Mole Creek vs Weegena
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Weegena, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Weegena: a median of $900,000, against $528,000 in Mole Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mole Creek tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Weegena suits 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
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Mole Creek has more parks and reserves (12 vs 5)
- Weegena is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 48%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Mole Creek has cheaper houses ($528,000 vs $900,000)
- Weegena leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 23%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mole Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $320/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Weegena
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (249.5 km vs 259.1 km)
- has a shorter drive in (180 min vs 185 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Weegena
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mole Creek and Weegena 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 89); Weegena rents higher ($320/wk vs $240/wk).
| Mole Creek | Weegena | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 528 +83% vs other | 89 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.7% | -2.2% |
| Median age | 51 | 49 |
| Median household income | $55,432/yr | $68,224/yr +23% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $240/wk | $320/wk +33% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (16.9%).
Property market
| Mole Creek | Weegena | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $528,000 | $900,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Weegena has more rural and farming land (89% vs 58%); Mole Creek has more land zoned for conservation (42% vs 11%).
| Mole Creek | Weegena | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 58% | 89% |
| Environmental | 42% | 11% |
| 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 | Weegena | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 202 across Meander Valley | 19 across Kentish |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% | — |
Ranking within TAS
| Mole Creek | Weegena | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 29% of TAS | Higher than 51% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of TAS | Higher than 77% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 57% of TAS | Higher than 61% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of TAS | Higher than 29% of TAS |
Liveability
Weegena is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Mole Creek | Weegena | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 28/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Mole Creek carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 0).
| Mole Creek | Weegena | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 79/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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 | Weegena | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Weegena
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Mole Creek | Weegena | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 12 | 5 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 9 | 0 |
Mobility
Mole Creek sits further from the CBD (259.1 km vs 249.5 km).
| Mole Creek | Weegena | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 259.1 km +4% vs other | 249.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 185 min | 180 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 7304 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 32 postcode 7304 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 (78.8%).
Setting
| Mole Creek | Weegena | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 260 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 130 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 42.5 km | 34.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mole Creek | Weegena | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 295 premises | 0% 45 premises |
Climate
| Mole Creek | Weegena | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 720 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mole Creek | Weegena | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $875/yr | $1,299/yr |
| Council | Meander Valley | Kentish |
Federal electorate
| Mole Creek | Weegena | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mole Creek | Weegena | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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