Huonville vs Ranelagh

Ranelagh is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Huonville. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ranelagh, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Ranelagh tends to suit 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

  • Huonville has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • Ranelagh has more parks and reserves (13 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Huonville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($292,500 vs $386,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Huonville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Huonville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (36 min vs 44 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (38.2 km vs 42.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Huonville

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 15%)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Huonville returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.7% vs 3.0%)
  • Ranelagh is growing faster (17.0% vs 10.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Huonville Ranelagh
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.

Huonville Ranelagh
Walkability 57 / 10
Huonville — Walkability: 57/100 Ranelagh — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 8 / 7
Huonville — Low fire risk: 8/100 Ranelagh — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Huonville has more residents (3,002 vs 1,484); Ranelagh has higher household incomes ($83,304 vs $66,924).

Huonville Ranelagh
Population 3,002
+51% vs other
 1,484
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.6% +17.0%
Median age 41 37
Median household income $66,924/yr $83,304/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk $330/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Huonville Ranelagh
0-4 6.2% / 7.2%
Huonville — 0-4: 6.2% Ranelagh — 0-4: 7.2%
5-14 12.0% / 14.8%
Huonville — 5-14: 12.0% Ranelagh — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 5.7% / 4.6%
Huonville — 15-19: 5.7% Ranelagh — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 5.5% / 5.7%
Huonville — 20-24: 5.5% Ranelagh — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 13.2% / 14.2%
Huonville — 25-34: 13.2% Ranelagh — 25-34: 14.2%
35-44 11.9% / 14.4%
Huonville — 35-44: 11.9% Ranelagh — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 11.9% / 12.6%
Huonville — 45-54: 11.9% Ranelagh — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 13.5% / 10.7%
Huonville — 55-64: 13.5% Ranelagh — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 11.2% / 10.7%
Huonville — 65-74: 11.2% Ranelagh — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 7.0% / 3.8%
Huonville — 75-84: 7.0% Ranelagh — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 2.4% / 0.9%
Huonville — 85+: 2.4% Ranelagh — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Huonville 37.2% couple families
Huonville — Couple Families: 37.2% Huonville — Lone Person: 37.0% Huonville — One Parent Families: 19.6% Huonville — Group Household: 3.5% Huonville — Other Families: 2.7%
Ranelagh 50.7% couple families
Ranelagh — Couple Families: 50.7% Ranelagh — Lone Person: 29.6% Ranelagh — One Parent Families: 15.3% Ranelagh — Group Household: 2.2% Ranelagh — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Huonville 27.2% renting
Huonville — Owned Outright: 35.8% Huonville — Mortgage: 37.0% Huonville — Renting: 27.2%
Ranelagh 14.3% renting
Ranelagh — Owned Outright: 32.3% Ranelagh — Mortgage: 53.5% Ranelagh — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Huonville Ranelagh
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 19.0%
Huonville — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Ranelagh — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 9.0%
Huonville — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Ranelagh — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 6.3%
Huonville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Ranelagh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 2.8%
Huonville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Ranelagh — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 2.1%
Huonville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Ranelagh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Huonville Ranelagh
England 4.6% / 3.6%
Huonville — England: 4.6% Ranelagh — England: 3.6%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.9%
Huonville — New Zealand: 0.8% Ranelagh — New Zealand: 0.9%
Germany 0.8% / 0.4%
Huonville — Germany: 0.8% Ranelagh — Germany: 0.4%
Nepal 1.1% / —
Huonville — Nepal: 1.1% Ranelagh — Nepal: not among its largest
South Africa 0.4% / 0.3%
Huonville — South Africa: 0.4% Ranelagh — South Africa: 0.3%
India 0.5% / —
Huonville — India: 0.5% Ranelagh — India: not among its largest
Japan — / 0.3%
Huonville — Japan: not among its largest Ranelagh — Japan: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Huonville 92.1% houses
Huonville — Houses: 92.1% Huonville — Townhouses: 6.3% Huonville — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Ranelagh 96.8% houses
Ranelagh — Houses: 96.8% Ranelagh — Townhouses: 1.0% Ranelagh — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Huonville Ranelagh
Median house price $637,500 $690,000
Median unit price $480,000 —
Median land price $292,500 $386,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 41 sales
 18 days
from 5 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.

Huonville Ranelagh
2 bed $536K / $596K
Huonville — 2 bed: $536K (10 sales) Ranelagh — 2 bed: $596K (6 sales)

10 vs 6 sales

3 bed $608K / $660K
Huonville — 3 bed: $608K (84 sales) Ranelagh — 3 bed: $660K (21 sales)

84 vs 21 sales

4 bed $780K / $790K
Huonville — 4 bed: $780K (33 sales) Ranelagh — 4 bed: $790K (13 sales)

33 vs 13 sales

Zoning mix

Ranelagh has more rural and farming land (63% vs 50%).

Huonville Ranelagh
Rural and farming 50% 63%
Environmental 39% 34%
Residential 5% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
Parks and recreation 2% 0%
Industrial 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

Huonville Ranelagh
New dwellings approved 81
across Huon Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
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.

Huonville Ranelagh
Houses 4.7%
$595/wk on $662K
 3.0%
$430/wk on $749K
Units 4.1%
$390/wk on $498K
 —

Ranking within TAS

Huonville Ranelagh
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of TAS Higher than 76% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 94% of TAS Higher than 75% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of TAS Higher than 78% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 75% of TAS Higher than 8% of TAS
Rental yield (units) Higher than 27% of TAS —

Liveability

Huonville is more walkable (57 vs 10).

Huonville Ranelagh
Grade C
same for both
Score 44/100 42/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Huonville Ranelagh
Bushfire High
92/100
 High
93/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Huonville Ranelagh
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Huonville

  • Huonville High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Huonville Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Ranelagh

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

Amenities in the suburb

Huonville Ranelagh
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 2
same for both
Parks & reserves 5 13
Childcare 3 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 11 9

Mobility

Ranelagh sits further from the CBD (42.3 km vs 38.2 km).

Huonville Ranelagh
Walkability score 57/100 10/100
Distance to Hobart 38.2 km 42.3 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 36 min 44 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 7109
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 7109
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.

Huonville Ranelagh
Car (driver) 76.6% / 80.3%
Huonville — Car (driver): 76.6% Ranelagh — Car (driver): 80.3%
Worked from Home 11.4% / 11.0%
Huonville — Worked from Home: 11.4% Ranelagh — Worked from Home: 11.0%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 5.9%
Huonville — Car (passenger): 6.2% Ranelagh — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Walked Only 4.1% / 1.6%
Huonville — Walked Only: 4.1% Ranelagh — Walked Only: 1.6%
Bus 1.8% / 1.3%
Huonville — Bus: 1.8% Ranelagh — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.3%).

Setting

Huonville Ranelagh
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 174 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.5 km 12.8 km

NBN connectivity

Huonville Ranelagh
Connectivity score 60/100 55/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 31%
1,629 premises
 25%
587 premises

Climate

Huonville Ranelagh
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Huonville Ranelagh
Average residential rate $1,884/yr
same for both
Council Huon Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Huonville Ranelagh
Division Franklin
same for both
Member Julie Collins
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Huonville Ranelagh
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Huonville

Acreage Easy Commute Outer River

Ranelagh

Acreage Outer

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