Lonnavale vs Mount Lloyd

Mount Lloyd is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 50 in Lonnavale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Lonnavale tends to suit couples, while Mount Lloyd 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Lonnavale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Lonnavale has a shorter drive in (72 min vs 78 min)
  • Mount Lloyd sits closer to the CBD (61 km vs 63.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lonnavale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 13%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Mount Lloyd

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (41.8% vs 26.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lonnavale Mount Lloyd
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.

Lonnavale Mount Lloyd
Walkability 0 / 0
Lonnavale — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Lloyd — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 9 / 7
Lonnavale — Low fire risk: 9/100 Mount Lloyd — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Lonnavale has more residents (116 vs 78); Lonnavale skews older (50 vs 38).

Lonnavale Mount Lloyd
Population 116
+33% vs other
 78
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.1% +41.8%
Median age 50 38
Median household income $71,500/yr
+14% vs other
 $61,724/yr
Median weekly rent $180/wk $220/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lonnavale Mount Lloyd
0-4 2.6% / 7.7%
Lonnavale — 0-4: 2.6% Mount Lloyd — 0-4: 7.7%
5-14 11.2% / 17.9%
Lonnavale — 5-14: 11.2% Mount Lloyd — 5-14: 17.9%
15-19 7.8% / 9.0%
Lonnavale — 15-19: 7.8% Mount Lloyd — 15-19: 9.0%
20-24 — / —
Lonnavale — 20-24: not among its largest Mount Lloyd — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.3% / 3.8%
Lonnavale — 25-34: 10.3% Mount Lloyd — 25-34: 3.8%
35-44 6.9% / 20.5%
Lonnavale — 35-44: 6.9% Mount Lloyd — 35-44: 20.5%
45-54 21.6% / 15.4%
Lonnavale — 45-54: 21.6% Mount Lloyd — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 21.6% / 9.0%
Lonnavale — 55-64: 21.6% Mount Lloyd — 55-64: 9.0%
65-74 14.7% / 9.0%
Lonnavale — 65-74: 14.7% Mount Lloyd — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 5.2% / 3.8%
Lonnavale — 75-84: 5.2% Mount Lloyd — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / —
Lonnavale — 85+: not among its largest Mount Lloyd — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lonnavale 72.7% couple families
Lonnavale — Couple Families: 72.7% Lonnavale — Lone Person: 27.3% Lonnavale — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Mount Lloyd 55.0% couple families
Mount Lloyd — Couple Families: 55.0% Mount Lloyd — Lone Person: 30.0% Mount Lloyd — One Parent Families: 15.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lonnavale 11.9% renting
Lonnavale — Owned Outright: 50.0% Lonnavale — Mortgage: 38.1% Lonnavale — Renting: 11.9%
Mount Lloyd 19.4% renting
Mount Lloyd — Owned Outright: 45.2% Mount Lloyd — Mortgage: 35.5% Mount Lloyd — Renting: 19.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lonnavale 102.6% houses
Lonnavale — Houses: 102.6%
Mount Lloyd 100.0% houses
Mount Lloyd — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Lonnavale Mount Lloyd
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 17.9%
Lonnavale — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Mount Lloyd — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 5.1%
Lonnavale — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Mount Lloyd — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 3.8%
Lonnavale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Mount Lloyd — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%

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

Property market

Lonnavale Mount Lloyd
Median house price $800,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Mount Lloyd has more rural and farming land (86% vs 69%); Lonnavale has more land zoned for conservation (30% vs 14%).

Lonnavale Mount Lloyd
Rural and farming 69% 86%
Environmental 30% 14%
Other and special use 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

Lonnavale Mount Lloyd
New dwellings approved 81
across Huon Valley
 123
across Derwent Valley
Approvals change year on year -33% +925%

Ranking within TAS

Lonnavale Mount Lloyd
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 38% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of TAS Higher than 26% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 84% of TAS Higher than 16% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of TAS Higher than 26% of TAS

Liveability

Lonnavale Mount Lloyd
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Lonnavale Mount Lloyd
Bushfire High
91/100
 High
93/100
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

Lonnavale Mount Lloyd
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

Lonnavale Mount Lloyd
Parks & reserves 4 2
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Lonnavale sits further from the CBD (63.6 km vs 61 km).

Lonnavale Mount Lloyd
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 63.6 km
+4% vs other
 61 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 78 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 7109
 0.3%
postcode 7140
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 7109
 24
postcode 7140

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.

Lonnavale Mount Lloyd
Car (driver) 85.7% / 100.0%
Lonnavale — Car (driver): 85.7% Mount Lloyd — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 14.3% / —
Lonnavale — Worked from Home: 14.3% Mount Lloyd — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Lonnavale Mount Lloyd
Elevation 304 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 570 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.5 km 27.2 km

NBN connectivity

Lonnavale Mount Lloyd
Connectivity score 16/100 22/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 0%
24 premises

Climate

Lonnavale Mount Lloyd
Annual rainfall 492 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.7°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Lonnavale Mount Lloyd
Division Franklin Lyons
Member Julie Collins Rebecca White
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lonnavale Mount Lloyd
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lonnavale

Outer

Mount Lloyd

Family Outer

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