Nietta vs Upper Castra
Upper Castra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 59 in Nietta. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Nietta tends to suit older residents.
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
Nietta
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (110% vs 92%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Upper Castra
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 30%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $225/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Upper Castra
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (226 min vs 238 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (317.4 km vs 328.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Nietta
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Upper Castra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.4% vs -1.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Nietta and Upper Castra 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
Upper Castra has higher household incomes ($61,724 vs $38,532); Upper Castra has more residents (85 vs 63).
| Nietta | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 63 | 85 +35% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.6% | +10.4% |
| Median age | 59 | 53 |
| Median household income | $38,532/yr | $61,724/yr +60% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $225/wk +11% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.4%).
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 (11.8%).
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 (29.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Nietta | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $525,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Upper Castra has more rural and farming land (99% vs 89%); Nietta has more land zoned for conservation (11% vs 1%).
| Nietta | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 89% | 99% |
| Environmental | 11% | 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
| Nietta | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 84 across Central Coast (Tas.) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -38% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Nietta | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 7% of TAS | Higher than 40% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of TAS | Higher than 59% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 33% of TAS | Higher than 35% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 20% of TAS | Higher than 29% of TAS |
Liveability
| Nietta | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Nietta carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0).
| Nietta | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 11/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Nietta | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Nietta | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 | 3 |
Mobility
Nietta sits further from the CBD (328.4 km vs 317.4 km).
| Nietta | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 328.4 km +3% vs other | 317.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 238 min | 226 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7315 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 28 postcode 7315 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 (86.5%).
Setting
| Nietta | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 545 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 417 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 27.2 km | 20.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Nietta | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 24 premises | 0% 42 premises |
Climate
| Nietta | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 814 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Nietta | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,379/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Coast (Tas.) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Nietta | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Nietta | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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