Pawleena vs Sorell
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pawleena, most households are couple families. Sorell is closer to the city centre: 26.2 km, against 33.9 km. On these figures, Pawleena tends to suit couples, while Sorell 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
Sorell
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- But Pawleena is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 56%)
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Sorell
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (25 min vs 37 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (26.2 km vs 33.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Sorell
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more GPs (3 vs 0)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Sorell
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.7% vs 9.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Pawleena and Sorell 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
Sorell has more residents (3,597 vs 112).
| Pawleena | Sorell | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 112 | 3,597 +3112% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.8% | +23.7% |
| Median age | 41 same for both | |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr | $68,484/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk same for both | |
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 (3.0%).
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 | Sorell | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $712,500 |
| Median unit price | — | $550,000 |
| Median land price | — | $322,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 34 days from 74 sales |
Zoning mix
Pawleena has more rural and farming land (95% vs 81%).
| Pawleena | Sorell | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 81% |
| Residential | 0% | 10% |
| Environmental | 5% | 2% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 3% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 2% |
| Commercial | 0% | 1% |
| 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 | Sorell | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 169 across Sorell same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +346% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Pawleena | Sorell | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.5% $650/wk on $760K |
| Units | — | 5.2% $570/wk on $570K |
Ranking within TAS
| Pawleena | Sorell | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 50% of TAS | Higher than 51% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% of TAS | Higher than 54% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 47% of TAS same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of TAS | Higher than 92% of TAS |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 63% of TAS |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 76% of TAS |
Liveability
| Pawleena | Sorell | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 32/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Pawleena | Sorell | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 91/100 | High 94/100 |
| 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 | Moderate 59/100 |
| Aircraft noise | Moderate 50/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Pawleena | Sorell | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Pawleena
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Sorell
- Sorell School Government · Combined at peers
- Indie School - Glenorchy (Sorell Campus) Independent · Secondary · Special school
Amenities in the suburb
| Pawleena | Sorell | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 2 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 6 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 4 |
| Childcare | 0 | 3 |
| GPs | 0 | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 2 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 3 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 2 | 5 |
Mobility
Pawleena sits further from the CBD (33.9 km vs 26.2 km).
| Pawleena | Sorell | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 33.9 km +23% vs other | 26.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 37 min | 25 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 (92.7%).
Setting
| Pawleena | Sorell | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 142 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 35 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 7.8 km | 1.5 km 4.8 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Pawleena | Sorell | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 95/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 49 premises | 93% 2,254 premises |
Climate
| Pawleena | Sorell | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Sorell | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,598/yr same for both | |
| Council | Sorell same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Pawleena | Sorell | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pawleena | Sorell | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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