Mount Stuart vs New Town

New Town is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in Mount Stuart. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In New Town, about half of households are people living alone. Mount Stuart is closer to the city centre: 3 km, against 5.3 km. On these figures, New Town tends to suit 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

New Town

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 3)
  • But Mount Stuart is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 43%)

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

First-home buyers

New Town

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($455,000 vs $525,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

New Town

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Stuart

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (3 km vs 5.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

New Town

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 18%)

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

Investors

New Town

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.8% vs 1.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Stuart and New Town 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 Stuart New Town
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 Stuart New Town
Walkability 89 / 86
Mount Stuart — Walkability: 89/100 New Town — Walkability: 86/100
Low fire risk 0 / 100
Mount Stuart — Low fire risk: 0/100 New Town — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

New Town has more residents (6,781 vs 2,444); Mount Stuart has higher household incomes ($101,920 vs $82,992).

Mount Stuart New Town
Population 2,444 6,781
+177% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.9% +10.8%
Median age 41 38
Median household income $101,920/yr
+19% vs other
 $82,992/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+11% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Stuart New Town
0-4 4.1% / 4.1%
Mount Stuart — 0-4: 4.1% New Town — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 10.5% / 9.1%
Mount Stuart — 5-14: 10.5% New Town — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 6.3% / 4.9%
Mount Stuart — 15-19: 6.3% New Town — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 5.5% / 6.3%
Mount Stuart — 20-24: 5.5% New Town — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 15.0% / 19.5%
Mount Stuart — 25-34: 15.0% New Town — 25-34: 19.5%
35-44 12.6% / 13.3%
Mount Stuart — 35-44: 12.6% New Town — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 14.2% / 12.3%
Mount Stuart — 45-54: 14.2% New Town — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 13.4% / 12.0%
Mount Stuart — 55-64: 13.4% New Town — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 11.4% / 9.6%
Mount Stuart — 65-74: 11.4% New Town — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 4.6% / 5.3%
Mount Stuart — 75-84: 4.6% New Town — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 1.9% / 3.2%
Mount Stuart — 85+: 1.9% New Town — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Stuart 39.1% lone person
Mount Stuart — Lone Person: 39.1% Mount Stuart — Couple Families: 40.0% Mount Stuart — One Parent Families: 12.6% Mount Stuart — Group Household: 7.2% Mount Stuart — Other Families: 1.0%
New Town 47.2% lone person
New Town — Lone Person: 47.2% New Town — Couple Families: 30.9% New Town — One Parent Families: 12.3% New Town — Group Household: 8.3% New Town — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Stuart 25.2% renting
Mount Stuart — Owned Outright: 43.6% Mount Stuart — Mortgage: 31.3% Mount Stuart — Renting: 25.2%
New Town 42.0% renting
New Town — Owned Outright: 31.1% New Town — Mortgage: 26.8% New Town — Renting: 42.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Stuart New Town
England 4.7% / 3.0%
Mount Stuart — England: 4.7% New Town — England: 3.0%
India 1.4% / 4.1%
Mount Stuart — India: 1.4% New Town — India: 4.1%
China 1.8% / 3.0%
Mount Stuart — China: 1.8% New Town — China: 3.0%
Nepal 1.2% / 3.6%
Mount Stuart — Nepal: 1.2% New Town — Nepal: 3.6%
New Zealand 1.3% / 0.8%
Mount Stuart — New Zealand: 1.3% New Town — New Zealand: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

Qualifications

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

Mount Stuart New Town
Bachelor Degree 24.9% / 21.0%
Mount Stuart — Bachelor Degree: 24.9% New Town — Bachelor Degree: 21.0%
Postgraduate Degree 12.5% / 12.0%
Mount Stuart — Postgraduate Degree: 12.5% New Town — Postgraduate Degree: 12.0%
Certificate III & IV 7.1% / 9.4%
Mount Stuart — Certificate III & IV: 7.1% New Town — Certificate III & IV: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 6.7%
Mount Stuart — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% New Town — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.2% / 3.3%
Mount Stuart — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.2% New Town — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Stuart 81.5% houses
Mount Stuart — Houses: 81.5% Mount Stuart — Flats / Apartments: 17.1% Mount Stuart — Townhouses: 1.4%
New Town 67.9% houses
New Town — Houses: 67.9% New Town — Flats / Apartments: 22.1% New Town — Townhouses: 10.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mount Stuart New Town
Median house price $953,500 $893,000
Median unit price $525,000 $455,000
Median land price — $500,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 15 days
from 25 sales
 26 days
from 61 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 Stuart New Town
3 bed $908K / $868K
Mount Stuart — 3 bed: $908K (32 sales) New Town — 3 bed: $868K (64 sales)

32 vs 64 sales

4 bed $1.05M / $1.06M
Mount Stuart — 4 bed: $1.05M (9 sales) New Town — 4 bed: $1.06M (26 sales)

9 vs 26 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Mount Stuart New Town
1 bed $405K / $405K
Mount Stuart — 1 bed: $405K (11 sales) New Town — 1 bed: $405K (15 sales)

11 vs 15 sales

2 bed $588K / $459K
Mount Stuart — 2 bed: $588K (15 sales) New Town — 2 bed: $459K (30 sales)

15 vs 30 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Stuart New Town
Residential 93% 61%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 20%
Parks and recreation 2% 14%
Other and special use 0% 4%
Environmental 1% 0%
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 Stuart New Town
New dwellings approved 163
across Hobart
same for both
Approvals change year on year -76%
same for both

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 Stuart New Town
Houses 3.7%
$700/wk on $990K
 3.9%
$650/wk on $870K
Units — 6.0%
$500/wk on $435K

Ranking within TAS

Mount Stuart New Town
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 91% of TAS Higher than 75% of TAS
Schools — Higher than 44% of TAS
Walkability Higher than 99% of TAS
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of TAS Higher than 91% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of TAS Higher than 89% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 23% of TAS Higher than 30% of TAS
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 98% of TAS

Liveability

New Town scores higher overall (79 vs 64).

Mount Stuart New Town
Grade A A+
Score 64/100 79/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Mount Stuart carries more bushfire risk (100 vs 0).

Mount Stuart New Town
Bushfire High
100/100
 None
0/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 15
within 5 km
 17
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Stuart New Town
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Hobart, 5.4 km
 1
Hobart, 6.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 2.5%

Schools in Mount Stuart

  • Mount Stuart Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in New Town

  • Hobart City High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • New Town Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Sacred Heart College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Hobart City High School Sub-Campus Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Stuart New Town
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 3 10
Childcare 1 5
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 3
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

New Town sits further from the CBD (5.3 km vs 3 km).

Mount Stuart New Town
Walkability score 89/100 86/100
Distance to Hobart 3 km 5.3 km
+77% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 7 min 9 min
Public transport score 93/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 50.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 158.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 7000
 1.8%
postcode 7008
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 7000
 22
postcode 7008

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 Stuart New Town
Car (driver) 58.4% / 58.9%
Mount Stuart — Car (driver): 58.4% New Town — Car (driver): 58.9%
Worked from Home 14.8% / 9.5%
Mount Stuart — Worked from Home: 14.8% New Town — Worked from Home: 9.5%
Walked Only 13.0% / 9.3%
Mount Stuart — Walked Only: 13.0% New Town — Walked Only: 9.3%
Bus 4.7% / 10.5%
Mount Stuart — Bus: 4.7% New Town — Bus: 10.5%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / 8.2%
Mount Stuart — Car (passenger): 6.7% New Town — Car (passenger): 8.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.9%).

Setting

Mount Stuart New Town
Elevation 170 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.4 km
3.6 km to a named beach
 908 m
4.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mount Stuart New Town
Connectivity score 100/100 85/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
1,104 premises
 72%
3,502 premises

Climate

Mount Stuart New Town
Annual rainfall 507 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Mount Stuart New Town
Average residential rate $2,818/yr
same for both
Council Hobart
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Stuart New Town
Division Clark
same for both
Member Andrew Wilkie
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Stuart

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New Town

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