Latrobe vs Sassafras

Latrobe is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Sassafras. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sassafras, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Latrobe: a median of $640,000, against $540,000 in Sassafras. On these figures, Latrobe tends to suit people living alone, while Sassafras suits couples 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

Latrobe

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Sassafras is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

Sassafras

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($540,000 vs $640,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Latrobe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Sassafras

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (180 min vs 193 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (260.2 km vs 273.3 km)
  • But Latrobe is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Latrobe

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Latrobe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.7% vs 1.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Latrobe Sassafras
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.

Latrobe Sassafras
Walkability 20 / 0
Latrobe — Walkability: 20/100 Sassafras — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 69 / 71
Latrobe — Low fire risk: 69/100 Sassafras — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Latrobe has more residents (5,030 vs 352); Sassafras has higher household incomes ($73,372 vs $60,996).

Latrobe Sassafras
Population 5,030
+93% vs other
 352
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.7% +1.4%
Median age 43 46
Median household income $60,996/yr $73,372/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Latrobe Sassafras
0-4 5.0% / 2.6%
Latrobe — 0-4: 5.0% Sassafras — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 11.7% / 10.8%
Latrobe — 5-14: 11.7% Sassafras — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 5.2% / 8.2%
Latrobe — 15-19: 5.2% Sassafras — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 5.3% / 3.4%
Latrobe — 20-24: 5.3% Sassafras — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 12.9% / 8.0%
Latrobe — 25-34: 12.9% Sassafras — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 10.8% / 9.9%
Latrobe — 35-44: 10.8% Sassafras — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 12.0% / 21.6%
Latrobe — 45-54: 12.0% Sassafras — 45-54: 21.6%
55-64 12.3% / 13.1%
Latrobe — 55-64: 12.3% Sassafras — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 13.6% / 10.8%
Latrobe — 65-74: 13.6% Sassafras — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 7.8% / 9.1%
Latrobe — 75-84: 7.8% Sassafras — 75-84: 9.1%
85+ 3.1% / 2.3%
Latrobe — 85+: 3.1% Sassafras — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Latrobe 35.4% couple families
Latrobe — Couple Families: 35.4% Latrobe — Lone Person: 42.2% Latrobe — One Parent Families: 17.5% Latrobe — Group Household: 2.9% Latrobe — Other Families: 2.0%
Sassafras 55.8% couple families
Sassafras — Couple Families: 55.8% Sassafras — Lone Person: 31.4% Sassafras — One Parent Families: 12.8% Sassafras — Group Household: 0.0% Sassafras — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Latrobe 28.3% renting
Latrobe — Owned Outright: 36.7% Latrobe — Mortgage: 35.0% Latrobe — Renting: 28.3%
Sassafras 17.7% renting
Sassafras — Owned Outright: 54.9% Sassafras — Mortgage: 27.4% Sassafras — Renting: 17.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Latrobe Sassafras
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 20.2%
Latrobe — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Sassafras — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 5.4%
Latrobe — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Sassafras — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 4.5%
Latrobe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Sassafras — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.7%
Latrobe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Sassafras — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / —
Latrobe — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Sassafras — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

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.

Latrobe Sassafras
England 2.9% / 1.4%
Latrobe — England: 2.9% Sassafras — England: 1.4%
South Africa 0.3% / 1.1%
Latrobe — South Africa: 0.3% Sassafras — South Africa: 1.1%
New Zealand 0.8% / —
Latrobe — New Zealand: 0.8% Sassafras — New Zealand: not among its largest
Nepal 0.6% / —
Latrobe — Nepal: 0.6% Sassafras — Nepal: not among its largest
India 0.4% / —
Latrobe — India: 0.4% Sassafras — India: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.3% / —
Latrobe — Netherlands: 0.3% Sassafras — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Latrobe 93.0% houses
Latrobe — Houses: 93.0% Latrobe — Flats / Apartments: 1.1% Latrobe — Townhouses: 5.9%
Sassafras 93.0% houses
Sassafras — Houses: 93.0% Sassafras — Flats / Apartments: 7.0% Sassafras — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Latrobe Sassafras
Median house price $640,000 $540,000
Median unit price $480,000 —
Median land price $210,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 51 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Sassafras has more rural and farming land (97% vs 84%).

Latrobe Sassafras
Rural and farming 84% 97%
Environmental 6% 3%
Residential 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 0%
Parks and recreation 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

Latrobe Sassafras
New dwellings approved 93
across Latrobe (Tas.)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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.

Latrobe Sassafras
Houses 4.2%
$600/wk on $750K
 —
Units 4.6%
$450/wk on $509K
 —

Ranking within TAS

Latrobe Sassafras
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of TAS Higher than 62% of TAS
Schools Higher than 48% of TAS —
Walkability Higher than 84% of TAS Higher than 65% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of TAS Higher than 54% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of TAS Higher than 48% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 48% of TAS —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 55% of TAS —

Liveability

Latrobe is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Latrobe Sassafras
Grade C —
Score 44/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Latrobe Sassafras
Bushfire Low
31/100
 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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Latrobe Sassafras
Inside the suburb 4 1
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Latrobe

  • Latrobe Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Geneva Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Latrobe High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Patrick's Catholic School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Sassafras

  • Sassafras Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Latrobe Sassafras
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 1
Parks & reserves 12 2
Childcare 3 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 1
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 32 2

Mobility

Latrobe sits further from the CBD (273.3 km vs 260.2 km).

Latrobe Sassafras
Walkability score 20/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 273.3 km
+5% vs other
 260.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 193 min 180 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 7307
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 7307
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.

Latrobe Sassafras
Car (driver) 84.7% / 66.7%
Latrobe — Car (driver): 84.7% Sassafras — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 5.9% / 22.0%
Latrobe — Worked from Home: 5.9% Sassafras — Worked from Home: 22.0%
Walked Only 3.2% / 8.1%
Latrobe — Walked Only: 3.2% Sassafras — Walked Only: 8.1%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 3.2%
Latrobe — Car (passenger): 5.0% Sassafras — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Bus 1.0% / —
Latrobe — Bus: 1.0% Sassafras — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.7%).

Setting

Latrobe Sassafras
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 122 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.9 km 15.5 km

NBN connectivity

Latrobe Sassafras
Connectivity score 66/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
2,662 premises
 0%
131 premises

Climate

Latrobe Sassafras
Annual rainfall 698 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 21.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Latrobe Sassafras
Average residential rate $1,123/yr
same for both
Council Latrobe (Tas.)
same for both

Federal electorate

Latrobe Sassafras
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Latrobe Sassafras
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Latrobe

Acreage River

Sassafras

Rural

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