Pawleena vs Wattle Hill

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. On these figures, Pawleena tends to suit families with children and couples, while Wattle Hill 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

Pawleena

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 66%)

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

First-home buyers

Wattle Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wattle Hill

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Pawleena

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (37 min vs 42 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (33.9 km vs 37.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pawleena

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 19%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Pawleena

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.8% vs -5.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pawleena Wattle Hill
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.

Pawleena Wattle Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Pawleena — Walkability: 0/100 Wattle Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 9 / 8
Pawleena — Low fire risk: 9/100 Wattle Hill — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

Wattle Hill has more residents (176 vs 112); Pawleena rents higher ($350/wk vs $235/wk).

Pawleena Wattle Hill
Population 112 176
+57% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.8% -5.9%
Median age 41 43
Median household income $68,224/yr $85,748/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+33% vs other
 $235/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pawleena Wattle Hill
0-4 — / 4.0%
Pawleena — 0-4: not among its largest Wattle Hill — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 18.8% / 10.8%
Pawleena — 5-14: 18.8% Wattle Hill — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 5.4% / 5.1%
Pawleena — 15-19: 5.4% Wattle Hill — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 2.7% / 1.7%
Pawleena — 20-24: 2.7% Wattle Hill — 20-24: 1.7%
25-34 14.3% / 15.3%
Pawleena — 25-34: 14.3% Wattle Hill — 25-34: 15.3%
35-44 15.2% / 10.2%
Pawleena — 35-44: 15.2% Wattle Hill — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 9.8% / 12.5%
Pawleena — 45-54: 9.8% Wattle Hill — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 11.6% / 11.4%
Pawleena — 55-64: 11.6% Wattle Hill — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 17.9% / 15.3%
Pawleena — 65-74: 17.9% Wattle Hill — 65-74: 15.3%
75-84 7.1% / 2.3%
Pawleena — 75-84: 7.1% Wattle Hill — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ — / 1.7%
Pawleena — 85+: not among its largest Wattle Hill — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Pawleena Wattle Hill
England 2.7% / 4.5%
Pawleena — England: 2.7% Wattle Hill — England: 4.5%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pawleena 63.6% couple families
Pawleena — Couple Families: 63.6% Pawleena — Lone Person: 22.7% Pawleena — One Parent Families: 13.6%
Wattle Hill 43.4% couple families
Wattle Hill — Couple Families: 43.4% Wattle Hill — Lone Person: 34.0% Wattle Hill — One Parent Families: 22.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pawleena 100.0% houses
Pawleena — Houses: 100.0%
Wattle Hill 100.0% houses
Wattle Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Pawleena Wattle Hill
Certificate III & IV 22.3% / 22.7%
Pawleena — Certificate III & IV: 22.3% Wattle Hill — Certificate III & IV: 22.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 8.5%
Pawleena — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% Wattle Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 4.5%
Pawleena — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Wattle Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / —
Pawleena — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Wattle Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.3%
Pawleena — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wattle Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pawleena 0.0% renting
Pawleena — Owned Outright: 51.4% Pawleena — Mortgage: 48.6% Pawleena — Renting: 0.0%
Wattle Hill 11.9% renting
Wattle Hill — Owned Outright: 44.8% Wattle Hill — Mortgage: 43.3% Wattle Hill — Renting: 11.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Pawleena Wattle Hill
Median house price — $728,750
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Pawleena Wattle Hill
Rural and farming 95% 100%
Environmental 5% 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

Pawleena Wattle Hill
New dwellings approved 169
across Sorell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +346%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Pawleena Wattle Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of TAS Higher than 79% 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
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of TAS Higher than 29% of TAS

Liveability

Pawleena Wattle Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Pawleena Wattle Hill
Bushfire High
91/100
 High
92/100
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 Wattle Hill
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 Wattle Hill
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 2 18

Mobility

Wattle Hill sits further from the CBD (37.5 km vs 33.9 km).

Pawleena Wattle Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 33.9 km 37.5 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 42 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.

Pawleena Wattle Hill
Car (driver) 92.7% / 77.1%
Pawleena — Car (driver): 92.7% Wattle Hill — Car (driver): 77.1%
Worked from Home — / 18.1%
Pawleena — Worked from Home: not among its largest Wattle Hill — Worked from Home: 18.1%
Walked Only 7.3% / 4.8%
Pawleena — Walked Only: 7.3% Wattle Hill — Walked Only: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (92.7%).

Setting

Pawleena Wattle Hill
Elevation 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 144 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.8 km 6.7 km

NBN connectivity

Pawleena Wattle Hill
Connectivity score 29/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
49 premises
 0%
67 premises

Climate

Pawleena Wattle Hill
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 Wattle Hill
Average residential rate $1,598/yr
same for both
Council Sorell
same for both

Federal electorate

Pawleena Wattle Hill
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pawleena Wattle Hill
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pawleena

Outer Retirees River

Wattle Hill

Outer

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