Oldina vs Wynyard

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wynyard, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Wynyard 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

Wynyard

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Oldina is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 46%)

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

First-home buyers

Oldina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wynyard

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($221/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wynyard

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (243 min vs 252 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (343.6 km vs 354.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wynyard

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 16%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Oldina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.1% vs 4.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Oldina Wynyard
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.

Oldina Wynyard
Walkability 0 / 0
Oldina — Walkability: 0/100 Wynyard — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 72 / 73
Oldina — Low fire risk: 72/100 Wynyard — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Wynyard has more residents (6,296 vs 145); Oldina rents higher ($300/wk vs $221/wk).

Oldina Wynyard
Population 145 6,296
+4242% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.1% +4.9%
Median age 49
same for both
Median household income $73,112/yr
+26% vs other
 $54,184/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+26% vs other
 $221/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oldina Wynyard
0-4 5.5% / 5.1%
Oldina — 0-4: 5.5% Wynyard — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 10.3% / 11.9%
Oldina — 5-14: 10.3% Wynyard — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 3.4% / 4.6%
Oldina — 15-19: 3.4% Wynyard — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 4.8% / 4.6%
Oldina — 20-24: 4.8% Wynyard — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 6.9% / 9.4%
Oldina — 25-34: 6.9% Wynyard — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 12.4% / 10.4%
Oldina — 35-44: 12.4% Wynyard — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 15.9% / 11.1%
Oldina — 45-54: 15.9% Wynyard — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 16.6% / 14.7%
Oldina — 55-64: 16.6% Wynyard — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 13.8% / 15.4%
Oldina — 65-74: 13.8% Wynyard — 65-74: 15.4%
75-84 2.1% / 10.0%
Oldina — 75-84: 2.1% Wynyard — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ — / 2.9%
Oldina — 85+: not among its largest Wynyard — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Oldina 31.2% lone person
Oldina — Lone Person: 31.2% Oldina — Couple Families: 37.5% Oldina — One Parent Families: 31.2% Oldina — Group Household: 0.0% Oldina — Other Families: 0.0%
Wynyard 50.1% lone person
Wynyard — Lone Person: 50.1% Wynyard — Couple Families: 29.9% Wynyard — One Parent Families: 16.5% Wynyard — Group Household: 2.4% Wynyard — Other Families: 1.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Oldina 13.0% renting
Oldina — Owned Outright: 47.8% Oldina — Mortgage: 39.1% Oldina — Renting: 13.0%
Wynyard 28.7% renting
Wynyard — Owned Outright: 41.9% Wynyard — Mortgage: 29.4% Wynyard — Renting: 28.7%
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.

Oldina Wynyard
England 2.8% / 4.1%
Oldina — England: 2.8% Wynyard — England: 4.1%
Scotland 2.8% / 0.5%
Oldina — Scotland: 2.8% Wynyard — Scotland: 0.5%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Oldina — New Zealand: not among its largest Wynyard — New Zealand: 1.2%
Netherlands — / 0.4%
Oldina — Netherlands: not among its largest Wynyard — Netherlands: 0.4%
South Africa — / 0.3%
Oldina — South Africa: not among its largest Wynyard — South Africa: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Qualifications

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

Oldina Wynyard
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 18.0%
Oldina — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Wynyard — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 7.4%
Oldina — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Wynyard — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 5.8%
Oldina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Wynyard — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.5% / 1.8%
Oldina — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5% Wynyard — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.3%
Oldina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Wynyard — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Oldina 100.0% houses
Oldina — Houses: 100.0% Oldina — Townhouses: 0.0% Oldina — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wynyard 90.5% houses
Wynyard — Houses: 90.5% Wynyard — Townhouses: 8.8% Wynyard — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Oldina Wynyard
Median house price — $550,000
Median unit price — $370,000
Median land price — $260,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 62 days
from 36 sales

Zoning mix

Oldina has more rural and farming land (100% vs 80%).

Oldina Wynyard
Rural and farming 100% 80%
Residential 0% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 5%
Industrial 0% 4%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
Environmental 0% 2%
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

Oldina Wynyard
New dwellings approved 65
across Waratah-Wynyard
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

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.

Oldina Wynyard
Houses — 3.9%
$455/wk on $599K
Units — 5.1%
$400/wk on $409K

Ranking within TAS

Oldina Wynyard
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of TAS Higher than 26% of TAS
Schools — Higher than 56% of TAS
Walkability Higher than 16% of TAS Higher than 36% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 38% of TAS Higher than 40% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of TAS Higher than 76% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 33% of TAS
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 71% of TAS

Liveability

Oldina Wynyard
Grade — D
Score — 37/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Oldina Wynyard
Bushfire Low
28/100
 Low
27/100
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
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Oldina Wynyard
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Oldina

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

Schools in Wynyard

  • St Brigid's Catholic School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Wynyard High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Table Cape Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Indie School - Devonport (Wynard Campus) Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Oldina Wynyard
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 14
Parks & reserves 1 12
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 3 36

Mobility

Oldina sits further from the CBD (354.8 km vs 343.6 km).

Oldina Wynyard
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 354.8 km
+3% vs other
 343.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 252 min 243 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7325
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 7325
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.

Oldina Wynyard
Car (driver) 82.6% / 84.1%
Oldina — Car (driver): 82.6% Wynyard — Car (driver): 84.1%
Worked from Home 17.4% / 7.0%
Oldina — Worked from Home: 17.4% Wynyard — Worked from Home: 7.0%
Car (passenger) — / 4.4%
Oldina — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wynyard — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only — / 3.6%
Oldina — Walked Only: not among its largest Wynyard — Walked Only: 3.6%
Bus — / 0.8%
Oldina — Bus: not among its largest Wynyard — Bus: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.1%).

Setting

Oldina Wynyard
Elevation 189 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.6 km 2.9 km
3.4 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Oldina Wynyard
Connectivity score 29/100 48/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 8%
3,537 premises

Climate

Oldina Wynyard
Annual rainfall 929 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 21.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Oldina Wynyard
Average residential rate $1,820/yr
same for both
Council Waratah-Wynyard
same for both

Federal electorate

Oldina Wynyard
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Oldina Wynyard
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Oldina

Rural

Wynyard

Acreage Coastal Retirees

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