Nile vs Perth

Perth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 48 in Nile. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nile, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Nile tends to suit people living alone, while Perth suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Nile has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)
  • Perth is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 46%)

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

Nile

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 18%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Nile sits closer to the CBD (168.8 km vs 177.1 km)
  • Perth has a shorter drive in (123 min vs 130 min)

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

Perth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.1% vs -21.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Nile Perth
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.

Nile Perth
Walkability 0 / 0
Nile — Walkability: 0/100 Perth — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 61 / 62
Nile — Low fire risk: 61/100 Perth — Low fire risk: 62/100

Demographics

Perth has more residents (3,472 vs 121); Perth rents higher ($280/wk vs $200/wk).

Nile Perth
Population 121 3,472
+2769% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -21.4% +17.1%
Median age 48 39
Median household income $75,816/yr $75,348/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $280/wk
+40% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nile Perth
0-4 2.5% / 6.7%
Nile — 0-4: 2.5% Perth — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 7.4% / 12.4%
Nile — 5-14: 7.4% Perth — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 11.6% / 5.6%
Nile — 15-19: 11.6% Perth — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 7.4% / 5.2%
Nile — 20-24: 7.4% Perth — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 10.7% / 14.5%
Nile — 25-34: 10.7% Perth — 25-34: 14.5%
35-44 6.6% / 11.1%
Nile — 35-44: 6.6% Perth — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 24.0% / 12.0%
Nile — 45-54: 24.0% Perth — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 14.0% / 13.7%
Nile — 55-64: 14.0% Perth — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 11.6% / 11.2%
Nile — 65-74: 11.6% Perth — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 5.8% / 6.2%
Nile — 75-84: 5.8% Perth — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 4.1% / 1.4%
Nile — 85+: 4.1% Perth — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nile 54.5% lone person
Nile — Lone Person: 54.5% Nile — Couple Families: 36.4% Nile — One Parent Families: 9.1% Nile — Group Household: 0.0% Nile — Other Families: 0.0%
Perth 38.1% lone person
Perth — Lone Person: 38.1% Perth — Couple Families: 42.8% Perth — One Parent Families: 16.9% Perth — Group Household: 1.4% Perth — Other Families: 0.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nile 38.3% renting
Nile — Owned Outright: 21.3% Nile — Mortgage: 40.4% Nile — Renting: 38.3%
Perth 18.3% renting
Perth — Owned Outright: 34.1% Perth — Mortgage: 47.6% Perth — Renting: 18.3%
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.

Nile Perth
England 4.1% / 2.8%
Nile — England: 4.1% Perth — England: 2.8%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Nile — New Zealand: not among its largest Perth — New Zealand: 1.2%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Nile — Philippines: not among its largest Perth — Philippines: 0.4%
Netherlands — / 0.4%
Nile — Netherlands: not among its largest Perth — Netherlands: 0.4%
China — / 0.3%
Nile — China: not among its largest Perth — China: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Qualifications

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

Nile Perth
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 20.9%
Nile — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Perth — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 7.1%
Nile — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Perth — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 5.9%
Nile — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Perth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Nile — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Perth — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Nile — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Perth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nile 100.0% houses
Nile — Houses: 100.0% Nile — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Nile — Townhouses: 0.0%
Perth 88.5% houses
Perth — Houses: 88.5% Perth — Flats / Apartments: 11.0% Perth — Townhouses: 0.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Nile Perth
Median house price — $652,500
Median unit price — $550,000
Median land price — $310,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 31 days
from 41 sales

Zoning mix

Nile Perth
Rural and farming 100% 92%
Residential 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
Other and special use 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

Nile Perth
New dwellings approved 184
across Northern Midlands
same for both
Approvals change year on year +104%
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.

Nile Perth
Houses — 4.4%
$630/wk on $740K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Nile Perth
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of TAS Higher than 65% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of TAS Higher than 65% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 8% of TAS Higher than 7% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of TAS Higher than 86% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 61% of TAS

Liveability

Nile Perth
Grade — C
Score — 42/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Nile Perth
Bushfire Low
39/100
 Low
38/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Nile Perth
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Nile

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

Schools in Perth

  • Perth Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Nile Perth
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 5 7
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Perth sits further from the CBD (177.1 km vs 168.8 km).

Nile Perth
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 168.8 km 177.1 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 130 min 123 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 7212
 0.2%
postcode 7300
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 7212
 32
postcode 7300

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.

Nile Perth
Car (driver) 84.3% / 86.5%
Nile — Car (driver): 84.3% Perth — Car (driver): 86.5%
Walked Only 15.7% / 1.9%
Nile — Walked Only: 15.7% Perth — Walked Only: 1.9%
Worked from Home — / 5.5%
Nile — Worked from Home: not among its largest Perth — Worked from Home: 5.5%
Car (passenger) — / 4.8%
Nile — Car (passenger): not among its largest Perth — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Bus — / 1.3%
Nile — Bus: not among its largest Perth — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.5%).

Setting

Nile Perth
Elevation 237 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 148 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Nile Perth
Connectivity score 25/100 69/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
56 premises
 45%
1,661 premises

Climate

Nile Perth
Annual rainfall 676 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Nile Perth
Average residential rate $1,704/yr
same for both
Council Northern Midlands
same for both

Federal electorate

Nile Perth
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Nile Perth
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Nile

Rural

Perth

Acreage

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