Little Swanport vs Pontypool
Pontypool is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 60 in Little Swanport. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Little Swanport, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Little Swanport tends to suit older residents, while Pontypool suits families with children.
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
Little Swanport
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (27 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Little Swanport
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 35%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Little Swanport
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Little Swanport
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Little Swanport
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (26.5% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Little Swanport and Pontypool 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
Little Swanport has more residents (148 vs 53); Pontypool rents higher ($200/wk vs $125/wk).
| Little Swanport | Pontypool | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 148 +64% vs other | 53 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +26.5% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 60 | 49 |
| Median household income | $48,516/yr +11% vs other | $43,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $125/wk | $200/wk +60% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).
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 (13.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Little Swanport | Pontypool | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $520,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Little Swanport | Pontypool | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 93% |
| Environmental | 6% | 7% |
| 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
| Little Swanport | Pontypool | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 49 across Glamorgan-Spring Bay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -80% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Little Swanport | Pontypool | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 11% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 79% of TAS | Higher than 71% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 62% of TAS | Higher than 64% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 20% of TAS | Higher than 16% of TAS |
Liveability
| Little Swanport | Pontypool | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Little Swanport carries more bushfire risk (47 vs 27).
| Little Swanport | Pontypool | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 47/100 | Low 27/100 |
| Crime | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 76/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Little Swanport | Pontypool | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Little Swanport | Pontypool | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 27 | 0 |
| Beaches | 4 | 0 |
| Waterways | 36 | 0 |
Mobility
| Little Swanport | Pontypool | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 108.1 km | 108.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 96 min | 92 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 7190 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 27 postcode 7190 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 (63.6%).
Setting
| Little Swanport | Pontypool | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 54 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 32 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.7 km 4.3 km to a named beach | 3.2 km 3.9 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Little Swanport | Pontypool | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 39 premises | 0% 18 premises |
Climate
| Little Swanport | Pontypool | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 714 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 19.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Little Swanport | Pontypool | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,943/yr same for both | |
| Council | Glamorgan-Spring Bay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Little Swanport | Pontypool | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Little Swanport | Pontypool | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.