Lower Wilmot vs Sprent
Sprent is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 50 in Lower Wilmot. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families.
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
Sprent
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
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
Sprent
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $260/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Lower Wilmot
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (222 min vs 228 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (307.5 km vs 312.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lower Wilmot and Sprent 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
Sprent has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $66,612); Lower Wilmot skews older (50 vs 42).
| Lower Wilmot | Sprent | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 136 | 160 +18% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +18.3% | +15.9% |
| Median age | 50 | 42 |
| Median household income | $66,612/yr | $81,224/yr +22% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk +8% vs other | $240/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).
Zoning mix
| Lower Wilmot | Sprent | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 99% |
| Environmental | 4% | 1% |
| 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
| Lower Wilmot | Sprent | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 19 across Kentish | 84 across Central Coast (Tas.) |
| Approvals change year on year | — | -38% |
Ranking within TAS
| Lower Wilmot | Sprent | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 46% of TAS | Higher than 74% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of TAS | Higher than 52% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 42% of TAS | Higher than 35% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 32% of TAS | Higher than 67% of TAS |
Liveability
| Lower Wilmot | Sprent | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Sprent carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0).
| Lower Wilmot | Sprent | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 14/100 |
| 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
| Lower Wilmot | Sprent | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Lower Wilmot
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Sprent
- Sprent Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Lower Wilmot | Sprent | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 2 | 11 |
Mobility
Sprent sits further from the CBD (312.7 km vs 307.5 km).
| Lower Wilmot | Sprent | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 307.5 km | 312.7 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 222 min | 228 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7310 | 0.4% postcode 7315 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 23 postcode 7310 | 28 postcode 7315 |
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 (87.5%).
Setting
| Lower Wilmot | Sprent | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 246 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 266 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 18.0 km | 14.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Lower Wilmot | Sprent | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 50 premises | 0% 64 premises |
Climate
| Lower Wilmot | Sprent | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 814 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Lower Wilmot | Sprent | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,299/yr | $1,379/yr |
| Council | Kentish | Central Coast (Tas.) |
Federal electorate
| Lower Wilmot | Sprent | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons | Braddon |
| Member | Rebecca White | Anne Urquhart |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lower Wilmot | Sprent | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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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.