Jetsonville vs Nabowla

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jetsonville, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Jetsonville tends to suit couples, while Nabowla suits 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

Jetsonville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Nabowla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Nabowla

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $277/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Nabowla

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (189 min vs 200 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (253.4 km vs 265 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nabowla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Nabowla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.0% vs 7.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Jetsonville Nabowla
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.

Jetsonville Nabowla
Walkability 0 / 8
Jetsonville — Walkability: 0/100 Nabowla — Walkability: 8/100
Low fire risk 64 / 76
Jetsonville — Low fire risk: 64/100 Nabowla — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Jetsonville rents higher ($277/wk vs $165/wk); Jetsonville has higher household incomes ($67,860 vs $53,612).

Jetsonville Nabowla
Population 147
+11% vs other
 131
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.3% +17.0%
Median age 50 51
Median household income $67,860/yr
+21% vs other
 $53,612/yr
Median weekly rent $277/wk
+40% vs other
 $165/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jetsonville Nabowla
0-4 6.8% / 4.6%
Jetsonville — 0-4: 6.8% Nabowla — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 9.5% / 12.2%
Jetsonville — 5-14: 9.5% Nabowla — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 6.1% / 4.6%
Jetsonville — 15-19: 6.1% Nabowla — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 10.9% / 2.3%
Jetsonville — 20-24: 10.9% Nabowla — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 9.5% / 5.3%
Jetsonville — 25-34: 9.5% Nabowla — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 3.4% / 10.7%
Jetsonville — 35-44: 3.4% Nabowla — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 11.6% / 17.6%
Jetsonville — 45-54: 11.6% Nabowla — 45-54: 17.6%
55-64 15.0% / 17.6%
Jetsonville — 55-64: 15.0% Nabowla — 55-64: 17.6%
65-74 12.2% / 19.1%
Jetsonville — 65-74: 12.2% Nabowla — 65-74: 19.1%
75-84 12.2% / 5.3%
Jetsonville — 75-84: 12.2% Nabowla — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 3.4% / 2.3%
Jetsonville — 85+: 3.4% Nabowla — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

Jetsonville Nabowla
England 5.4% / 5.3%
Jetsonville — England: 5.4% Nabowla — England: 5.3%
Pakistan — / 4.6%
Jetsonville — Pakistan: not among its largest Nabowla — Pakistan: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Jetsonville 81.8% couple families
Jetsonville — Couple Families: 81.8% Jetsonville — Lone Person: 18.2% Jetsonville — One Parent Families: 0.0% Jetsonville — Group Household: 0.0%
Nabowla 25.8% couple families
Nabowla — Couple Families: 25.8% Nabowla — Lone Person: 38.7% Nabowla — One Parent Families: 19.4% Nabowla — Group Household: 16.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Jetsonville 100.0% houses
Jetsonville — Houses: 100.0%
Nabowla 100.0% houses
Nabowla — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Jetsonville Nabowla
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 13.0%
Jetsonville — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Nabowla — Certificate III & IV: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 2.3%
Jetsonville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Nabowla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 3.1%
Jetsonville — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Nabowla — Bachelor Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 2.3%
Jetsonville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Nabowla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / —
Jetsonville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Nabowla — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Jetsonville 7.4% renting
Jetsonville — Owned Outright: 64.8% Jetsonville — Mortgage: 27.8% Jetsonville — Renting: 7.4%
Nabowla 19.6% renting
Nabowla — Owned Outright: 41.2% Nabowla — Mortgage: 39.2% Nabowla — Renting: 19.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Jetsonville Nabowla
Rural and farming 99%
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

Jetsonville Nabowla
New dwellings approved 18
across Dorset
same for both
Approvals change year on year -60%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Jetsonville Nabowla
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of TAS Higher than 26% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of TAS Higher than 71% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of TAS Higher than 8% of TAS

Liveability

Nabowla is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Jetsonville Nabowla
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Jetsonville carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 24).

Jetsonville Nabowla
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Low
24/100
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

Jetsonville Nabowla
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

Jetsonville Nabowla
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Jetsonville sits further from the CBD (265 km vs 253.4 km).

Jetsonville Nabowla
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Hobart 265 km
+4% vs other
 253.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 200 min 189 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 7260
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 7260
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.

Jetsonville Nabowla
Car (driver) 72.5% / 79.7%
Jetsonville — Car (driver): 72.5% Nabowla — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 15.9% / 20.3%
Jetsonville — Worked from Home: 15.9% Nabowla — Worked from Home: 20.3%
Car (passenger) 11.6% / —
Jetsonville — Car (passenger): 11.6% Nabowla — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.7%).

Setting

Jetsonville Nabowla
Elevation 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.0 km 18.8 km

NBN connectivity

Jetsonville Nabowla
Connectivity score 24/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Jetsonville Nabowla
Annual rainfall 894 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Jetsonville Nabowla
Average residential rate $1,486/yr
same for both
Council Dorset
same for both

Federal electorate

Jetsonville Nabowla
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Jetsonville Nabowla
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Jetsonville

Retirees Rural

Nabowla

Retirees Rural

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