North Hobart vs West Hobart

North Hobart is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 38 in West Hobart. In North Hobart, most households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In West Hobart, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in West Hobart: a median of $995,000, against $885,000 in North Hobart. North Hobart is closer to the city centre: 1.7 km, against 2.5 km. On these figures, North Hobart tends to suit renters and young adults.

North Hobart is a smaller, more walkable suburb just 1.7 km from the CBD with a liveability score of 82 and walkability score of 92, making it ideal if you value urban convenience and pedestrian-friendly streets. West Hobart is larger with 6525 residents, higher median household income at $103,792 versus $94,796, and sits in the top socio-economic decile, though it carries a bushfire risk of 98 compared to North Hobart's zero. House prices are similar (North Hobart $890,000 versus West Hobart $986,000), but North Hobart units are notably pricier at $791,000 against West Hobart's $590,000. Weekly rent is the same at $400 in both suburbs.

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

West Hobart

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (76% vs 47%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (46% vs 33%)
  • But North Hobart has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • North Hobart has cheaper houses ($885,000 vs $995,000)
  • West Hobart has cheaper units ($607,500 vs $791,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

North Hobart

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (55% vs 35%)

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

Commuting to the city

North Hobart

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 73/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

North Hobart

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (53% vs 24%)
  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 73/100)

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

Investors

West Hobart

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.6% vs 4.3%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

North Hobart and West Hobart 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 West Hobart
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 West Hobart
Walkability 92 / 73
North Hobart — Walkability: 92/100 West Hobart — Walkability: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 2
North Hobart — Low fire risk: 100/100 West Hobart — Low fire risk: 2/100

Demographics

West Hobart has more residents (6,525 vs 2,600); West Hobart skews older (38 vs 35).

North Hobart West Hobart
Population 2,600 6,525
+151% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.3% +9.6%
Median age 35 38
Median household income $94,796/yr $103,792/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

North Hobart West Hobart
0-4 3.2% / 4.0%
North Hobart — 0-4: 3.2% West Hobart — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 6.0% / 9.8%
North Hobart — 5-14: 6.0% West Hobart — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 4.8% / 5.6%
North Hobart — 15-19: 4.8% West Hobart — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 10.6% / 6.4%
North Hobart — 20-24: 10.6% West Hobart — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 25.2% / 19.1%
North Hobart — 25-34: 25.2% West Hobart — 25-34: 19.1%
35-44 14.0% / 12.1%
North Hobart — 35-44: 14.0% West Hobart — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 12.2% / 13.9%
North Hobart — 45-54: 12.2% West Hobart — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 11.0% / 13.3%
North Hobart — 55-64: 11.0% West Hobart — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 8.7% / 9.6%
North Hobart — 65-74: 8.7% West Hobart — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 3.8% / 4.6%
North Hobart — 75-84: 3.8% West Hobart — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 0.7% / 1.4%
North Hobart — 85+: 0.7% West Hobart — 85+: 1.4%

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%
West Hobart 40.0% lone person
West Hobart — Lone Person: 40.0% West Hobart — Couple Families: 34.0% West Hobart — Group Household: 12.3% West Hobart — One Parent Families: 12.0% West Hobart — Other Families: 1.7%
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%
West Hobart 35.1% renting
West Hobart — Owned Outright: 34.9% West Hobart — Mortgage: 30.0% West Hobart — Renting: 35.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

North Hobart West Hobart
Bachelor Degree 26.0% / 25.6%
North Hobart — Bachelor Degree: 26.0% West Hobart — Bachelor Degree: 25.6%
Postgraduate Degree 12.3% / 14.2%
North Hobart — Postgraduate Degree: 12.3% West Hobart — Postgraduate Degree: 14.2%
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 7.5%
North Hobart — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% West Hobart — Certificate III & IV: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 7.0%
North Hobart — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% West Hobart — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 4.7%
North Hobart — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% West Hobart — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.7%

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 West Hobart
England 3.8% / 4.7%
North Hobart — England: 3.8% West Hobart — England: 4.7%
China 3.8% / 2.3%
North Hobart — China: 3.8% West Hobart — China: 2.3%
Nepal 2.9% / 1.5%
North Hobart — Nepal: 2.9% West Hobart — Nepal: 1.5%
India 2.4% / 1.4%
North Hobart — India: 2.4% West Hobart — India: 1.4%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.2%
North Hobart — New Zealand: 0.8% West Hobart — New Zealand: 1.2%
Philippines 1.1% / —
North Hobart — Philippines: 1.1% West Hobart — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

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%
West Hobart 75.9% houses
West Hobart — Houses: 75.9% West Hobart — Flats / Apartments: 17.6% West Hobart — Townhouses: 6.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

North Hobart West Hobart
Median house price $885,000 $995,000
Median unit price $791,000 $607,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 39 sales
 28 days
from 63 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 West Hobart
1 bed $512K / $436K
North Hobart — 1 bed: $512K (6 sales) West Hobart — 1 bed: $436K (11 sales)

6 vs 11 sales

2 bed $766K / $700K
North Hobart — 2 bed: $766K (20 sales) West Hobart — 2 bed: $700K (9 sales)

20 vs 9 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 West Hobart
2 bed $750K / $828K
North Hobart — 2 bed: $750K (21 sales) West Hobart — 2 bed: $828K (22 sales)

21 vs 22 sales

3 bed $878K / $958K
North Hobart — 3 bed: $878K (40 sales) West Hobart — 3 bed: $958K (64 sales)

40 vs 64 sales

4 bed $1.23M / $1.19M
North Hobart — 4 bed: $1.23M (13 sales) West Hobart — 4 bed: $1.19M (34 sales)

13 vs 34 sales

Zoning mix

West Hobart has more land zoned for conservation (41% vs 0%).

North Hobart West Hobart
Residential 62% 52%
Environmental 0% 41%
Infrastructure and transport 19% 2%
Commercial 10% 0%
Industrial 5% 0%
Parks and recreation 5% 2%
Rural and farming 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 West Hobart
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 West Hobart
Houses 3.7%
$660/wk on $925K
 3.3%
$730/wk on $1.15M
Units 3.0%
$450/wk on $772K
 2.7%
$498/wk on $975K

Ranking within TAS

North Hobart West Hobart
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 86% of TAS Higher than 92% of TAS
Schools Higher than 60% of TAS —
Walkability Higher than 100% of TAS Higher than 97% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of TAS Higher than 100% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 24% of TAS Higher than 14% of TAS
Rental yield (units) Higher than 6% of TAS Higher than 4% of TAS

Liveability

North Hobart scores higher overall (82 vs 64); North Hobart is more walkable (92 vs 73).

North Hobart West Hobart
Grade A+ A
Score 82/100 64/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

West Hobart carries more bushfire risk (98 vs 0).

North Hobart West Hobart
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
98/100
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
 12
within 5 km

Schools

North Hobart West Hobart
Inside the suburb 4 2
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Hobart, 4.9 km
 1
Hobart, 4.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.2% 2.8%

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 West Hobart

  • Lansdowne Crescent Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Goulburn Street Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

North Hobart West Hobart
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 14 4
Parks & reserves 2 7
Childcare 1
same for both
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

North Hobart West Hobart
Walkability score 92/100 73/100
Distance to Hobart 1.7 km 2.5 km
+47% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 5 min 7 min
Public transport score 93/100
Bus
 91/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 102.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 39.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 7000
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 7000
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.

North Hobart West Hobart
Car (driver) 41.3% / 45.6%
North Hobart — Car (driver): 41.3% West Hobart — Car (driver): 45.6%
Walked Only 33.6% / 27.4%
North Hobart — Walked Only: 33.6% West Hobart — Walked Only: 27.4%
Worked from Home 9.0% / 13.0%
North Hobart — Worked from Home: 9.0% West Hobart — Worked from Home: 13.0%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / 7.3%
North Hobart — Car (passenger): 6.3% West Hobart — Car (passenger): 7.3%
Bus 6.5% / 3.0%
North Hobart — Bus: 6.5% West Hobart — Bus: 3.0%
Bicycle 3.3% / 3.6%
North Hobart — Bicycle: 3.3% West Hobart — Bicycle: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (45.6%).

Setting

North Hobart West Hobart
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 206 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.5 km
2.9 km to a named beach
 2.7 km
2.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

North Hobart West Hobart
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 99%
1,913 premises
 100%
3,110 premises

Climate

North Hobart West Hobart
Annual rainfall 507 mm 559 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 22.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 5.6°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

North Hobart West Hobart
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

West Hobart

Coastal Easy Commute Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Transport Hub

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