Lebrina vs Pipers Brook
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Pipers Brook tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Lebrina is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 60%)
- Pipers Brook has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
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
Pipers Brook
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $285/wk)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 11%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Lebrina
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (238.2 km vs 257.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (180 min vs 187 min)
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.
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
Lebrina and Pipers Brook 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
Lebrina rents higher ($285/wk vs $100/wk); Lebrina has more residents (221 vs 109).
| Lebrina | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 221 +51% vs other | 109 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.1% | +17.2% |
| Median age | 45 | 46 |
| Median household income | $76,076/yr | $88,816/yr +17% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $285/wk +65% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (18.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Pipers Brook has more land zoned for conservation (15% vs 0%); Lebrina has more rural and farming land (98% vs 84%).
| Lebrina | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 84% |
| Environmental | 0% | 15% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Lebrina | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 208 across Launceston | 67 across George Town |
| Approvals change year on year | -29% | +25% |
Ranking within TAS
| Lebrina | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 66% of TAS | Higher than 81% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 34% of TAS | Higher than 5% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 23% of TAS | Higher than 27% of TAS |
Liveability
| Lebrina | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
| Lebrina | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 51/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Lebrina | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Lebrina | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| Waterways | 3 | 6 |
Mobility
Pipers Brook sits further from the CBD (257.8 km vs 238.2 km).
| Lebrina | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 238.2 km | 257.8 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 180 min | 187 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 7254 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 32 postcode 7254 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 (68.1%).
Setting
| Lebrina | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 242 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 97 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.7 km | 7.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Lebrina | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 23/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 69 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Climate
| Lebrina | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 894 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.2°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Lebrina | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,075/yr | $1,438/yr |
| Council | Launceston | George Town |
Federal electorate
| Lebrina | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bass same for both | |
| Member | Jess Teesdale same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lebrina | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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