North Motton vs Riana

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In North Motton, most households are couple families. In Riana, about half of households are couple families.

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

  • North Motton has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • Riana has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

North Motton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (308.2 km vs 322 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (217 min vs 223 min)
  • But Riana is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Riana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

North Motton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.9% vs -4.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

North Motton and Riana 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 Motton Riana
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 Motton Riana
Walkability 0 / 20
North Motton — Walkability: 0/100 Riana — Walkability: 20/100
Low fire risk 83 / 88
North Motton — Low fire risk: 83/100 Riana — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

North Motton has more residents (425 vs 313); Riana has higher household incomes ($81,900 vs $70,564).

North Motton Riana
Population 425
+26% vs other
 313
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% -4.0%
Median age 44 45
Median household income $70,564/yr $81,900/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $265/wk
+6% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

North Motton Riana
0-4 5.6% / 2.6%
North Motton — 0-4: 5.6% Riana — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 8.9% / 14.7%
North Motton — 5-14: 8.9% Riana — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 6.8% / 3.2%
North Motton — 15-19: 6.8% Riana — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 6.6% / 6.7%
North Motton — 20-24: 6.6% Riana — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 11.5% / 10.9%
North Motton — 25-34: 11.5% Riana — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 10.1% / 11.8%
North Motton — 35-44: 10.1% Riana — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 15.1% / 12.8%
North Motton — 45-54: 15.1% Riana — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 18.4% / 19.5%
North Motton — 55-64: 18.4% Riana — 55-64: 19.5%
65-74 10.1% / 13.1%
North Motton — 65-74: 10.1% Riana — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 4.9% / 3.8%
North Motton — 75-84: 4.9% Riana — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 1.2% / —
North Motton — 85+: 1.2% Riana — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

North Motton 59.3% couple families
North Motton — Couple Families: 59.3% North Motton — Lone Person: 30.8% North Motton — One Parent Families: 9.9% North Motton — Other Families: 0.0%
Riana 51.2% couple families
Riana — Couple Families: 51.2% Riana — Lone Person: 33.3% Riana — One Parent Families: 11.9% Riana — Other Families: 3.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

North Motton 12.7% renting
North Motton — Owned Outright: 44.4% North Motton — Mortgage: 43.0% North Motton — Renting: 12.7%
Riana 4.7% renting
Riana — Owned Outright: 50.9% Riana — Mortgage: 44.3% Riana — Renting: 4.7%
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.

North Motton Riana
England 4.2% / 2.9%
North Motton — England: 4.2% Riana — England: 2.9%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.6%
North Motton — New Zealand: 0.9% Riana — New Zealand: 1.6%
Germany — / 1.3%
North Motton — Germany: not among its largest Riana — Germany: 1.3%
Netherlands 0.9% / —
North Motton — Netherlands: 0.9% Riana — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

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

North Motton Riana
Certificate III & IV 22.6% / 22.0%
North Motton — Certificate III & IV: 22.6% Riana — Certificate III & IV: 22.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 6.4%
North Motton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Riana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.9% / 5.4%
North Motton — Bachelor Degree: 4.9% Riana — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 2.2%
North Motton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Riana — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.3%
North Motton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Riana — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

North Motton 100.0% houses
North Motton — Houses: 100.0% North Motton — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Riana 95.1% houses
Riana — Houses: 95.1% Riana — Flats / Apartments: 4.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

North Motton Riana
Median house price $735,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

North Motton Riana
Rural and farming 77% 84%
Environmental 23% 16%
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 Motton Riana
New dwellings approved 84
across Central Coast (Tas.)
same for both
Approvals change year on year -38%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

North Motton Riana
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of TAS Higher than 74% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of TAS Higher than 85% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 34% of TAS Higher than 69% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of TAS Higher than 44% of TAS

Liveability

Riana is more walkable (20 vs 0).

North Motton Riana
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

North Motton Riana
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Low
12/100
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

North Motton Riana
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in North Motton

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

Schools in Riana

  • Riana Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

North Motton Riana
Parks & reserves 5 2
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 10 2

Mobility

Riana sits further from the CBD (322 km vs 308.2 km).

North Motton Riana
Walkability score 0/100 20/100
Distance to Hobart 308.2 km 322 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 217 min 223 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7315
 0.7%
postcode 7316
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 7315
 31
postcode 7316

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 Motton Riana
Car (driver) 83.2% / 77.4%
North Motton — Car (driver): 83.2% Riana — Car (driver): 77.4%
Worked from Home 9.5% / 20.2%
North Motton — Worked from Home: 9.5% Riana — Worked from Home: 20.2%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / —
North Motton — Car (passenger): 5.8% Riana — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 1.6% / 2.4%
North Motton — Walked Only: 1.6% Riana — Walked Only: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.2%).

Setting

North Motton Riana
Elevation 141 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 292 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.2 km 12.3 km

NBN connectivity

North Motton Riana
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
185 premises
 0%
132 premises

Climate

North Motton Riana
Annual rainfall 814 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

North Motton Riana
Average residential rate $1,379/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (Tas.)
same for both

Federal electorate

North Motton Riana
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

North Motton

Rural

Riana

Rural

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