Stowport vs Upper Stowport
Upper Stowport is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 40 in Stowport. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stowport, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Upper Stowport tends to suit people living alone.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Upper Stowport
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Stowport
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (225 min vs 232 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (325.5 km vs 332 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Stowport
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 10%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Stowport
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.4% vs -5.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Stowport and Upper Stowport 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
Stowport has more residents (446 vs 99); Upper Stowport has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $78,468).
| Stowport | Upper Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 446 +78% vs other | 99 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.4% | -5.7% |
| Median age | 40 | 34 |
| Median household income | $78,468/yr | $94,224/yr +20% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
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 (23.8%).
Property market
| Stowport | Upper Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $675,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 22 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Upper Stowport has more rural and farming land (93% vs 76%); Stowport has more land zoned for conservation (24% vs 7%).
| Stowport | Upper Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 76% | 93% |
| Environmental | 24% | 7% |
| 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
| Stowport | Upper Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 90 across Burnie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +1200% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Stowport | Upper Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 70% of TAS | Higher than 86% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 77% of TAS | Higher than 76% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 46% of TAS same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 71% of TAS | Higher than 69% of TAS |
Liveability
| Stowport | Upper Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Stowport | Upper Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 26/100 | Low 17/100 |
| 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 | 4 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Stowport | Upper Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Stowport | Upper Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 same for both | |
| Waterways | 4 | 0 |
Mobility
Upper Stowport sits further from the CBD (332 km vs 325.5 km).
| Stowport | Upper Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 325.5 km | 332 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 225 min | 232 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7321 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 26 postcode 7321 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 (81.1%).
Setting
| Stowport | Upper Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 170 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 298 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.0 km | 10.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Stowport | Upper Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 200 premises | 0% 42 premises |
Climate
| Stowport | Upper Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 929 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 21.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Stowport | Upper Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,050/yr same for both | |
| Council | Burnie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Stowport | Upper Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Stowport | Upper Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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