Mount Nelson vs Taroona

Mount Nelson is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Taroona. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Mount Nelson is closer to the city centre: 7.2 km, against 11.1 km.

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

Taroona

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 2)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 81%)
  • But Mount Nelson has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Nelson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($475,000 vs $1,092,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Nelson

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Nelson

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (13 min vs 22 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (7.2 km vs 11.1 km)
  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 51/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Nelson

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 3%)
  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 51/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Mount Nelson is growing faster (10.2% vs 1.7%)
  • Taroona returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.8% vs 3.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Nelson and Taroona 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 Nelson Taroona
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 Nelson Taroona
Walkability 61 / 51
Mount Nelson — Walkability: 61/100 Taroona — Walkability: 51/100
Low fire risk 3 / 3
Mount Nelson — Low fire risk: 3/100 Taroona — Low fire risk: 3/100

Demographics

Taroona rents higher ($420/wk vs $320/wk); Taroona skews older (47 vs 40).

Mount Nelson Taroona
Population 2,749 3,121
+14% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.2% +1.7%
Median age 40 47
Median household income $87,724/yr $95,940/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $420/wk
+31% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Nelson Taroona
0-4 4.8% / 3.9%
Mount Nelson — 0-4: 4.8% Taroona — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 12.5% / 11.4%
Mount Nelson — 5-14: 12.5% Taroona — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 5.6% / 7.6%
Mount Nelson — 15-19: 5.6% Taroona — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 6.0% / 5.0%
Mount Nelson — 20-24: 6.0% Taroona — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 13.3% / 8.0%
Mount Nelson — 25-34: 13.3% Taroona — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 13.7% / 10.5%
Mount Nelson — 35-44: 13.7% Taroona — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 13.3% / 15.3%
Mount Nelson — 45-54: 13.3% Taroona — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 11.7% / 14.6%
Mount Nelson — 55-64: 11.7% Taroona — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 12.5% / 13.7%
Mount Nelson — 65-74: 12.5% Taroona — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 5.2% / 6.2%
Mount Nelson — 75-84: 5.2% Taroona — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 1.6% / 3.4%
Mount Nelson — 85+: 1.6% Taroona — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Nelson 39.0% couple families
Mount Nelson — Couple Families: 39.0% Mount Nelson — Lone Person: 37.8% Mount Nelson — One Parent Families: 15.1% Mount Nelson — Group Household: 6.1% Mount Nelson — Other Families: 1.9%
Taroona 44.9% couple families
Taroona — Couple Families: 44.9% Taroona — Lone Person: 35.4% Taroona — One Parent Families: 14.5% Taroona — Group Household: 3.7% Taroona — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Nelson 28.6% renting
Mount Nelson — Owned Outright: 40.2% Mount Nelson — Mortgage: 31.2% Mount Nelson — Renting: 28.6%
Taroona 15.7% renting
Taroona — Owned Outright: 51.3% Taroona — Mortgage: 33.1% Taroona — Renting: 15.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Nelson Taroona
Bachelor Degree 21.9% / 25.5%
Mount Nelson — Bachelor Degree: 21.9% Taroona — Bachelor Degree: 25.5%
Postgraduate Degree 14.7% / 13.0%
Mount Nelson — Postgraduate Degree: 14.7% Taroona — Postgraduate Degree: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.2%
Mount Nelson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Taroona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Certificate III & IV 7.0% / 6.0%
Mount Nelson — Certificate III & IV: 7.0% Taroona — Certificate III & IV: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.7% / 5.5%
Mount Nelson — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.7% Taroona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

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 Nelson Taroona
England 4.0% / 6.4%
Mount Nelson — England: 4.0% Taroona — England: 6.4%
China 5.1% / 2.6%
Mount Nelson — China: 5.1% Taroona — China: 2.6%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.2%
Mount Nelson — New Zealand: 1.2% Taroona — New Zealand: 1.2%
South Africa 0.9% / 1.0%
Mount Nelson — South Africa: 0.9% Taroona — South Africa: 1.0%
Germany — / 1.2%
Mount Nelson — Germany: not among its largest Taroona — Germany: 1.2%
India 0.9% / —
Mount Nelson — India: 0.9% Taroona — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Nelson 81.4% houses
Mount Nelson — Houses: 81.4% Mount Nelson — Townhouses: 14.0% Mount Nelson — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Taroona 96.8% houses
Taroona — Houses: 96.8% Taroona — Townhouses: 2.5% Taroona — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Nelson Taroona
Median house price $950,000
same for both
Median unit price $475,000 $1,092,500
Median land price $504,000 $520,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 16 sales
 42 days
from 18 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Mount Nelson Taroona
3 bed $824K / $950K
Mount Nelson — 3 bed: $824K (16 sales) Taroona — 3 bed: $950K (11 sales)

16 vs 11 sales

4 bed $1.15M / $950K
Mount Nelson — 4 bed: $1.15M (21 sales) Taroona — 4 bed: $950K (13 sales)

21 vs 13 sales

5 bed $1.2M / $1.12M
Mount Nelson — 5 bed: $1.2M (12 sales) Taroona — 5 bed: $1.12M (6 sales)

12 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Taroona has more land zoned for conservation (67% vs 40%); Mount Nelson has more rural and farming land (13% vs 0%).

Mount Nelson Taroona
Environmental 40% 67%
Residential 30% 26%
Rural and farming 13% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 5%
Other and special use 5% 0%
Parks and recreation 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 Nelson Taroona
New dwellings approved 163
across Hobart
 138
across Kingborough
Approvals change year on year -76% -13%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Mount Nelson Taroona
Houses 3.6%
$680/wk on $995K
 4.8%
$925/wk on $1.01M
Units 5.6%
$460/wk on $430K
 —

Ranking within TAS

Mount Nelson Taroona
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of TAS Higher than 87% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 95% of TAS Higher than 92% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 100% of TAS Higher than 99% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of TAS Higher than 82% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 21% of TAS Higher than 80% of TAS
Rental yield (units) Higher than 90% of TAS —

Liveability

Mount Nelson is more walkable (61 vs 51).

Mount Nelson Taroona
Grade B
same for both
Score 61/100
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Mount Nelson Taroona
Bushfire High
97/100
same for both
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood — Not mapped
no mapped data here
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
33/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Nelson Taroona
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Hobart, 1.6 km
 1
Hobart, 3.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 2.4%

Schools in Mount Nelson

  • Mount Nelson Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Hobart College Government · Secondary

Schools in Taroona

  • Taroona Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Taroona High School Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Nelson Taroona
Cafes & restaurants 1 3
Parks & reserves 2 9
Childcare 1
same for both
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1 0
Beaches 0 1

Mobility

Taroona sits further from the CBD (11.1 km vs 7.2 km).

Mount Nelson Taroona
Walkability score 61/100 51/100
Distance to Hobart 7.2 km 11.1 km
+54% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 13 min 22 min
Public transport score 92/100
Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 45.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 57.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.2%
postcode 7007
 2.7%
postcode 7053
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 7007
 35
postcode 7053

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 Nelson Taroona
Car (driver) 67.8% / 61.7%
Mount Nelson — Car (driver): 67.8% Taroona — Car (driver): 61.7%
Worked from Home 13.4% / 16.4%
Mount Nelson — Worked from Home: 13.4% Taroona — Worked from Home: 16.4%
Bus 5.8% / 8.6%
Mount Nelson — Bus: 5.8% Taroona — Bus: 8.6%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / 6.6%
Mount Nelson — Car (passenger): 7.7% Taroona — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Bicycle 1.5% / 5.1%
Mount Nelson — Bicycle: 1.5% Taroona — Bicycle: 5.1%
Walked Only 3.7% / 1.7%
Mount Nelson — Walked Only: 3.7% Taroona — Walked Only: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.8%).

Setting

Mount Nelson Taroona
Elevation 300 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 130 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.2 km
2.2 km to a named beach
 979 m
1.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mount Nelson Taroona
Connectivity score 100/100 65/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
1,228 premises
 36%
1,355 premises

Climate

Mount Nelson Taroona
Annual rainfall 559 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Mount Nelson Taroona
Average residential rate $2,818/yr $1,735/yr
Council Hobart Kingborough

Federal electorate

Mount Nelson Taroona
Division Clark
same for both
Member Andrew Wilkie
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Nelson Taroona
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Nelson

Coastal Easy Commute Inner Premium Professionals Quiet Transport Hub

Taroona

Beach Coastal Easy Commute Inner Large Blocks Parks Premium Professionals Quiet Transport Hub

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