Howrah vs Mornington

Mornington is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Howrah. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Howrah: a median of $820,000, against $681,000 in Mornington, and rent is higher there too. Mornington is closer to the city centre: 8.2 km, against 11.7 km. On these figures, Mornington tends to suit young adults 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

Howrah

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (20 vs 5)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Mornington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($681,000 vs $820,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mornington

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Howrah is more walkable (69/100 vs 42/100)
  • Mornington sits closer to the CBD (8.2 km vs 11.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Howrah

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 42/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Mornington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.6% vs 4.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Howrah Mornington
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.

Howrah Mornington
Walkability 69 / 42
Howrah — Walkability: 69/100 Mornington — Walkability: 42/100
Low fire risk 3 / 2
Howrah — Low fire risk: 3/100 Mornington — Low fire risk: 2/100

Demographics

Howrah has more residents (9,545 vs 2,469); Howrah skews older (43 vs 36).

Howrah Mornington
Population 9,545
+74% vs other
 2,469
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.8% +9.0%
Median age 43 36
Median household income $87,880/yr
+16% vs other
 $73,996/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+15% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Howrah Mornington
0-4 5.1% / 5.6%
Howrah — 0-4: 5.1% Mornington — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 11.4% / 10.7%
Howrah — 5-14: 11.4% Mornington — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 5.0% / 4.9%
Howrah — 15-19: 5.0% Mornington — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 4.5% / 6.4%
Howrah — 20-24: 4.5% Mornington — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 13.1% / 19.9%
Howrah — 25-34: 13.1% Mornington — 25-34: 19.9%
35-44 12.7% / 13.1%
Howrah — 35-44: 12.7% Mornington — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 12.0% / 11.5%
Howrah — 45-54: 12.0% Mornington — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 11.5% / 10.3%
Howrah — 55-64: 11.5% Mornington — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 12.6% / 8.8%
Howrah — 65-74: 12.6% Mornington — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 9.3% / 6.3%
Howrah — 75-84: 9.3% Mornington — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 2.8% / 2.0%
Howrah — 85+: 2.8% Mornington — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Howrah 42.5% couple families
Howrah — Couple Families: 42.5% Howrah — Lone Person: 37.4% Howrah — One Parent Families: 14.8% Howrah — Group Household: 3.7% Howrah — Other Families: 1.5%
Mornington 32.1% couple families
Mornington — Couple Families: 32.1% Mornington — Lone Person: 36.9% Mornington — One Parent Families: 23.3% Mornington — Group Household: 7.0% Mornington — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Howrah 18.7% renting
Howrah — Owned Outright: 44.8% Howrah — Mortgage: 36.5% Howrah — Renting: 18.7%
Mornington 33.1% renting
Mornington — Owned Outright: 27.8% Mornington — Mortgage: 39.1% Mornington — Renting: 33.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Howrah Mornington
Certificate III & IV 14.5% / 17.5%
Howrah — Certificate III & IV: 14.5% Mornington — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 15.4% / 9.8%
Howrah — Bachelor Degree: 15.4% Mornington — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 6.4%
Howrah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Mornington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 5.0%
Howrah — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Mornington — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 1.5%
Howrah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Mornington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

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.

Howrah Mornington
England 3.4% / 2.1%
Howrah — England: 3.4% Mornington — England: 2.1%
China 1.5% / 2.2%
Howrah — China: 1.5% Mornington — China: 2.2%
India 1.1% / 1.9%
Howrah — India: 1.1% Mornington — India: 1.9%
Nepal 0.7% / 2.1%
Howrah — Nepal: 0.7% Mornington — Nepal: 2.1%
New Zealand 0.6% / 0.8%
Howrah — New Zealand: 0.6% Mornington — New Zealand: 0.8%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Howrah — Philippines: not among its largest Mornington — Philippines: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Howrah 94.9% houses
Howrah — Houses: 94.9% Howrah — Townhouses: 4.7% Howrah — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Mornington 94.9% houses
Mornington — Houses: 94.9% Mornington — Townhouses: 4.6% Mornington — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Howrah Mornington
Median house price $820,500 $681,000
Median unit price $644,750 $663,750
Median land price $405,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 82 sales
 14 days
from 20 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.

Howrah Mornington
2 bed $628K / $561K
Howrah — 2 bed: $628K (14 sales) Mornington — 2 bed: $561K (5 sales)

14 vs 5 sales

3 bed $795K / $672K
Howrah — 3 bed: $795K (91 sales) Mornington — 3 bed: $672K (27 sales)

91 vs 27 sales

4 bed $924K / $835K
Howrah — 4 bed: $924K (60 sales) Mornington — 4 bed: $835K (6 sales)

60 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Mornington has more industrially zoned land (23% vs 0%); Howrah has more land zoned for conservation (27% vs 7%).

Howrah Mornington
Residential 52% 23%
Parks and recreation 12% 29%
Environmental 27% 7%
Industrial 0% 23%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 15%
Rural and farming 0% 3%
Commercial 2% 1%
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

Howrah Mornington
New dwellings approved 291
across Clarence
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Howrah Mornington
Houses 4.0%
$645/wk on $832K
 4.6%
$600/wk on $685K
Units 4.2%
$515/wk on $635K
 —

Ranking within TAS

Howrah Mornington
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of TAS Higher than 63% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of TAS Higher than 90% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 88% of TAS Higher than 87% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of TAS Higher than 93% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 37% of TAS Higher than 67% of TAS
Rental yield (units) Higher than 35% of TAS —

Liveability

Howrah is more walkable (69 vs 42); Howrah scores higher overall (59 vs 38).

Howrah Mornington
Grade B C
Score 59/100 38/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Howrah Mornington
Bushfire High
97/100
 High
98/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
36/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Howrah Mornington
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Hobart, 6.5 km
 1
Hobart, 7.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.4% 1.0%

Schools in Howrah

  • Howrah Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Southern Support School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Mornington

  • MacKillop Catholic College Catholic · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Howrah Mornington
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 20 5
Childcare 4 1
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 5 0
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Howrah sits further from the CBD (11.7 km vs 8.2 km).

Howrah Mornington
Walkability score 69/100 42/100
Distance to Hobart 11.7 km
+30% vs other
 8.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 15 min 11 min
Public transport score 93/100
Bus
 91/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 149.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 68.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 7018
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 7018
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.

Howrah Mornington
Car (driver) 76.2% / 75.6%
Howrah — Car (driver): 76.2% Mornington — Car (driver): 75.6%
Worked from Home 9.7% / 6.0%
Howrah — Worked from Home: 9.7% Mornington — Worked from Home: 6.0%
Bus 6.7% / 7.4%
Howrah — Bus: 6.7% Mornington — Bus: 7.4%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 8.3%
Howrah — Car (passenger): 5.8% Mornington — Car (passenger): 8.3%
Walked Only 1.0% / 2.4%
Howrah — Walked Only: 1.0% Mornington — Walked Only: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.2%).

Setting

Howrah Mornington
Elevation 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 505 m
565 m to a named beach
 2.2 km
2.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Howrah Mornington
Connectivity score 85/100 98/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 72%
4,626 premises
 93%
1,386 premises

Climate

Howrah Mornington
Annual rainfall 507 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Howrah Mornington
Average residential rate $2,189/yr
same for both
Council Clarence
same for both

Federal electorate

Howrah Mornington
Division Franklin
same for both
Member Julie Collins
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Howrah Mornington
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Howrah

Beach Coastal Easy Commute Inner Large Blocks Parks Transport Hub

Mornington

Coastal Easy Commute Inner Large Blocks Transport Hub

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