Moriarty vs Wesley Vale
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moriarty, most households are couple families. In Wesley Vale, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Moriarty tends to suit couples, while Wesley Vale suits people living alone and 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
Moriarty
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 54%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Moriarty
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Wesley Vale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Moriarty sits closer to the CBD (272.4 km vs 279.7 km)
- Wesley Vale is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wesley Vale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 19%)
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
Moriarty and Wesley Vale 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
Wesley Vale has more residents (483 vs 245); Moriarty rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk).
| Moriarty | Wesley Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 245 | 483 +97% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.9% | +9.0% |
| Median age | 48 same for both | |
| Median household income | $69,836/yr | $70,200/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +20% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
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 (4.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Moriarty | Wesley Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $696,250 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 34 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Moriarty has more rural and farming land (100% vs 84%).
| Moriarty | Wesley Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 84% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 11% |
| Industrial | 0% | 3% |
| 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
| Moriarty | Wesley Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 93 across Latrobe (Tas.) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +9% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Moriarty | Wesley Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 54% of TAS same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of TAS | Higher than 83% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 52% of TAS | Higher than 53% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of TAS | Higher than 55% of TAS |
Liveability
Wesley Vale is more walkable (17 vs 0).
| Moriarty | Wesley Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Wesley Vale carries more bushfire risk (17 vs 0).
| Moriarty | Wesley Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 17/100 |
| 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 | Low 27/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Moriarty | Wesley Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Moriarty
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Wesley Vale
- Andrews Creek Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Moriarty | Wesley Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Wesley Vale sits further from the CBD (279.7 km vs 272.4 km).
| Moriarty | Wesley Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 17/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 272.4 km | 279.7 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 191 min | 194 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 7307 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 30 postcode 7307 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 (82.8%).
Setting
| Moriarty | Wesley Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 51 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 56 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 6.9 km | 3.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Moriarty | Wesley Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 101 premises | 0% 221 premises |
Climate
| Moriarty | Wesley Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 698 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 21.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Moriarty | Wesley Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,123/yr same for both | |
| Council | Latrobe (Tas.) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Moriarty | Wesley Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Moriarty | Wesley Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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