Little Swanport vs Triabunna

Triabunna is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 60 in Little Swanport. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Little Swanport: a median of $520,000, against $452,000 in Triabunna, though rent is higher in Triabunna.

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 3)

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

First-home buyers

Triabunna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($452,000 vs $520,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Little Swanport

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $245/wk)
  • But Triabunna has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Triabunna

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (77 min vs 96 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (90.1 km vs 108.1 km)
  • But Little Swanport is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Little Swanport

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Little Swanport

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.5% vs 3.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Little Swanport Triabunna
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.

Little Swanport Triabunna
Walkability 13 / 0
Little Swanport — Walkability: 13/100 Triabunna — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 53 / 17
Little Swanport — Low fire risk: 53/100 Triabunna — Low fire risk: 17/100

Demographics

Triabunna has more residents (905 vs 148); Triabunna rents higher ($245/wk vs $125/wk).

Little Swanport Triabunna
Population 148 905
+511% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.5% +3.5%
Median age 60 51
Median household income $48,516/yr
+2% vs other
 $47,788/yr
Median weekly rent $125/wk $245/wk
+96% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Little Swanport Triabunna
0-4 2.7% / 3.2%
Little Swanport — 0-4: 2.7% Triabunna — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 2.0% / 9.7%
Little Swanport — 5-14: 2.0% Triabunna — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 2.7% / 5.3%
Little Swanport — 15-19: 2.7% Triabunna — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 3.4% / 4.6%
Little Swanport — 20-24: 3.4% Triabunna — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 4.1% / 10.8%
Little Swanport — 25-34: 4.1% Triabunna — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 8.1% / 7.1%
Little Swanport — 35-44: 8.1% Triabunna — 35-44: 7.1%
45-54 16.2% / 12.6%
Little Swanport — 45-54: 16.2% Triabunna — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 25.7% / 15.0%
Little Swanport — 55-64: 25.7% Triabunna — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 21.6% / 17.3%
Little Swanport — 65-74: 21.6% Triabunna — 65-74: 17.3%
75-84 11.5% / 11.7%
Little Swanport — 75-84: 11.5% Triabunna — 75-84: 11.7%
85+ — / 1.8%
Little Swanport — 85+: not among its largest Triabunna — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Little Swanport 50.0% lone person
Little Swanport — Lone Person: 50.0% Little Swanport — Couple Families: 41.2% Little Swanport — One Parent Families: 8.8% Little Swanport — Group Household: 0.0% Little Swanport — Other Families: 0.0%
Triabunna 47.9% lone person
Triabunna — Lone Person: 47.9% Triabunna — Couple Families: 26.5% Triabunna — One Parent Families: 21.4% Triabunna — Group Household: 3.1% Triabunna — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Little Swanport 5.5% renting
Little Swanport — Owned Outright: 67.3% Little Swanport — Mortgage: 27.3% Little Swanport — Renting: 5.5%
Triabunna 24.8% renting
Triabunna — Owned Outright: 49.3% Triabunna — Mortgage: 25.9% Triabunna — Renting: 24.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Little Swanport Triabunna
Certificate III & IV 14.2% / 18.1%
Little Swanport — Certificate III & IV: 14.2% Triabunna — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 3.9%
Little Swanport — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% Triabunna — Bachelor Degree: 3.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / 4.6%
Little Swanport — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% Triabunna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Little Swanport — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Triabunna — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Little Swanport — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Triabunna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

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.

Little Swanport Triabunna
England 5.4% / 3.4%
Little Swanport — England: 5.4% Triabunna — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 2.0% / 1.5%
Little Swanport — New Zealand: 2.0% Triabunna — New Zealand: 1.5%
France 2.7% / —
Little Swanport — France: 2.7% Triabunna — France: not among its largest
India — / 0.6%
Little Swanport — India: not among its largest Triabunna — India: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Little Swanport — Philippines: not among its largest Triabunna — Philippines: 0.6%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Little Swanport — Netherlands: not among its largest Triabunna — Netherlands: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Little Swanport 91.8% houses
Little Swanport — Houses: 91.8% Little Swanport — Flats / Apartments: 8.2% Little Swanport — Townhouses: 0.0%
Triabunna 96.7% houses
Triabunna — Houses: 96.7% Triabunna — Flats / Apartments: 0.5% Triabunna — Townhouses: 2.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Little Swanport Triabunna
Median house price $520,000 $452,000
Median unit price — $360,000
Median land price — $270,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 50 days
from 16 sales

Zoning mix

Little Swanport Triabunna
Rural and farming 94%
same for both
Environmental 6% 4%
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 Triabunna
New dwellings approved 49
across Glamorgan-Spring Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
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.

Little Swanport Triabunna
Houses — 4.6%
$460/wk on $520K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Little Swanport Triabunna
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 17% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of TAS Higher than 40% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of TAS Higher than 63% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 20% of TAS Higher than 92% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 68% of TAS

Liveability

Little Swanport is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Little Swanport Triabunna
Grade — D
Score — 26/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Triabunna carries more bushfire risk (83 vs 47).

Little Swanport Triabunna
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 High
83/100
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
 Moderate
49/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Little Swanport Triabunna
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Little Swanport

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

Schools in Triabunna

  • Triabunna District School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Little Swanport Triabunna
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 4
Parks & reserves 27 3
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 5
EV chargers 0 1
Beaches 4 0
Waterways 36 34

Mobility

Little Swanport sits further from the CBD (108.1 km vs 90.1 km).

Little Swanport Triabunna
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 108.1 km
+17% vs other
 90.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 96 min 77 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.

Little Swanport Triabunna
Car (driver) 57.1% / 71.4%
Little Swanport — Car (driver): 57.1% Triabunna — Car (driver): 71.4%
Worked from Home 26.5% / 8.7%
Little Swanport — Worked from Home: 26.5% Triabunna — Worked from Home: 8.7%
Walked Only 10.2% / 9.8%
Little Swanport — Walked Only: 10.2% Triabunna — Walked Only: 9.8%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 9.1%
Little Swanport — Car (passenger): 6.1% Triabunna — Car (passenger): 9.1%
Bus — / 1.0%
Little Swanport — Bus: not among its largest Triabunna — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).

Setting

Little Swanport Triabunna
Elevation 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.7 km
4.3 km to a named beach
 5.1 km

NBN connectivity

Little Swanport Triabunna
Connectivity score 16/100 96/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 95%
527 premises

Climate

Little Swanport Triabunna
Annual rainfall 714 mm 493 mm
Summer max (Jan) 19.4°C —
Winter min (Jul) 0.5°C —

Council rates

Little Swanport Triabunna
Average residential rate $1,943/yr
same for both
Council Glamorgan-Spring Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Little Swanport Triabunna
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Little Swanport Triabunna
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Little Swanport

Retirees Rural

Triabunna

Affordable Retirees Rural

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