Lileah vs Trowutta

Lileah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 51 in Trowutta. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lileah, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Lileah tends to suit 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

Trowutta

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 46%)

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

First-home buyers

Trowutta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 20%)

Weighs 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

Lileah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (416 km vs 438.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (312 min vs 322 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lileah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 10%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Lileah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.6% vs -4.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lileah Trowutta
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.

Lileah Trowutta
Walkability 0 / 0
Lileah — Walkability: 0/100 Trowutta — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 22 / 25
Lileah — Low fire risk: 22/100 Trowutta — Low fire risk: 25/100

Demographics

Trowutta skews older (51 vs 34); Trowutta has higher household incomes ($68,900 vs $58,500).

Lileah Trowutta
Population 79 88
+11% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.6% -4.3%
Median age 34 51
Median household income $58,500/yr $68,900/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+4% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lileah Trowutta
0-4 7.6% / —
Lileah — 0-4: 7.6% Trowutta — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 3.8% / 10.2%
Lileah — 5-14: 3.8% Trowutta — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 15.2% / 9.1%
Lileah — 15-19: 15.2% Trowutta — 15-19: 9.1%
20-24 6.3% / 3.4%
Lileah — 20-24: 6.3% Trowutta — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 17.7% / 4.5%
Lileah — 25-34: 17.7% Trowutta — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 10.1% / 9.1%
Lileah — 35-44: 10.1% Trowutta — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 13.9% / 29.5%
Lileah — 45-54: 13.9% Trowutta — 45-54: 29.5%
55-64 3.8% / 23.9%
Lileah — 55-64: 3.8% Trowutta — 55-64: 23.9%
65-74 15.2% / 10.2%
Lileah — 65-74: 15.2% Trowutta — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 6.3% / —
Lileah — 75-84: 6.3% Trowutta — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Lileah — 85+: not among its largest Trowutta — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lileah 53.6% lone person
Lileah — Lone Person: 53.6% Lileah — Couple Families: 35.7% Lileah — One Parent Families: 10.7%
Trowutta 41.2% lone person
Trowutta — Lone Person: 41.2% Trowutta — Couple Families: 35.3% Trowutta — One Parent Families: 23.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lileah 20.0% renting
Lileah — Owned Outright: 36.7% Lileah — Mortgage: 43.3% Lileah — Renting: 20.0%
Trowutta 29.2% renting
Trowutta — Owned Outright: 29.2% Trowutta — Mortgage: 41.7% Trowutta — Renting: 29.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Lileah Trowutta
New Zealand 5.1% / 3.4%
Lileah — New Zealand: 5.1% Trowutta — New Zealand: 3.4%
England — / 4.5%
Lileah — England: not among its largest Trowutta — England: 4.5%
Pakistan 3.8% / —
Lileah — Pakistan: 3.8% Trowutta — Pakistan: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

Qualifications

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

Lileah Trowutta
Certificate III & IV 26.6% / 15.9%
Lileah — Certificate III & IV: 26.6% Trowutta — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.1% / —
Lileah — Bachelor Degree: 5.1% Trowutta — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.5%
Lileah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Trowutta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lileah 100.0% houses
Lileah — Houses: 100.0% Lileah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Trowutta 93.5% houses
Trowutta — Houses: 93.5% Trowutta — Flats / Apartments: 6.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lileah Trowutta
Median house price $435,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Lileah has more rural and farming land (100% vs 88%); Trowutta has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 0%).

Lileah Trowutta
Rural and farming 100% 88%
Environmental 0% 12%
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

Lileah Trowutta
New dwellings approved 7
across Circular Head
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Lileah Trowutta
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 33% of TAS Higher than 52% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of TAS Higher than 15% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of TAS Higher than 3% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of TAS Higher than 22% of TAS

Liveability

Lileah Trowutta
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lileah Trowutta
Bushfire High
78/100
 High
75/100
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

Lileah Trowutta
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

Lileah Trowutta
Parks & reserves 0 6

Mobility

Trowutta sits further from the CBD (438.6 km vs 416 km).

Lileah Trowutta
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 416 km 438.6 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 312 min 322 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 7330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 23
postcode 7330
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.

Lileah Trowutta
Car (driver) 65.0% / 65.7%
Lileah — Car (driver): 65.0% Trowutta — Car (driver): 65.7%
Worked from Home 15.0% / 17.1%
Lileah — Worked from Home: 15.0% Trowutta — Worked from Home: 17.1%
Walked Only 20.0% / —
Lileah — Walked Only: 20.0% Trowutta — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 17.1%
Lileah — Car (passenger): not among its largest Trowutta — Car (passenger): 17.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.7%).

Setting

Lileah Trowutta
Elevation 183 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 190 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.0 km 28.9 km

NBN connectivity

Lileah Trowutta
Connectivity score 30/100 18/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Lileah Trowutta
Annual rainfall 1,454 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 20.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.2°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Lileah Trowutta
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lileah Trowutta
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lileah

Rural Students

Trowutta

Rural

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