Lanena vs Rosevears

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lanena, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Rosevears: a median of $882,000, against $700,000 in Lanena. On these figures, Lanena tends to suit 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Lanena

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($700,000 vs $882,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lanena

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 30%)

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

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

Lanena Rosevears
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.

Lanena Rosevears
Walkability 17 / 10
Lanena — Walkability: 17/100 Rosevears — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 50 / 59
Lanena — Low fire risk: 50/100 Rosevears — Low fire risk: 59/100

Demographics

Lanena Rosevears
Population 343 365
+6% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.2% +3.7%
Median age 57 56
Median household income $69,628/yr $75,088/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $305/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lanena Rosevears
0-4 2.9% / 3.3%
Lanena — 0-4: 2.9% Rosevears — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 9.6% / 9.0%
Lanena — 5-14: 9.6% Rosevears — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 4.4% / 6.3%
Lanena — 15-19: 4.4% Rosevears — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 2.0% / 2.7%
Lanena — 20-24: 2.0% Rosevears — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 7.0% / 6.6%
Lanena — 25-34: 7.0% Rosevears — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 9.0% / 6.3%
Lanena — 35-44: 9.0% Rosevears — 35-44: 6.3%
45-54 13.7% / 11.5%
Lanena — 45-54: 13.7% Rosevears — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 19.2% / 22.5%
Lanena — 55-64: 19.2% Rosevears — 55-64: 22.5%
65-74 19.5% / 18.9%
Lanena — 65-74: 19.5% Rosevears — 65-74: 18.9%
75-84 13.1% / 9.3%
Lanena — 75-84: 13.1% Rosevears — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 3.5% / 1.4%
Lanena — 85+: 3.5% Rosevears — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lanena 48.4% couple families
Lanena — Couple Families: 48.4% Lanena — Lone Person: 39.1% Lanena — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Rosevears 41.4% couple families
Rosevears — Couple Families: 41.4% Rosevears — Lone Person: 42.5% Rosevears — One Parent Families: 16.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lanena 10.9% renting
Lanena — Owned Outright: 59.1% Lanena — Mortgage: 29.9% Lanena — Renting: 10.9%
Rosevears 9.8% renting
Rosevears — Owned Outright: 60.1% Rosevears — Mortgage: 30.1% Rosevears — Renting: 9.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lanena Rosevears
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 14.8%
Lanena — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Rosevears — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 14.8%
Lanena — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Rosevears — Bachelor Degree: 14.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.5% / 9.9%
Lanena — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5% Rosevears — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree 10.2% / 6.0%
Lanena — Postgraduate Degree: 10.2% Rosevears — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 2.5%
Lanena — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Rosevears — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

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.

Lanena Rosevears
England 11.7% / 10.4%
Lanena — England: 11.7% Rosevears — England: 10.4%
New Zealand 0.9% / 2.7%
Lanena — New Zealand: 0.9% Rosevears — New Zealand: 2.7%
Netherlands 1.5% / 0.8%
Lanena — Netherlands: 1.5% Rosevears — Netherlands: 0.8%
Scotland 1.2% / 0.8%
Lanena — Scotland: 1.2% Rosevears — Scotland: 0.8%
Philippines 1.2% / —
Lanena — Philippines: 1.2% Rosevears — Philippines: not among its largest
Canada 1.2% / —
Lanena — Canada: 1.2% Rosevears — Canada: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.1%
Lanena — Germany: not among its largest Rosevears — Germany: 1.1%
Italy — / 0.8%
Lanena — Italy: not among its largest Rosevears — Italy: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lanena 100.0% houses
Lanena — Houses: 100.0%
Rosevears 102.0% houses
Rosevears — Houses: 102.0%
Houses

Property market

Lanena Rosevears
Median house price $700,000 $882,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Rosevears has more rural and farming land (95% vs 83%).

Lanena Rosevears
Rural and farming 83% 95%
Residential 12% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 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

Lanena Rosevears
New dwellings approved 159
across West Tamar
same for both
Approvals change year on year +11%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Lanena Rosevears
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of TAS Higher than 64% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of TAS Higher than 75% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of TAS Higher than 80% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of TAS Higher than 72% of TAS

Liveability

Lanena Rosevears
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lanena Rosevears
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
41/100
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

Lanena Rosevears
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

Lanena Rosevears
Parks & reserves 1 2

Mobility

Lanena Rosevears
Walkability score 17/100 10/100
Distance to Hobart 221.7 km 221.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 160 min 162 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 7275
 1.0%
postcode 7277
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 7275
 43
postcode 7277

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.

Lanena Rosevears
Car (driver) 75.4% / 75.0%
Lanena — Car (driver): 75.4% Rosevears — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 21.7%
Lanena — Worked from Home: 16.7% Rosevears — Worked from Home: 21.7%
Car (passenger) 7.9% / 3.3%
Lanena — Car (passenger): 7.9% Rosevears — Car (passenger): 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.4%).

Setting

Lanena Rosevears
Elevation 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 171 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.8 km 27.4 km

NBN connectivity

Lanena Rosevears
Connectivity score 62/100 33/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
166 premises
 1%
174 premises

Climate

Lanena Rosevears
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

Lanena Rosevears
Average residential rate $1,859/yr
same for both
Council West Tamar
same for both

Federal electorate

Lanena Rosevears
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lanena Rosevears
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lanena

Acreage Professionals Retirees

Rosevears

Acreage Professionals Retirees

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