Hampshire vs Upper Natone

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. On these figures, Hampshire tends to suit couples.

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

Hampshire

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

Upper Natone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Hampshire

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $235/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Upper Natone

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (238 min vs 254 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (336 km vs 356.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Upper Natone

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 -0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hampshire and Upper Natone 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 Upper Natone
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 Upper Natone
Walkability 0 / 0
Hampshire — Walkability: 0/100 Upper Natone — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 84 / 81
Hampshire — Low fire risk: 84/100 Upper Natone — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Upper Natone rents higher ($235/wk vs $0/wk); Upper Natone has more residents (111 vs 54).

Hampshire Upper Natone
Population 54 111
+106% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.9% -0.9%
Median age 49
same for both
Median household income $58,448/yr $78,936/yr
+35% vs other
Median weekly rent — $235/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hampshire Upper Natone
0-4 — / 5.4%
Hampshire — 0-4: not among its largest Upper Natone — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 5.6% / 4.5%
Hampshire — 5-14: 5.6% Upper Natone — 5-14: 4.5%
15-19 18.5% / 3.6%
Hampshire — 15-19: 18.5% Upper Natone — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 — / 8.1%
Hampshire — 20-24: not among its largest Upper Natone — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 14.8% / 15.3%
Hampshire — 25-34: 14.8% Upper Natone — 25-34: 15.3%
35-44 5.6% / 6.3%
Hampshire — 35-44: 5.6% Upper Natone — 35-44: 6.3%
45-54 22.2% / 19.8%
Hampshire — 45-54: 22.2% Upper Natone — 45-54: 19.8%
55-64 22.2% / 22.5%
Hampshire — 55-64: 22.2% Upper Natone — 55-64: 22.5%
65-74 — / 9.0%
Hampshire — 65-74: not among its largest Upper Natone — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 5.6% / 2.7%
Hampshire — 75-84: 5.6% Upper Natone — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ — / —
Hampshire — 85+: not among its largest Upper Natone — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hampshire 60.0% couple families
Hampshire — Couple Families: 60.0% Hampshire — Lone Person: 40.0% Hampshire — Group Household: 0.0% Hampshire — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Upper Natone 35.5% couple families
Upper Natone — Couple Families: 35.5% Upper Natone — Lone Person: 35.5% Upper Natone — Group Household: 16.1% Upper Natone — One Parent Families: 12.9%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household 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%
Upper Natone 10.0% renting
Upper Natone — Owned Outright: 65.0% Upper Natone — Mortgage: 25.0% Upper Natone — Renting: 10.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hampshire 100.0% houses
Hampshire — Houses: 100.0%
Upper Natone 100.0% houses
Upper Natone — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Hampshire Upper Natone
Certificate III & IV 24.1% / 23.4%
Hampshire — Certificate III & IV: 24.1% Upper Natone — Certificate III & IV: 23.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 8.1%
Hampshire — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Upper Natone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Bachelor Degree — / 6.3%
Hampshire — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Upper Natone — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.6%
Hampshire — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Upper Natone — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Zoning mix

Hampshire Upper Natone
Rural and farming 90% 89%
Environmental 9% 11%
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 Upper Natone
New dwellings approved 90
across Burnie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +1200%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Hampshire Upper Natone
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 32% of TAS Higher than 70% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of TAS Higher than 19% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of TAS Higher than 43% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of TAS Higher than 22% of TAS

Liveability

Hampshire Upper Natone
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Hampshire Upper Natone
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Low
19/100
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 Upper Natone
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 Upper Natone
Parks & reserves 2 3
Waterways 11 17

Mobility

Hampshire sits further from the CBD (356.4 km vs 336 km).

Hampshire Upper Natone
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 356.4 km
+6% vs other
 336 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 254 min 238 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 Upper Natone
Car (driver) 100.0% / 74.5%
Hampshire — Car (driver): 100.0% Upper Natone — Car (driver): 74.5%
Walked Only — / 13.7%
Hampshire — Walked Only: not among its largest Upper Natone — Walked Only: 13.7%
Car (passenger) — / 5.9%
Hampshire — Car (passenger): not among its largest Upper Natone — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Worked from Home — / 5.9%
Hampshire — Worked from Home: not among its largest Upper Natone — Worked from Home: 5.9%

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

Setting

Hampshire Upper Natone
Elevation 520 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 383 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.2 km 19.3 km

NBN connectivity

Hampshire Upper Natone
Connectivity score 16/100 18/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
17 premises
 0%
55 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hampshire

River Rural

Upper Natone

Rural

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