Kellevie vs Buckland

Kellevie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 52 in Buckland. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kellevie, most households are couple families. In Buckland, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Buckland tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

  • Kellevie is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 53%)
  • Buckland has more parks and reserves (13 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Kellevie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kellevie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Kellevie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (49 min vs 74 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (52.9 km vs 73 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Buckland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 9%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Kellevie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.8% vs 5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kellevie Buckland
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.

Kellevie Buckland
Walkability 0 / 0
Kellevie — Walkability: 0/100 Buckland — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 10 / 26
Kellevie — Low fire risk: 10/100 Buckland — Low fire risk: 26/100

Demographics

Buckland rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Kellevie has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $52,624).

Kellevie Buckland
Population 185 188
+2% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.8% +5.0%
Median age 40 52
Median household income $81,224/yr
+35% vs other
 $52,624/yr
Median weekly rent — $200/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kellevie Buckland
0-4 4.9% / 6.4%
Kellevie — 0-4: 4.9% Buckland — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 13.0% / 10.1%
Kellevie — 5-14: 13.0% Buckland — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 9.2% / 2.1%
Kellevie — 15-19: 9.2% Buckland — 15-19: 2.1%
20-24 5.4% / 1.6%
Kellevie — 20-24: 5.4% Buckland — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 13.0% / 3.2%
Kellevie — 25-34: 13.0% Buckland — 25-34: 3.2%
35-44 8.1% / 13.3%
Kellevie — 35-44: 8.1% Buckland — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 19.5% / 14.9%
Kellevie — 45-54: 19.5% Buckland — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 18.9% / 18.1%
Kellevie — 55-64: 18.9% Buckland — 55-64: 18.1%
65-74 5.4% / 13.8%
Kellevie — 65-74: 5.4% Buckland — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 1.6% / 6.4%
Kellevie — 75-84: 1.6% Buckland — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 2.2% / —
Kellevie — 85+: 2.2% Buckland — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kellevie 55.6% couple families
Kellevie — Couple Families: 55.6% Kellevie — Lone Person: 30.6% Kellevie — One Parent Families: 13.9%
Buckland 47.1% couple families
Buckland — Couple Families: 47.1% Buckland — Lone Person: 47.1% Buckland — One Parent Families: 5.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kellevie 0.0% renting
Kellevie — Owned Outright: 50.9% Kellevie — Mortgage: 49.1% Kellevie — Renting: 0.0%
Buckland 18.3% renting
Buckland — Owned Outright: 45.1% Buckland — Mortgage: 36.6% Buckland — Renting: 18.3%
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.

Kellevie Buckland
England 2.2% / 2.1%
Kellevie — England: 2.2% Buckland — England: 2.1%
New Zealand — / 2.1%
Kellevie — New Zealand: not among its largest Buckland — New Zealand: 2.1%
Indonesia — / 2.1%
Kellevie — Indonesia: not among its largest Buckland — Indonesia: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

Qualifications

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

Kellevie Buckland
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 17.6%
Kellevie — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Buckland — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 6.9%
Kellevie — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Buckland — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 3.7%
Kellevie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Buckland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / —
Kellevie — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Buckland — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / —
Kellevie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Buckland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kellevie 100.0% houses
Kellevie — Houses: 100.0% Kellevie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Buckland 98.6% houses
Buckland — Houses: 98.6% Buckland — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kellevie Buckland
Median house price — $460,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $450,000 —

Zoning mix

Kellevie Buckland
Rural and farming 98% 96%
Environmental 2% 4%
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

Kellevie Buckland
New dwellings approved 169
across Sorell
 49
across Glamorgan-Spring Bay
Approvals change year on year +346% -80%

Ranking within TAS

Kellevie Buckland
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of TAS Higher than 23% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of TAS Higher than 13% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 90% of TAS Higher than 63% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of TAS Higher than 4% of TAS

Liveability

Kellevie Buckland
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Kellevie carries more bushfire risk (90 vs 74).

Kellevie Buckland
Bushfire High
90/100
 High
74/100
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

Kellevie Buckland
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

Kellevie Buckland
Parks & reserves 4 13
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 17 76

Mobility

Buckland sits further from the CBD (73 km vs 52.9 km).

Kellevie Buckland
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 52.9 km 73 km
+38% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 49 min 74 min
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 7176
 0.5%
postcode 7190
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 27
postcode 7190

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.

Kellevie Buckland
Car (driver) 75.0% / 70.7%
Kellevie — Car (driver): 75.0% Buckland — Car (driver): 70.7%
Worked from Home 17.6% / 16.0%
Kellevie — Worked from Home: 17.6% Buckland — Worked from Home: 16.0%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / 5.3%
Kellevie — Car (passenger): 7.4% Buckland — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only — / 8.0%
Kellevie — Walked Only: not among its largest Buckland — Walked Only: 8.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).

Setting

Kellevie Buckland
Elevation 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 194 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.8 km 9.7 km

NBN connectivity

Kellevie Buckland
Connectivity score 23/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
64 premises
 0%
45 premises

Climate

Kellevie Buckland
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Kellevie Buckland
Average residential rate $1,598/yr $1,943/yr
Council Sorell Glamorgan-Spring Bay

Federal electorate

Kellevie Buckland
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kellevie Buckland
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kellevie

Outer

Buckland

Rural

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