Police Point vs Dover
Police Point is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 55 in Dover. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Police Point, most households are people living alone. In Dover, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Police Point tends to suit 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
- Police Point has more separate houses rather than flats (110% vs 97%)
- Dover has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
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
Dover
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $330/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Police Point sits closer to the CBD (74.9 km vs 77 km)
- Dover is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Dover
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 24%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Dover
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.1% vs -8.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Police Point and Dover 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
Dover has more residents (923 vs 76); Dover skews older (55 vs 48).
| Police Point | Dover | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 76 | 923 +1114% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.4% | +8.1% |
| Median age | 48 | 55 |
| Median household income | $55,224/yr +9% vs other | $50,024/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $330/wk +11% vs other | $295/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).
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 (13.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Police Point | Dover | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $560,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $250,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 38 days from 18 sales |
Zoning mix
Police Point has more rural and farming land (97% vs 82%); Dover has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 3%).
| Police Point | Dover | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 82% |
| Environmental | 3% | 14% |
| Residential | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Police Point | Dover | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 81 across Huon Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Police Point | Dover | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.9% $590/wk on $620K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Police Point | Dover | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 28% of TAS | Higher than 21% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 18% of TAS | Higher than 79% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 67% of TAS | Higher than 21% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 41% of TAS | Higher than 60% of TAS |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 88% of TAS |
Liveability
Dover is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Police Point | Dover | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 34/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
| Police Point | Dover | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 96/100 | High 91/100 |
| 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 | Low 35/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Police Point | Dover | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Police Point
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Dover
- Dover District School Government · Combined below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Police Point | Dover | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 4 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 6 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Beaches | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 12 |
Mobility
Dover sits further from the CBD (77 km vs 74.9 km).
| Police Point | Dover | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 74.9 km | 77 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 75 min | 74 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 7116 | 0.3% postcode 7117 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 37 postcode 7116 | 34 postcode 7117 |
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 (75.0%).
Setting
| Police Point | Dover | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 125 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 108 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.1 km 4.8 km to a named beach | 2.0 km 2.6 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Police Point | Dover | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 53 premises | 0% 564 premises |
Climate
| Police Point | Dover | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 854 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 21.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Police Point | Dover | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,884/yr same for both | |
| Council | Huon Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Police Point | Dover | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Franklin same for both | |
| Member | Julie Collins same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Police Point | Dover | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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