Parkham vs Sassafras

Parkham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 46 in Sassafras. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Parkham, about half of households are people living alone. In Sassafras, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Parkham: a median of $814,000, against $540,000 in Sassafras, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Parkham tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Sassafras suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Sassafras

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 48%)
  • But Parkham has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Sassafras

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($540,000 vs $814,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sassafras

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $270/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Parkham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (252 km vs 260.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sassafras

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 17%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Sassafras

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.4% vs -14.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Parkham Sassafras
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.

Parkham Sassafras
Walkability 0 / 0
Parkham — Walkability: 0/100 Sassafras — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 81 / 71
Parkham — Low fire risk: 81/100 Sassafras — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Sassafras has more residents (352 vs 111); Sassafras skews older (46 vs 31).

Parkham Sassafras
Population 111 352
+217% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.0% +1.4%
Median age 31 46
Median household income $79,612/yr
+8% vs other
 $73,372/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+7% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Parkham Sassafras
0-4 8.1% / 2.6%
Parkham — 0-4: 8.1% Sassafras — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 13.5% / 10.8%
Parkham — 5-14: 13.5% Sassafras — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 8.1% / 8.2%
Parkham — 15-19: 8.1% Sassafras — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 8.1% / 3.4%
Parkham — 20-24: 8.1% Sassafras — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 16.2% / 8.0%
Parkham — 25-34: 16.2% Sassafras — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 8.1% / 9.9%
Parkham — 35-44: 8.1% Sassafras — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 9.9% / 21.6%
Parkham — 45-54: 9.9% Sassafras — 45-54: 21.6%
55-64 11.7% / 13.1%
Parkham — 55-64: 11.7% Sassafras — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 14.4% / 10.8%
Parkham — 65-74: 14.4% Sassafras — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 2.7% / 9.1%
Parkham — 75-84: 2.7% Sassafras — 75-84: 9.1%
85+ — / 2.3%
Parkham — 85+: not among its largest Sassafras — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Parkham 47.6% couple families
Parkham — Couple Families: 47.6% Parkham — Lone Person: 52.4% Parkham — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Sassafras 55.8% couple families
Sassafras — Couple Families: 55.8% Sassafras — Lone Person: 31.4% Sassafras — One Parent Families: 12.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Parkham 25.0% renting
Parkham — Owned Outright: 50.0% Parkham — Mortgage: 25.0% Parkham — Renting: 25.0%
Sassafras 17.7% renting
Sassafras — Owned Outright: 54.9% Sassafras — Mortgage: 27.4% Sassafras — Renting: 17.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Parkham Sassafras
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 20.2%
Parkham — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Sassafras — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 4.5%
Parkham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Sassafras — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 5.4%
Parkham — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Sassafras — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Parkham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Sassafras — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Parkham Sassafras
New Zealand 4.5% / —
Parkham — New Zealand: 4.5% Sassafras — New Zealand: not among its largest
England 2.7% / 1.4%
Parkham — England: 2.7% Sassafras — England: 1.4%
Ireland 3.6% / —
Parkham — Ireland: 3.6% Sassafras — Ireland: not among its largest
Pakistan 2.7% / —
Parkham — Pakistan: 2.7% Sassafras — Pakistan: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.1%
Parkham — South Africa: not among its largest Sassafras — South Africa: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Parkham 100.0% houses
Parkham — Houses: 100.0% Parkham — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Sassafras 93.0% houses
Sassafras — Houses: 93.0% Sassafras — Flats / Apartments: 7.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Parkham Sassafras
Median house price $814,000 $540,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Parkham Sassafras
Rural and farming 98% 97%
Environmental 1% 3%
Other and special use 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

Parkham Sassafras
New dwellings approved 202
across Meander Valley
 93
across Latrobe (Tas.)
Approvals change year on year +67% +9%

Ranking within TAS

Parkham Sassafras
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of TAS Higher than 62% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of TAS Higher than 65% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of TAS Higher than 54% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 22% of TAS Higher than 48% of TAS

Liveability

Parkham Sassafras
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Sassafras carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 19).

Parkham Sassafras
Bushfire Low
19/100
 Low
29/100
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

Parkham Sassafras
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Parkham

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

Schools in Sassafras

  • Sassafras Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Parkham Sassafras
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 6 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 7 2

Mobility

Sassafras sits further from the CBD (260.2 km vs 252 km).

Parkham Sassafras
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 252 km 260.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 179 min 180 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 7304
 0.5%
postcode 7307
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 7304
 30
postcode 7307

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.

Parkham Sassafras
Car (driver) 87.5% / 66.7%
Parkham — Car (driver): 87.5% Sassafras — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 22.0%
Parkham — Worked from Home: 12.5% Sassafras — Worked from Home: 22.0%
Walked Only — / 8.1%
Parkham — Walked Only: not among its largest Sassafras — Walked Only: 8.1%
Car (passenger) — / 3.2%
Parkham — Car (passenger): not among its largest Sassafras — Car (passenger): 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.5%).

Setting

Parkham Sassafras
Elevation 230 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 122 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.6 km 15.5 km

NBN connectivity

Parkham Sassafras
Connectivity score 17/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
131 premises

Climate

Parkham Sassafras
Annual rainfall 720 mm 698 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 21.6°C
Winter min (Jul) — 5.1°C

Council rates

Parkham Sassafras
Average residential rate $875/yr $1,123/yr
Council Meander Valley Latrobe (Tas.)

Federal electorate

Parkham Sassafras
Division Lyons Braddon
Member Rebecca White Anne Urquhart
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Parkham Sassafras
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Parkham

Rural

Sassafras

Rural

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