Selbourne vs Westwood
Westwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 47 in Selbourne. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Selbourne, most households are couple families. In Westwood, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Selbourne tends to suit young adults and couples, while Westwood suits people living alone and 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
Selbourne
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 47%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Westwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 38%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Westwood
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 14%)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 15%)
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Westwood
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (206 km vs 219.7 km)
- has a shorter drive in (153 min vs 162 min)
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
Westwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (39.7% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Selbourne and Westwood 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
Westwood has higher household incomes ($136,500 vs $74,724); Westwood has more residents (88 vs 68).
| Selbourne | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 68 | 88 +29% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | +39.7% |
| Median age | 47 | 37 |
| Median household income | $74,724/yr | $136,500/yr +83% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +10% vs other | $180/wk |
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%).
Zoning mix
| Selbourne | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 100% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 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
| Selbourne | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 202 across Meander Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Selbourne | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 63% of TAS | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 35% of TAS | Higher than 28% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 49% of TAS same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of TAS | Higher than 58% of TAS |
Liveability
| Selbourne | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
| Selbourne | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 23/100 | Low 25/100 |
| 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
| Selbourne | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Selbourne | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Selbourne sits further from the CBD (219.7 km vs 206 km).
| Selbourne | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 219.7 km +6% vs other | 206 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 162 min | 153 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7292 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 29 postcode 7292 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 (78.0%).
Setting
| Selbourne | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 42.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Selbourne | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises | 0% 32 premises |
Climate
| Selbourne | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 720 mm | 676 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 24.5°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 3.1°C |
Council rates
| Selbourne | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $875/yr same for both | |
| Council | Meander Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Selbourne | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Selbourne | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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