Taranna vs Port Arthur
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Taranna: a median of $600,000, against $512,000 in Port Arthur.
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
Port Arthur
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Port Arthur
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 33%)
- has cheaper houses ($512,500 vs $600,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Port Arthur
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 27%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Taranna
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (84.3 km vs 95 km)
- has a shorter drive in (76 min vs 85 min)
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
Taranna
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.1% vs -1.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Taranna and Port Arthur 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
Port Arthur has more residents (247 vs 167); Port Arthur has higher household incomes ($47,424 vs $40,664).
| Taranna | Port Arthur | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 167 | 247 +48% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.1% | -1.6% |
| Median age | 59 | 57 |
| Median household income | $40,664/yr | $47,424/yr +17% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $210/wk +5% vs other | $200/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 (4.5%).
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 | Port Arthur | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $600,000 | $512,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $300,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 63 days from 7 sales |
Zoning mix
Port Arthur has more rural and farming land (88% vs 75%).
| Taranna | Port Arthur | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 75% | 88% |
| Environmental | 18% | 10% |
| Residential | 4% | 1% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 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
| Taranna | Port Arthur | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 14 across Tasman same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Taranna | Port Arthur | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 8% of TAS | Higher than 17% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of TAS | Higher than 78% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 85% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of TAS | Higher than 71% of TAS |
Liveability
| Taranna | Port Arthur | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Taranna | Port Arthur | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 84/100 | High 90/100 |
| 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 60/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Taranna | Port Arthur | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Port Arthur | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 6 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 6 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 5 | 14 |
Mobility
Port Arthur sits further from the CBD (95 km vs 84.3 km).
| Taranna | Port Arthur | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 84.3 km | 95 km +13% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 76 min | 85 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 7180 | 1.1% postcode 7182 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 32 postcode 7180 | 22 postcode 7182 |
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 | Port Arthur | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 19 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 53 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 768 m 4.2 km to a named beach | 1.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Taranna | Port Arthur | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 138 premises | 0% 291 premises |
Climate
| Taranna | Port Arthur | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Port Arthur | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,663/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tasman same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Taranna | Port Arthur | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Taranna | Port Arthur | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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