Miandetta vs Stony Rise
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stony Rise, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Stony Rise tends to suit 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
Miandetta
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
Miandetta
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper units ($445,000 vs $500,000)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Miandetta
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 15%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Miandetta
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (54/100 vs 30/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Miandetta
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (54/100 vs 30/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Stony Rise
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.2% vs -1.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Miandetta and Stony Rise 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
Miandetta has more residents (1,822 vs 728); Stony Rise has higher household incomes ($90,272 vs $72,436).
| Miandetta | Stony Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,822 +60% vs other | 728 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.6% | +13.2% |
| Median age | 41 | 39 |
| Median household income | $72,436/yr | $90,272/yr +25% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $290/wk | $300/wk +3% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
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 (3.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Miandetta | Stony Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $595,000 | $550,000 |
| Median unit price | $445,000 | $500,000 |
| Median land price | $312,500 | $283,750 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 18 days from 13 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Stony Rise has more land zoned for conservation (33% vs 3%); Stony Rise has more rural and farming land (16% vs 0%).
| Miandetta | Stony Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 60% | 28% |
| Environmental | 3% | 33% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 23% | 11% |
| Rural and farming | 0% | 16% |
| Industrial | 6% | 7% |
| Parks and recreation | 7% | 1% |
| Commercial | 0% | 5% |
| Other and special use | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Miandetta | Stony Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Devonport same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +146% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Miandetta | Stony Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.9% $580/wk on $614K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Miandetta | Stony Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 61% of TAS | Higher than 82% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 93% of TAS | Higher than 88% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 38% of TAS same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 82% of TAS | Higher than 88% of TAS |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 86% of TAS | — |
Liveability
Miandetta is more walkable (54 vs 30); Miandetta scores higher overall (59 vs 50).
| Miandetta | Stony Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B same for both | |
| Score | 59/100 | 50/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Stony Rise carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 0).
| Miandetta | Stony Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| 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 | 9 within 5 km | 7 within 5 km |
Schools
| Miandetta | Stony Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Miandetta
- Miandetta Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Stony Rise
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Miandetta | Stony Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
| Miandetta | Stony Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 54/100 | 30/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 279.4 km | 281.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 195 min | 196 min |
| Public transport score | 46/100 Bus | 23/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 12.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 2.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 2 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7310 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 23 postcode 7310 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 (87.1%).
Setting
| Miandetta | Stony Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 47 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 94 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.6 km 3.6 km to a named beach | 3.8 km 3.9 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Miandetta | Stony Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 64/100 | 73/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 34% 833 premises | 52% 396 premises |
Climate
| Miandetta | Stony Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 698 mm | 814 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 21.6°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.1°C | — |
Council rates
| Miandetta | Stony Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,501/yr same for both | |
| Council | Devonport same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Miandetta | Stony Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Miandetta | Stony Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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