Mount Seymour vs Parattah
Parattah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 55 in Mount Seymour. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Parattah, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Seymour tends to suit older residents, while Parattah suits people living alone.
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 Seymour
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 45%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mount Seymour
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 20%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Parattah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $340/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Parattah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (72 min vs 86 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (91.1 km vs 99.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mount Seymour
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 18%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Mount Seymour
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.0% vs -7.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Seymour and Parattah 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
Parattah has more residents (147 vs 78); Mount Seymour rents higher ($340/wk vs $190/wk).
| Mount Seymour | Parattah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 78 | 147 +88% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.0% | -7.5% |
| Median age | 55 | 49 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr +36% vs other | $45,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $340/wk +44% vs other | $190/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.4%).
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 (11.5%).
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 (15.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Mount Seymour | Parattah | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 95% |
| Residential | 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
| Mount Seymour | Parattah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 45 across Southern Midlands same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Mount Seymour | Parattah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 58% of TAS | Higher than 13% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 35% of TAS | Higher than 16% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 12% of TAS same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 31% of TAS | Higher than 53% of TAS |
Liveability
| Mount Seymour | Parattah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mount Seymour carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 20).
| Mount Seymour | Parattah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 35/100 | Low 20/100 |
| 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 Seymour | Parattah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Seymour | Parattah | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Mount Seymour sits further from the CBD (99.5 km vs 91.1 km).
| Mount Seymour | Parattah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 99.5 km +8% vs other | 91.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 86 min | 72 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 7120 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 24 postcode 7120 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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Mount Seymour | Parattah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 470 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 469 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 38.5 km | 43.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Seymour | Parattah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 33 premises | 0% 77 premises |
Climate
| Mount Seymour | Parattah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 493 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mount Seymour | Parattah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,381/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Midlands same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Seymour | Parattah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Seymour | Parattah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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.