Lawitta vs Plenty
Lawitta is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 50 in Plenty. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lawitta, about half of households are couple families. In Plenty, about half of households are people living alone. Lawitta is closer to the city centre: 39 km, against 46.6 km. On these figures, Lawitta tends to suit older residents, while Plenty suits 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
Plenty
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Lawitta
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (9/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (39 min vs 48 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (39 km vs 46.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lawitta
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (9/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 8%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Where they sit
Lawitta and Plenty 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
Lawitta has more residents (226 vs 66); Plenty skews older (50 vs 41).
| Lawitta | Plenty | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 226 +71% vs other | 66 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | — | -29.0% |
| Median age | 41 | 50 |
| Median household income | $79,300/yr +6% vs other | $74,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $265/wk | $280/wk +6% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).
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 (24.8%).
Property market
| Lawitta | Plenty | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $500,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Plenty has more rural and farming land (97% vs 39%).
| Lawitta | Plenty | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 39% | 97% |
| Other and special use | 41% | 0% |
| Residential | 13% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 5% | 1% |
| Environmental | 2% same for both | |
| 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
| Lawitta | Plenty | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 123 across Derwent Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +925% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Lawitta | Plenty | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 71% of TAS | Higher than 63% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of TAS | Higher than 34% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 18% of TAS | Higher than 17% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 78% of TAS | Higher than 61% of TAS |
Liveability
Lawitta is more walkable (9 vs 0).
| Lawitta | Plenty | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Plenty carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 29).
| Lawitta | Plenty | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 29/100 | High 93/100 |
| 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
| Lawitta | Plenty | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Lawitta | Plenty | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 3 |
Mobility
Plenty sits further from the CBD (46.6 km vs 39 km).
| Lawitta | Plenty | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 9/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 39 km | 46.6 km +19% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 39 min | 48 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (96.6%).
Setting
| Lawitta | Plenty | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 30 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 89 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 24.6 km | 30.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Lawitta | Plenty | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 53/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 19% 98 premises | 0% 50 premises |
Climate
| Lawitta | Plenty | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 492 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 24.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.7°C same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lawitta | Plenty | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lawitta | Plenty | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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