Rocherlea vs Ravenswood

Rocherlea is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 36 in Ravenswood. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rocherlea, most households rent. In Ravenswood, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Ravenswood: a median of $430,000, against $345,000 in Rocherlea. On these figures, Rocherlea tends to suit renters 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

Ravenswood

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Rocherlea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($345,000 vs $430,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rocherlea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (70% vs 51%)

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

Commuting to the city

Ravenswood

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (150 min vs 155 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (205.8 km vs 211.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ravenswood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Rocherlea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (6.8% vs 5.3%)

Weighs house yield.

Where they sit

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

Rocherlea Ravenswood
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.

Rocherlea Ravenswood
Walkability 0 / 71
Rocherlea — Walkability: 0/100 Ravenswood — Walkability: 71/100
Low fire risk 56 / 50
Rocherlea — Low fire risk: 56/100 Ravenswood — Low fire risk: 50/100

Demographics

Ravenswood has more residents (3,804 vs 1,033); Ravenswood skews older (36 vs 32).

Rocherlea Ravenswood
Population 1,033 3,804
+268% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +4.9%
Median age 32 36
Median household income $41,288/yr $44,616/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $225/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rocherlea Ravenswood
0-4 7.6% / 7.0%
Rocherlea — 0-4: 7.6% Ravenswood — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 16.9% / 14.5%
Rocherlea — 5-14: 16.9% Ravenswood — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 7.1% / 6.4%
Rocherlea — 15-19: 7.1% Ravenswood — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 7.4% / 7.0%
Rocherlea — 20-24: 7.4% Ravenswood — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 14.3% / 13.8%
Rocherlea — 25-34: 14.3% Ravenswood — 25-34: 13.8%
35-44 11.3% / 10.2%
Rocherlea — 35-44: 11.3% Ravenswood — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 12.9% / 13.6%
Rocherlea — 45-54: 12.9% Ravenswood — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 12.7% / 10.8%
Rocherlea — 55-64: 12.7% Ravenswood — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 7.2% / 10.1%
Rocherlea — 65-74: 7.2% Ravenswood — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 2.3% / 6.0%
Rocherlea — 75-84: 2.3% Ravenswood — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 0.3% / 0.7%
Rocherlea — 85+: 0.3% Ravenswood — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rocherlea 37.4% lone person
Rocherlea — Lone Person: 37.4% Rocherlea — One Parent Families: 38.0% Rocherlea — Couple Families: 20.0% Rocherlea — Group Household: 4.6% Rocherlea — Other Families: 0.0%
Ravenswood 40.9% lone person
Ravenswood — Lone Person: 40.9% Ravenswood — One Parent Families: 29.9% Ravenswood — Couple Families: 23.1% Ravenswood — Group Household: 4.1% Ravenswood — Other Families: 2.0%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rocherlea 70.5% renting
Rocherlea — Owned Outright: 12.7% Rocherlea — Mortgage: 16.8% Rocherlea — Renting: 70.5%
Ravenswood 51.3% renting
Ravenswood — Owned Outright: 22.1% Ravenswood — Mortgage: 26.6% Ravenswood — Renting: 51.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Rocherlea Ravenswood
Certificate III & IV 12.5% / 13.5%
Rocherlea — Certificate III & IV: 12.5% Ravenswood — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 2.3% / 3.1%
Rocherlea — Bachelor Degree: 2.3% Ravenswood — Bachelor Degree: 3.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.5% / 3.5%
Rocherlea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.5% Ravenswood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree 0.3% / 0.9%
Rocherlea — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3% Ravenswood — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.3%
Rocherlea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Ravenswood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.5%).

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.

Rocherlea Ravenswood
England 0.5% / 1.8%
Rocherlea — England: 0.5% Ravenswood — England: 1.8%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.4%
Rocherlea — Philippines: 0.5% Ravenswood — Philippines: 0.4%
Nepal — / 0.5%
Rocherlea — Nepal: not among its largest Ravenswood — Nepal: 0.5%
New Zealand — / 0.4%
Rocherlea — New Zealand: not among its largest Ravenswood — New Zealand: 0.4%
India — / 0.4%
Rocherlea — India: not among its largest Ravenswood — India: 0.4%
Sri Lanka 0.3% / —
Rocherlea — Sri Lanka: 0.3% Ravenswood — Sri Lanka: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rocherlea 82.9% houses
Rocherlea — Houses: 82.9% Rocherlea — Townhouses: 16.1% Rocherlea — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Ravenswood 80.0% houses
Ravenswood — Houses: 80.0% Ravenswood — Townhouses: 5.0% Ravenswood — Flats / Apartments: 15.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Rocherlea Ravenswood
Median house price $345,000 $430,000
Median unit price — $297,000
Median land price $140,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 26 days
from 20 sales

Zoning mix

Rocherlea has more rural and farming land (81% vs 69%).

Rocherlea Ravenswood
Rural and farming 81% 69%
Residential 9% 20%
Parks and recreation 1% 6%
Industrial 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4%
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

Rocherlea Ravenswood
New dwellings approved 208
across Launceston
same for both
Approvals change year on year -29%
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.

Rocherlea Ravenswood
Houses 6.8%
$630/wk on $485K
 5.3%
$500/wk on $495K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Rocherlea Ravenswood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 9% of TAS Higher than 13% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of TAS Higher than 97% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of TAS Higher than 75% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of TAS
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 99% of TAS Higher than 96% of TAS

Liveability

Ravenswood is more walkable (71 vs 0); Ravenswood scores higher overall (38 vs 24).

Rocherlea Ravenswood
Grade D C
Score 24/100 38/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Rocherlea Ravenswood
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
50/100
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 7
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Rocherlea Ravenswood
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Launceston, 6.8 km
 1
Launceston, 3.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 0.0% 0.4%

Schools in Rocherlea

  • Brooks High School Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in Ravenswood

  • Ravenswood Heights Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Northern Support School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Rocherlea Ravenswood
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 5 9
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 10

Mobility

Rocherlea sits further from the CBD (211.5 km vs 205.8 km).

Rocherlea Ravenswood
Walkability score 0/100 71/100
Distance to Hobart 211.5 km
+3% vs other
 205.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 155 min 150 min
Public transport score 66/100
Bus
 76/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 20.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 36.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 7248
 0.8%
postcode 7250
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 20
postcode 7248
 25
postcode 7250

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.

Rocherlea Ravenswood
Car (driver) 83.0% / 82.2%
Rocherlea — Car (driver): 83.0% Ravenswood — Car (driver): 82.2%
Car (passenger) 8.7% / 9.4%
Rocherlea — Car (passenger): 8.7% Ravenswood — Car (passenger): 9.4%
Walked Only 3.5% / 2.1%
Rocherlea — Walked Only: 3.5% Ravenswood — Walked Only: 2.1%
Worked from Home 3.0% / 2.6%
Rocherlea — Worked from Home: 3.0% Ravenswood — Worked from Home: 2.6%
Bus 1.7% / 3.0%
Rocherlea — Bus: 1.7% Ravenswood — Bus: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.0%).

Setting

Rocherlea Ravenswood
Elevation 193 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 40.0 km 44.5 km
1.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Rocherlea Ravenswood
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
720 premises
 100%
1,849 premises

Climate

Rocherlea Ravenswood
Annual rainfall 676 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Rocherlea Ravenswood
Average residential rate $2,075/yr
same for both
Council Launceston
same for both

Federal electorate

Rocherlea Ravenswood
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rocherlea Ravenswood
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rocherlea

Family

Ravenswood

Affordable Parks River

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