North Hobart vs New Town

North Hobart is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 38 in New Town. In both, about half of households are people living alone. In North Hobart, most households rent. In New Town, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. North Hobart is closer to the city centre: 1.7 km, against 5.3 km. On these figures, North Hobart tends to suit renters, young adults, and share households.

North Hobart is notably closer to Hobart's CBD at 1.7 km versus New Town's 5.3 km, and offers higher household incomes ($94,796 versus $82,992) alongside a stronger walkability score of 92 compared to 86. North Hobart is also the smaller, quieter suburb with 2,600 residents and ranks higher on liveability (82 versus 79) and socio-economic standing. New Town is larger at 6,781 people and offers more affordable weekly rent ($340 versus $400) and better rental yields on units at 5.6 percent, making it potentially appealing to investors or those prioritising rental income. House prices are comparable, though North Hobart's units command a premium at $791,000 against $456,500.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (68% vs 47%)

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 $791,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • North Hobart has a bigger rental market to choose from (55% vs 42%)
  • New Town has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

North Hobart

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1.7 km vs 5.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • North Hobart has more units and townhouses to downsize into (53% vs 32%)
  • New Town has more GPs (3 vs 1)

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

Investors

New Town

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (10.8% vs 4.3%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (6.0% vs 3.0%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

North Hobart 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.

North Hobart 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.

North Hobart New Town
Walkability 92 / 86
North Hobart — Walkability: 92/100 New Town — Walkability: 86/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
North Hobart — Low fire risk: 100/100 New Town — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

New Town has more residents (6,781 vs 2,600); North Hobart rents higher ($400/wk vs $340/wk).

North Hobart New Town
Population 2,600 6,781
+161% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.3% +10.8%
Median age 35 38
Median household income $94,796/yr
+12% vs other
 $82,992/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+15% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

North Hobart New Town
0-4 3.2% / 4.1%
North Hobart — 0-4: 3.2% New Town — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 6.0% / 9.1%
North Hobart — 5-14: 6.0% New Town — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 4.8% / 4.9%
North Hobart — 15-19: 4.8% New Town — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 10.6% / 6.3%
North Hobart — 20-24: 10.6% New Town — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 25.2% / 19.5%
North Hobart — 25-34: 25.2% New Town — 25-34: 19.5%
35-44 14.0% / 13.3%
North Hobart — 35-44: 14.0% New Town — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 12.2% / 12.3%
North Hobart — 45-54: 12.2% New Town — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 11.0% / 12.0%
North Hobart — 55-64: 11.0% New Town — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 8.7% / 9.6%
North Hobart — 65-74: 8.7% New Town — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 3.8% / 5.3%
North Hobart — 75-84: 3.8% New Town — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 0.7% / 3.2%
North Hobart — 85+: 0.7% New Town — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

North Hobart 47.7% lone person
North Hobart — Lone Person: 47.7% North Hobart — Couple Families: 20.3% North Hobart — Group Household: 17.5% North Hobart — One Parent Families: 12.4% North Hobart — Other Families: 2.1%
New Town 47.2% lone person
New Town — Lone Person: 47.2% New Town — Couple Families: 30.9% New Town — Group Household: 8.3% New Town — One Parent Families: 12.3% New Town — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

North Hobart 55.0% renting
North Hobart — Owned Outright: 22.0% North Hobart — Mortgage: 23.0% North Hobart — Renting: 55.0%
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

Qualifications

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

North Hobart New Town
Bachelor Degree 26.0% / 21.0%
North Hobart — Bachelor Degree: 26.0% New Town — Bachelor Degree: 21.0%
Postgraduate Degree 12.3% / 12.0%
North Hobart — Postgraduate Degree: 12.3% New Town — Postgraduate Degree: 12.0%
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 9.4%
North Hobart — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% New Town — Certificate III & IV: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 6.7%
North Hobart — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% New Town — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 3.3%
North Hobart — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% New Town — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).

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.

North Hobart New Town
England 3.8% / 3.0%
North Hobart — England: 3.8% New Town — England: 3.0%
China 3.8% / 3.0%
North Hobart — China: 3.8% New Town — China: 3.0%
Nepal 2.9% / 3.6%
North Hobart — Nepal: 2.9% New Town — Nepal: 3.6%
India 2.4% / 4.1%
North Hobart — India: 2.4% New Town — India: 4.1%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.8%
North Hobart — New Zealand: 0.8% New Town — New Zealand: 0.8%
Philippines 1.1% / —
North Hobart — Philippines: 1.1% New Town — Philippines: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

North Hobart 46.6% houses
North Hobart — Houses: 46.6% North Hobart — Flats / Apartments: 25.3% North Hobart — Townhouses: 28.0%
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

North Hobart New Town
Median house price $885,000 $893,000
Median unit price $791,000 $455,000
Median land price — $500,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 39 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.

North Hobart New Town
2 bed $750K / $745K
North Hobart — 2 bed: $750K (21 sales) New Town — 2 bed: $745K (15 sales)

21 vs 15 sales

3 bed $878K / $868K
North Hobart — 3 bed: $878K (40 sales) New Town — 3 bed: $868K (64 sales)

40 vs 64 sales

4 bed $1.23M / $1.06M
North Hobart — 4 bed: $1.23M (13 sales) New Town — 4 bed: $1.06M (26 sales)

13 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.

North Hobart New Town
1 bed $512K / $405K
North Hobart — 1 bed: $512K (6 sales) New Town — 1 bed: $405K (15 sales)

6 vs 15 sales

2 bed $766K / $459K
North Hobart — 2 bed: $766K (20 sales) New Town — 2 bed: $459K (30 sales)

20 vs 30 sales

3 bed $985K / $695K
North Hobart — 3 bed: $985K (11 sales) New Town — 3 bed: $695K (9 sales)

11 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

North Hobart New Town
Residential 62% 61%
Infrastructure and transport 19% 20%
Parks and recreation 5% 14%
Commercial 10% 0%
Industrial 5% 0%
Other and special use 0% 4%
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

North Hobart 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.

North Hobart New Town
Houses 3.7%
$660/wk on $925K
 3.9%
$650/wk on $870K
Units 3.0%
$450/wk on $772K
 6.0%
$500/wk on $435K

Ranking within TAS

North Hobart New Town
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 86% of TAS Higher than 75% of TAS
Schools Higher than 60% of TAS Higher than 44% of TAS
Walkability Higher than 100% of TAS Higher than 99% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of TAS Higher than 91% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of TAS Higher than 89% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 24% of TAS Higher than 30% of TAS
Rental yield (units) Higher than 6% of TAS Higher than 98% of TAS

Liveability

North Hobart New Town
Grade A+
same for both
Score 82/100 79/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

North Hobart New Town
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
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

North Hobart New Town
Inside the suburb 4
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Hobart, 4.9 km
 1
Hobart, 6.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.2% 2.5%

Schools in North Hobart

  • Lambert School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Campbell Street Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • The Friends' School Independent · Combined
  • The Friends' School - Argyle Street Campus Independent · Combined

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

North Hobart New Town
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 14 5
Parks & reserves 2 10
Childcare 1 5
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 2 3
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 3 2
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

New Town sits further from the CBD (5.3 km vs 1.7 km).

North Hobart New Town
Walkability score 92/100 86/100
Distance to Hobart 1.7 km 5.3 km
+212% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 5 min 9 min
Public transport score 93/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 102.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 158.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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.

North Hobart New Town
Car (driver) 41.3% / 58.9%
North Hobart — Car (driver): 41.3% New Town — Car (driver): 58.9%
Walked Only 33.6% / 9.3%
North Hobart — Walked Only: 33.6% New Town — Walked Only: 9.3%
Worked from Home 9.0% / 9.5%
North Hobart — Worked from Home: 9.0% New Town — Worked from Home: 9.5%
Bus 6.5% / 10.5%
North Hobart — Bus: 6.5% New Town — Bus: 10.5%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / 8.2%
North Hobart — Car (passenger): 6.3% New Town — Car (passenger): 8.2%

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

Setting

North Hobart New Town
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.5 km
2.9 km to a named beach
 908 m
4.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

North Hobart New Town
Connectivity score 100/100 85/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 99%
1,913 premises
 72%
3,502 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

North Hobart New Town
Division Clark
same for both
Member Andrew Wilkie
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

North Hobart

Cafe Culture Coastal Easy Commute Inner Nightlife Parks Premium Professionals Townhouses Transport Hub

New Town

Coastal Easy Commute Inner Parks Premium Professionals Transport Hub

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