Taranna vs Koonya
Taranna and Koonya are both small, quiet Tasmanian communities with similar socio-economic profiles and no recorded crime or flood risk. Koonya has a notably higher median household income at $52,520 compared to Taranna's $40,664, though Taranna offers more affordable weekly rent at $210 versus $115 in Koonya. Taranna is slightly closer to the CBD at 84.3 km and has a lower bushfire risk rating of 81 compared to Koonya's 93, which may matter if natural hazard exposure is a concern. Both suburbs suit buyers seeking rural, low-crime living, though Koonya better fits those prioritising household income levels.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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
Koonya
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 33%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Koonya
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 27%)
- has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $210/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Taranna
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (76 min vs 86 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (84.3 km vs 90.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Taranna
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Taranna and Koonya 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
Taranna rents higher ($210/wk vs $115/wk); Koonya has higher household incomes ($52,520 vs $40,664).
| Taranna | Koonya | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 167 +17% vs other | 138 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.1% | +3.0% |
| Median age | 59 | 61 |
| Median household income | $40,664/yr | $52,520/yr +29% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $210/wk +45% vs other | $115/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).
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 (10.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Taranna | Koonya | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $600,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Koonya has more rural and farming land (98% vs 75%); Taranna has more land zoned for conservation (18% vs 2%).
| Taranna | Koonya | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 75% | 98% |
| Environmental | 18% | 2% |
| Residential | 4% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 1% |
| 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
| Taranna | Koonya | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 14 across Tasman same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Taranna | Koonya | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 8% of TAS | Higher than 23% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of TAS | Higher than 3% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 92% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of TAS | Higher than 39% of TAS |
Liveability
Taranna is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Taranna | Koonya | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Taranna | Koonya | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 84/100 | High 93/100 |
| Crime | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 54/100 | Moderate 52/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Taranna | Koonya | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Taranna | Koonya | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 same for both | |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 | 3 |
Mobility
Koonya sits further from the CBD (90.8 km vs 84.3 km).
| Taranna | Koonya | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 84.3 km | 90.8 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 76 min | 86 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 7180 | 1.9% postcode 7187 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 32 postcode 7180 | — |
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 (81.6%).
Setting
| Taranna | Koonya | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 19 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 144 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 768 m 4.2 km to a named beach | 2.1 km 2.2 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Taranna | Koonya | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 138 premises | 0% 84 premises |
Climate
| Taranna | Koonya | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Taranna | Koonya | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,663/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tasman same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Taranna | Koonya | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Taranna | Koonya | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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