Mayfield vs Mowbray

In both, about half of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Mowbray: a median of $525,000, against $422,000 in Mayfield, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mayfield tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Mowbray suits young adults and share households.

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

Mowbray

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

Mayfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($422,500 vs $525,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mayfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($238/wk vs $290/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mayfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (73/100 vs 19/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Mayfield is more walkable (73/100 vs 19/100)
  • Mowbray has more GPs (2 vs 0)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mayfield Mowbray
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.

Mayfield Mowbray
Walkability 73 / 19
Mayfield — Walkability: 73/100 Mowbray — Walkability: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 54
Mayfield — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mowbray — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Mowbray has more residents (4,048 vs 1,525); Mowbray has higher household incomes ($59,176 vs $46,072).

Mayfield Mowbray
Population 1,525 4,048
+165% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% +8.4%
Median age 34 32
Median household income $46,072/yr $59,176/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $238/wk $290/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mayfield Mowbray
0-4 8.0% / 5.8%
Mayfield — 0-4: 8.0% Mowbray — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 13.9% / 11.0%
Mayfield — 5-14: 13.9% Mowbray — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 5.4% / 5.6%
Mayfield — 15-19: 5.4% Mowbray — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 7.5% / 9.6%
Mayfield — 20-24: 7.5% Mowbray — 20-24: 9.6%
25-34 15.8% / 22.1%
Mayfield — 25-34: 15.8% Mowbray — 25-34: 22.1%
35-44 12.7% / 12.5%
Mayfield — 35-44: 12.7% Mowbray — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 12.6% / 10.0%
Mayfield — 45-54: 12.6% Mowbray — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 10.0% / 9.9%
Mayfield — 55-64: 10.0% Mowbray — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 7.4% / 7.3%
Mayfield — 65-74: 7.4% Mowbray — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 6.0% / 4.5%
Mayfield — 75-84: 6.0% Mowbray — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 0.9% / 1.8%
Mayfield — 85+: 0.9% Mowbray — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mayfield 39.1% lone person
Mayfield — Lone Person: 39.1% Mayfield — Couple Families: 23.6% Mayfield — One Parent Families: 28.7% Mayfield — Group Household: 5.6% Mayfield — Other Families: 2.9%
Mowbray 39.0% lone person
Mowbray — Lone Person: 39.0% Mowbray — Couple Families: 27.8% Mowbray — One Parent Families: 18.7% Mowbray — Group Household: 12.2% Mowbray — Other Families: 2.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mayfield 53.8% renting
Mayfield — Owned Outright: 20.9% Mayfield — Mortgage: 25.3% Mayfield — Renting: 53.8%
Mowbray 51.1% renting
Mowbray — Owned Outright: 25.5% Mowbray — Mortgage: 23.4% Mowbray — Renting: 51.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mayfield Mowbray
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 13.0%
Mayfield — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Mowbray — Certificate III & IV: 13.0%
Bachelor Degree 3.5% / 9.9%
Mayfield — Bachelor Degree: 3.5% Mowbray — Bachelor Degree: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 7.2%
Mayfield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Mowbray — Postgraduate Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.4% / 4.5%
Mayfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.4% Mowbray — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 1.1%
Mayfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Mowbray — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.0%).

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.

Mayfield Mowbray
Nepal 1.6% / 6.2%
Mayfield — Nepal: 1.6% Mowbray — Nepal: 6.2%
India 1.0% / 3.7%
Mayfield — India: 1.0% Mowbray — India: 3.7%
China 0.6% / 3.0%
Mayfield — China: 0.6% Mowbray — China: 3.0%
England 1.2% / 1.7%
Mayfield — England: 1.2% Mowbray — England: 1.7%
Myanmar — / 2.4%
Mayfield — Myanmar: not among its largest Mowbray — Myanmar: 2.4%
New Zealand 0.6% / —
Mayfield — New Zealand: 0.6% Mowbray — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mayfield 85.6% houses
Mayfield — Houses: 85.6% Mayfield — Townhouses: 13.6% Mayfield — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Mowbray 84.6% houses
Mowbray — Houses: 84.6% Mowbray — Townhouses: 10.6% Mowbray — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mayfield Mowbray
Median house price $422,500 $525,000
Median unit price — $495,000
Median land price — $160,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 8 sales
 18 days
from 32 sales

Zoning mix

Mowbray has more rural and farming land (45% vs 0%).

Mayfield Mowbray
Residential 86% 16%
Rural and farming 0% 45%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 22%
Parks and recreation 7% 12%
Industrial 0% 4%
Commercial 0% 2%
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

Mayfield Mowbray
New dwellings approved 208
across Launceston
same for both
Approvals change year on year -29%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Mayfield Mowbray
Houses 4.8%
$465/wk on $499K
 4.9%
$550/wk on $579K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Mayfield Mowbray
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 14% of TAS Higher than 35% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 97% of TAS Higher than 84% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of TAS Higher than 93% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 83% of TAS Higher than 87% of TAS

Liveability

Mayfield is more walkable (73 vs 19); Mayfield scores higher overall (54 vs 34).

Mayfield Mowbray
Grade B D
Score 54/100 34/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mowbray carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 0).

Mayfield Mowbray
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
46/100
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 10
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mayfield Mowbray
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Launceston, 5.2 km
 1
Launceston, 3.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 0.5% 3.1%

Schools in Mayfield

  • East Tamar Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Mowbray

  • Mowbray Heights Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Launceston Church Grammar School Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Mayfield Mowbray
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 10

Mobility

Mayfield Mowbray
Walkability score 73/100 19/100
Distance to Hobart 207.6 km 206 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 149 min
same for both
Public transport score 60/100
Bus
 92/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 20.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 41.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 7248
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 20
postcode 7248
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.

Mayfield Mowbray
Car (driver) 82.5% / 75.8%
Mayfield — Car (driver): 82.5% Mowbray — Car (driver): 75.8%
Car (passenger) 9.2% / 9.9%
Mayfield — Car (passenger): 9.2% Mowbray — Car (passenger): 9.9%
Bus 4.7% / 4.1%
Mayfield — Bus: 4.7% Mowbray — Bus: 4.1%
Walked Only 1.9% / 5.0%
Mayfield — Walked Only: 1.9% Mowbray — Walked Only: 5.0%
Worked from Home 1.7% / 4.0%
Mayfield — Worked from Home: 1.7% Mowbray — Worked from Home: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.5%).

Setting

Mayfield Mowbray
Elevation 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.4 km 41.6 km
4.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mayfield Mowbray
Connectivity score 100/100 98/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
687 premises
 96%
1,984 premises

Climate

Mayfield Mowbray
Annual rainfall 676 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Mayfield Mowbray
Average residential rate $2,075/yr
same for both
Council Launceston
same for both

Federal electorate

Mayfield Mowbray
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mayfield Mowbray
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mayfield

Affordable Parks Quiet

Mowbray

Affordable Easy Commute River Transport Hub

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