Nubeena vs Sloping Main
Nubeena is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 63 in Sloping Main. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Sloping Main tends to suit people living alone and older residents.
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
Nubeena
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (15 vs 1)
- is already more of a family suburb (41% vs 33%)
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
Nubeena
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 33%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Nubeena
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (103.4 km vs 107.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Sloping Main
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (43% vs 26%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Sloping Main
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (42.6% vs 19.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Nubeena and Sloping Main drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Nubeena has more residents (576 vs 67); Sloping Main rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk).
| Nubeena | Sloping Main | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 576 +88% vs other | 67 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +19.8% | +42.6% |
| Median age | 52 | 63 |
| Median household income | $41,392/yr | $46,748/yr +13% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $300/wk +50% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Nubeena | Sloping Main | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $542,500 | — |
| Median unit price | $495,000 | — |
| Median land price | $181,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 41 days from 7 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Sloping Main has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 18%); Nubeena has more rural and farming land (79% vs 68%).
| Nubeena | Sloping Main | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 79% | 68% |
| Environmental | 18% | 32% |
| Residential | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Nubeena | Sloping Main | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 14 across Tasman same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Nubeena | Sloping Main | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 9% of TAS | Higher than 14% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 31% of TAS | Higher than 15% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 21% of TAS | Higher than 90% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of TAS | Higher than 53% of TAS |
Liveability
| Nubeena | Sloping Main | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 22/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
| Nubeena | Sloping Main | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 90/100 | High 91/100 |
| Crime | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 58/100 | Moderate 52/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Nubeena | Sloping Main | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Nubeena
- Tasman District School Government · Combined below peers
Schools in Sloping Main
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Nubeena | Sloping Main | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 15 | 1 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Beaches | 1 | 2 |
| Waterways | 6 | 1 |
Mobility
Sloping Main sits further from the CBD (107.2 km vs 103.4 km).
| Nubeena | Sloping Main | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 103.4 km | 107.2 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 98 min | 102 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 7184 | 1.5% postcode 7186 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 22 postcode 7184 | 16 postcode 7186 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Nubeena | Sloping Main | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 97 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 6 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 757 m 3.6 km to a named beach | 102 m 1.4 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Nubeena | Sloping Main | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 313 premises | 0% 83 premises |
Climate
| Nubeena | Sloping Main | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 460 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Nubeena | Sloping Main | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,663/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tasman same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Nubeena | Sloping Main | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Nubeena | Sloping Main | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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