Kempton vs Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Kempton. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kempton, about half of households are couple families. Kempton is closer to the city centre: 50.2 km, against 57.5 km. On these figures, Kempton tends to suit 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
Kempton
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- But Melton Mowbray is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 65%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Melton Mowbray
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Melton Mowbray
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $250/wk)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 15%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Kempton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (50.2 km vs 57.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kempton and Melton Mowbray drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Kempton has more residents (420 vs 68); Kempton rents higher ($250/wk vs $100/wk).
| Kempton | Melton Mowbray | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 420 +84% vs other | 68 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.8% | +4.6% |
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Median household income | $64,532/yr | $69,316/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +60% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
Property market
| Kempton | Melton Mowbray | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $550,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $210,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 41 days from 11 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Kempton | Melton Mowbray | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 99% |
| Residential | 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
| Kempton | Melton Mowbray | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 45 across Southern Midlands same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Kempton | Melton Mowbray | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 43% of TAS | Higher than 53% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 66% of TAS | Higher than 48% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 29% of TAS | Higher than 27% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 72% of TAS | Higher than 46% of TAS |
Liveability
| Kempton | Melton Mowbray | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
| Kempton | Melton Mowbray | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 87/100 | High 86/100 |
| 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
| Kempton | Melton Mowbray | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Kempton
- Kempton Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Melton Mowbray
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Kempton | Melton Mowbray | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 1 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Melton Mowbray sits further from the CBD (57.5 km vs 50.2 km).
| Kempton | Melton Mowbray | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 50.2 km | 57.5 km +15% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 49 min | 47 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7030 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 24 postcode 7030 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).
Setting
| Kempton | Melton Mowbray | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 263 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 236 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 32.7 km | 40.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kempton | Melton Mowbray | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 204 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Climate
| Kempton | Melton Mowbray | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 485 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Kempton | Melton Mowbray | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,381/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Midlands same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kempton | Melton Mowbray | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kempton | Melton Mowbray | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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