Marrawah vs Woolnorth

Woolnorth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 52 in Marrawah. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Marrawah, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. In Woolnorth, the large majority of households rent and most households are couple families. On these figures, Marrawah tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Woolnorth suits renters, young adults, and couples.

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

Woolnorth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 51%)

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

Renters

They split

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

  • Marrawah has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $235/wk)
  • Woolnorth has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Woolnorth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (445.3 km vs 455.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Marrawah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 7%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Woolnorth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (43.8% vs 16.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Marrawah Woolnorth
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.

Marrawah Woolnorth
Walkability 0 / 0
Marrawah — Walkability: 0/100 Woolnorth — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 58 / 57
Marrawah — Low fire risk: 58/100 Woolnorth — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Marrawah skews older (52 vs 28); Woolnorth rents higher ($235/wk vs $150/wk).

Marrawah Woolnorth
Population 152 161
+6% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.0% +43.8%
Median age 52 28
Median household income $75,348/yr $94,224/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $235/wk
+57% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Marrawah Woolnorth
0-4 6.6% / 11.2%
Marrawah — 0-4: 6.6% Woolnorth — 0-4: 11.2%
5-14 15.1% / 11.8%
Marrawah — 5-14: 15.1% Woolnorth — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 7.2% / 6.2%
Marrawah — 15-19: 7.2% Woolnorth — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 — / 11.2%
Marrawah — 20-24: not among its largest Woolnorth — 20-24: 11.2%
25-34 3.9% / 31.7%
Marrawah — 25-34: 3.9% Woolnorth — 25-34: 31.7%
35-44 12.5% / 9.9%
Marrawah — 35-44: 12.5% Woolnorth — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 12.5% / 8.1%
Marrawah — 45-54: 12.5% Woolnorth — 45-54: 8.1%
55-64 21.1% / 7.5%
Marrawah — 55-64: 21.1% Woolnorth — 55-64: 7.5%
65-74 17.1% / 4.3%
Marrawah — 65-74: 17.1% Woolnorth — 65-74: 4.3%
75-84 9.2% / 2.5%
Marrawah — 75-84: 9.2% Woolnorth — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 2.6% / —
Marrawah — 85+: 2.6% Woolnorth — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Marrawah 25.7% couple families
Marrawah — Couple Families: 25.7% Marrawah — Lone Person: 48.6% Marrawah — One Parent Families: 25.7% Marrawah — Group Household: 0.0%
Woolnorth 68.2% couple families
Woolnorth — Couple Families: 68.2% Woolnorth — Lone Person: 18.2% Woolnorth — One Parent Families: 0.0% Woolnorth — Group Household: 13.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Marrawah 15.8% renting
Marrawah — Owned Outright: 56.1% Marrawah — Mortgage: 28.1% Marrawah — Renting: 15.8%
Woolnorth 100.0% renting
Woolnorth — Owned Outright: 0.0% Woolnorth — Mortgage: 0.0% Woolnorth — Renting: 100.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Marrawah Woolnorth
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 3.7%
Marrawah — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Woolnorth — Certificate III & IV: 3.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.2% / 8.7%
Marrawah — Bachelor Degree: 9.2% Woolnorth — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 6.6% / 9.9%
Marrawah — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6% Woolnorth — Postgraduate Degree: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 1.9%
Marrawah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Woolnorth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / —
Marrawah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Woolnorth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

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.

Marrawah Woolnorth
Pakistan — / 15.5%
Marrawah — Pakistan: not among its largest Woolnorth — Pakistan: 15.5%
New Zealand 2.6% / 1.9%
Marrawah — New Zealand: 2.6% Woolnorth — New Zealand: 1.9%
South Africa 3.3% / —
Marrawah — South Africa: 3.3% Woolnorth — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 3.3% / —
Marrawah — Germany: 3.3% Woolnorth — Germany: not among its largest
Zimbabwe 3.3% / —
Marrawah — Zimbabwe: 3.3% Woolnorth — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
India — / 3.1%
Marrawah — India: not among its largest Woolnorth — India: 3.1%
England 2.6% / —
Marrawah — England: 2.6% Woolnorth — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Marrawah 100.0% houses
Marrawah — Houses: 100.0% Marrawah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Woolnorth 93.1% houses
Woolnorth — Houses: 93.1% Woolnorth — Flats / Apartments: 6.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Marrawah Woolnorth
Median house price $575,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Marrawah Woolnorth
Rural and farming 64% 58%
Environmental 35% 42%
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

Marrawah Woolnorth
New dwellings approved 7
across Circular Head
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Marrawah Woolnorth
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of TAS Higher than 86% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of TAS
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 6% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 18% of TAS Higher than 17% of TAS

Liveability

Marrawah Woolnorth
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Marrawah Woolnorth
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
53/100
 High
82/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Marrawah Woolnorth
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

Marrawah Woolnorth
Parks & reserves 10 12
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 5 6

Mobility

Marrawah sits further from the CBD (455.7 km vs 445.3 km).

Marrawah Woolnorth
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 455.7 km
+2% vs other
 445.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 326 min 322 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 7330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 23
postcode 7330
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.

Marrawah Woolnorth
Car (driver) 68.9% / 85.4%
Marrawah — Car (driver): 68.9% Woolnorth — Car (driver): 85.4%
Worked from Home 21.3% / —
Marrawah — Worked from Home: 21.3% Woolnorth — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 8.3%
Marrawah — Car (passenger): 4.9% Woolnorth — Car (passenger): 8.3%
Walked Only 4.9% / 6.2%
Marrawah — Walked Only: 4.9% Woolnorth — Walked Only: 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.4%).

Setting

Marrawah Woolnorth
Elevation 96 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.0 km
4.2 km to a named beach
 2.6 km

NBN connectivity

Marrawah Woolnorth
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 0%
39 premises

Climate

Marrawah Woolnorth
Annual rainfall 1,067 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 20.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.4°C
same for both

Federal electorate

Marrawah Woolnorth
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Marrawah Woolnorth
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Marrawah

Retirees Rural

Woolnorth

Coastal Family Multicultural Rural Young Families
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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