Pipers River vs George Town

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pipers River, about half of households are couple families. In George Town, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Pipers River: a median of $701,000, against $460,000 in George Town, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Pipers River tends to suit couples, while George Town suits people living alone and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Pipers River is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 48%)
  • George Town has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

George Town

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($460,000 vs $701,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

George Town

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 9%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $260/wk)
  • But Pipers River leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Pipers River

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (178 min vs 210 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (241.6 km vs 260 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Pipers River is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • George Town has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)

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

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

Pipers River George Town
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.

Pipers River George Town
Walkability 10 / 0
Pipers River — Walkability: 10/100 George Town — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 52 / 42
Pipers River — Low fire risk: 52/100 George Town — Low fire risk: 42/100

Demographics

George Town has more residents (4,536 vs 433); Pipers River has higher household incomes ($78,416 vs $46,852).

Pipers River George Town
Population 433 4,536
+948% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% +4.3%
Median age 43 45
Median household income $78,416/yr
+40% vs other
 $46,852/yr
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+15% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pipers River George Town
0-4 7.9% / 4.9%
Pipers River — 0-4: 7.9% George Town — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 13.2% / 13.0%
Pipers River — 5-14: 13.2% George Town — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 6.7% / 6.0%
Pipers River — 15-19: 6.7% George Town — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 3.2% / 4.9%
Pipers River — 20-24: 3.2% George Town — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 11.5% / 10.5%
Pipers River — 25-34: 11.5% George Town — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 9.9% / 10.4%
Pipers River — 35-44: 9.9% George Town — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 15.9% / 11.6%
Pipers River — 45-54: 15.9% George Town — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 15.7% / 14.6%
Pipers River — 55-64: 15.7% George Town — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 11.5% / 14.7%
Pipers River — 65-74: 11.5% George Town — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 4.8% / 7.5%
Pipers River — 75-84: 4.8% George Town — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 0.7% / 2.2%
Pipers River — 85+: 0.7% George Town — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pipers River 32.7% lone person
Pipers River — Lone Person: 32.7% Pipers River — Couple Families: 46.5% Pipers River — One Parent Families: 16.8% Pipers River — Group Household: 4.0% Pipers River — Other Families: 0.0%
George Town 47.1% lone person
George Town — Lone Person: 47.1% George Town — Couple Families: 27.2% George Town — One Parent Families: 21.3% George Town — Group Household: 3.4% George Town — Other Families: 0.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pipers River 9.4% renting
Pipers River — Owned Outright: 43.9% Pipers River — Mortgage: 46.8% Pipers River — Renting: 9.4%
George Town 35.6% renting
George Town — Owned Outright: 39.3% George Town — Mortgage: 25.1% George Town — Renting: 35.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Pipers River George Town
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 16.8%
Pipers River — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% George Town — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 4.3%
Pipers River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% George Town — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 3.8%
Pipers River — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% George Town — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 1.1%
Pipers River — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% George Town — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 0.8%
Pipers River — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% George Town — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

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.

Pipers River George Town
England 1.8% / 4.4%
Pipers River — England: 1.8% George Town — England: 4.4%
Germany 1.2% / 0.3%
Pipers River — Germany: 1.2% George Town — Germany: 0.3%
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Pipers River — New Zealand: not among its largest George Town — New Zealand: 1.1%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Pipers River — Scotland: not among its largest George Town — Scotland: 0.6%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Pipers River — Netherlands: not among its largest George Town — Netherlands: 0.6%
Nepal — / 0.5%
Pipers River — Nepal: not among its largest George Town — Nepal: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pipers River 100.0% houses
Pipers River — Houses: 100.0% Pipers River — Townhouses: 0.0% Pipers River — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
George Town 86.8% houses
George Town — Houses: 86.8% George Town — Townhouses: 11.2% George Town — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Pipers River George Town
Median house price $701,000 $460,000
Median unit price — $451,500
Median land price — $145,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 27 days
from 67 sales

Zoning mix

Pipers River has more rural and farming land (83% vs 69%); George Town has more industrially zoned land (13% vs 0%).

Pipers River George Town
Rural and farming 83% 69%
Environmental 16% 9%
Industrial 0% 13%
Residential 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
Parks and recreation 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

Pipers River George Town
New dwellings approved 67
across George Town
same for both
Approvals change year on year +25%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Pipers River George Town
Houses — 4.6%
$460/wk on $519K
Units — 2.1%
$280/wk on $700K

Ranking within TAS

Pipers River George Town
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of TAS Higher than 16% of TAS
Schools — Higher than 16% of TAS
Walkability Higher than 77% of TAS Higher than 49% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 79% of TAS Higher than 11% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of TAS Higher than 95% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 69% of TAS
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 2% of TAS

Liveability

Pipers River is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Pipers River George Town
Grade — D
Score — 19/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

George Town carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 48).

Pipers River George Town
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
58/100
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
50/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Pipers River George Town
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Pipers River

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

Schools in George Town

  • South George Town Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Star of the Sea Catholic College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Port Dalrymple School Government · Combined below peers
  • Indie School - Devonport (George Town Campus) Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Pipers River George Town
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 4 8
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 11

Mobility

George Town sits further from the CBD (260 km vs 241.6 km).

Pipers River George Town
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 241.6 km 260 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 178 min 210 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 7252
 0.3%
postcode 7253
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 7252
 30
postcode 7253

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.

Pipers River George Town
Car (driver) 76.0% / 83.3%
Pipers River — Car (driver): 76.0% George Town — Car (driver): 83.3%
Worked from Home 16.2% / 5.8%
Pipers River — Worked from Home: 16.2% George Town — Worked from Home: 5.8%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 5.6%
Pipers River — Car (passenger): 4.5% George Town — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 1.7% / 4.1%
Pipers River — Walked Only: 1.7% George Town — Walked Only: 4.1%
Bus 1.7% / 0.6%
Pipers River — Bus: 1.7% George Town — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Pipers River George Town
Elevation 100 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.5 km 6.7 km

NBN connectivity

Pipers River George Town
Connectivity score 27/100 99/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
167 premises
 99%
2,618 premises

Climate

Pipers River George Town
Annual rainfall 676 mm 698 mm
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C 21.6°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C 5.1°C

Council rates

Pipers River George Town
Average residential rate $1,438/yr
same for both
Council George Town
same for both

Federal electorate

Pipers River George Town
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pipers River George Town
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pipers River

Rural

George Town

Acreage Affordable

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