Tullah vs Rosebery
Tullah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Rosebery. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Tullah tends to suit families with children.
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
Rosebery
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Rosebery
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $170/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tullah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 4/100)
- has a shorter drive in (289 min vs 304 min)
- But Rosebery sits closer to the CBD (313.7 km vs 367.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Tullah is more walkable (14/100 vs 4/100)
- Rosebery has more GPs (2 vs 0)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Tullah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.9% vs 6.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tullah and Rosebery 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
Rosebery has more residents (752 vs 202); Tullah rents higher ($170/wk vs $150/wk).
| Tullah | Rosebery | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 202 | 752 +272% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +23.9% | +6.2% |
| Median age | 43 | 48 |
| Median household income | $54,184/yr +8% vs other | $50,024/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $170/wk +12% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).
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%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Tullah | Rosebery | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $200,000 | $202,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 84 days from 21 sales |
Zoning mix
Rosebery has more rural and farming land (81% vs 44%); Tullah has more land zoned for conservation (52% vs 17%).
| Tullah | Rosebery | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 44% | 81% |
| Environmental | 52% | 17% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 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
| Tullah | Rosebery | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 4 across West Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Tullah | Rosebery | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 27% of TAS | Higher than 21% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 82% of TAS | Higher than 67% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 46% of TAS | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 19% of TAS | Higher than 75% of TAS |
Liveability
Tullah is more walkable (14 vs 4).
| Tullah | Rosebery | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 36/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Tullah carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 12).
| Tullah | Rosebery | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 77/100 | Low 12/100 |
| 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
| Tullah | Rosebery | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 2 |
Schools in Tullah
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Rosebery
- Rosebery District School Government · Combined below peers
- St Joseph's Catholic School Catholic · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Tullah | Rosebery | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 4 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 3 | 10 |
Mobility
Tullah sits further from the CBD (367.6 km vs 313.7 km).
| Tullah | Rosebery | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 367.6 km +15% vs other | 313.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 289 min | 304 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7321 | 0.0% postcode 7470 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 26 postcode 7321 | 18 postcode 7470 |
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 (82.0%).
Setting
| Tullah | Rosebery | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 164 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 223 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 42.1 km | 32.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Tullah | Rosebery | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 45/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 19 premises | 0% 716 premises |
Climate
| Tullah | Rosebery | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,809 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Tullah | Rosebery | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,103/yr same for both | |
| Council | West Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tullah | Rosebery | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tullah | Rosebery | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Rosebery
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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