Roland vs West Kentish
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In West Kentish, about half of households are couple families.
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
Roland
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 28%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
West Kentish
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 28%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
West Kentish
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (274.4 km vs 277.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Roland
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.0% vs -3.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Roland and West Kentish 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
West Kentish has more residents (160 vs 88); Roland rents higher ($300/wk vs $250/wk).
| Roland | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 88 | 160 +82% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.0% | -3.0% |
| Median age | 50 same for both | |
| Median household income | $55,224/yr | $64,116/yr +16% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +17% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
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 (9.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Roland | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $420,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Roland has more land zoned for conservation (24% vs 12%); West Kentish has more rural and farming land (88% vs 76%).
| Roland | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 76% | 88% |
| Environmental | 24% | 12% |
| 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
| Roland | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 19 across Kentish same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Roland | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 29% of TAS | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 57% of TAS | Higher than 14% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 56% of TAS | Higher than 55% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of TAS | Higher than 35% of TAS |
Liveability
| Roland | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
West Kentish carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 0).
| Roland | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 30/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Roland | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Roland | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 4 |
Mobility
Roland sits further from the CBD (277.9 km vs 274.4 km).
| Roland | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 277.9 km +1% vs other | 274.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 205 min | 201 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 7306 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 7306 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 (82.4%).
Setting
| Roland | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 413 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 327 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 28.0 km | 26.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Roland | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 50 premises | 0% 76 premises |
Climate
| Roland | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 814 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Roland | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,299/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kentish same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Roland | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Roland | West Kentish | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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