Havenview vs Stowport

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stowport, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Stowport: a median of $675,000, against $489,000 in Havenview, though rent is higher in Havenview. On these figures, Havenview tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Stowport suits 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

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 $675,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Stowport

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $228/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Havenview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (49/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Havenview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (49/100 vs 10/100)

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

Investors

Stowport

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.4% vs 2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Havenview and Stowport 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 Stowport
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 Stowport
Walkability 49 / 10
Havenview — Walkability: 49/100 Stowport — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 60 / 74
Havenview — Low fire risk: 60/100 Stowport — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Havenview has more residents (735 vs 446); Havenview rents higher ($228/wk vs $200/wk).

Havenview Stowport
Population 735
+39% vs other
 446
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +10.4%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $69,524/yr $78,468/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $228/wk
+12% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Havenview Stowport
0-4 6.5% / 5.4%
Havenview — 0-4: 6.5% Stowport — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 11.7% / 12.3%
Havenview — 5-14: 11.7% Stowport — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 5.0% / 5.6%
Havenview — 15-19: 5.0% Stowport — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 8.4% / 5.6%
Havenview — 20-24: 8.4% Stowport — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 13.3% / 14.8%
Havenview — 25-34: 13.3% Stowport — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 11.8% / 10.8%
Havenview — 35-44: 11.8% Stowport — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 13.3% / 13.7%
Havenview — 45-54: 13.3% Stowport — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 11.4% / 15.2%
Havenview — 55-64: 11.4% Stowport — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 10.7% / 13.9%
Havenview — 65-74: 10.7% Stowport — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 5.7% / 3.8%
Havenview — 75-84: 5.7% Stowport — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 2.3% / —
Havenview — 85+: 2.3% Stowport — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

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%
Stowport 47.2% couple families
Stowport — Couple Families: 47.2% Stowport — Lone Person: 36.1% Stowport — One Parent Families: 13.0% Stowport — Group Household: 3.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Stowport 18.2% renting
Stowport — Owned Outright: 41.2% Stowport — Mortgage: 40.6% Stowport — Renting: 18.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Havenview Stowport
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 23.8%
Havenview — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Stowport — Certificate III & IV: 23.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 6.3%
Havenview — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Stowport — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 4.5%
Havenview — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Stowport — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.3%
Havenview — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Stowport — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 0.9%
Havenview — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Stowport — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

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 Stowport
England 2.3% / 1.6%
Havenview — England: 2.3% Stowport — England: 1.6%
New Zealand 1.8% / 0.7%
Havenview — New Zealand: 1.8% Stowport — New Zealand: 0.7%
Germany — / 1.3%
Havenview — Germany: not among its largest Stowport — Germany: 1.3%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.9%
Havenview — Scotland: 0.4% Stowport — Scotland: 0.9%
India 1.1% / —
Havenview — India: 1.1% Stowport — India: not among its largest
Indonesia — / 0.9%
Havenview — Indonesia: not among its largest Stowport — Indonesia: 0.9%
South Africa 0.4% / —
Havenview — South Africa: 0.4% Stowport — South Africa: not among its largest
Greece 0.4% / —
Havenview — Greece: 0.4% Stowport — 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 — Flats / Apartments: 0.3% Havenview — Townhouses: 2.8%
Stowport 97.0% houses
Stowport — Houses: 97.0% Stowport — Flats / Apartments: 3.0% Stowport — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Havenview Stowport
Median house price $488,750 $675,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 8 sales
 22 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Stowport has more rural and farming land (76% vs 35%).

Havenview Stowport
Rural and farming 35% 76%
Environmental 17% 24%
Residential 23% 0%
Parks and recreation 14% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 0%
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 Stowport
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 Stowport
Houses 4.9%
$448/wk on $479K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Havenview Stowport
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of TAS Higher than 70% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 92% of TAS Higher than 77% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 32% of TAS Higher than 46% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of TAS Higher than 71% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 85% of TAS —

Liveability

Havenview is more walkable (49 vs 10).

Havenview Stowport
Grade C —
Score 40/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Havenview carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 26).

Havenview Stowport
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Low
26/100
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
 4
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Havenview

  • Havenview Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Stowport

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Havenview Stowport
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Havenview Stowport
Walkability score 49/100 10/100
Distance to Hobart 326 km 325.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 225 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7320
 0.4%
postcode 7321
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 7320
 26
postcode 7321

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 Stowport
Car (driver) 86.9% / 81.1%
Havenview — Car (driver): 86.9% Stowport — Car (driver): 81.1%
Worked from Home 3.3% / 12.6%
Havenview — Worked from Home: 3.3% Stowport — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 4.4%
Havenview — Car (passenger): 7.3% Stowport — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 2.6% / 1.9%
Havenview — Walked Only: 2.6% Stowport — Walked Only: 1.9%

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

Setting

Havenview Stowport
Elevation 143 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 170 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.6 km
2.7 km to a named beach
 5.0 km

NBN connectivity

Havenview Stowport
Connectivity score 66/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
353 premises
 0%
200 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Havenview

Acreage Affordable Coastal

Stowport

Rural

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