Nugent vs Buckland

Nugent is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 52 in Buckland. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Buckland tends to suit 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

Buckland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 3)

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

Buckland

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $330/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 28%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Nugent

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (47.2 km vs 73 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (55 min vs 74 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

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

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Nugent

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.8% vs 5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Nugent Buckland
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.

Nugent Buckland
Walkability 0 / 0
Nugent — Walkability: 0/100 Buckland — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 11 / 26
Nugent — Low fire risk: 11/100 Buckland — Low fire risk: 26/100

Demographics

Nugent rents higher ($330/wk vs $200/wk); Buckland has more residents (188 vs 117).

Nugent Buckland
Population 117 188
+61% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.8% +5.0%
Median age 41 52
Median household income $62,348/yr
+16% vs other
 $52,624/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+39% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nugent Buckland
0-4 5.1% / 6.4%
Nugent — 0-4: 5.1% Buckland — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 10.3% / 10.1%
Nugent — 5-14: 10.3% Buckland — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 4.3% / 2.1%
Nugent — 15-19: 4.3% Buckland — 15-19: 2.1%
20-24 7.7% / 1.6%
Nugent — 20-24: 7.7% Buckland — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 13.7% / 3.2%
Nugent — 25-34: 13.7% Buckland — 25-34: 3.2%
35-44 14.5% / 13.3%
Nugent — 35-44: 14.5% Buckland — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 10.3% / 14.9%
Nugent — 45-54: 10.3% Buckland — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 10.3% / 18.1%
Nugent — 55-64: 10.3% Buckland — 55-64: 18.1%
65-74 12.8% / 13.8%
Nugent — 65-74: 12.8% Buckland — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 6.0% / 6.4%
Nugent — 75-84: 6.0% Buckland — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ — / —
Nugent — 85+: not among its largest Buckland — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nugent 50.0% lone person
Nugent — Lone Person: 50.0% Nugent — Couple Families: 33.3% Nugent — One Parent Families: 16.7%
Buckland 47.1% lone person
Buckland — Lone Person: 47.1% Buckland — Couple Families: 47.1% Buckland — One Parent Families: 5.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nugent 0.0% renting
Nugent — Owned Outright: 52.8% Nugent — Mortgage: 47.2% Nugent — Renting: 0.0%
Buckland 18.3% renting
Buckland — Owned Outright: 45.1% Buckland — Mortgage: 36.6% Buckland — Renting: 18.3%
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.

Nugent Buckland
England 6.8% / 2.1%
Nugent — England: 6.8% Buckland — England: 2.1%
New Zealand — / 2.1%
Nugent — New Zealand: not among its largest Buckland — New Zealand: 2.1%
Indonesia — / 2.1%
Nugent — Indonesia: not among its largest Buckland — Indonesia: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

Qualifications

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

Nugent Buckland
Certificate III & IV 23.1% / 17.6%
Nugent — Certificate III & IV: 23.1% Buckland — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 6.9%
Nugent — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Buckland — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.6% / 3.7%
Nugent — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6% Buckland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / —
Nugent — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Buckland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nugent 100.0% houses
Nugent — Houses: 100.0% Nugent — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Buckland 98.6% houses
Buckland — Houses: 98.6% Buckland — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Nugent Buckland
Median house price — $460,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Nugent Buckland
Rural and farming 97% 96%
Environmental 3% 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

Nugent Buckland
New dwellings approved 169
across Sorell
 49
across Glamorgan-Spring Bay
Approvals change year on year +346% -80%

Ranking within TAS

Nugent Buckland
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 40% of TAS Higher than 23% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of TAS Higher than 13% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 47% of TAS Higher than 63% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 20% of TAS Higher than 4% of TAS

Liveability

Nugent Buckland
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Nugent carries more bushfire risk (89 vs 74).

Nugent Buckland
Bushfire High
89/100
 High
74/100
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

Nugent Buckland
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Nugent Buckland
Parks & reserves 3 13
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 9 76

Mobility

Buckland sits further from the CBD (73 km vs 47.2 km).

Nugent Buckland
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 47.2 km 73 km
+55% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 55 min 74 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7172
 0.5%
postcode 7190
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 7172
 27
postcode 7190

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.

Nugent Buckland
Car (driver) 83.3% / 70.7%
Nugent — Car (driver): 83.3% Buckland — Car (driver): 70.7%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 16.0%
Nugent — Worked from Home: 16.7% Buckland — Worked from Home: 16.0%
Walked Only — / 8.0%
Nugent — Walked Only: not among its largest Buckland — Walked Only: 8.0%
Car (passenger) — / 5.3%
Nugent — Car (passenger): not among its largest Buckland — Car (passenger): 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Nugent Buckland
Elevation 370 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 194 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.7 km 9.7 km

NBN connectivity

Nugent Buckland
Connectivity score 16/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 0%
45 premises

Climate

Nugent Buckland
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

Nugent Buckland
Average residential rate $1,598/yr $1,943/yr
Council Sorell Glamorgan-Spring Bay

Federal electorate

Nugent Buckland
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Nugent Buckland
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Nugent

Outer

Buckland

Rural

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