Mount Direction vs Pipers River

Pipers River is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Mount Direction. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Direction, most households are couple families. In Pipers River, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Pipers River: a median of $701,000, against $600,000 in Mount Direction, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mount Direction tends to suit couples, while Pipers River suits families with children.

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

Mount Direction

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 63%)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Mount Direction

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($600,000 vs $701,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Direction

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($233/wk vs $260/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Mount Direction

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (162 min vs 178 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (230 km vs 241.6 km)
  • But Pipers River is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pipers River

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

Mount Direction and Pipers River drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Mount Direction Pipers River
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Mount Direction Pipers River
Walkability 0 / 10
Mount Direction — Walkability: 0/100 Pipers River — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 48 / 52
Mount Direction — Low fire risk: 48/100 Pipers River — Low fire risk: 52/100

Demographics

Pipers River has more residents (433 vs 248); Mount Direction has higher household incomes ($94,900 vs $78,416).

Mount Direction Pipers River
Population 248 433
+75% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.8% +1.6%
Median age 46 43
Median household income $94,900/yr
+17% vs other
 $78,416/yr
Median weekly rent $233/wk $260/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Direction Pipers River
0-4 5.6% / 7.9%
Mount Direction — 0-4: 5.6% Pipers River — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 9.3% / 13.2%
Mount Direction — 5-14: 9.3% Pipers River — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 8.9% / 6.7%
Mount Direction — 15-19: 8.9% Pipers River — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 5.6% / 3.2%
Mount Direction — 20-24: 5.6% Pipers River — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 11.3% / 11.5%
Mount Direction — 25-34: 11.3% Pipers River — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 8.5% / 9.9%
Mount Direction — 35-44: 8.5% Pipers River — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 18.1% / 15.9%
Mount Direction — 45-54: 18.1% Pipers River — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 17.3% / 15.7%
Mount Direction — 55-64: 17.3% Pipers River — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 13.3% / 11.5%
Mount Direction — 65-74: 13.3% Pipers River — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 2.8% / 4.8%
Mount Direction — 75-84: 2.8% Pipers River — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ — / 0.7%
Mount Direction — 85+: not among its largest Pipers River — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

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.

Mount Direction Pipers River
England 1.6% / 1.8%
Mount Direction — England: 1.6% Pipers River — England: 1.8%
Germany — / 1.2%
Mount Direction — Germany: not among its largest Pipers River — Germany: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Direction 57.6% couple families
Mount Direction — Couple Families: 57.6% Mount Direction — Lone Person: 27.1% Mount Direction — One Parent Families: 15.3% Mount Direction — Group Household: 0.0%
Pipers River 46.5% couple families
Pipers River — Couple Families: 46.5% Pipers River — Lone Person: 32.7% Pipers River — One Parent Families: 16.8% Pipers River — Group Household: 4.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Direction 100.0% houses
Mount Direction — Houses: 100.0%
Pipers River 100.0% houses
Pipers River — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Mount Direction Pipers River
Certificate III & IV 27.4% / 17.8%
Mount Direction — Certificate III & IV: 27.4% Pipers River — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 6.0%
Mount Direction — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Pipers River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Bachelor Degree 3.6% / 6.0%
Mount Direction — Bachelor Degree: 3.6% Pipers River — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.2%
Mount Direction — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Pipers River — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Mount Direction — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Pipers River — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Direction 7.1% renting
Mount Direction — Owned Outright: 44.0% Mount Direction — Mortgage: 48.8% Mount Direction — Renting: 7.1%
Pipers River 9.4% renting
Pipers River — Owned Outright: 43.9% Pipers River — Mortgage: 46.8% Pipers River — Renting: 9.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Mount Direction Pipers River
Median house price $600,000 $701,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Pipers River has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 3%); Mount Direction has more rural and farming land (97% vs 83%).

Mount Direction Pipers River
Rural and farming 97% 83%
Environmental 3% 16%
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

Mount Direction Pipers River
New dwellings approved 67
across George Town
same for both
Approvals change year on year +25%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Mount Direction Pipers River
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of TAS Higher than 69% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of TAS Higher than 77% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of TAS Higher than 79% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of TAS Higher than 34% of TAS

Liveability

Pipers River is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Mount Direction Pipers River
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Mount Direction Pipers River
Bushfire Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
48/100
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

Mount Direction Pipers River
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

Mount Direction Pipers River
Parks & reserves 2 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Pipers River sits further from the CBD (241.6 km vs 230 km).

Mount Direction Pipers River
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Hobart 230 km 241.6 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 162 min 178 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 7252
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 7252
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.

Mount Direction Pipers River
Car (driver) 80.6% / 76.0%
Mount Direction — Car (driver): 80.6% Pipers River — Car (driver): 76.0%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 16.2%
Mount Direction — Worked from Home: 9.3% Pipers River — Worked from Home: 16.2%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 4.5%
Mount Direction — Car (passenger): 5.6% Pipers River — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 4.6% / 1.7%
Mount Direction — Walked Only: 4.6% Pipers River — Walked Only: 1.7%
Bus — / 1.7%
Mount Direction — Bus: not among its largest Pipers River — Bus: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).

Setting

Mount Direction Pipers River
Elevation 98 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 100 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.6 km 13.5 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Direction Pipers River
Connectivity score 29/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
100 premises
 0%
167 premises

Climate

Mount Direction Pipers River
Annual rainfall 676 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Mount Direction Pipers River
Average residential rate $1,438/yr
same for both
Council George Town
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Direction Pipers River
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Direction Pipers River
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Direction

Rural

Pipers River

Rural

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