Sorell vs Wattle Hill

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Sorell is closer to the city centre: 26.2 km, against 37.5 km.

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

Sorell

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Wattle Hill is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Wattle Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wattle Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Sorell has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Sorell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (25 min vs 42 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (26.2 km vs 37.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sorell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Sorell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.7% vs -5.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sorell Wattle Hill
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.

Sorell Wattle Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Sorell — Walkability: 0/100 Wattle Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 6 / 8
Sorell — Low fire risk: 6/100 Wattle Hill — Low fire risk: 8/100

Demographics

Sorell has more residents (3,597 vs 176); Sorell rents higher ($350/wk vs $235/wk).

Sorell Wattle Hill
Population 3,597
+95% vs other
 176
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.7% -5.9%
Median age 41 43
Median household income $68,484/yr $85,748/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+33% vs other
 $235/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sorell Wattle Hill
0-4 6.2% / 4.0%
Sorell — 0-4: 6.2% Wattle Hill — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 11.4% / 10.8%
Sorell — 5-14: 11.4% Wattle Hill — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 4.9% / 5.1%
Sorell — 15-19: 4.9% Wattle Hill — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 4.8% / 1.7%
Sorell — 20-24: 4.8% Wattle Hill — 20-24: 1.7%
25-34 14.5% / 15.3%
Sorell — 25-34: 14.5% Wattle Hill — 25-34: 15.3%
35-44 11.4% / 10.2%
Sorell — 35-44: 11.4% Wattle Hill — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 10.4% / 12.5%
Sorell — 45-54: 10.4% Wattle Hill — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 11.9% / 11.4%
Sorell — 55-64: 11.9% Wattle Hill — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 11.8% / 15.3%
Sorell — 65-74: 11.8% Wattle Hill — 65-74: 15.3%
75-84 8.6% / 2.3%
Sorell — 75-84: 8.6% Wattle Hill — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 3.9% / 1.7%
Sorell — 85+: 3.9% Wattle Hill — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sorell 35.4% couple families
Sorell — Couple Families: 35.4% Sorell — Lone Person: 40.7% Sorell — One Parent Families: 20.3% Sorell — Group Household: 2.1% Sorell — Other Families: 1.5%
Wattle Hill 43.4% couple families
Wattle Hill — Couple Families: 43.4% Wattle Hill — Lone Person: 34.0% Wattle Hill — One Parent Families: 22.6% Wattle Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Wattle Hill — 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.

Sorell 27.5% renting
Sorell — Owned Outright: 35.7% Sorell — Mortgage: 36.8% Sorell — Renting: 27.5%
Wattle Hill 11.9% renting
Wattle Hill — Owned Outright: 44.8% Wattle Hill — Mortgage: 43.3% Wattle Hill — Renting: 11.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Sorell Wattle Hill
England 3.0% / 4.5%
Sorell — England: 3.0% Wattle Hill — England: 4.5%
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Sorell — New Zealand: 0.9% Wattle Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest
India 0.8% / —
Sorell — India: 0.8% Wattle Hill — India: not among its largest
South Africa 0.6% / —
Sorell — South Africa: 0.6% Wattle Hill — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 0.4% / —
Sorell — Germany: 0.4% Wattle Hill — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Qualifications

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

Sorell Wattle Hill
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 22.7%
Sorell — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Wattle Hill — Certificate III & IV: 22.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 8.5%
Sorell — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Wattle Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 4.5%
Sorell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Wattle Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 2.3%
Sorell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Wattle Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / —
Sorell — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Wattle Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sorell 97.0% houses
Sorell — Houses: 97.0% Sorell — Townhouses: 3.1%
Wattle Hill 100.0% houses
Wattle Hill — Houses: 100.0% Wattle Hill — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Sorell Wattle Hill
Median house price $712,500 $728,750
Median unit price $550,000 —
Median land price $322,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 74 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Wattle Hill has more rural and farming land (100% vs 81%).

Sorell Wattle Hill
Rural and farming 81% 100%
Residential 10% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 0%
Environmental 2% 0%
Parks and recreation 2% 0%
Commercial 1% 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

Sorell Wattle Hill
New dwellings approved 169
across Sorell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +346%
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.

Sorell Wattle Hill
Houses 4.5%
$650/wk on $760K
 —
Units 5.2%
$570/wk on $570K
 —

Ranking within TAS

Sorell Wattle Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 51% of TAS Higher than 79% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of TAS Higher than 13% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 47% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of TAS Higher than 29% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 63% of TAS —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 76% of TAS —

Liveability

Sorell Wattle Hill
Grade D —
Score 32/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Sorell Wattle Hill
Bushfire High
94/100
 High
92/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
59/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Sorell Wattle Hill
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Sorell

  • Sorell School Government · Combined at peers
  • Indie School - Glenorchy (Sorell Campus) Independent · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Wattle Hill

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

Amenities in the suburb

Sorell Wattle Hill
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 6 0
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 3 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 5 18

Mobility

Wattle Hill sits further from the CBD (37.5 km vs 26.2 km).

Sorell Wattle Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 26.2 km 37.5 km
+43% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 42 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7172
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 7172
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.

Sorell Wattle Hill
Car (driver) 81.6% / 77.1%
Sorell — Car (driver): 81.6% Wattle Hill — Car (driver): 77.1%
Worked from Home 7.7% / 18.1%
Sorell — Worked from Home: 7.7% Wattle Hill — Worked from Home: 18.1%
Walked Only 3.5% / 4.8%
Sorell — Walked Only: 3.5% Wattle Hill — Walked Only: 4.8%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / —
Sorell — Car (passenger): 5.2% Wattle Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 2.1% / —
Sorell — Bus: 2.1% Wattle Hill — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.6%).

Setting

Sorell Wattle Hill
Elevation 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 144 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.5 km
4.8 km to a named beach
 6.7 km

NBN connectivity

Sorell Wattle Hill
Connectivity score 95/100 25/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 93%
2,254 premises
 0%
67 premises

Climate

Sorell Wattle Hill
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Sorell Wattle Hill
Average residential rate $1,598/yr
same for both
Council Sorell
same for both

Federal electorate

Sorell Wattle Hill
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sorell Wattle Hill
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sorell

Acreage Coastal Easy Commute Outer

Wattle Hill

Outer

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