Tea Tree vs Pontville
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tea Tree: a median of $1.08 million, against $805,000 in Pontville. Pontville is closer to the city centre: 29.5 km, against 32.9 km. On these figures, Pontville tends to suit 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
Pontville
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 67%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Pontville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($805,000 vs $1,080,000)
Weighs house prices and 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
Pontville
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (26 min vs 32 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (29.5 km vs 32.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Pontville
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
Tea Tree and Pontville 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
Pontville has more residents (675 vs 464); Pontville has higher household incomes ($112,216 vs $94,588).
| Tea Tree | Pontville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 464 | 675 +45% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.3% | +8.3% |
| Median age | 44 | 43 |
| Median household income | $94,588/yr | $112,216/yr +19% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +3% vs other | $340/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
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 (2.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (22.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tea Tree | Pontville | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,080,000 | $805,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $880,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 17 days from 5 sales |
Zoning mix
| Tea Tree | Pontville | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 88% | 87% |
| Environmental | 10% | 4% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 5% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 2% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 2% |
| Residential | 0% | 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
| Tea Tree | Pontville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 153 across Brighton | 45 across Southern Midlands |
| Approvals change year on year | -10% | +33% |
Ranking within TAS
| Tea Tree | Pontville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 86% of TAS | Higher than 95% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 35% of TAS | Higher than 76% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 75% of TAS | Higher than 28% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 43% of TAS | Higher than 79% of TAS |
Liveability
Pontville is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Tea Tree | Pontville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 42/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
| Tea Tree | Pontville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 88/100 | High 95/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Tea Tree | Pontville | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Tea Tree | Pontville | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| Waterways | 36 | 1 |
Mobility
Tea Tree sits further from the CBD (32.9 km vs 29.5 km).
| Tea Tree | Pontville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 32.9 km +10% vs other | 29.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 32 min | 26 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 7017 | 0.4% postcode 7030 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 7017 | 24 postcode 7030 |
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 (86.2%).
Setting
| Tea Tree | Pontville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 99 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 53 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 13.0 km | 17.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Tea Tree | Pontville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 57/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 195 premises | 25% 268 premises |
Climate
| Tea Tree | Pontville | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 507 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Tea Tree | Pontville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,772/yr | $1,381/yr |
| Council | Brighton | Southern Midlands |
Federal electorate
| Tea Tree | Pontville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tea Tree | Pontville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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