Karoola vs Turners Marsh

Comparing Karoola and Turners Marsh, TAS: Karoola has more residents (349 vs 265); Karoola sits further from the CBD (226.2 km vs 219.4 km); and Karoola rents higher ($280/wk vs $243/wk).

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

Turners Marsh

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 73%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Turners Marsh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($243/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Turners Marsh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (219.4 km vs 226.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Karoola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Karoola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.7% vs 4.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Karoola Turners Marsh
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.

Karoola Turners Marsh
Walkability 0 / 0
Karoola — Walkability: 0/100 Turners Marsh — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 66 / 61
Karoola — Low fire risk: 66/100 Turners Marsh — Low fire risk: 61/100

Demographics

Karoola has more residents (349 vs 265); Karoola rents higher ($280/wk vs $243/wk).

Karoola Turners Marsh
Population 349
+24% vs other
 265
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.7% +4.3%
Median age 46 44
Median household income $84,500/yr $96,408/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+13% vs other
 $243/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Karoola Turners Marsh
0-4 4.6% / 6.0%
Karoola — 0-4: 4.6% Turners Marsh — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 10.0% / 12.1%
Karoola — 5-14: 10.0% Turners Marsh — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 5.4% / 6.8%
Karoola — 15-19: 5.4% Turners Marsh — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 4.9% / 3.0%
Karoola — 20-24: 4.9% Turners Marsh — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 12.6% / 8.7%
Karoola — 25-34: 12.6% Turners Marsh — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 11.5% / 13.2%
Karoola — 35-44: 11.5% Turners Marsh — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 12.3% / 18.9%
Karoola — 45-54: 12.3% Turners Marsh — 45-54: 18.9%
55-64 20.9% / 14.7%
Karoola — 55-64: 20.9% Turners Marsh — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 14.9% / 7.9%
Karoola — 65-74: 14.9% Turners Marsh — 65-74: 7.9%
75-84 4.0% / 3.4%
Karoola — 75-84: 4.0% Turners Marsh — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ — / 1.9%
Karoola — 85+: not among its largest Turners Marsh — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Karoola 57.7% couple families
Karoola — Couple Families: 57.7% Karoola — One Parent Families: 15.5% Karoola — Lone Person: 22.5% Karoola — Group Household: 4.2%
Turners Marsh 60.0% couple families
Turners Marsh — Couple Families: 60.0% Turners Marsh — One Parent Families: 25.5% Turners Marsh — Lone Person: 14.5% Turners Marsh — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Karoola 10.2% renting
Karoola — Owned Outright: 40.2% Karoola — Mortgage: 49.6% Karoola — Renting: 10.2%
Turners Marsh 7.1% renting
Turners Marsh — Owned Outright: 44.0% Turners Marsh — Mortgage: 48.8% Turners Marsh — Renting: 7.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Karoola Turners Marsh
England 3.4% / 1.1%
Karoola — England: 3.4% Turners Marsh — England: 1.1%
New Zealand — / 2.3%
Karoola — New Zealand: not among its largest Turners Marsh — New Zealand: 2.3%
Germany 1.7% / —
Karoola — Germany: 1.7% Turners Marsh — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.9% / —
Karoola — Netherlands: 0.9% Turners Marsh — Netherlands: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Karoola Turners Marsh
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 20.4%
Karoola — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% Turners Marsh — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 10.6%
Karoola — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Turners Marsh — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 3.4%
Karoola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Turners Marsh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 2.6%
Karoola — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Turners Marsh — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / —
Karoola — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Turners Marsh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Karoola 97.7% houses
Karoola — Houses: 97.7% Karoola — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Turners Marsh 100.0% houses
Turners Marsh — Houses: 100.0% Turners Marsh — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Karoola Turners Marsh
Median house price $1,050,000 $980,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Karoola Turners Marsh
Rural and farming 89%
same for both
Environmental 10% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
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

Karoola Turners Marsh
New dwellings approved 208
across Launceston
same for both
Approvals change year on year -29%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Karoola Turners Marsh
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of TAS Higher than 88% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of TAS Higher than 54% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of TAS Higher than 47% of TAS

Liveability

Karoola Turners Marsh
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Karoola Turners Marsh
Bushfire Low
34/100
 Low
39/100
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

Karoola Turners Marsh
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

Karoola Turners Marsh
Parks & reserves 0 5
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Karoola sits further from the CBD (226.2 km vs 219.4 km).

Karoola Turners Marsh
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 226.2 km
+3% vs other
 219.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 165 min 164 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 7267
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 7267
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.

Karoola Turners Marsh
Car (driver) 81.5% / 80.3%
Karoola — Car (driver): 81.5% Turners Marsh — Car (driver): 80.3%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 8.5%
Karoola — Worked from Home: 12.5% Turners Marsh — Worked from Home: 8.5%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 7.7%
Karoola — Car (passenger): 3.0% Turners Marsh — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Walked Only 3.0% / 3.4%
Karoola — Walked Only: 3.0% Turners Marsh — Walked Only: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Karoola Turners Marsh
Elevation 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 275 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.7 km 31.6 km

NBN connectivity

Karoola Turners Marsh
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
156 premises
 0%
111 premises

Climate

Karoola Turners Marsh
Annual rainfall 676 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Karoola Turners Marsh
Average residential rate $2,075/yr
same for both
Council Launceston
same for both

Federal electorate

Karoola Turners Marsh
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Karoola Turners Marsh
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Karoola

Rural

Turners Marsh

Rural

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