Legana vs Rosevears

Legana is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 56 in Rosevears. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Legana, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Rosevears: a median of $882,000, against $788,000 in Legana, though rent is higher in Legana. On these figures, Legana tends to suit families with children, while Rosevears suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Legana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Legana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($787,500 vs $882,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rosevears

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($305/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Legana

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (154 min vs 162 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (212.6 km vs 221.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Legana is more walkable (40/100 vs 10/100)
  • Rosevears has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 21%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Legana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.1% vs 3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Legana 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.

Legana 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.

Legana Rosevears
Walkability 40 / 10
Legana — Walkability: 40/100 Rosevears — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 68 / 59
Legana — Low fire risk: 68/100 Rosevears — Low fire risk: 59/100

Demographics

Legana has more residents (4,719 vs 365); Rosevears skews older (56 vs 41).

Legana Rosevears
Population 4,719
+92% vs other
 365
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.1% +3.7%
Median age 41 56
Median household income $85,436/yr
+12% vs other
 $75,088/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+13% vs other
 $305/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Legana Rosevears
0-4 5.5% / 3.3%
Legana — 0-4: 5.5% Rosevears — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 13.3% / 9.0%
Legana — 5-14: 13.3% Rosevears — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 5.9% / 6.3%
Legana — 15-19: 5.9% Rosevears — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 4.9% / 2.7%
Legana — 20-24: 4.9% Rosevears — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 11.9% / 6.6%
Legana — 25-34: 11.9% Rosevears — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 11.5% / 6.3%
Legana — 35-44: 11.5% Rosevears — 35-44: 6.3%
45-54 13.4% / 11.5%
Legana — 45-54: 13.4% Rosevears — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 12.2% / 22.5%
Legana — 55-64: 12.2% Rosevears — 55-64: 22.5%
65-74 10.9% / 18.9%
Legana — 65-74: 10.9% Rosevears — 65-74: 18.9%
75-84 7.5% / 9.3%
Legana — 75-84: 7.5% Rosevears — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 2.8% / 1.4%
Legana — 85+: 2.8% Rosevears — 85+: 1.4%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Legana 50.0% couple families
Legana — Couple Families: 50.0% Legana — Lone Person: 31.6% Legana — One Parent Families: 13.9% Legana — Group Household: 3.4% Legana — Other Families: 1.1%
Rosevears 41.4% couple families
Rosevears — Couple Families: 41.4% Rosevears — Lone Person: 42.5% Rosevears — One Parent Families: 16.1% Rosevears — Group Household: 0.0% Rosevears — 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.

Legana 16.0% renting
Legana — Owned Outright: 40.9% Legana — Mortgage: 43.1% Legana — Renting: 16.0%
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.

Legana Rosevears
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 14.8%
Legana — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Rosevears — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 14.8%
Legana — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Rosevears — Bachelor Degree: 14.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 9.9%
Legana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Rosevears — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 6.0%
Legana — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Rosevears — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.5%
Legana — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Rosevears — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

Legana Rosevears
England 5.2% / 10.4%
Legana — England: 5.2% Rosevears — England: 10.4%
New Zealand 1.0% / 2.7%
Legana — New Zealand: 1.0% Rosevears — New Zealand: 2.7%
Netherlands 0.8% / 0.8%
Legana — Netherlands: 0.8% Rosevears — Netherlands: 0.8%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.8%
Legana — Scotland: 0.5% Rosevears — Scotland: 0.8%
Germany — / 1.1%
Legana — Germany: not among its largest Rosevears — Germany: 1.1%
India 0.8% / —
Legana — India: 0.8% Rosevears — India: not among its largest
Italy — / 0.8%
Legana — Italy: not among its largest Rosevears — Italy: 0.8%
South Africa 0.7% / —
Legana — South Africa: 0.7% Rosevears — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Legana 95.8% houses
Legana — Houses: 95.8% Legana — Flats / Apartments: 2.6% Legana — Townhouses: 1.6%
Rosevears 102.0% houses
Rosevears — Houses: 102.0% Rosevears — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Rosevears — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Legana Rosevears
Median house price $787,500 $882,500
Median unit price $560,000 —
Median land price $292,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 77 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Rosevears has more rural and farming land (95% vs 66%).

Legana Rosevears
Rural and farming 66% 95%
Residential 24% 2%
Environmental 5% 1%
Other and special use 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
Industrial 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

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

Legana Rosevears
Houses 4.4%
$700/wk on $825K
 —
Units 4.6%
$530/wk on $600K
 —

Ranking within TAS

Legana Rosevears
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of TAS Higher than 64% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 90% of TAS Higher than 75% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 80% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of TAS Higher than 72% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 59% of TAS —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 53% of TAS —

Liveability

Legana is more walkable (40 vs 10).

Legana Rosevears
Grade B —
Score 60/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Legana Rosevears
Bushfire Low
32/100
 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

Legana Rosevears
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Legana

  • Legana Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Rosevears

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

Amenities in the suburb

Legana Rosevears
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 6 0
Parks & reserves 7 2
Childcare 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 1 0

Mobility

Rosevears sits further from the CBD (221.3 km vs 212.6 km).

Legana Rosevears
Walkability score 40/100 10/100
Distance to Hobart 212.6 km 221.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 154 min 162 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 7277
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 7277
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.

Legana Rosevears
Car (driver) 85.9% / 75.0%
Legana — Car (driver): 85.9% Rosevears — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 7.3% / 21.7%
Legana — Worked from Home: 7.3% Rosevears — Worked from Home: 21.7%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 3.3%
Legana — Car (passenger): 4.6% Rosevears — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Walked Only 1.3% / —
Legana — Walked Only: 1.3% Rosevears — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.7% / —
Legana — Bus: 0.7% Rosevears — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.9%).

Setting

Legana Rosevears
Elevation 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 171 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.5 km 27.4 km

NBN connectivity

Legana Rosevears
Connectivity score 72/100 33/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
2,186 premises
 1%
174 premises

Climate

Legana 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Legana

Acreage Quiet

Rosevears

Acreage Professionals Retirees

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