-74: not among its largest Highclere — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 5.6% / 4.2%
Hampshire — 75-84: 5.6% Highclere — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ — / —
Hampshire — 85+: not among its largest Highclere — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hampshire 60.0% couple families
Hampshire — Couple Families: 60.0% Hampshire — Lone Person: 40.0% Hampshire — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Highclere 52.9% couple families
Highclere — Couple Families: 52.9% Highclere — Lone Person: 32.4% Highclere — One Parent Families: 14.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hampshire 0.0% renting
Hampshire — Owned Outright: 47.1% Hampshire — Mortgage: 52.9% Hampshire — Renting: 0.0%
Highclere 24.5% renting
Highclere — Owned Outright: 30.6% Highclere — Mortgage: 44.9% Highclere — Renting: 24.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hampshire 100.0% houses
Hampshire — Houses: 100.0%
Highclere 100.0% houses
Highclere — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Hampshire Highclere
Certificate III & IV 24.1% / 27.7%
Hampshire — Certificate III & IV: 24.1% Highclere — Certificate III & IV: 27.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 3.4%
Hampshire — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Highclere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4%
Bachelor Degree — / 2.5%
Hampshire — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Highclere — Bachelor Degree: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).

Zoning mix

Hampshire Highclere
Rural and farming 90% 99%
Environmental 9% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Hampshire Highclere
New dwellings approved 90
across Burnie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +1200%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Hampshire Highclere
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 32% of TAS Higher than 68% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of TAS Higher than 56% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of TAS Higher than 45% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of TAS Higher than 69% of TAS

Liveability

Hampshire Highclere
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Hampshire Highclere
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Low
20/100
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

Hampshire Highclere
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

Hampshire Highclere
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 11 1

Mobility

Hampshire sits further from the CBD (356.4 km vs 343.5 km).

Hampshire Highclere
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 356.4 km
+4% vs other
 343.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 254 min 242 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7321
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 26
postcode 7321
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.

Hampshire Highclere
Car (driver) 100.0% / 85.2%
Hampshire — Car (driver): 100.0% Highclere — Car (driver): 85.2%
Worked from Home — / 9.3%
Hampshire — Worked from Home: not among its largest Highclere — Worked from Home: 9.3%
Car (passenger) — / 5.6%
Hampshire — Car (passenger): not among its largest Highclere — Car (passenger): 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Hampshire Highclere
Elevation 520 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 377 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.2 km 17.2 km

NBN connectivity

Hampshire Highclere
Connectivity score 16/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
17 premises
 0%
59 premises

Climate

Hampshire Highclere
Annual rainfall 1,809 mm 929 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 21.8°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.8°C

Council rates

Hampshire Highclere
Average residential rate $2,050/yr
same for both
Council Burnie
same for both

Federal electorate

Hampshire Highclere
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hampshire Highclere
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hampshire

River Rural

Highclere

Rural

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