Osmaston vs Quamby Brook

Osmaston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Quamby Brook. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Quamby Brook, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Quamby Brook 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Quamby Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Osmaston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $350/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

Osmaston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (163 min vs 173 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (224.6 km vs 232.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Osmaston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 21%)

Weighs 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

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

Osmaston Quamby Brook
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.

Osmaston Quamby Brook
Walkability 0 / 0
Osmaston — Walkability: 0/100 Quamby Brook — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 88 / 89
Osmaston — Low fire risk: 88/100 Quamby Brook — Low fire risk: 89/100

Demographics

Quamby Brook rents higher ($350/wk vs $250/wk); Quamby Brook skews older (48 vs 41).

Osmaston Quamby Brook
Population 96 111
+16% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.1% +4.7%
Median age 41 48
Median household income $58,500/yr $63,336/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $350/wk
+40% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Osmaston Quamby Brook
0-4 9.4% / 3.6%
Osmaston — 0-4: 9.4% Quamby Brook — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 9.4% / 13.5%
Osmaston — 5-14: 9.4% Quamby Brook — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 3.1% / 3.6%
Osmaston — 15-19: 3.1% Quamby Brook — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 4.2% / 4.5%
Osmaston — 20-24: 4.2% Quamby Brook — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 14.6% / 3.6%
Osmaston — 25-34: 14.6% Quamby Brook — 25-34: 3.6%
35-44 15.6% / 5.4%
Osmaston — 35-44: 15.6% Quamby Brook — 35-44: 5.4%
45-54 8.3% / 20.7%
Osmaston — 45-54: 8.3% Quamby Brook — 45-54: 20.7%
55-64 11.5% / 12.6%
Osmaston — 55-64: 11.5% Quamby Brook — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 16.7% / 17.1%
Osmaston — 65-74: 16.7% Quamby Brook — 65-74: 17.1%
75-84 10.4% / 3.6%
Osmaston — 75-84: 10.4% Quamby Brook — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ — / —
Osmaston — 85+: not among its largest Quamby Brook — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

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.

Osmaston Quamby Brook
England 8.3% / 7.2%
Osmaston — England: 8.3% Quamby Brook — England: 7.2%
Canada 3.1% / —
Osmaston — Canada: 3.1% Quamby Brook — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Osmaston 37.5% couple families
Osmaston — Couple Families: 37.5% Osmaston — Lone Person: 37.5% Osmaston — One Parent Families: 25.0%
Quamby Brook 50.0% couple families
Quamby Brook — Couple Families: 50.0% Quamby Brook — Lone Person: 31.2% Quamby Brook — One Parent Families: 18.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Osmaston 100.0% houses
Osmaston — Houses: 100.0%
Quamby Brook 100.0% houses
Quamby Brook — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Osmaston Quamby Brook
Certificate III & IV 13.5% / 11.7%
Osmaston — Certificate III & IV: 13.5% Quamby Brook — Certificate III & IV: 11.7%
Bachelor Degree 10.4% / 10.8%
Osmaston — Bachelor Degree: 10.4% Quamby Brook — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 4.5%
Osmaston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Quamby Brook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.6%
Osmaston — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Quamby Brook — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Osmaston 26.9% renting
Osmaston — Owned Outright: 34.6% Osmaston — Mortgage: 38.5% Osmaston — Renting: 26.9%
Quamby Brook 17.1% renting
Quamby Brook — Owned Outright: 48.6% Quamby Brook — Mortgage: 34.3% Quamby Brook — Renting: 17.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Osmaston Quamby Brook
Median house price $772,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Osmaston Quamby Brook
Rural and farming 93% 85%
Environmental 7% 14%
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

Osmaston Quamby Brook
New dwellings approved 202
across Meander Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Osmaston Quamby Brook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of TAS Higher than 42% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of TAS Higher than 67% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 22% of TAS Higher than 61% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of TAS Higher than 26% of TAS

Liveability

Osmaston Quamby Brook
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Osmaston Quamby Brook
Bushfire Low
12/100
 Low
11/100
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

Osmaston Quamby Brook
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

Osmaston Quamby Brook
Parks & reserves 0 1

Mobility

Quamby Brook sits further from the CBD (232.8 km vs 224.6 km).

Osmaston Quamby Brook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 224.6 km 232.8 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 163 min 173 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 7303
 0.5%
postcode 7304
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 7303
 32
postcode 7304

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.

Osmaston Quamby Brook
Car (driver) 74.4% / 74.3%
Osmaston — Car (driver): 74.4% Quamby Brook — Car (driver): 74.3%
Worked from Home 16.3% / 25.7%
Osmaston — Worked from Home: 16.3% Quamby Brook — Worked from Home: 25.7%
Walked Only 9.3% / —
Osmaston — Walked Only: 9.3% Quamby Brook — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.4%).

Setting

Osmaston Quamby Brook
Elevation 236 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 254 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 47.6 km 49.0 km

NBN connectivity

Osmaston Quamby Brook
Connectivity score 29/100 21/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
44 premises

Climate

Osmaston Quamby Brook
Annual rainfall 720 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Osmaston Quamby Brook
Average residential rate $875/yr
same for both
Council Meander Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Osmaston Quamby Brook
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Osmaston Quamby Brook
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Osmaston

Retirees Rural Young Families

Quamby Brook

Rural

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