Norwood vs Relbia

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Relbia, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Relbia: a median of $2.25 million, against $665,000 in Norwood, though rent is higher in Norwood. On these figures, Norwood tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Relbia suits couples.

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

Norwood

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Relbia is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Norwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($665,000 vs $2,250,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Relbia

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $320/wk)
  • But Norwood has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 6%)

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

  • Norwood is more walkable (70/100 vs 0/100)
  • Relbia sits closer to the CBD (193 km vs 200 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Norwood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Norwood Relbia
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.

Norwood Relbia
Walkability 70 / 0
Norwood — Walkability: 70/100 Relbia — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 100 / 78
Norwood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Relbia — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Norwood has more residents (3,869 vs 691); Relbia has higher household incomes ($137,228 vs $74,880).

Norwood Relbia
Population 3,869
+82% vs other
 691
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% +1.9%
Median age 48
same for both
Median household income $74,880/yr $137,228/yr
+83% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+22% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Norwood Relbia
0-4 3.8% / 4.3%
Norwood — 0-4: 3.8% Relbia — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 11.5% / 14.2%
Norwood — 5-14: 11.5% Relbia — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 6.4% / 5.2%
Norwood — 15-19: 6.4% Relbia — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 4.5% / 3.5%
Norwood — 20-24: 4.5% Relbia — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 9.5% / 6.9%
Norwood — 25-34: 9.5% Relbia — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 10.8% / 11.3%
Norwood — 35-44: 10.8% Relbia — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 11.4% / 16.4%
Norwood — 45-54: 11.4% Relbia — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 10.6% / 17.2%
Norwood — 55-64: 10.6% Relbia — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 13.9% / 13.9%
Norwood — 65-74: 13.9% Relbia — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 11.0% / 5.1%
Norwood — 75-84: 11.0% Relbia — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 6.7% / 1.3%
Norwood — 85+: 6.7% Relbia — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Norwood 36.2% couple families
Norwood — Couple Families: 36.2% Norwood — Lone Person: 43.0% Norwood — One Parent Families: 15.9% Norwood — Group Household: 3.4% Norwood — Other Families: 1.5%
Relbia 68.3% couple families
Relbia — Couple Families: 68.3% Relbia — Lone Person: 21.4% Relbia — One Parent Families: 8.3% Relbia — Group Household: 2.1% Relbia — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Norwood 19.0% renting
Norwood — Owned Outright: 45.9% Norwood — Mortgage: 35.1% Norwood — Renting: 19.0%
Relbia 5.9% renting
Relbia — Owned Outright: 57.4% Relbia — Mortgage: 36.7% Relbia — Renting: 5.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Norwood Relbia
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 17.8%
Norwood — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Relbia — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 12.8% / 15.5%
Norwood — Bachelor Degree: 12.8% Relbia — Bachelor Degree: 15.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.1%
Norwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Relbia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 6.1%
Norwood — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Relbia — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.9%
Norwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Relbia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

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.

Norwood Relbia
England 3.1% / 2.7%
Norwood — England: 3.1% Relbia — England: 2.7%
India 1.3% / —
Norwood — India: 1.3% Relbia — India: not among its largest
South Africa 0.4% / 0.9%
Norwood — South Africa: 0.4% Relbia — South Africa: 0.9%
Germany 0.5% / 0.4%
Norwood — Germany: 0.5% Relbia — Germany: 0.4%
New Zealand 0.4% / 0.4%
Norwood — New Zealand: 0.4% Relbia — New Zealand: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Norwood — Scotland: not among its largest Relbia — Scotland: 0.7%
Canada — / 0.6%
Norwood — Canada: not among its largest Relbia — Canada: 0.6%
Nepal 0.5% / —
Norwood — Nepal: 0.5% Relbia — Nepal: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Norwood 88.1% houses
Norwood — Houses: 88.1% Norwood — Flats / Apartments: 4.8% Norwood — Townhouses: 7.1%
Relbia 95.9% houses
Relbia — Houses: 95.9% Relbia — Flats / Apartments: 4.1% Relbia — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Norwood Relbia
Median house price $665,000 $2,250,000
Median unit price $455,000 —
Median land price $405,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 15 days
from 39 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Relbia has more rural and farming land (97% vs 36%).

Norwood Relbia
Rural and farming 36% 97%
Residential 45% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 14% 1%
Parks and recreation 3% 0%
Environmental 2% 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

Norwood Relbia
New dwellings approved 208
across Launceston
 184
across Northern Midlands
Approvals change year on year -29% +104%

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.

Norwood Relbia
Houses 5.2%
$695/wk on $699K
 —
Units 5.7%
$485/wk on $445K
 —

Ranking within TAS

Norwood Relbia
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of TAS Higher than 99% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of TAS Higher than 25% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of TAS Higher than 72% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of TAS Higher than 91% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 94% of TAS —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 94% of TAS —

Liveability

Norwood is more walkable (70 vs 0); Norwood scores higher overall (75 vs 64).

Norwood Relbia
Grade A
same for both
Score 75/100 64/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Relbia carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0).

Norwood Relbia
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
22/100
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
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Norwood Relbia
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Launceston, 4.2 km
 1
Launceston, 9.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 0.9% 1.3%

Schools in Norwood

  • Norwood Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Queechy High School Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in Relbia

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

Amenities in the suburb

Norwood Relbia
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 2 8

Mobility

Norwood sits further from the CBD (200 km vs 193 km).

Norwood Relbia
Walkability score 70/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 200 km
+4% vs other
 193 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 140 min 141 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 7250
 0.8%
postcode 7258
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 7250
 42
postcode 7258

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.

Norwood Relbia
Car (driver) 80.3% / 78.7%
Norwood — Car (driver): 80.3% Relbia — Car (driver): 78.7%
Worked from Home 8.2% / 17.7%
Norwood — Worked from Home: 8.2% Relbia — Worked from Home: 17.7%
Car (passenger) 7.6% / 2.4%
Norwood — Car (passenger): 7.6% Relbia — Car (passenger): 2.4%
Walked Only 1.8% / 1.2%
Norwood — Walked Only: 1.8% Relbia — Walked Only: 1.2%
Bus 1.3% / —
Norwood — Bus: 1.3% Relbia — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.3%).

Setting

Norwood Relbia
Elevation 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Norwood Relbia
Connectivity score 97/100 94/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 92%
1,826 premises
 92%
307 premises

Climate

Norwood Relbia
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

Norwood Relbia
Average residential rate $2,075/yr $1,704/yr
Council Launceston Northern Midlands

Federal electorate

Norwood Relbia
Division Bass Lyons
Member Jess Teesdale Rebecca White
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Norwood Relbia
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Norwood

Large Blocks Retirees

Relbia

Acreage Quiet

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