Mole Creek vs Paradise
Mole Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 59 in Paradise. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Paradise, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Paradise tends to suit 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
Mole Creek
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (12 vs 1)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 82%)
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
Paradise
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($145/wk vs $240/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mole Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (185 min vs 200 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (259.1 km vs 272.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Paradise
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 4%)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 24%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Paradise
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.5% vs 2.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mole Creek and Paradise 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
Mole Creek has more residents (528 vs 126); Mole Creek rents higher ($240/wk vs $145/wk).
| Mole Creek | Paradise | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 528 +76% vs other | 126 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.7% | +12.5% |
| Median age | 51 | 59 |
| Median household income | $55,432/yr | $55,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $240/wk +40% vs other | $145/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).
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 (21.4%).
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 (5.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mole Creek | Paradise | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $528,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Paradise has more rural and farming land (96% vs 58%); Mole Creek has more land zoned for conservation (42% vs 4%).
| Mole Creek | Paradise | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 58% | 96% |
| Environmental | 42% | 4% |
| 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
| Mole Creek | Paradise | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 202 across Meander Valley | 19 across Kentish |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% | — |
Ranking within TAS
| Mole Creek | Paradise | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 29% of TAS | Higher than 28% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of TAS | Higher than 22% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 57% of TAS | Higher than 55% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of TAS | Higher than 42% of TAS |
Liveability
| Mole Creek | Paradise | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 28/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Mole Creek carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 32).
| Mole Creek | Paradise | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 79/100 | Low 32/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Mole Creek | Paradise | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Mole Creek
- Mole Creek Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Paradise
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Mole Creek | Paradise | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 12 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 9 | 2 |
Mobility
Paradise sits further from the CBD (272.5 km vs 259.1 km).
| Mole Creek | Paradise | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 259.1 km | 272.5 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 185 min | 200 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 7304 | 0.5% postcode 7306 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 32 postcode 7304 | 36 postcode 7306 |
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 (76.3%).
Setting
| Mole Creek | Paradise | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 260 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 239 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 42.5 km | 31.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mole Creek | Paradise | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 295 premises | 0% 67 premises |
Climate
| Mole Creek | Paradise | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 720 mm | 814 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mole Creek | Paradise | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $875/yr | $1,299/yr |
| Council | Meander Valley | Kentish |
Federal electorate
| Mole Creek | Paradise | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mole Creek | Paradise | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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