Romaine vs Stowport

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stowport, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Stowport: a median of $675,000, against $564,000 in Romaine, though rent is higher in Romaine. On these figures, Romaine 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

Romaine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Romaine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($563,500 vs $675,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Stowport

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Stowport

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (225 min vs 231 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (325.5 km vs 330.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stowport

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Romaine Stowport
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.

Romaine Stowport
Walkability 0 / 10
Romaine — Walkability: 0/100 Stowport — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 100 / 74
Romaine — Low fire risk: 100/100 Stowport — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Romaine has more residents (1,850 vs 446); Romaine rents higher ($280/wk vs $200/wk).

Romaine Stowport
Population 1,850
+76% vs other
 446
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.0% +10.4%
Median age 40
same for both
Median household income $75,348/yr $78,468/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+29% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Romaine Stowport
0-4 5.5% / 5.4%
Romaine — 0-4: 5.5% Stowport — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 13.1% / 12.3%
Romaine — 5-14: 13.1% Stowport — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 6.7% / 5.6%
Romaine — 15-19: 6.7% Stowport — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 4.9% / 5.6%
Romaine — 20-24: 4.9% Stowport — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 13.0% / 14.8%
Romaine — 25-34: 13.0% Stowport — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 11.7% / 10.8%
Romaine — 35-44: 11.7% Stowport — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 14.2% / 13.7%
Romaine — 45-54: 14.2% Stowport — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 13.1% / 15.2%
Romaine — 55-64: 13.1% Stowport — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 10.2% / 13.9%
Romaine — 65-74: 10.2% Stowport — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 6.1% / 3.8%
Romaine — 75-84: 6.1% Stowport — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 1.5% / —
Romaine — 85+: 1.5% Stowport — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Romaine 44.2% couple families
Romaine — Couple Families: 44.2% Romaine — Lone Person: 35.8% Romaine — One Parent Families: 16.2% Romaine — Group Household: 2.1% Romaine — Other Families: 1.7%
Stowport 47.2% couple families
Stowport — Couple Families: 47.2% Stowport — Lone Person: 36.1% Stowport — One Parent Families: 13.0% Stowport — Group Household: 3.7% Stowport — 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.

Romaine 23.6% renting
Romaine — Owned Outright: 37.2% Romaine — Mortgage: 39.1% Romaine — Renting: 23.6%
Stowport 18.2% renting
Stowport — Owned Outright: 41.2% Stowport — Mortgage: 40.6% Stowport — Renting: 18.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Romaine Stowport
Certificate III & IV 21.2% / 23.8%
Romaine — Certificate III & IV: 21.2% Stowport — Certificate III & IV: 23.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 6.3%
Romaine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Stowport — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 4.5%
Romaine — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Stowport — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.3%
Romaine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Stowport — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 0.9%
Romaine — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Stowport — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

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.

Romaine Stowport
England 2.1% / 1.6%
Romaine — England: 2.1% Stowport — England: 1.6%
Germany — / 1.3%
Romaine — Germany: not among its largest Stowport — Germany: 1.3%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.9%
Romaine — Scotland: 0.4% Stowport — Scotland: 0.9%
New Zealand 0.6% / 0.7%
Romaine — New Zealand: 0.6% Stowport — New Zealand: 0.7%
Indonesia — / 0.9%
Romaine — Indonesia: not among its largest Stowport — Indonesia: 0.9%
India 0.8% / —
Romaine — India: 0.8% Stowport — India: not among its largest
South Africa 0.8% / —
Romaine — South Africa: 0.8% Stowport — South Africa: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 0.5% / —
Romaine — Sri Lanka: 0.5% Stowport — Sri Lanka: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Romaine 93.3% houses
Romaine — Houses: 93.3% Romaine — Townhouses: 7.7% Romaine — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Stowport 97.0% houses
Stowport — Houses: 97.0% Stowport — Townhouses: 0.0% Stowport — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Romaine Stowport
Median house price $563,500 $675,000
Median unit price $375,000 —
Median land price $618,750 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 9 sales
 22 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Stowport has more land zoned for conservation (24% vs 14%).

Romaine Stowport
Rural and farming 68% 76%
Environmental 14% 24%
Residential 10% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 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

Romaine Stowport
New dwellings approved 90
across Burnie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +1200%
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.

Romaine Stowport
Houses 3.9%
$482/wk on $645K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Romaine Stowport
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of TAS Higher than 70% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of TAS Higher than 77% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 32% of TAS Higher than 46% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of TAS Higher than 71% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 31% of TAS —

Liveability

Stowport is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Romaine Stowport
Grade C —
Score 47/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Stowport carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0).

Romaine Stowport
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
26/100
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 5
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Romaine Stowport
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Romaine

  • Parklands High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Romaine Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Stowport

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

Amenities in the suburb

Romaine Stowport
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 7 4

Mobility

Romaine sits further from the CBD (330.7 km vs 325.5 km).

Romaine Stowport
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Hobart 330.7 km
+2% vs other
 325.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 231 min 225 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7320
 0.4%
postcode 7321
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 7320
 26
postcode 7321

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.

Romaine Stowport
Car (driver) 86.0% / 81.1%
Romaine — Car (driver): 86.0% Stowport — Car (driver): 81.1%
Worked from Home 5.0% / 12.6%
Romaine — Worked from Home: 5.0% Stowport — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / 4.4%
Romaine — Car (passenger): 7.5% Stowport — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.9%
Romaine — Walked Only: 1.1% Stowport — Walked Only: 1.9%
Bus 0.4% / —
Romaine — Bus: 0.4% Stowport — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.0%).

Setting

Romaine Stowport
Elevation 177 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 170 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.3 km
4.3 km to a named beach
 5.0 km

NBN connectivity

Romaine Stowport
Connectivity score 61/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
787 premises
 0%
200 premises

Climate

Romaine Stowport
Annual rainfall 929 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 21.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Romaine Stowport
Average residential rate $2,050/yr
same for both
Council Burnie
same for both

Federal electorate

Romaine Stowport
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Romaine Stowport
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Romaine

Acreage River

Stowport

Rural

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