Nugent vs Wattle Hill
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nugent, about half of households are people living alone. Wattle Hill is closer to the city centre: 37.5 km, against 47.2 km. On these figures, Nugent tends to suit people living alone.
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
- Nugent has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- Wattle Hill is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 50%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wattle Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 25%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Wattle Hill
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 28%)
- has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $330/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Wattle Hill
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (42 min vs 55 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (37.5 km vs 47.2 km)
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 -5.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Nugent and Wattle Hill 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
Wattle Hill has more residents (176 vs 117); Nugent rents higher ($330/wk vs $235/wk).
| Nugent | Wattle Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 117 | 176 +50% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.8% | -5.9% |
| Median age | 41 | 43 |
| Median household income | $62,348/yr | $85,748/yr +38% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $330/wk +29% vs other | $235/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).
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 (6.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Nugent | Wattle Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $728,750 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Nugent | Wattle Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 100% |
| Environmental | 3% | 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
| Nugent | Wattle Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 169 across Sorell same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +346% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Nugent | Wattle Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 40% of TAS | Higher than 79% 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 same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 20% of TAS | Higher than 29% of TAS |
Liveability
| Nugent | Wattle Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Nugent | Wattle Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 89/100 | High 92/100 |
| 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 | Wattle Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wattle Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 9 | 18 |
Mobility
Nugent sits further from the CBD (47.2 km vs 37.5 km).
| Nugent | Wattle Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 47.2 km +21% vs other | 37.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 55 min | 42 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7172 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 33 postcode 7172 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).
Setting
| Nugent | Wattle Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 370 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 144 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 11.7 km | 6.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Nugent | Wattle Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises | 0% 67 premises |
Climate
| Nugent | Wattle Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wattle Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,598/yr same for both | |
| Council | Sorell same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Nugent | Wattle Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Nugent | Wattle Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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