Mella vs Scopus
Mella is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 36 in Scopus. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Mella tends to suit young adults, families with children, 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
Mella
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 75%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Scopus
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 16%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mella
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (418.7 km vs 421.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Mella
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (31.1% vs 16.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mella and Scopus 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
Mella has more residents (97 vs 56); Scopus skews older (36 vs 28).
| Mella | Scopus | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 97 +42% vs other | 56 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +31.1% | +16.7% |
| Median age | 28 | 36 |
| Median household income | $97,448/yr +18% vs other | $80,132/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $213/wk +6% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).
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 (7.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Mella has more rural and farming land (100% vs 72%); Scopus has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 0%).
| Mella | Scopus | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 72% |
| Environmental | 0% | 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
| Mella | Scopus | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 7 across Circular Head same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Mella | Scopus | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 88% of TAS | Higher than 72% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 28% of TAS | Higher than 7% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 3% of TAS same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 58% of TAS | Higher than 30% of TAS |
Liveability
| Mella | Scopus | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Scopus carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0).
| Mella | Scopus | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 35/100 |
| 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 | High 90/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Mella | Scopus | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mella | Scopus | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 6 |
Mobility
Scopus sits further from the CBD (421.9 km vs 418.7 km).
| Mella | Scopus | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 418.7 km | 421.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 302 min same for both | |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.4%).
Setting
| Mella | Scopus | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 19 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 6.6 km | 2.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mella | Scopus | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises | 0% 21 premises |
Climate
| Mella | Scopus | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,097 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mella | Scopus | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mella | Scopus | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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