Lachlan vs New Norfolk

New Norfolk is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Lachlan. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lachlan, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lachlan: a median of $690,000, against $530,000 in New Norfolk, and rent is higher there too. New Norfolk is closer to the city centre: 35.7 km, against 41.1 km. On these figures, Lachlan tends to suit couples, while New Norfolk suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

New Norfolk

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 5)
  • But Lachlan is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 55%)

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

First-home buyers

New Norfolk

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($192,500 vs $292,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($530,000 vs $690,000)
  • But Lachlan leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 23%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

New Norfolk

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 4%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $365/wk)
  • But Lachlan leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

New Norfolk

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (35.7 km vs 41.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (35 min vs 40 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

New Norfolk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Lachlan New Norfolk
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.

Lachlan New Norfolk
Walkability 0 / 76
Lachlan — Walkability: 0/100 New Norfolk — Walkability: 76/100
Low fire risk 10 / 5
Lachlan — Low fire risk: 10/100 New Norfolk — Low fire risk: 5/100

Demographics

New Norfolk has more residents (6,037 vs 953); Lachlan has higher household incomes ($91,468 vs $57,824).

Lachlan New Norfolk
Population 953 6,037
+533% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.3% +11.1%
Median age 44 40
Median household income $91,468/yr
+37% vs other
 $57,824/yr
Median weekly rent $365/wk
+21% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lachlan New Norfolk
0-4 5.4% / 5.7%
Lachlan — 0-4: 5.4% New Norfolk — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 12.4% / 12.9%
Lachlan — 5-14: 12.4% New Norfolk — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 6.4% / 5.5%
Lachlan — 15-19: 6.4% New Norfolk — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 4.5% / 6.0%
Lachlan — 20-24: 4.5% New Norfolk — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 8.5% / 13.3%
Lachlan — 25-34: 8.5% New Norfolk — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 13.0% / 11.7%
Lachlan — 35-44: 13.0% New Norfolk — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 15.1% / 11.7%
Lachlan — 45-54: 15.1% New Norfolk — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 18.7% / 13.1%
Lachlan — 55-64: 18.7% New Norfolk — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 10.5% / 11.3%
Lachlan — 65-74: 10.5% New Norfolk — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 4.0% / 6.6%
Lachlan — 75-84: 4.0% New Norfolk — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 1.2% / 2.4%
Lachlan — 85+: 1.2% New Norfolk — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lachlan 56.9% couple families
Lachlan — Couple Families: 56.9% Lachlan — Lone Person: 27.5% Lachlan — One Parent Families: 14.2% Lachlan — Other Families: 1.4% Lachlan — Group Household: 0.0%
New Norfolk 30.9% couple families
New Norfolk — Couple Families: 30.9% New Norfolk — Lone Person: 40.6% New Norfolk — One Parent Families: 24.1% New Norfolk — Other Families: 1.6% New Norfolk — Group Household: 2.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lachlan 3.7% renting
Lachlan — Owned Outright: 39.3% Lachlan — Mortgage: 57.0% Lachlan — Renting: 3.7%
New Norfolk 31.9% renting
New Norfolk — Owned Outright: 31.7% New Norfolk — Mortgage: 36.4% New Norfolk — Renting: 31.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lachlan New Norfolk
Certificate III & IV 20.4% / 16.8%
Lachlan — Certificate III & IV: 20.4% New Norfolk — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 4.4%
Lachlan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% New Norfolk — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 4.4%
Lachlan — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% New Norfolk — Bachelor Degree: 4.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 1.4%
Lachlan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% New Norfolk — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 0.6%
Lachlan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% New Norfolk — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

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.

Lachlan New Norfolk
England 6.0% / 2.5%
Lachlan — England: 6.0% New Norfolk — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.0%
Lachlan — New Zealand: 0.8% New Norfolk — New Zealand: 1.0%
Scotland 0.9% / 0.3%
Lachlan — Scotland: 0.9% New Norfolk — Scotland: 0.3%
Germany 0.5% / 0.3%
Lachlan — Germany: 0.5% New Norfolk — Germany: 0.3%
Canada 0.4% / —
Lachlan — Canada: 0.4% New Norfolk — Canada: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.3%
Lachlan — Philippines: not among its largest New Norfolk — Philippines: 0.3%
Sri Lanka — / 0.3%
Lachlan — Sri Lanka: not among its largest New Norfolk — Sri Lanka: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lachlan 99.1% houses
Lachlan — Houses: 99.1% Lachlan — Townhouses: 1.2% Lachlan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
New Norfolk 91.0% houses
New Norfolk — Houses: 91.0% New Norfolk — Townhouses: 4.8% New Norfolk — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lachlan New Norfolk
Median house price $690,000 $530,000
Median unit price — $482,000
Median land price $292,500 $192,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 67 days
from 10 sales
 33 days
from 79 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Lachlan New Norfolk
3 bed $735K / $510K
Lachlan — 3 bed: $735K (11 sales) New Norfolk — 3 bed: $510K (132 sales)

11 vs 132 sales

4 bed $775K / $635K
Lachlan — 4 bed: $775K (6 sales) New Norfolk — 4 bed: $635K (37 sales)

6 vs 37 sales

Zoning mix

Lachlan has more rural and farming land (86% vs 26%).

Lachlan New Norfolk
Rural and farming 86% 26%
Residential 0% 32%
Environmental 14% 15%
Parks and recreation 0% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 9%
Other and special use 0% 6%
Commercial 0% 1%
Industrial 0% 1%
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

Lachlan New Norfolk
New dwellings approved 123
across Derwent Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +925%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Lachlan New Norfolk
Houses — 5.0%
$580/wk on $598K
Units — 5.4%
$465/wk on $449K

Ranking within TAS

Lachlan New Norfolk
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 83% of TAS Higher than 31% of TAS
Schools — Higher than 36% of TAS
Walkability Higher than 24% of TAS Higher than 98% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 16% of TAS Higher than 15% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of TAS Higher than 82% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 90% of TAS
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 82% of TAS

Liveability

New Norfolk is more walkable (76 vs 0).

Lachlan New Norfolk
Grade D
same for both
Score 36/100 35/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Lachlan New Norfolk
Bushfire High
90/100
 High
95/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Lachlan New Norfolk
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Lachlan

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in New Norfolk

  • St Brigid's Catholic School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • New Norfolk Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Fairview Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • New Norfolk High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Indie School - Glenorchy (New Norfolk Campus) Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Lachlan New Norfolk
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 10
Parks & reserves 5 12
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 5
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 27 3

Mobility

Lachlan sits further from the CBD (41.1 km vs 35.7 km).

Lachlan New Norfolk
Walkability score 0/100 76/100
Distance to Hobart 41.1 km
+13% vs other
 35.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 35 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 7140
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 24
postcode 7140
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.

Lachlan New Norfolk
Car (driver) 85.8% / 82.5%
Lachlan — Car (driver): 85.8% New Norfolk — Car (driver): 82.5%
Worked from Home 6.8% / 5.3%
Lachlan — Worked from Home: 6.8% New Norfolk — Worked from Home: 5.3%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 6.2%
Lachlan — Car (passenger): 5.8% New Norfolk — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only 0.8% / 3.1%
Lachlan — Walked Only: 0.8% New Norfolk — Walked Only: 3.1%
Bus 0.8% / 3.0%
Lachlan — Bus: 0.8% New Norfolk — Bus: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.8%).

Setting

Lachlan New Norfolk
Elevation 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.1 km 22.0 km

NBN connectivity

Lachlan New Norfolk
Connectivity score 30/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
386 premises
 38%
3,157 premises

Climate

Lachlan New Norfolk
Annual rainfall 988 mm 492 mm
Summer max (Jan) 13.3°C 24.5°C
Winter min (Jul) -1.0°C 1.7°C

Federal electorate

Lachlan New Norfolk
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lachlan New Norfolk
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lachlan

Outer River

New Norfolk

Acreage Easy Commute Outer Parks Transport Hub

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