Highclere vs Upper Natone
Highclere is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Upper Natone. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Highclere, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Highclere tends to suit families with children and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Highclere is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 48%)
- Upper Natone has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
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
Highclere
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 10%)
- has cheaper rent ($205/wk vs $235/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Upper Natone
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (336 km vs 343.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
Highclere 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.
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.
Demographics
Upper Natone rents higher ($235/wk vs $205/wk); Upper Natone skews older (49 vs 43).
| Highclere | Upper Natone | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 119 +7% vs other | 111 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -0.8% | -0.9% |
| Median age | 43 | 49 |
| Median household income | $76,648/yr | $78,936/yr +3% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $205/wk | $235/wk +15% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Upper Natone has more land zoned for conservation (11% vs 0%).
| Highclere | Upper Natone | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 89% |
| Environmental | 0% | 11% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 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
| Highclere | Upper Natone | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 90 across Burnie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +1200% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Highclere | Upper Natone | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 68% of TAS | Higher than 70% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 56% of TAS | Higher than 19% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 45% of TAS | Higher than 43% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of TAS | Higher than 22% of TAS |
Liveability
| Highclere | 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
| Highclere | Upper Natone | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 20/100 | 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
| Highclere | 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
| Highclere | Upper Natone | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 1 | 17 |
Mobility
Highclere sits further from the CBD (343.5 km vs 336 km).
| Highclere | Upper Natone | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 343.5 km +2% vs other | 336 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 242 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.2%).
Setting
| Highclere | Upper Natone | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 377 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 383 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.2 km | 19.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Highclere | Upper Natone | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 18/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 59 premises | 0% 55 premises |
Climate
| Highclere | Upper Natone | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Highclere | Upper Natone | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,050/yr same for both | |
| Council | Burnie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Highclere | Upper Natone | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Highclere | Upper Natone | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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