Hayes vs Lawitta

Lawitta is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Hayes. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Lawitta tends to suit people living alone.

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

Hayes

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (118% vs 87%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Lawitta

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (9/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (39 km vs 43.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lawitta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (9/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Where they sit

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

Hayes Lawitta
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.

Hayes Lawitta
Walkability 0 / 9
Hayes — Walkability: 0/100 Lawitta — Walkability: 9/100
Low fire risk 6 / 71
Hayes — Low fire risk: 6/100 Lawitta — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Lawitta has more residents (226 vs 109); Hayes skews older (48 vs 41).

Hayes Lawitta
Population 109 226
+107% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.9% —
Median age 48 41
Median household income $71,500/yr $79,300/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+2% vs other
 $265/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hayes Lawitta
0-4 3.7% / 4.4%
Hayes — 0-4: 3.7% Lawitta — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 12.8% / 13.3%
Hayes — 5-14: 12.8% Lawitta — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 9.2% / 9.3%
Hayes — 15-19: 9.2% Lawitta — 15-19: 9.3%
20-24 2.8% / 4.4%
Hayes — 20-24: 2.8% Lawitta — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 8.3% / 8.8%
Hayes — 25-34: 8.3% Lawitta — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 11.0% / 11.9%
Hayes — 35-44: 11.0% Lawitta — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 14.7% / 9.3%
Hayes — 45-54: 14.7% Lawitta — 45-54: 9.3%
55-64 14.7% / 15.0%
Hayes — 55-64: 14.7% Lawitta — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 16.5% / 9.7%
Hayes — 65-74: 16.5% Lawitta — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 6.4% / 8.4%
Hayes — 75-84: 6.4% Lawitta — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ — / 2.2%
Hayes — 85+: not among its largest Lawitta — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hayes 48.5% couple families
Hayes — Couple Families: 48.5% Hayes — Lone Person: 15.2% Hayes — One Parent Families: 27.3% Hayes — Group Household: 9.1%
Lawitta 48.1% couple families
Lawitta — Couple Families: 48.1% Lawitta — Lone Person: 32.7% Lawitta — One Parent Families: 9.6% Lawitta — Group Household: 9.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hayes 20.0% renting
Hayes — Owned Outright: 52.5% Hayes — Mortgage: 27.5% Hayes — Renting: 20.0%
Lawitta 12.2% renting
Lawitta — Owned Outright: 52.4% Lawitta — Mortgage: 35.4% Lawitta — Renting: 12.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hayes 117.6% houses
Hayes — Houses: 117.6% Hayes — Townhouses: 0.0% Hayes — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Lawitta 86.9% houses
Lawitta — Houses: 86.9% Lawitta — Townhouses: 7.1% Lawitta — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Hayes Lawitta
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 24.8%
Hayes — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Lawitta — Certificate III & IV: 24.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.1% / 2.7%
Hayes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1% Lawitta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.6% / —
Hayes — Bachelor Degree: 4.6% Lawitta — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

Property market

Hayes Lawitta
Median house price — $500,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Hayes has more rural and farming land (97% vs 39%).

Hayes Lawitta
Rural and farming 97% 39%
Other and special use 0% 41%
Residential 0% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 5%
Environmental 2%
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

Hayes Lawitta
New dwellings approved 123
across Derwent Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +925%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Hayes Lawitta
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 59% of TAS Higher than 71% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of TAS Higher than 72% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 19% of TAS Higher than 18% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of TAS Higher than 78% of TAS

Liveability

Lawitta is more walkable (9 vs 0).

Hayes Lawitta
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Hayes carries more bushfire risk (94 vs 29).

Hayes Lawitta
Bushfire High
94/100
 Low
29/100
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 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Hayes Lawitta
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

Hayes Lawitta
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Hayes sits further from the CBD (43.1 km vs 39 km).

Hayes Lawitta
Walkability score 0/100 9/100
Distance to Hobart 43.1 km
+10% vs other
 39 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 39 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 7140
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 24
postcode 7140
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.

Hayes Lawitta
Car (driver) 82.1% / 96.6%
Hayes — Car (driver): 82.1% Lawitta — Car (driver): 96.6%
Worked from Home 17.9% / —
Hayes — Worked from Home: 17.9% Lawitta — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 3.4%
Hayes — Car (passenger): not among its largest Lawitta — Car (passenger): 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (96.6%).

Setting

Hayes Lawitta
Elevation 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.5 km 24.6 km

NBN connectivity

Hayes Lawitta
Connectivity score 30/100 53/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
53 premises
 19%
98 premises

Climate

Hayes Lawitta
Annual rainfall 492 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.7°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Hayes Lawitta
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hayes Lawitta
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hayes

Outer

Lawitta

Outer

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