Hastings vs Strathblane

Strathblane is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 51 in Hastings. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hastings, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Hastings tends to suit people living alone and 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

Strathblane

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 38%)

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

First-home buyers

Strathblane

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Strathblane

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 37%)
  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $310/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Strathblane

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (88.1 km vs 103 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (88 min vs 100 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Strathblane

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 13%)

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

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

Hastings Strathblane
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.

Hastings Strathblane
Walkability 0 / 0
Hastings — Walkability: 0/100 Strathblane — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 9 / 12
Hastings — Low fire risk: 9/100 Strathblane — Low fire risk: 12/100

Demographics

Strathblane has more residents (150 vs 54); Strathblane has higher household incomes ($62,192 vs $43,316).

Hastings Strathblane
Population 54 150
+178% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.7% +20.0%
Median age 51 48
Median household income $43,316/yr $62,192/yr
+44% vs other
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+11% vs other
 $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hastings Strathblane
0-4 11.1% / 6.7%
Hastings — 0-4: 11.1% Strathblane — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 13.0% / 10.7%
Hastings — 5-14: 13.0% Strathblane — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 5.6% / 2.0%
Hastings — 15-19: 5.6% Strathblane — 15-19: 2.0%
20-24 — / 3.3%
Hastings — 20-24: not among its largest Strathblane — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 5.6% / 9.3%
Hastings — 25-34: 5.6% Strathblane — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 20.4% / 8.7%
Hastings — 35-44: 20.4% Strathblane — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 5.6% / 11.3%
Hastings — 45-54: 5.6% Strathblane — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 31.5% / 21.3%
Hastings — 55-64: 31.5% Strathblane — 55-64: 21.3%
65-74 13.0% / 12.7%
Hastings — 65-74: 13.0% Strathblane — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 — / 2.7%
Hastings — 75-84: not among its largest Strathblane — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ — / 4.7%
Hastings — 85+: not among its largest Strathblane — 85+: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hastings 62.5% lone person
Hastings — Lone Person: 62.5% Hastings — Couple Families: 37.5% Hastings — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Strathblane 39.0% lone person
Strathblane — Lone Person: 39.0% Strathblane — Couple Families: 41.5% Strathblane — One Parent Families: 19.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hastings 0.0% renting
Hastings — Owned Outright: 65.0% Hastings — Mortgage: 35.0% Hastings — Renting: 0.0%
Strathblane 16.1% renting
Strathblane — Owned Outright: 46.4% Strathblane — Mortgage: 37.5% Strathblane — Renting: 16.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hastings 100.0% houses
Hastings — Houses: 100.0%
Strathblane 101.9% houses
Strathblane — Houses: 101.9%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Hastings Strathblane
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 16.0%
Hastings — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Strathblane — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 14.8% / 8.7%
Hastings — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.8% Strathblane — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Bachelor Degree — / 6.0%
Hastings — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Strathblane — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Property market

Hastings Strathblane
Median house price — $621,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 36 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Strathblane has more rural and farming land (84% vs 63%); Hastings has more land zoned for conservation (36% vs 15%).

Hastings Strathblane
Rural and farming 63% 84%
Environmental 36% 15%
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

Hastings Strathblane
New dwellings approved 81
across Huon Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Hastings Strathblane
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of TAS —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of TAS Higher than 25% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 81% of TAS Higher than 82% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of TAS Higher than 57% of TAS

Liveability

Hastings Strathblane
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Hastings Strathblane
Bushfire High
91/100
 High
88/100
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
 Low
25/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Hastings Strathblane
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

Hastings Strathblane
Parks & reserves 1 5
Waterways 9 18

Mobility

Hastings sits further from the CBD (103 km vs 88.1 km).

Hastings Strathblane
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 103 km
+14% vs other
 88.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 100 min 88 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 7109
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 7109
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.

Hastings Strathblane
Car (driver) 56.2% / 86.0%
Hastings — Car (driver): 56.2% Strathblane — Car (driver): 86.0%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 14.0%
Hastings — Worked from Home: 25.0% Strathblane — Worked from Home: 14.0%
Walked Only 18.8% / —
Hastings — Walked Only: 18.8% Strathblane — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.0%).

Setting

Hastings Strathblane
Elevation 89 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.3 km 3.9 km

NBN connectivity

Hastings Strathblane
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 0%
63 premises

Climate

Hastings Strathblane
Annual rainfall 1,305 mm 854 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 21.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.7°C

Council rates

Hastings Strathblane
Average residential rate $1,884/yr
same for both
Council Huon Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Hastings Strathblane
Division Franklin
same for both
Member Julie Collins
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hastings Strathblane
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hastings

Family Professionals Rural Young Families

Strathblane

River Rural

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