Havenview vs Romaine

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Romaine: a median of $564,000, against $489,000 in Havenview, and rent is higher there too.

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

Havenview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Havenview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($488,750 vs $563,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Havenview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($228/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Havenview

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (49/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (225 min vs 231 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (326 km vs 330.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Havenview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (49/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Havenview returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.9% vs 3.9%)
  • Romaine is growing faster (8.0% vs 2.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Havenview Romaine
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.

Havenview Romaine
Walkability 49 / 0
Havenview — Walkability: 49/100 Romaine — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 60 / 100
Havenview — Low fire risk: 60/100 Romaine — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Romaine has more residents (1,850 vs 735); Romaine rents higher ($280/wk vs $228/wk).

Havenview Romaine
Population 735 1,850
+152% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +8.0%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $69,524/yr $75,348/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $228/wk $280/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Havenview Romaine
0-4 6.5% / 5.5%
Havenview — 0-4: 6.5% Romaine — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 11.7% / 13.1%
Havenview — 5-14: 11.7% Romaine — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 5.0% / 6.7%
Havenview — 15-19: 5.0% Romaine — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 8.4% / 4.9%
Havenview — 20-24: 8.4% Romaine — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 13.3% / 13.0%
Havenview — 25-34: 13.3% Romaine — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 11.8% / 11.7%
Havenview — 35-44: 11.8% Romaine — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 13.3% / 14.2%
Havenview — 45-54: 13.3% Romaine — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 11.4% / 13.1%
Havenview — 55-64: 11.4% Romaine — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 10.7% / 10.2%
Havenview — 65-74: 10.7% Romaine — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 5.7% / 6.1%
Havenview — 75-84: 5.7% Romaine — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 2.3% / 1.5%
Havenview — 85+: 2.3% Romaine — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Havenview 35.3% couple families
Havenview — Couple Families: 35.3% Havenview — Lone Person: 41.9% Havenview — One Parent Families: 20.5% Havenview — Group Household: 2.3% Havenview — Other Families: 0.0%
Romaine 44.2% couple families
Romaine — Couple Families: 44.2% Romaine — Lone Person: 35.8% Romaine — One Parent Families: 16.2% Romaine — Group Household: 2.1% Romaine — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Havenview 24.7% renting
Havenview — Owned Outright: 36.3% Havenview — Mortgage: 39.0% Havenview — Renting: 24.7%
Romaine 23.6% renting
Romaine — Owned Outright: 37.2% Romaine — Mortgage: 39.1% Romaine — Renting: 23.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Havenview Romaine
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 21.2%
Havenview — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Romaine — Certificate III & IV: 21.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 6.9%
Havenview — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Romaine — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 6.7%
Havenview — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Romaine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.3%
Havenview — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Romaine — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.1%
Havenview — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Romaine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

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.

Havenview Romaine
England 2.3% / 2.1%
Havenview — England: 2.3% Romaine — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 1.8% / 0.6%
Havenview — New Zealand: 1.8% Romaine — New Zealand: 0.6%
India 1.1% / 0.8%
Havenview — India: 1.1% Romaine — India: 0.8%
South Africa 0.4% / 0.8%
Havenview — South Africa: 0.4% Romaine — South Africa: 0.8%
Sri Lanka — / 0.5%
Havenview — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Romaine — Sri Lanka: 0.5%
Greece 0.4% / —
Havenview — Greece: 0.4% Romaine — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Havenview 96.9% houses
Havenview — Houses: 96.9% Havenview — Townhouses: 2.8% Havenview — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Romaine 93.3% houses
Romaine — Houses: 93.3% Romaine — Townhouses: 7.7% Romaine — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Havenview Romaine
Median house price $488,750 $563,500
Median unit price — $375,000
Median land price — $618,750
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 8 sales
 34 days
from 9 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Havenview Romaine
3 bed $488K / $538K
Havenview — 3 bed: $488K (17 sales) Romaine — 3 bed: $538K (22 sales)

17 vs 22 sales

4 bed $625K / $638K
Havenview — 4 bed: $625K (5 sales) Romaine — 4 bed: $638K (12 sales)

5 vs 12 sales

Zoning mix

Romaine has more rural and farming land (68% vs 35%).

Havenview Romaine
Rural and farming 35% 68%
Residential 23% 10%
Environmental 17% 14%
Parks and recreation 14% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 5%
Industrial 5% 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

Havenview Romaine
New dwellings approved 90
across Burnie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +1200%
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.

Havenview Romaine
Houses 4.9%
$448/wk on $479K
 3.9%
$482/wk on $645K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Havenview Romaine
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of TAS Higher than 65% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 92% of TAS Higher than 51% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 32% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of TAS Higher than 81% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 85% of TAS Higher than 31% of TAS

Liveability

Havenview is more walkable (49 vs 0); Romaine scores higher overall (47 vs 40).

Havenview Romaine
Grade C
same for both
Score 40/100 47/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Havenview carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 0).

Havenview Romaine
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 None
0/100
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 7
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Havenview Romaine
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Havenview

  • Havenview Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Romaine

  • Parklands High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Romaine Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Havenview Romaine
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 1
same for both
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Romaine sits further from the CBD (330.7 km vs 326 km).

Havenview Romaine
Walkability score 49/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 326 km 330.7 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 225 min 231 min
Public transport score 37/100
Bus
 36/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 6.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7320
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 7320
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.

Havenview Romaine
Car (driver) 86.9% / 86.0%
Havenview — Car (driver): 86.9% Romaine — Car (driver): 86.0%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 7.5%
Havenview — Car (passenger): 7.3% Romaine — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Worked from Home 3.3% / 5.0%
Havenview — Worked from Home: 3.3% Romaine — Worked from Home: 5.0%
Walked Only 2.6% / 1.1%
Havenview — Walked Only: 2.6% Romaine — Walked Only: 1.1%
Bus — / 0.4%
Havenview — Bus: not among its largest Romaine — Bus: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.9%).

Setting

Havenview Romaine
Elevation 143 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 177 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.6 km
2.7 km to a named beach
 4.3 km
4.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Havenview Romaine
Connectivity score 66/100 61/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
353 premises
 34%
787 premises

Climate

Havenview Romaine
Annual rainfall 929 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 21.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Havenview Romaine
Average residential rate $2,050/yr
same for both
Council Burnie
same for both

Federal electorate

Havenview Romaine
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Havenview Romaine
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Havenview

Acreage Affordable Coastal

Romaine

Acreage River

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