Round Hill vs Wivenhoe
Wivenhoe is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 52 in Round Hill. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Round Hill, most households are couple families. On these figures, Round Hill tends to suit couples and older residents, while Wivenhoe suits families with children.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Round Hill
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $243/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Round Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 11%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Wivenhoe
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.8% vs -8.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Round Hill and Wivenhoe 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
Wivenhoe has more residents (235 vs 100); Round Hill has higher household incomes ($106,132 vs $53,196).
| Round Hill | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 100 | 235 +135% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.3% | +6.8% |
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Median household income | $106,132/yr +50% vs other | $53,196/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $185/wk | $243/wk +31% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).
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 (10.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Round Hill | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $369,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Wivenhoe has more industrially zoned land (42% vs 5%); Round Hill has more rural and farming land (36% vs 5%).
| Round Hill | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 53% | 35% |
| Industrial | 5% | 42% |
| Rural and farming | 36% | 5% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 5% | 10% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 6% |
| 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
| Round Hill | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 90 across Burnie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +1200% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Round Hill | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 92% of TAS | Higher than 24% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 87% of TAS | Higher than 89% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 33% of TAS | Higher than 32% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of TAS | Higher than 81% of TAS |
Liveability
| Round Hill | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Round Hill | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 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 | 8 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Round Hill | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Round Hill
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Wivenhoe
- Leighland Christian School - Burnie Campus Independent · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Round Hill | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
| Round Hill | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 26/100 | 33/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 324.8 km | 323.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 226 min | 224 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7320 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 19 postcode 7320 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 (82.2%).
Setting
| Round Hill | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 173 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 19 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 779 m 1.5 km to a named beach | 588 m 629 m to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Round Hill | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 42/100 | 63/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 62 premises | 34% 199 premises |
Climate
| Round Hill | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Round Hill | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,050/yr same for both | |
| Council | Burnie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Round Hill | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Round Hill | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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