Quoiba vs Tugrah
Tugrah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 45 in Quoiba. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tugrah, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tugrah: a median of $950,000, against $542,000 in Quoiba, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Quoiba tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Tugrah suits families with children and couples.
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
Tugrah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 53%)
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 $950,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Quoiba has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $320/wk)
- Tugrah leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Quoiba
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (282.8 km vs 285.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Quoiba
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 11%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Tugrah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (28.4% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Quoiba and Tugrah 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
Tugrah has higher household incomes ($103,220 vs $70,772); Quoiba skews older (45 vs 37).
| Quoiba | Tugrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 427 | 470 +10% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | +28.4% |
| Median age | 45 | 37 |
| Median household income | $70,772/yr | $103,220/yr +46% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $295/wk | $320/wk +8% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Quoiba | Tugrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $542,500 | $950,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $800,000 |
Zoning mix
Tugrah has more rural and farming land (93% vs 45%); Quoiba has more industrially zoned land (21% vs 0%).
| Quoiba | Tugrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 45% | 93% |
| Industrial | 21% | 0% |
| Environmental | 16% | 6% |
| Residential | 9% | 1% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 7% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 2% | 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
| Quoiba | Tugrah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Devonport same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +146% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Quoiba | Tugrah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 55% of TAS | Higher than 91% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 86% of TAS | Higher than 52% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 37% of TAS | Higher than 41% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 80% of TAS same for both | |
Liveability
Quoiba is more walkable (22 vs 0).
| Quoiba | Tugrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
| Quoiba | Tugrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 50/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| 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 | 6 within 5 km |
Schools
| Quoiba | Tugrah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Quoiba | Tugrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Tugrah sits further from the CBD (285.7 km vs 282.8 km).
| Quoiba | Tugrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 22/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 282.8 km | 285.7 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 199 min | 201 min |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (92.1%).
Setting
| Quoiba | Tugrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 93 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 79 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 4.7 km | 5.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Quoiba | Tugrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 61/100 | 58/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 29% 284 premises | 24% 190 premises |
Climate
| Quoiba | Tugrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 814 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Quoiba | Tugrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,501/yr same for both | |
| Council | Devonport same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Quoiba | Tugrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Quoiba | Tugrah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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