Travellers Rest vs Westwood
Westwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 48 in Travellers Rest. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Travellers Rest, the large majority of households are couple families. In Westwood, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Travellers Rest tends to suit couples, while Westwood suits 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
Travellers Rest
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 47%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Westwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 17%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Westwood
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $325/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Travellers Rest
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (139 min vs 153 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (202.7 km vs 206 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Travellers Rest
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Westwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (39.7% vs 14.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Travellers Rest and Westwood 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
Travellers Rest has more residents (348 vs 88); Travellers Rest rents higher ($325/wk vs $180/wk).
| Travellers Rest | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 348 +75% vs other | 88 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.1% | +39.7% |
| Median age | 48 | 37 |
| Median household income | $104,884/yr | $136,500/yr +30% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $325/wk +45% vs other | $180/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
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 (25.6%).
Property market
| Travellers Rest | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,075,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $780,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Westwood has more rural and farming land (100% vs 50%); Travellers Rest has more land zoned for conservation (44% vs 0%).
| Travellers Rest | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 50% | 100% |
| Environmental | 44% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 6% | 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
| Travellers Rest | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 202 across Meander Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +67% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Travellers Rest | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 92% of TAS | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 81% of TAS | Higher than 28% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 73% of TAS | Higher than 49% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 76% of TAS | Higher than 58% of TAS |
Liveability
Travellers Rest is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Travellers Rest | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
| Travellers Rest | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 18/100 | Low 25/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Travellers Rest | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 Launceston, 8.3 km | None |
Mobility
Westwood sits further from the CBD (206 km vs 202.7 km).
| Travellers Rest | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 202.7 km | 206 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 139 min | 153 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 7250 | 0.4% postcode 7292 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 25 postcode 7250 | 29 postcode 7292 |
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 (84.1%).
Setting
| Travellers Rest | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 157 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 191 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 47.4 km | 42.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Travellers Rest | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 49/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 8% 121 premises | 0% 32 premises |
Climate
| Travellers Rest | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Travellers Rest | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $875/yr same for both | |
| Council | Meander Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Travellers Rest | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Travellers Rest | Westwood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.