Hobart vs Battery Point

Hobart is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 43 in Battery Point. In both, most households are people living alone. In Hobart, most households rent and most homes are flats or apartments. In Battery Point, about half of households rent and about half of homes are flats or apartments. Units cost more in Hobart: a median of $892,000, against $752,000 in Battery Point, though rent is higher in Battery Point. Hobart is the city centre itself; Battery Point is 2 km out. On these figures, Hobart tends to suit renters, young adults, and share households, while Battery Point suits older residents and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Hobart

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 8)
  • But Battery Point has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Battery Point

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper units ($752,500 vs $892,000)
  • But Hobart has cheaper houses ($875,000 vs $1,645,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hobart

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (71% vs 48%)
  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hobart

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (0 min vs 7 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (0 km vs 2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hobart

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (81% vs 65%)
  • But Battery Point has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Hobart

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.8% vs 2.0%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (4.3% vs 3.1%)

Weighs house yield and unit yield.

Where they sit

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

Hobart Battery Point
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.

Hobart Battery Point
Walkability 95 / 93
Hobart — Walkability: 95/100 Battery Point — Walkability: 93/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Hobart — Low fire risk: 100/100 Battery Point — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hobart has more residents (3,390 vs 2,096); Battery Point skews older (43 vs 31).

Hobart Battery Point
Population 3,390
+38% vs other
 2,096
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +5.0%
Median age 31 43
Median household income $76,128/yr $98,332/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk $450/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hobart Battery Point
0-4 2.2% / 2.9%
Hobart — 0-4: 2.2% Battery Point — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 2.9% / 5.5%
Hobart — 5-14: 2.9% Battery Point — 5-14: 5.5%
15-19 5.1% / 2.9%
Hobart — 15-19: 5.1% Battery Point — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 16.9% / 6.5%
Hobart — 20-24: 16.9% Battery Point — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 31.7% / 22.7%
Hobart — 25-34: 31.7% Battery Point — 25-34: 22.7%
35-44 11.8% / 10.9%
Hobart — 35-44: 11.8% Battery Point — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 7.9% / 9.0%
Hobart — 45-54: 7.9% Battery Point — 45-54: 9.0%
55-64 7.7% / 11.8%
Hobart — 55-64: 7.7% Battery Point — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 7.0% / 15.7%
Hobart — 65-74: 7.0% Battery Point — 65-74: 15.7%
75-84 4.1% / 9.1%
Hobart — 75-84: 4.1% Battery Point — 75-84: 9.1%
85+ 2.8% / 2.8%
Hobart — 85+: 2.8% Battery Point — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hobart 56.4% lone person
Hobart — Lone Person: 56.4% Hobart — Group Household: 22.0% Hobart — Couple Families: 11.3% Hobart — One Parent Families: 8.4% Hobart — Other Families: 2.0%
Battery Point 61.6% lone person
Battery Point — Lone Person: 61.6% Battery Point — Group Household: 13.2% Battery Point — Couple Families: 20.3% Battery Point — One Parent Families: 4.4% Battery Point — Other Families: 0.6%
Lone Person Group Household Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hobart 71.2% renting
Hobart — Owned Outright: 16.7% Hobart — Mortgage: 12.1% Hobart — Renting: 71.2%
Battery Point 48.2% renting
Battery Point — Owned Outright: 39.0% Battery Point — Mortgage: 12.8% Battery Point — Renting: 48.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hobart Battery Point
Bachelor Degree 22.8% / 28.4%
Hobart — Bachelor Degree: 22.8% Battery Point — Bachelor Degree: 28.4%
Postgraduate Degree 15.7% / 18.8%
Hobart — Postgraduate Degree: 15.7% Battery Point — Postgraduate Degree: 18.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 7.2%
Hobart — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Battery Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Certificate III & IV 6.3% / 6.1%
Hobart — Certificate III & IV: 6.3% Battery Point — Certificate III & IV: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 4.2%
Hobart — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Battery Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.4%).

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.

Hobart Battery Point
China 10.0% / 5.8%
Hobart — China: 10.0% Battery Point — China: 5.8%
England 2.9% / 5.4%
Hobart — England: 2.9% Battery Point — England: 5.4%
India 2.8% / 2.0%
Hobart — India: 2.8% Battery Point — India: 2.0%
Nepal 2.2% / 1.8%
Hobart — Nepal: 2.2% Battery Point — Nepal: 1.8%
Vietnam 1.4% / 0.8%
Hobart — Vietnam: 1.4% Battery Point — Vietnam: 0.8%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Hobart — New Zealand: not among its largest Battery Point — New Zealand: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hobart 66.6% flats / apartments
Hobart — Flats / Apartments: 66.6% Hobart — Houses: 18.6% Hobart — Townhouses: 14.8%
Battery Point 48.8% flats / apartments
Battery Point — Flats / Apartments: 48.8% Battery Point — Houses: 35.1% Battery Point — Townhouses: 16.1%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Hobart Battery Point
Median house price $875,000 $1,645,000
Median unit price $892,000 $752,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 8 sales
 35 days
from 21 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.

Hobart Battery Point
2 bed $850K / $1.42M
Hobart — 2 bed: $850K (5 sales) Battery Point — 2 bed: $1.42M (9 sales)

5 vs 9 sales

3 bed $960K / $1.65M
Hobart — 3 bed: $960K (13 sales) Battery Point — 3 bed: $1.65M (17 sales)

13 vs 17 sales

4 bed $960K / $1.85M
Hobart — 4 bed: $960K (9 sales) Battery Point — 4 bed: $1.85M (15 sales)

9 vs 15 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Hobart Battery Point
1 bed $517K / $575K
Hobart — 1 bed: $517K (15 sales) Battery Point — 1 bed: $575K (9 sales)

15 vs 9 sales

2 bed $890K / $750K
Hobart — 2 bed: $890K (39 sales) Battery Point — 2 bed: $750K (33 sales)

39 vs 33 sales

3 bed $1.06M / $2.4M
Hobart — 3 bed: $1.06M (15 sales) Battery Point — 3 bed: $2.4M (10 sales)

15 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Hobart has more commercially zoned land (33% vs 0%).

Hobart Battery Point
Residential 17% 70%
Commercial 33% 0%
Other and special use 22% 24%
Infrastructure and transport 19% 3%
Industrial 6% 0%
Parks and recreation 3% 2%
Planning zones cover 100% of Hobart and 99% of Battery Point. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Hobart Battery Point
New dwellings approved 163
across Hobart
same for both
Approvals change year on year -76%
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.

Hobart Battery Point
Houses 3.8%
$695/wk on $950K
 2.0%
$762/wk on $1.95M
Units 4.3%
$660/wk on $808K
 3.1%
$550/wk on $925K

Ranking within TAS

Hobart Battery Point
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of TAS Higher than 90% of TAS
Schools Higher than 24% of TAS —
Walkability Higher than 100% of TAS
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of TAS Higher than 100% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of TAS Higher than 96% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 27% of TAS Higher than 1% of TAS
Rental yield (units) Higher than 39% of TAS Higher than 8% of TAS

Liveability

Battery Point scores higher overall (96 vs 71).

Hobart Battery Point
Grade A A+
Score 71/100 96/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Hobart Battery Point
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
18/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 12
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Hobart Battery Point
Inside the suburb 6 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Hobart, 3.5 km
 1
Hobart, 2.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 12.4% 2.4%

Schools in Hobart

  • St Mary's College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Elizabeth College Government · Secondary
  • Guilford Young College - Hobart Campus Catholic · Secondary
  • St Michael's Collegiate School Independent · Combined
  • St Michael's Collegiate School - Middle School Campus Independent · Combined
  • St Virgil's College - St Virgil's Junior School Catholic · Primary

Schools in Battery Point

  • Albuera Street Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hobart Battery Point
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 126 34
Parks & reserves 11 8
Childcare 8 2
GPs 7 1
Pharmacies 9 1
Hospitals 3 0
Police stations 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 10 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 6 0
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Battery Point sits further from the CBD (2 km vs 0 km).

Hobart Battery Point
Walkability score 95/100 93/100
Distance to Hobart 0 km 2 km
(not reported on the other side)
Drive time (normal traffic) 0 min 7 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
 80/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 376.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 18.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 7000
 3.3%
postcode 7004
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 7000
 22
postcode 7004

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.

Hobart Battery Point
Walked Only 48.6% / 40.1%
Hobart — Walked Only: 48.6% Battery Point — Walked Only: 40.1%
Car (driver) 31.6% / 35.3%
Hobart — Car (driver): 31.6% Battery Point — Car (driver): 35.3%
Worked from Home 9.8% / 15.9%
Hobart — Worked from Home: 9.8% Battery Point — Worked from Home: 15.9%
Bus 6.5% / 2.2%
Hobart — Bus: 6.5% Battery Point — Bus: 2.2%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 4.3%
Hobart — Car (passenger): 2.5% Battery Point — Car (passenger): 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.6%).

Setting

Hobart Battery Point
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 924 m
1.5 km to a named beach
 428 m
576 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Hobart Battery Point
Connectivity score 97/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 91%
5,214 premises
 100%
1,770 premises

Climate

Hobart Battery Point
Annual rainfall 559 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Hobart Battery Point
Average residential rate $2,818/yr
same for both
Council Hobart
same for both

Federal electorate

Hobart Battery Point
Division Clark
same for both
Member Andrew Wilkie
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hobart Battery Point
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hobart

Apartments Coastal Easy Commute Inner Luxury Multicultural Parks Professionals River Students Transport Hub

Battery Point

Apartments Beach Coastal Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Retirees River Transport Hub Urban

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