National Park vs Westerway

National Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Westerway. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In National Park, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, National Park tends to suit 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

Westerway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (104% vs 78%)

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

First-home buyers

Westerway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Westerway

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (30% vs 49%)
  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $353/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Westerway

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (64 min vs 91 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (63.9 km vs 78.6 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

National Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.6% vs -6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

National Park and Westerway drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

National Park Westerway
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.

National Park Westerway
Walkability 0 / 0
National Park — Walkability: 0/100 Westerway — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 79 / 7
National Park — Low fire risk: 79/100 Westerway — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Westerway has more residents (210 vs 80); Westerway has higher household incomes ($49,348 vs $37,700).

National Park Westerway
Population 80 210
+162% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.6% -6.7%
Median age 45 48
Median household income $37,700/yr $49,348/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $353/wk
+19% vs other
 $285/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

National Park Westerway
0-4 6.2% / 5.2%
National Park — 0-4: 6.2% Westerway — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 16.2% / 6.7%
National Park — 5-14: 16.2% Westerway — 5-14: 6.7%
15-19 — / 6.7%
National Park — 15-19: not among its largest Westerway — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 5.0% / 7.6%
National Park — 20-24: 5.0% Westerway — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 3.8% / 8.6%
National Park — 25-34: 3.8% Westerway — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 21.2% / 12.4%
National Park — 35-44: 21.2% Westerway — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 12.5% / 19.0%
National Park — 45-54: 12.5% Westerway — 45-54: 19.0%
55-64 22.5% / 18.6%
National Park — 55-64: 22.5% Westerway — 55-64: 18.6%
65-74 12.5% / 12.9%
National Park — 65-74: 12.5% Westerway — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 3.8% / 8.1%
National Park — 75-84: 3.8% Westerway — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / —
National Park — 85+: not among its largest Westerway — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

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.

National Park Westerway
England 3.8% / 4.3%
National Park — England: 3.8% Westerway — England: 4.3%
Netherlands — / 2.4%
National Park — Netherlands: not among its largest Westerway — Netherlands: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

National Park 45.2% lone person
National Park — Lone Person: 45.2% National Park — Couple Families: 29.0% National Park — One Parent Families: 16.1% National Park — Group Household: 9.7% National Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Westerway 41.4% lone person
Westerway — Lone Person: 41.4% Westerway — Couple Families: 39.7% Westerway — One Parent Families: 12.1% Westerway — Group Household: 0.0% Westerway — Other Families: 6.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

National Park 77.8% houses
National Park — Houses: 77.8% National Park — Flats / Apartments: 22.2%
Westerway 103.5% houses
Westerway — Houses: 103.5% Westerway — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

National Park Westerway
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 16.7%
National Park — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Westerway — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 5.7%
National Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Westerway — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 4.3%
National Park — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Westerway — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.9%
National Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Westerway — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

National Park 9.1% renting
National Park — Owned Outright: 69.7% National Park — Mortgage: 21.2% National Park — Renting: 9.1%
Westerway 14.9% renting
Westerway — Owned Outright: 45.7% Westerway — Mortgage: 39.4% Westerway — Renting: 14.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

National Park Westerway
Median house price — $445,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 94 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

National Park has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 1%); Westerway has more rural and farming land (97% vs 70%).

National Park Westerway
Rural and farming 70% 97%
Environmental 29% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

National Park Westerway
New dwellings approved 123
across Derwent Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +925%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

National Park Westerway
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 6% of TAS Higher than 20% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of TAS Higher than 20% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 20% of TAS Higher than 15% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of TAS Higher than 55% of TAS

Liveability

National Park Westerway
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Westerway carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 21).

National Park Westerway
Bushfire Low
21/100
 High
93/100
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

National Park Westerway
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in National Park

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Westerway

  • Westerway Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

National Park Westerway
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

National Park sits further from the CBD (78.6 km vs 63.9 km).

National Park Westerway
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 78.6 km
+19% vs other
 63.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 91 min 64 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 7140
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 24
postcode 7140
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.

National Park Westerway
Car (driver) 57.7% / 73.8%
National Park — Car (driver): 57.7% Westerway — Car (driver): 73.8%
Worked from Home 42.3% / 7.7%
National Park — Worked from Home: 42.3% Westerway — Worked from Home: 7.7%
Car (passenger) — / 18.5%
National Park — Car (passenger): not among its largest Westerway — Car (passenger): 18.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.8%).

Setting

National Park Westerway
Elevation 403 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 116 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

National Park Westerway
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
47 premises
 0%
112 premises

Climate

National Park Westerway
Annual rainfall 492 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.7°C
same for both

Federal electorate

National Park Westerway
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

National Park Westerway
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

National Park

Family Rural

Westerway

Outer

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