Richmond vs Orielton

Orielton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 51 in Richmond. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Orielton, most households are couple families. Richmond is closer to the city centre: 28.1 km, against 33.8 km. On these figures, Richmond tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Orielton suits 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

Richmond

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Orielton is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Richmond has cheaper land ($400,000 vs $540,000)
  • Orielton leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Richmond

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Richmond

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (27 min vs 35 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (28.1 km vs 33.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Richmond

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Orielton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.1% vs 8.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Richmond Orielton
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.

Richmond Orielton
Walkability 0 / 0
Richmond — Walkability: 0/100 Orielton — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 13 / 9
Richmond — Low fire risk: 13/100 Orielton — Low fire risk: 9/100

Demographics

Richmond has more residents (1,583 vs 430); Orielton has higher household incomes ($105,456 vs $77,792).

Richmond Orielton
Population 1,583
+73% vs other
 430
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.1% +21.1%
Median age 51 42
Median household income $77,792/yr $105,456/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $340/wk $380/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Richmond Orielton
0-4 4.8% / 3.5%
Richmond — 0-4: 4.8% Orielton — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 11.5% / 15.8%
Richmond — 5-14: 11.5% Orielton — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 4.3% / 5.3%
Richmond — 15-19: 4.3% Orielton — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 3.9% / 6.7%
Richmond — 20-24: 3.9% Orielton — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 7.1% / 8.8%
Richmond — 25-34: 7.1% Orielton — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 11.6% / 12.8%
Richmond — 35-44: 11.6% Orielton — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 14.0% / 14.9%
Richmond — 45-54: 14.0% Orielton — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 17.3% / 17.4%
Richmond — 55-64: 17.3% Orielton — 55-64: 17.4%
65-74 15.5% / 8.4%
Richmond — 65-74: 15.5% Orielton — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 8.4% / 2.8%
Richmond — 75-84: 8.4% Orielton — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 2.1% / 0.7%
Richmond — 85+: 2.1% Orielton — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Richmond 43.0% couple families
Richmond — Couple Families: 43.0% Richmond — Lone Person: 41.7% Richmond — One Parent Families: 12.7% Richmond — Group Household: 0.8% Richmond — Other Families: 1.8%
Orielton 58.3% couple families
Orielton — Couple Families: 58.3% Orielton — Lone Person: 20.4% Orielton — One Parent Families: 15.5% Orielton — Group Household: 5.8% Orielton — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Richmond 15.8% renting
Richmond — Owned Outright: 48.3% Richmond — Mortgage: 36.0% Richmond — Renting: 15.8%
Orielton 5.8% renting
Orielton — Owned Outright: 37.4% Orielton — Mortgage: 56.8% Orielton — Renting: 5.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Richmond Orielton
England 5.5% / 2.1%
Richmond — England: 5.5% Orielton — England: 2.1%
Scotland 1.1% / —
Richmond — Scotland: 1.1% Orielton — Scotland: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Richmond — New Zealand: 0.9% Orielton — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 0.4% / —
Richmond — Germany: 0.4% Orielton — Germany: not among its largest
China 0.4% / —
Richmond — China: 0.4% Orielton — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Qualifications

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

Richmond Orielton
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 22.6%
Richmond — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Orielton — Certificate III & IV: 22.6%
Bachelor Degree 14.2% / 7.7%
Richmond — Bachelor Degree: 14.2% Orielton — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 5.6%
Richmond — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Orielton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 3.0%
Richmond — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Orielton — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.2%
Richmond — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Orielton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Richmond 91.4% houses
Richmond — Houses: 91.4% Richmond — Flats / Apartments: 7.2% Richmond — Townhouses: 1.4%
Orielton 99.3% houses
Orielton — Houses: 99.3% Orielton — Flats / Apartments: 0.7% Orielton — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Richmond Orielton
Median house price $940,500 —
Median unit price $651,000 —
Median land price $400,000 $540,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 39 days
from 9 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Orielton has more rural and farming land (99% vs 72%); Richmond has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 0%).

Richmond Orielton
Rural and farming 72% 99%
Environmental 25% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Richmond Orielton
New dwellings approved 291
across Clarence
 169
across Sorell
Approvals change year on year +0% +346%

Ranking within TAS

Richmond Orielton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of TAS Higher than 92% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of TAS Higher than 23% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 85% of TAS Higher than 47% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of TAS Higher than 56% of TAS

Liveability

Richmond Orielton
Grade C —
Score 48/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Richmond Orielton
Bushfire High
87/100
 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 Moderate
44/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Richmond Orielton
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Richmond

  • Richmond Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St John's Catholic School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Orielton

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

Amenities in the suburb

Richmond Orielton
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 7 1
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 38 6

Mobility

Orielton sits further from the CBD (33.8 km vs 28.1 km).

Richmond Orielton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 28.1 km 33.8 km
+20% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 27 min 35 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 7025
 0.4%
postcode 7172
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 7025
 33
postcode 7172

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.

Richmond Orielton
Car (driver) 74.2% / 79.6%
Richmond — Car (driver): 74.2% Orielton — Car (driver): 79.6%
Worked from Home 15.3% / 13.6%
Richmond — Worked from Home: 15.3% Orielton — Worked from Home: 13.6%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 5.3%
Richmond — Car (passenger): 3.9% Orielton — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only 4.3% / 1.5%
Richmond — Walked Only: 4.3% Orielton — Walked Only: 1.5%
Bus 2.3% / —
Richmond — Bus: 2.3% Orielton — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.6%).

Setting

Richmond Orielton
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.5 km 7.1 km

NBN connectivity

Richmond Orielton
Connectivity score 44/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 8%
840 premises
 0%
176 premises

Climate

Richmond Orielton
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

Richmond Orielton
Average residential rate $2,189/yr $1,598/yr
Council Clarence Sorell

Federal electorate

Richmond Orielton
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Richmond Orielton
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Richmond

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Premium Retirees River

Orielton

Outer

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