Mathinna vs Ringarooma
Comparing Mathinna and Ringarooma, TAS: Mathinna is more walkable (10 vs 0); Mathinna carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 10); and Ringarooma has more residents (337 vs 131).
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
Ringarooma
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (101% vs 83%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mathinna
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mathinna
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (170 min vs 204 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (227.2 km vs 255.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mathinna
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
Ringarooma
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-0.3% vs -7.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mathinna and Ringarooma 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
Ringarooma has more residents (337 vs 131); Ringarooma rents higher ($200/wk vs $150/wk).
| Mathinna | Ringarooma | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 131 | 337 +157% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -7.7% | -0.3% |
| Median age | 55 | 53 |
| Median household income | $37,700/yr | $46,800/yr +24% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $200/wk +33% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).
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 (6.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mathinna | Ringarooma | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $400,000 | $390,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 294 days from 3 sales | 30 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Mathinna has more rural and farming land (88% vs 72%); Ringarooma has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 11%).
| Mathinna | Ringarooma | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 88% | 72% |
| Environmental | 11% | 28% |
| 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
| Mathinna | Ringarooma | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Break O'Day | 18 across Dorset |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% | -60% |
Ranking within TAS
| Mathinna | Ringarooma | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 6% of TAS | Higher than 15% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 73% of TAS | Higher than 20% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 51% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 6% of TAS | Higher than 55% of TAS |
Liveability
Mathinna is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Mathinna | Ringarooma | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mathinna carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 10).
| Mathinna | Ringarooma | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 57/100 | Low 10/100 |
| 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
| Mathinna | Ringarooma | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Mathinna
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Ringarooma
- Ringarooma Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Mathinna | Ringarooma | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 4 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 | 7 |
Mobility
Ringarooma sits further from the CBD (255.8 km vs 227.2 km).
| Mathinna | Ringarooma | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 227.2 km | 255.8 km +13% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 170 min | 204 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 7214 | 0.4% postcode 7263 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 29 postcode 7214 | 27 postcode 7263 |
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 (72.0%).
Setting
| Mathinna | Ringarooma | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 320 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 274 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 26.6 km | 37.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mathinna | Ringarooma | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 53 premises | 0% 187 premises |
Climate
| Mathinna | Ringarooma | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 894 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.2°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Mathinna | Ringarooma | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,738/yr | $1,486/yr |
| Council | Break O'Day | Dorset |
Federal electorate
| Mathinna | Ringarooma | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons | Bass |
| Member | Rebecca White | Jess Teesdale |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mathinna | Ringarooma | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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