Milabena vs Sisters Creek
Sisters Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 53 in Milabena. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sisters Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Sisters Creek 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Sisters Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 36%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Sisters Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 15%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 23%)
- But Milabena has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Sisters Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (256 min vs 270 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (362.4 km vs 371.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Milabena
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Sisters Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (20.1% vs -13.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Milabena and Sisters Creek 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
Sisters Creek has higher household incomes ($84,448 vs $39,624); Sisters Creek has more residents (161 vs 77).
| Milabena | Sisters Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 77 | 161 +109% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -13.5% | +20.1% |
| Median age | 53 | 43 |
| Median household income | $39,624/yr | $84,448/yr +113% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $175/wk | $220/wk +26% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
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 (5.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Milabena has more land zoned for conservation (34% vs 23%); Sisters Creek has more rural and farming land (76% vs 66%).
| Milabena | Sisters Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 66% | 76% |
| Environmental | 34% | 23% |
| 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
| Milabena | Sisters Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 65 across Waratah-Wynyard same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Milabena | Sisters Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 8% of TAS | Higher than 76% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 30% of TAS | Higher than 25% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 39% of TAS | Higher than 38% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 30% of TAS | Higher than 57% of TAS |
Liveability
| Milabena | Sisters Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Sisters Creek carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 48).
| Milabena | Sisters Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 48/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| 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
| Milabena | Sisters Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Milabena | Sisters Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 2 |
| Waterways | 4 same for both | |
Mobility
Milabena sits further from the CBD (371.9 km vs 362.4 km).
| Milabena | Sisters Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 371.9 km +3% vs other | 362.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 270 min | 256 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7325 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 28 postcode 7325 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 (73.1%).
Setting
| Milabena | Sisters Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 329 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 134 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 13.8 km | 5.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Milabena | Sisters Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 36 premises | 0% 61 premises |
Climate
| Milabena | Sisters Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 929 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 21.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Milabena | Sisters Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,820/yr same for both | |
| Council | Waratah-Wynyard same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Milabena | Sisters Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Milabena | Sisters Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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