Malbina vs Sorell Creek
Malbina is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Sorell Creek. 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, Malbina tends to suit families with children and couples, while Sorell Creek suits 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
Malbina
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 56%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Malbina
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 33%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Malbina leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 33%)
- Sorell Creek has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $380/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
Sorell Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Malbina
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.9% vs 6.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Malbina and Sorell Creek 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
Malbina has higher household incomes ($125,632 vs $55,224); Sorell Creek skews older (49 vs 43).
| Malbina | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 77 | 95 +23% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.9% | +6.7% |
| Median age | 43 | 49 |
| Median household income | $125,632/yr +56% vs other | $55,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $380/wk +8% vs other | $350/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).
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 (23.4%).
Property market
| Malbina | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $600,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Malbina | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 96% |
| Environmental | 3% | 2% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 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
| Malbina | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 123 across Derwent Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +925% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Malbina | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 98% of TAS | Higher than 28% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 78% of TAS | Higher than 70% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 17% of TAS | Higher than 18% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 61% of TAS | Higher than 62% of TAS |
Liveability
| Malbina | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Malbina | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 99/100 | High 97/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Malbina | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Mobility
| Malbina | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 11/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 31.9 km | 31.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 31 min | 30 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 7140 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 24 postcode 7140 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 (86.7%).
Setting
| Malbina | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 56 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 25 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.3 km | 17.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Malbina | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 26 premises | 0% 46 premises |
Climate
| Malbina | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 988 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 13.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | -1.0°C same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Malbina | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Malbina | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.