Rosetta vs Berriedale

Comparing Rosetta and Berriedale, TAS: Rosetta is more walkable (44 vs 32); Rosetta has higher household incomes ($76,648 vs $65,624); and Rosetta scores higher overall (44 vs 35).

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

Rosetta

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

Berriedale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($415,000 vs $467,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Berriedale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Rosetta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 32/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rosetta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 32/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Rosetta Berriedale
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.

Rosetta Berriedale
Walkability 44 / 32
Rosetta — Walkability: 44/100 Berriedale — Walkability: 32/100
Low fire risk 2 / 2
Rosetta — Low fire risk: 2/100 Berriedale — Low fire risk: 2/100

Demographics

Rosetta has higher household incomes ($76,648 vs $65,624).

Rosetta Berriedale
Population 2,833 2,905
+3% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.7% +7.9%
Median age 41 40
Median household income $76,648/yr
+14% vs other
 $65,624/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+9% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rosetta Berriedale
0-4 4.7% / 5.6%
Rosetta — 0-4: 4.7% Berriedale — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 11.1% / 11.8%
Rosetta — 5-14: 11.1% Berriedale — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 5.8% / 5.1%
Rosetta — 15-19: 5.8% Berriedale — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 5.0% / 5.5%
Rosetta — 20-24: 5.0% Berriedale — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 15.1% / 14.8%
Rosetta — 25-34: 15.1% Berriedale — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 12.6% / 12.3%
Rosetta — 35-44: 12.6% Berriedale — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 10.3% / 11.5%
Rosetta — 45-54: 10.3% Berriedale — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 12.1% / 12.3%
Rosetta — 55-64: 12.1% Berriedale — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 11.2% / 10.0%
Rosetta — 65-74: 11.2% Berriedale — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 8.1% / 7.8%
Rosetta — 75-84: 8.1% Berriedale — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 3.7% / 3.5%
Rosetta — 85+: 3.7% Berriedale — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rosetta 38.1% lone person
Rosetta — Lone Person: 38.1% Rosetta — Couple Families: 38.5% Rosetta — One Parent Families: 17.6% Rosetta — Group Household: 4.9% Rosetta — Other Families: 1.0%
Berriedale 40.6% lone person
Berriedale — Lone Person: 40.6% Berriedale — Couple Families: 31.7% Berriedale — One Parent Families: 21.8% Berriedale — Group Household: 4.3% Berriedale — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rosetta 28.1% renting
Rosetta — Owned Outright: 36.7% Rosetta — Mortgage: 35.1% Rosetta — Renting: 28.1%
Berriedale 32.4% renting
Berriedale — Owned Outright: 33.9% Berriedale — Mortgage: 33.7% Berriedale — Renting: 32.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Rosetta Berriedale
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 15.6%
Rosetta — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Berriedale — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 8.5%
Rosetta — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Berriedale — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 6.2%
Rosetta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Berriedale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / 3.9%
Rosetta — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Berriedale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.4%
Rosetta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Berriedale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

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.

Rosetta Berriedale
Nepal 2.5% / 2.3%
Rosetta — Nepal: 2.5% Berriedale — Nepal: 2.3%
India 2.8% / 1.9%
Rosetta — India: 2.8% Berriedale — India: 1.9%
England 2.3% / 2.2%
Rosetta — England: 2.3% Berriedale — England: 2.2%
China 1.0% / 0.4%
Rosetta — China: 1.0% Berriedale — China: 0.4%
Philippines 0.7% / 0.7%
Rosetta — Philippines: 0.7% Berriedale — Philippines: 0.7%
Sri Lanka 0.7% / 0.7%
Rosetta — Sri Lanka: 0.7% Berriedale — Sri Lanka: 0.7%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.5%
Rosetta — New Zealand: 0.8% Berriedale — New Zealand: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rosetta 78.6% houses
Rosetta — Houses: 78.6% Rosetta — Flats / Apartments: 21.0% Rosetta — Townhouses: 0.5%
Berriedale 83.0% houses
Berriedale — Houses: 83.0% Berriedale — Flats / Apartments: 12.7% Berriedale — Townhouses: 4.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Rosetta Berriedale
Median house price $711,250 $657,500
Median unit price $467,000 $415,000
Median land price — $285,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 24 sales
 21 days
from 20 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Rosetta Berriedale
3 bed $685K / $650K
Rosetta — 3 bed: $685K (29 sales) Berriedale — 3 bed: $650K (31 sales)

29 vs 31 sales

4 bed $745K / $650K
Rosetta — 4 bed: $745K (10 sales) Berriedale — 4 bed: $650K (7 sales)

10 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Rosetta Berriedale
Residential 48% 35%
Environmental 41% 48%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 7%
Rural and farming 0% 4%
Parks and recreation 2% 3%
Commercial 0% 3%
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

Rosetta Berriedale
New dwellings approved 227
across Glenorchy
same for both
Approvals change year on year +157%
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.

Rosetta Berriedale
Houses 4.4%
$650/wk on $775K
 4.3%
$575/wk on $690K
Units — 5.6%
$500/wk on $465K

Ranking within TAS

Rosetta Berriedale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of TAS Higher than 44% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 91% of TAS Higher than 89% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of TAS Higher than 72% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of TAS Higher than 86% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 57% of TAS Higher than 56% of TAS
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 92% of TAS

Liveability

Rosetta is more walkable (44 vs 32); Rosetta scores higher overall (44 vs 35).

Rosetta Berriedale
Grade C D
Score 44/100 35/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Rosetta Berriedale
Bushfire High
98/100
same for both
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

Rosetta Berriedale
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 Rosetta

  • Montrose Bay High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Rosetta Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Berriedale

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

Amenities in the suburb

Rosetta Berriedale
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 1
same for both
GPs 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 2

Mobility

Rosetta Berriedale
Walkability score 44/100 32/100
Distance to Hobart 13.1 km
+5% vs other
 12.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 18 min 16 min
Public transport score 93/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 57.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 61.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 7010
 0.7%
postcode 7011
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 18
postcode 7010
 23
postcode 7011

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.

Rosetta Berriedale
Car (driver) 76.5% / 78.4%
Rosetta — Car (driver): 76.5% Berriedale — Car (driver): 78.4%
Worked from Home 7.9% / 6.9%
Rosetta — Worked from Home: 7.9% Berriedale — Worked from Home: 6.9%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / 7.4%
Rosetta — Car (passenger): 7.4% Berriedale — Car (passenger): 7.4%
Bus 5.8% / 5.3%
Rosetta — Bus: 5.8% Berriedale — Bus: 5.3%
Walked Only 1.4% / 1.2%
Rosetta — Walked Only: 1.4% Berriedale — Walked Only: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Rosetta Berriedale
Elevation 107 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.0 km
2.9 km to a named beach
 7.3 km
3.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Rosetta Berriedale
Connectivity score 95/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 89%
1,334 premises
 44%
1,317 premises

Climate

Rosetta Berriedale
Annual rainfall 988 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 13.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) -1.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Rosetta Berriedale
Average residential rate $1,562/yr
same for both
Council Glenorchy
same for both

Federal electorate

Rosetta Berriedale
Division Clark
same for both
Member Andrew Wilkie
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rosetta Berriedale
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rosetta

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Transport Hub

Berriedale

Easy Commute Middle-Ring River Transport Hub

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