Merseylea vs Railton

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Merseylea, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Merseylea tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

Railton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 44%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Merseylea

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($108/wk vs $255/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Merseylea

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (185 min vs 194 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (256 km vs 263.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Merseylea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 20%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Where they sit

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

Merseylea Railton
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.

Merseylea Railton
Walkability 0 / 0
Merseylea — Walkability: 0/100 Railton — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 70 / 74
Merseylea — Low fire risk: 70/100 Railton — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Railton has more residents (1,079 vs 71); Railton rents higher ($255/wk vs $108/wk).

Merseylea Railton
Population 71 1,079
+1420% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +8.2%
Median age 43 45
Median household income $73,632/yr
+23% vs other
 $56,732/yr
Median weekly rent $108/wk $255/wk
+136% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Merseylea Railton
0-4 4.2% / 4.9%
Merseylea — 0-4: 4.2% Railton — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 16.9% / 12.5%
Merseylea — 5-14: 16.9% Railton — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 — / 6.1%
Merseylea — 15-19: not among its largest Railton — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 — / 5.5%
Merseylea — 20-24: not among its largest Railton — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 15.5% / 10.0%
Merseylea — 25-34: 15.5% Railton — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 11.3% / 10.8%
Merseylea — 35-44: 11.3% Railton — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 5.6% / 12.0%
Merseylea — 45-54: 5.6% Railton — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 5.6% / 19.2%
Merseylea — 55-64: 5.6% Railton — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 21.1% / 11.1%
Merseylea — 65-74: 21.1% Railton — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 14.1% / 7.2%
Merseylea — 75-84: 14.1% Railton — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ — / 1.6%
Merseylea — 85+: not among its largest Railton — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Merseylea 56.2% lone person
Merseylea — Lone Person: 56.2% Merseylea — Couple Families: 43.8% Merseylea — One Parent Families: 0.0% Merseylea — Group Household: 0.0% Merseylea — Other Families: 0.0%
Railton 34.7% lone person
Railton — Lone Person: 34.7% Railton — Couple Families: 35.4% Railton — One Parent Families: 20.4% Railton — Group Household: 8.1% Railton — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Merseylea 13.0% renting
Merseylea — Owned Outright: 56.5% Merseylea — Mortgage: 30.4% Merseylea — Renting: 13.0%
Railton 18.5% renting
Railton — Owned Outright: 44.4% Railton — Mortgage: 37.2% Railton — Renting: 18.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Merseylea Railton
England 8.5% / 4.0%
Merseylea — England: 8.5% Railton — England: 4.0%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Merseylea — New Zealand: not among its largest Railton — New Zealand: 1.0%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Merseylea — Scotland: not among its largest Railton — Scotland: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Merseylea — Philippines: not among its largest Railton — Philippines: 0.4%
Italy — / 0.4%
Merseylea — Italy: not among its largest Railton — Italy: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

Qualifications

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

Merseylea Railton
Certificate III & IV 8.5% / 17.3%
Merseylea — Certificate III & IV: 8.5% Railton — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 3.2%
Merseylea — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Railton — Bachelor Degree: 3.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 4.6%
Merseylea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Railton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.6% / 0.6%
Merseylea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.6% Railton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Merseylea — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Railton — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Merseylea 100.0% houses
Merseylea — Houses: 100.0% Merseylea — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Railton 98.0% houses
Railton — Houses: 98.0% Railton — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Merseylea Railton
Median house price — $420,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $155,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 17 days
from 11 sales

Zoning mix

Merseylea Railton
Rural and farming 88% 87%
Environmental 12% 8%
Residential 0% 2%
Industrial 0% 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

Merseylea Railton
New dwellings approved 93
across Latrobe (Tas.)
 19
across Kentish
Approvals change year on year +9% —

Ranking within TAS

Merseylea Railton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of TAS Higher than 30% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of TAS Higher than 37% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of TAS Higher than 62% of TAS

Liveability

Merseylea Railton
Grade — D
Score — 31/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Merseylea Railton
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
26/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Merseylea Railton
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

Merseylea Railton
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Railton sits further from the CBD (263.2 km vs 256 km).

Merseylea Railton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 256 km 263.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 185 min 194 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 7305
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 7305
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.

Merseylea Railton
Car (driver) 84.2% / 83.0%
Merseylea — Car (driver): 84.2% Railton — Car (driver): 83.0%
Walked Only 15.8% / 1.5%
Merseylea — Walked Only: 15.8% Railton — Walked Only: 1.5%
Car (passenger) — / 7.4%
Merseylea — Car (passenger): not among its largest Railton — Car (passenger): 7.4%
Worked from Home — / 6.8%
Merseylea — Worked from Home: not among its largest Railton — Worked from Home: 6.8%
Bus — / 1.2%
Merseylea — Bus: not among its largest Railton — Bus: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.2%).

Setting

Merseylea Railton
Elevation 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.1 km 17.6 km

NBN connectivity

Merseylea Railton
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 0%
476 premises

Climate

Merseylea Railton
Annual rainfall 698 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 21.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Merseylea Railton
Average residential rate $1,123/yr $1,299/yr
Council Latrobe (Tas.) Kentish

Federal electorate

Merseylea Railton
Division Braddon Lyons
Member Anne Urquhart Rebecca White
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Merseylea Railton
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Merseylea

Retirees Rural

Railton

Affordable Rural

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