Quoiba vs Spreyton

Spreyton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Quoiba. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Spreyton: a median of $644,000, against $542,000 in Quoiba, though rent is higher in Quoiba. On these figures, Quoiba tends to suit 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Quoiba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($542,500 vs $643,750)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Spreyton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (278.5 km vs 282.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Spreyton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.4% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Quoiba Spreyton
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.

Quoiba Spreyton
Walkability 22 / 20
Quoiba — Walkability: 22/100 Spreyton — Walkability: 20/100
Low fire risk 50 / 100
Quoiba — Low fire risk: 50/100 Spreyton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Spreyton has more residents (1,876 vs 427); Spreyton has higher household incomes ($78,156 vs $70,772).

Quoiba Spreyton
Population 427 1,876
+339% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +12.4%
Median age 45 41
Median household income $70,772/yr $78,156/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+5% vs other
 $279/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Quoiba Spreyton
0-4 3.3% / 5.7%
Quoiba — 0-4: 3.3% Spreyton — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 11.2% / 12.2%
Quoiba — 5-14: 11.2% Spreyton — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 4.4% / 4.5%
Quoiba — 15-19: 4.4% Spreyton — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 5.9% / 6.0%
Quoiba — 20-24: 5.9% Spreyton — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 12.2% / 14.7%
Quoiba — 25-34: 12.2% Spreyton — 25-34: 14.7%
35-44 9.8% / 10.6%
Quoiba — 35-44: 9.8% Spreyton — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 15.7% / 13.1%
Quoiba — 45-54: 15.7% Spreyton — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 14.8% / 13.4%
Quoiba — 55-64: 14.8% Spreyton — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 13.3% / 12.2%
Quoiba — 65-74: 13.3% Spreyton — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 6.6% / 6.4%
Quoiba — 75-84: 6.6% Spreyton — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 0.7% / 1.4%
Quoiba — 85+: 0.7% Spreyton — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Quoiba 38.7% couple families
Quoiba — Couple Families: 38.7% Quoiba — Lone Person: 42.0% Quoiba — One Parent Families: 14.3% Quoiba — Other Families: 5.0% Quoiba — Group Household: 0.0%
Spreyton 41.6% couple families
Spreyton — Couple Families: 41.6% Spreyton — Lone Person: 35.5% Spreyton — One Parent Families: 18.9% Spreyton — Other Families: 0.8% Spreyton — Group Household: 3.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Quoiba 15.9% renting
Quoiba — Owned Outright: 44.1% Quoiba — Mortgage: 40.0% Quoiba — Renting: 15.9%
Spreyton 16.5% renting
Spreyton — Owned Outright: 38.7% Spreyton — Mortgage: 44.8% Spreyton — Renting: 16.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Quoiba Spreyton
Certificate III & IV 25.8% / 21.7%
Quoiba — Certificate III & IV: 25.8% Spreyton — Certificate III & IV: 21.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 7.7%
Quoiba — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Spreyton — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 6.3%
Quoiba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Spreyton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 1.0%
Quoiba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Spreyton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.5%
Quoiba — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Spreyton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

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.

Quoiba Spreyton
England 4.4% / 2.5%
Quoiba — England: 4.4% Spreyton — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 1.4% / 0.7%
Quoiba — New Zealand: 1.4% Spreyton — New Zealand: 0.7%
Taiwan 1.4% / 0.4%
Quoiba — Taiwan: 1.4% Spreyton — Taiwan: 0.4%
China 0.7% / 0.3%
Quoiba — China: 0.7% Spreyton — China: 0.3%
Sri Lanka — / 0.5%
Quoiba — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Spreyton — Sri Lanka: 0.5%
India — / 0.4%
Quoiba — India: not among its largest Spreyton — India: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Quoiba — Scotland: not among its largest Spreyton — Scotland: 0.4%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Quoiba 99.4% houses
Quoiba — Houses: 99.4% Quoiba — Townhouses: 0.0% Quoiba — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Spreyton 96.7% houses
Spreyton — Houses: 96.7% Spreyton — Townhouses: 3.2% Spreyton — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Quoiba Spreyton
Median house price $542,500 $643,750
Median unit price — $503,500
Median land price — $718,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 43 days
from 27 sales

Zoning mix

Spreyton has more rural and farming land (65% vs 45%); Quoiba has more industrially zoned land (21% vs 6%).

Quoiba Spreyton
Rural and farming 45% 65%
Industrial 21% 6%
Environmental 16% 11%
Residential 9% 6%
Parks and recreation 2% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 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

Quoiba Spreyton
New dwellings approved 109
across Devonport
same for both
Approvals change year on year +146%
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.

Quoiba Spreyton
Houses — 3.8%
$560/wk on $762K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Quoiba Spreyton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of TAS Higher than 69% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of TAS Higher than 84% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of TAS Higher than 83% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 28% of TAS

Liveability

Quoiba Spreyton
Grade — B
Score — 58/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Quoiba carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 0).

Quoiba Spreyton
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
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 None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Quoiba Spreyton
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Quoiba

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

Schools in Spreyton

  • Spreyton Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Quoiba Spreyton
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 10

Mobility

Quoiba sits further from the CBD (282.8 km vs 278.5 km).

Quoiba Spreyton
Walkability score 22/100 20/100
Distance to Hobart 282.8 km
+2% vs other
 278.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 199 min 198 min
Public transport score 25/100
Bus
 41/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 2.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 9.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 33 min
scheduled, not actual
 1.5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7310
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 23
postcode 7310
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.

Quoiba Spreyton
Car (driver) 92.1% / 89.8%
Quoiba — Car (driver): 92.1% Spreyton — Car (driver): 89.8%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 3.2%
Quoiba — Car (passenger): 4.5% Spreyton — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Worked from Home 1.7% / 5.6%
Quoiba — Worked from Home: 1.7% Spreyton — Worked from Home: 5.6%
Walked Only 1.7% / 1.3%
Quoiba — Walked Only: 1.7% Spreyton — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (92.1%).

Setting

Quoiba Spreyton
Elevation 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.7 km 6.0 km

NBN connectivity

Quoiba Spreyton
Connectivity score 61/100 66/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 29%
284 premises
 40%
1,003 premises

Climate

Quoiba Spreyton
Annual rainfall 814 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Quoiba Spreyton
Average residential rate $1,501/yr
same for both
Council Devonport
same for both

Federal electorate

Quoiba Spreyton
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Quoiba Spreyton
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Quoiba

Acreage Quiet

Spreyton

Acreage River

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