Lunawanna vs South Bruny
Lunawanna is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 58 in South Bruny. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone.
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
South Bruny
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (15 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
South Bruny
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 31%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Lunawanna
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Lunawanna
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (80.5 km vs 85.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (111 min vs 117 min)
- But South Bruny is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
South Bruny
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Lunawanna
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (50.0% vs 16.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lunawanna and South Bruny 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
Lunawanna has more residents (144 vs 98); South Bruny rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk).
| Lunawanna | South Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 144 +32% vs other | 98 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +50.0% | +16.7% |
| Median age | 52 | 58 |
| Median household income | $42,484/yr | $49,348/yr +16% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $250/wk +25% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (6.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Lunawanna | South Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $625,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $312,500 | — |
Zoning mix
South Bruny has more land zoned for conservation (58% vs 21%); Lunawanna has more rural and farming land (70% vs 42%).
| Lunawanna | South Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 70% | 42% |
| Environmental | 21% | 58% |
| Residential | 8% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Lunawanna | South Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 138 across Kingborough same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -13% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Lunawanna | South Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 10% of TAS | Higher than 20% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 51% of TAS | Higher than 74% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 94% of TAS | Higher than 93% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of TAS | Higher than 24% of TAS |
Liveability
South Bruny is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Lunawanna | South Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
South Bruny carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 45).
| Lunawanna | South Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 45/100 | High 81/100 |
| Crime | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 21/100 | Moderate 61/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Lunawanna | South Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Lunawanna | South Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 15 |
| Beaches | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 | 25 |
Mobility
South Bruny sits further from the CBD (85.3 km vs 80.5 km).
| Lunawanna | South Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 80.5 km | 85.3 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 111 min | 117 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.9% postcode 7150 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 33 postcode 7150 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 (68.8%).
Setting
| Lunawanna | South Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 45 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 22 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 708 m 2.4 km to a named beach | 3.4 km 3.6 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Lunawanna | South Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 136 premises | 0% 66 premises |
Climate
| Lunawanna | South Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 827 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 19.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Lunawanna | South Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,735/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kingborough same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lunawanna | South Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Franklin same for both | |
| Member | Julie Collins same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lunawanna | South Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.