Southport vs Strathblane
Strathblane is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 59 in Southport. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Southport, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Strathblane: a median of $621,000, against $452,000 in Southport, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Southport tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Strathblane
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
- is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 29%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Southport has cheaper houses ($452,000 vs $621,000)
- Strathblane leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 24%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Southport has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $275/wk)
- Strathblane leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 31%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Strathblane
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (88 min vs 97 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (88.1 km vs 96.4 km)
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
Strathblane
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (20.0% vs 10.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Southport and Strathblane 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
Strathblane has higher household incomes ($62,192 vs $39,312); Southport skews older (59 vs 48).
| Southport | Strathblane | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 149 | 150 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.4% | +20.0% |
| Median age | 59 | 48 |
| Median household income | $39,312/yr | $62,192/yr +58% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $235/wk | $275/wk +17% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Southport | Strathblane | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $452,000 | $621,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $247,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 36 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Southport | Strathblane | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 79% | 84% |
| Environmental | 19% | 15% |
| Residential | 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
| Southport | Strathblane | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 81 across Huon Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Southport | Strathblane | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 7% of TAS | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of TAS | Higher than 25% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 83% of TAS | Higher than 82% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 46% of TAS | Higher than 57% of TAS |
Liveability
| Southport | Strathblane | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Southport | Strathblane | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 92/100 | High 88/100 |
| Crime | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 39/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Southport | Strathblane | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Southport | Strathblane | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 5 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 10 | 18 |
Mobility
Southport sits further from the CBD (96.4 km vs 88.1 km).
| Southport | Strathblane | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 96.4 km +9% vs other | 88.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 97 min | 88 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.0% postcode 7109 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 7109 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 (86.0%).
Setting
| Southport | Strathblane | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 173 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 106 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.3 km 2.5 km to a named beach | 3.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Southport | Strathblane | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 206 premises | 0% 63 premises |
Climate
| Southport | Strathblane | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 854 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 21.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Southport | Strathblane | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,884/yr same for both | |
| Council | Huon Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Southport | Strathblane | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Franklin same for both | |
| Member | Julie Collins same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Southport | Strathblane | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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