St Leonards vs White Hills

St Leonards is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 49 in White Hills. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In White Hills, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, St Leonards tends to suit families with children, while White Hills 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

St Leonards

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

St Leonards

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

White Hills

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (142 min vs 157 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (196.1 km vs 199.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

White Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 16%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

St Leonards

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.0% vs -5.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

St Leonards and White Hills drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

St Leonards White Hills
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.

St Leonards White Hills
Walkability 0 / 0
St Leonards — Walkability: 0/100 White Hills — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 61 / 68
St Leonards — Low fire risk: 61/100 White Hills — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

St Leonards has more residents (2,351 vs 172); White Hills skews older (49 vs 38).

St Leonards White Hills
Population 2,351
+93% vs other
 172
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.0% -5.5%
Median age 38 49
Median household income $81,744/yr
+15% vs other
 $69,316/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+5% vs other
 $275/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

St Leonards White Hills
0-4 5.7% / 1.7%
St Leonards — 0-4: 5.7% White Hills — 0-4: 1.7%
5-14 14.8% / 14.5%
St Leonards — 5-14: 14.8% White Hills — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 5.6% / 7.0%
St Leonards — 15-19: 5.6% White Hills — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.7% / —
St Leonards — 20-24: 5.7% White Hills — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 13.3% / 3.5%
St Leonards — 25-34: 13.3% White Hills — 25-34: 3.5%
35-44 14.8% / 10.5%
St Leonards — 35-44: 14.8% White Hills — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 12.0% / 18.6%
St Leonards — 45-54: 12.0% White Hills — 45-54: 18.6%
55-64 11.5% / 16.9%
St Leonards — 55-64: 11.5% White Hills — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 9.3% / 19.2%
St Leonards — 65-74: 9.3% White Hills — 65-74: 19.2%
75-84 4.3% / 4.1%
St Leonards — 75-84: 4.3% White Hills — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 2.9% / 2.3%
St Leonards — 85+: 2.9% White Hills — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

St Leonards 43.9% couple families
St Leonards — Couple Families: 43.9% St Leonards — Lone Person: 31.3% St Leonards — One Parent Families: 21.9% St Leonards — Group Household: 2.0% St Leonards — Other Families: 1.0%
White Hills 48.6% couple families
White Hills — Couple Families: 48.6% White Hills — Lone Person: 27.0% White Hills — One Parent Families: 24.3% White Hills — Group Household: 0.0% White Hills — 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.

St Leonards 21.9% renting
St Leonards — Owned Outright: 32.2% St Leonards — Mortgage: 45.8% St Leonards — Renting: 21.9%
White Hills 9.2% renting
White Hills — Owned Outright: 52.3% White Hills — Mortgage: 38.5% White Hills — Renting: 9.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

St Leonards White Hills
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 12.8%
St Leonards — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% White Hills — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 13.4%
St Leonards — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% White Hills — Bachelor Degree: 13.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 3.5%
St Leonards — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% White Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / —
St Leonards — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% White Hills — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
St Leonards — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% White Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

St Leonards White Hills
England 2.0% / 2.3%
St Leonards — England: 2.0% White Hills — England: 2.3%
Singapore — / 1.7%
St Leonards — Singapore: not among its largest White Hills — Singapore: 1.7%
New Zealand 0.8% / —
St Leonards — New Zealand: 0.8% White Hills — New Zealand: not among its largest
India 0.6% / —
St Leonards — India: 0.6% White Hills — India: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
St Leonards — Philippines: 0.5% White Hills — Philippines: not among its largest
Germany 0.5% / —
St Leonards — Germany: 0.5% White Hills — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

St Leonards 93.5% houses
St Leonards — Houses: 93.5% St Leonards — Flats / Apartments: 4.1% St Leonards — Townhouses: 2.4%
White Hills 100.0% houses
White Hills — Houses: 100.0% White Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% White Hills — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

St Leonards White Hills
Median house price $595,500 —
Median unit price $580,000 —
Median land price $306,250 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 9 days
from 26 sales
 —

Zoning mix

St Leonards White Hills
Rural and farming 91% 98%
Residential 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
Other and special use 1% 0%
Industrial 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

St Leonards White Hills
New dwellings approved 208
across Launceston
same for both
Approvals change year on year -29%
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.

St Leonards White Hills
Houses 4.7%
$710/wk on $792K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

St Leonards White Hills
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of TAS Higher than 53% of TAS
Schools Higher than 96% of TAS —
Walkability Higher than 46% of TAS Higher than 65% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of TAS Higher than 72% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of TAS Higher than 71% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 75% of TAS —

Liveability

St Leonards White Hills
Grade B —
Score 55/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

St Leonards White Hills
Bushfire Low
39/100
 Low
32/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

St Leonards White Hills
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Launceston, 8.7 km
 None

Schools in St Leonards

  • Larmenier Catholic School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • St Leonards Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Tamar Valley Steiner School Independent · Primary at peers

Schools in White Hills

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

Amenities in the suburb

St Leonards White Hills
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 6 1
Childcare 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

St Leonards sits further from the CBD (199.8 km vs 196.1 km).

St Leonards White Hills
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 199.8 km
+2% vs other
 196.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 157 min 142 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 7250
 0.8%
postcode 7258
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 7250
 42
postcode 7258

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.

St Leonards White Hills
Car (driver) 88.2% / 73.9%
St Leonards — Car (driver): 88.2% White Hills — Car (driver): 73.9%
Worked from Home 6.1% / 20.3%
St Leonards — Worked from Home: 6.1% White Hills — Worked from Home: 20.3%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 5.8%
St Leonards — Car (passenger): 2.5% White Hills — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Walked Only 1.9% / —
St Leonards — Walked Only: 1.9% White Hills — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 1.3% / —
St Leonards — Bus: 1.3% White Hills — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.2%).

Setting

St Leonards White Hills
Elevation 210 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 238 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

St Leonards White Hills
Connectivity score 93/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 90%
1,086 premises
 0%
76 premises

Climate

St Leonards White Hills
Annual rainfall 676 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C
same for both

Council rates

St Leonards White Hills
Average residential rate $2,075/yr
same for both
Council Launceston
same for both

Federal electorate

St Leonards White Hills
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

St Leonards White Hills
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

St Leonards

Acreage

White Hills

Retirees Rural

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