Mount Direction vs Turners Marsh
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Turners Marsh: a median of $980,000, against $600,000 in Mount Direction. On these figures, Mount Direction tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Turners Marsh
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
- is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 73%)
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 $980,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Turners Marsh
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (219.4 km vs 230 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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 Turners Marsh 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
Mount Direction skews older (46 vs 44).
| Mount Direction | Turners Marsh | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 248 | 265 +7% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.8% | +4.3% |
| Median age | 46 | 44 |
| Median household income | $94,900/yr | $96,408/yr +2% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $233/wk | $243/wk +4% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
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 (2.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (27.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mount Direction | Turners Marsh | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $600,000 | $980,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Mount Direction | Turners Marsh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 89% |
| Environmental | 3% | 9% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 2% |
| 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 | Turners Marsh | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 67 across George Town | 208 across Launceston |
| Approvals change year on year | +25% | -29% |
Ranking within TAS
| Mount Direction | Turners Marsh | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 87% of TAS | Higher than 88% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 41% of TAS | Higher than 54% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 78% of TAS | Higher than 52% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of TAS | Higher than 47% of TAS |
Liveability
| Mount Direction | Turners Marsh | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mount Direction carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 39).
| Mount Direction | Turners Marsh | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 52/100 | Low 39/100 |
| 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 | Turners Marsh | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Turners Marsh | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 5 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Mount Direction sits further from the CBD (230 km vs 219.4 km).
| Mount Direction | Turners Marsh | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 230 km +5% vs other | 219.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 162 min | 164 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 7252 | 0.5% postcode 7267 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 43 postcode 7252 | 47 postcode 7267 |
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 (80.6%).
Setting
| Mount Direction | Turners Marsh | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 98 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 275 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.6 km | 31.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Direction | Turners Marsh | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 100 premises | 0% 111 premises |
Climate
| Mount Direction | Turners Marsh | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Turners Marsh | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,438/yr | $2,075/yr |
| Council | George Town | Launceston |
Federal electorate
| Mount Direction | Turners Marsh | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bass same for both | |
| Member | Jess Teesdale same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Direction | Turners Marsh | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.