Kimberley vs Sunnyside

Sunnyside is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 51 in Kimberley. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Sunnyside tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

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

Kimberley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (41% vs 28%)

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

First-home buyers

Kimberley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Sunnyside

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 8%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $225/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kimberley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (253.7 km vs 258.4 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.

Where they sit

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

Kimberley Sunnyside
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.

Kimberley Sunnyside
Walkability 0 / 0
Kimberley — Walkability: 0/100 Sunnyside — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 100 / 71
Kimberley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sunnyside — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Sunnyside has higher household incomes ($60,632 vs $42,484); Kimberley rents higher ($225/wk vs $200/wk).

Kimberley Sunnyside
Population 124
+11% vs other
 110
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +5.8%
Median age 51 46
Median household income $42,484/yr $60,632/yr
+43% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk
+11% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kimberley Sunnyside
0-4 5.6% / 10.9%
Kimberley — 0-4: 5.6% Sunnyside — 0-4: 10.9%
5-14 11.3% / 17.3%
Kimberley — 5-14: 11.3% Sunnyside — 5-14: 17.3%
15-19 3.2% / —
Kimberley — 15-19: 3.2% Sunnyside — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.2% / —
Kimberley — 20-24: 3.2% Sunnyside — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 2.4% / 8.2%
Kimberley — 25-34: 2.4% Sunnyside — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 12.9% / 13.6%
Kimberley — 35-44: 12.9% Sunnyside — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 15.3% / 8.2%
Kimberley — 45-54: 15.3% Sunnyside — 45-54: 8.2%
55-64 16.1% / 12.7%
Kimberley — 55-64: 16.1% Sunnyside — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 20.2% / 16.4%
Kimberley — 65-74: 20.2% Sunnyside — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 5.6% / 12.7%
Kimberley — 75-84: 5.6% Sunnyside — 75-84: 12.7%
85+ — / —
Kimberley — 85+: not among its largest Sunnyside — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kimberley 58.8% lone person
Kimberley — Lone Person: 58.8% Kimberley — Couple Families: 32.4% Kimberley — One Parent Families: 8.8%
Sunnyside 72.0% lone person
Sunnyside — Lone Person: 72.0% Sunnyside — Couple Families: 28.0% Sunnyside — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kimberley 7.5% renting
Kimberley — Owned Outright: 56.6% Kimberley — Mortgage: 35.8% Kimberley — Renting: 7.5%
Sunnyside 23.3% renting
Sunnyside — Owned Outright: 39.5% Sunnyside — Mortgage: 37.2% Sunnyside — Renting: 23.3%
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.

Kimberley Sunnyside
England 10.5% / 3.6%
Kimberley — England: 10.5% Sunnyside — England: 3.6%
Germany 4.8% / —
Kimberley — Germany: 4.8% Sunnyside — Germany: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 4.5%
Kimberley — New Zealand: not among its largest Sunnyside — New Zealand: 4.5%
Philippines 3.2% / —
Kimberley — Philippines: 3.2% Sunnyside — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.5%).

Qualifications

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

Kimberley Sunnyside
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 17.3%
Kimberley — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Sunnyside — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 10.0%
Kimberley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Sunnyside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 6.4%
Kimberley — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Sunnyside — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 3.6%
Kimberley — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Sunnyside — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kimberley 100.0% houses
Kimberley — Houses: 100.0% Kimberley — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Sunnyside 95.6% houses
Sunnyside — Houses: 95.6% Sunnyside — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kimberley Sunnyside
Median house price $766,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Kimberley Sunnyside
Rural and farming 90% 88%
Environmental 8% 12%
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

Kimberley Sunnyside
New dwellings approved 202
across Meander Valley
 19
across Kentish
Approvals change year on year +67% —

Ranking within TAS

Kimberley Sunnyside
House price —
same for both
Income —
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of TAS Higher than 9% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 60% of TAS Higher than 9% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of TAS Higher than 40% of TAS

Liveability

Kimberley Sunnyside
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Sunnyside carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 0).

Kimberley Sunnyside
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
29/100
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

Kimberley Sunnyside
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

Kimberley Sunnyside
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 8 0

Mobility

Sunnyside sits further from the CBD (258.4 km vs 253.7 km).

Kimberley Sunnyside
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 253.7 km 258.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 182 min 186 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 7304
 0.2%
postcode 7305
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 7304
 35
postcode 7305

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.

Kimberley Sunnyside
Car (driver) 65.1% / 79.5%
Kimberley — Car (driver): 65.1% Sunnyside — Car (driver): 79.5%
Worked from Home 34.9% / 12.8%
Kimberley — Worked from Home: 34.9% Sunnyside — Worked from Home: 12.8%
Bus — / 7.7%
Kimberley — Bus: not among its largest Sunnyside — Bus: 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.5%).

Setting

Kimberley Sunnyside
Elevation 165 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 290 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.4 km 23.6 km

NBN connectivity

Kimberley Sunnyside
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
66 premises
 0%
49 premises

Climate

Kimberley Sunnyside
Annual rainfall 720 mm 698 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 21.6°C
Winter min (Jul) — 5.1°C

Council rates

Kimberley Sunnyside
Average residential rate $875/yr $1,299/yr
Council Meander Valley Kentish

Federal electorate

Kimberley Sunnyside
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kimberley Sunnyside
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kimberley

Retirees Rural

Sunnyside

Family Retirees Rural Young Families

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