Pawleena vs Buckland
Pawleena 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 and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pawleena, most households are couple families. In Buckland, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Pawleena tends to suit couples, while Buckland suits 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
- Pawleena is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 53%)
- Buckland has more parks and reserves (13 vs 1)
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 $350/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 27%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Pawleena
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (33.9 km vs 73 km)
- has a shorter drive in (37 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
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
Pawleena 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.
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
Pawleena rents higher ($350/wk vs $200/wk); Buckland has more residents (188 vs 112).
| Pawleena | Buckland | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 112 | 188 +68% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.8% | +5.0% |
| Median age | 41 | 52 |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr +23% vs other | $52,624/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +43% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (2.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Pawleena | Buckland | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $460,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Pawleena | Buckland | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 96% |
| Environmental | 5% | 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
| Pawleena | Buckland | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 169 across Sorell | 49 across Glamorgan-Spring Bay |
| Approvals change year on year | +346% | -80% |
Ranking within TAS
| Pawleena | Buckland | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 50% of TAS | Higher than 23% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% 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 47% of TAS | Higher than 4% of TAS |
Liveability
| Pawleena | Buckland | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Pawleena carries more bushfire risk (91 vs 74).
| Pawleena | Buckland | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 91/100 | 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 | Moderate 50/100 | None 0/100 |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Pawleena | 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
| Pawleena | Buckland | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 13 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 2 | 76 |
Mobility
Buckland sits further from the CBD (73 km vs 33.9 km).
| Pawleena | Buckland | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 33.9 km | 73 km +115% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 37 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (92.7%).
Setting
| Pawleena | Buckland | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 142 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 194 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 7.8 km | 9.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Pawleena | Buckland | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 49 premises | 0% 45 premises |
Climate
| Pawleena | 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
| Pawleena | Buckland | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,598/yr | $1,943/yr |
| Council | Sorell | Glamorgan-Spring Bay |
Federal electorate
| Pawleena | Buckland | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pawleena | Buckland | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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