New Norfolk vs Sorell Creek
New Norfolk is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 49 in Sorell Creek. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sorell Creek, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Sorell Creek: a median of $600,000, against $530,000 in New Norfolk, and rent is higher there too. Sorell Creek is closer to the city centre: 31.7 km, against 35.7 km. On these figures, New Norfolk tends to suit families with children, while Sorell Creek suits couples.
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 Norfolk
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (12 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
New Norfolk
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 33%)
- has cheaper houses ($530,000 vs $600,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
New Norfolk
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 20%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 33%)
- has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Sorell Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (30 min vs 35 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (31.7 km vs 35.7 km)
- But New Norfolk is more walkable (76/100 vs 5/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
New Norfolk
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (76/100 vs 5/100)
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
New Norfolk and Sorell Creek 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
New Norfolk has more residents (6,037 vs 95); Sorell Creek skews older (49 vs 40).
| New Norfolk | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,037 +98% vs other | 95 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +11.1% | +6.7% |
| Median age | 40 | 49 |
| Median household income | $57,824/yr +4% vs other | $55,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $290/wk | $350/wk +21% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (7.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| New Norfolk | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $530,000 | $600,000 |
| Median unit price | $482,000 | — |
| Median land price | $192,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 33 days from 79 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Sorell Creek has more rural and farming land (96% vs 26%); New Norfolk has more land zoned for conservation (15% vs 2%).
| New Norfolk | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 26% | 96% |
| Residential | 32% | 0% |
| Environmental | 15% | 2% |
| Parks and recreation | 10% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 9% | 1% |
| Other and special use | 6% | 0% |
| Commercial | 1% | 0% |
| Industrial | 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
| New Norfolk | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 123 across Derwent Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +925% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| New Norfolk | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5.0% $580/wk on $598K | — |
| Units | 5.4% $465/wk on $449K | — |
Ranking within TAS
| New Norfolk | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 31% of TAS | Higher than 28% of TAS |
| Schools | Higher than 36% of TAS | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 98% of TAS | Higher than 70% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 15% of TAS | Higher than 18% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 82% of TAS | Higher than 62% of TAS |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 90% of TAS | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 82% of TAS | — |
Liveability
New Norfolk is more walkable (76 vs 5).
| New Norfolk | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 35/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
| New Norfolk | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 95/100 | High 97/100 |
| 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 | 3 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| New Norfolk | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 5 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 2 | 0 |
Schools in New Norfolk
- St Brigid's Catholic School Catholic · Primary above peers
- New Norfolk Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- Fairview Primary School Government · Primary below peers
- New Norfolk High School Government · Secondary below peers
- Indie School - Glenorchy (New Norfolk Campus) Independent · Secondary · Special school
Schools in Sorell Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| New Norfolk | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 10 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 12 | 0 |
| Childcare | 3 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 2 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 5 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
New Norfolk sits further from the CBD (35.7 km vs 31.7 km).
| New Norfolk | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 76/100 | 5/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 35.7 km +11% vs other | 31.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 35 min | 30 min |
| Public transport score | 92/100 Bus | 54/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 40.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 7.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 2 min scheduled, not actual |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.5%).
Setting
| New Norfolk | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 42 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 25 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 22.0 km | 17.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| New Norfolk | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 65/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 38% 3,157 premises | 0% 46 premises |
Climate
| New Norfolk | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 492 mm | 988 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 24.5°C | 13.3°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.7°C | -1.0°C |
Federal electorate
| New Norfolk | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| New Norfolk | Sorell Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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