Selbourne vs Westbury
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Selbourne, most households are couple families. On these figures, Selbourne tends to suit young adults and couples, while Westbury suits older residents.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Selbourne is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 51%)
- Westbury has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Westbury
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 38%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Selbourne
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 23%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $260/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Westbury
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (151 min vs 162 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (215.8 km vs 219.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Westbury
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Westbury
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.3% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Selbourne and Westbury 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
Westbury has more residents (2,272 vs 68); Westbury rents higher ($260/wk vs $200/wk).
| Selbourne | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 68 | 2,272 +3241% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | +13.3% |
| Median age | 47 | 49 |
| Median household income | $74,724/yr +22% vs other | $58,344/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $260/wk +30% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
Property market
| Selbourne | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $622,500 |
| Median unit price | — | $537,500 |
| Median land price | — | $312,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 32 days from 32 sales |
Zoning mix
| Selbourne | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 87% |
| Residential | 0% | 10% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 2% |
| Industrial | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Selbourne | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 202 across Meander Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Selbourne | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.3% $520/wk on $625K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Selbourne | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 63% of TAS | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 35% of TAS | Higher than 17% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 49% of TAS | Higher than 22% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of TAS | Higher than 79% of TAS |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 55% of TAS |
Liveability
| Selbourne | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 44/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Selbourne carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 13).
| Selbourne | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 23/100 | Low 13/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km |
Schools
| Selbourne | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Selbourne
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Westbury
- Westbury Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Selbourne | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 6 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 3 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 2 same for both | |
Mobility
Selbourne sits further from the CBD (219.7 km vs 215.8 km).
| Selbourne | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 219.7 km +2% vs other | 215.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 162 min | 151 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7292 | 0.3% postcode 7303 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 29 postcode 7292 | 34 postcode 7303 |
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 (82.7%).
Setting
| Selbourne | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 213 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 191 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 34.8 km | 43.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Selbourne | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 56/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises | 24% 1,197 premises |
Climate
| Selbourne | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 720 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Selbourne | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $875/yr same for both | |
| Council | Meander Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Selbourne | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Selbourne | Westbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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