Molesworth vs Sorell Creek
Molesworth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 49 in Sorell Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Molesworth, about half of households are couple families. In Sorell Creek, most households are couple families. Molesworth is closer to the city centre: 25.3 km, against 31.7 km. On these figures, Sorell Creek tends to suit people living alone and 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
Molesworth
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Molesworth
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 33%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Molesworth
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 33%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
- But Sorell Creek has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 8%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Molesworth
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 5/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (25.3 km vs 31.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Molesworth is more walkable (13/100 vs 5/100)
- Sorell Creek has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 14%)
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
Molesworth and Sorell 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
Molesworth has more residents (683 vs 95); Molesworth has higher household incomes ($82,316 vs $55,224).
| Molesworth | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 683 +86% vs other | 95 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.9% | +6.7% |
| Median age | 44 | 49 |
| Median household income | $82,316/yr +33% vs other | $55,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk | $350/wk +17% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (7.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Molesworth | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $575,000 | $600,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $350,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 12 days from 5 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Molesworth has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 2%); Sorell Creek has more rural and farming land (96% vs 86%).
| Molesworth | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 86% | 96% |
| Environmental | 14% | 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
| Molesworth | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 123 across Derwent Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +925% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Molesworth | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 75% of TAS | Higher than 28% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 79% of TAS | Higher than 70% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of TAS | Higher than 18% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of TAS | Higher than 62% of TAS |
Liveability
Molesworth is more walkable (13 vs 5).
| Molesworth | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 43/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
| Molesworth | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 93/100 | High 97/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Molesworth | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Molesworth
- Molesworth Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Sorell Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Molesworth | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Sorell Creek sits further from the CBD (31.7 km vs 25.3 km).
| Molesworth | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 25.3 km | 31.7 km +25% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 34 min | 30 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 7140 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 24 postcode 7140 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 (82.9%).
Setting
| Molesworth | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 114 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 25 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 14.6 km | 17.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Molesworth | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 264 premises | 0% 46 premises |
Climate
| Molesworth | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 988 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 13.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | -1.0°C same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Molesworth | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Molesworth | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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