Wattle Hill vs Forcett

Forcett is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Wattle Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Forcett, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Forcett: a median of $822,000, against $729,000 in Wattle Hill, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wattle Hill tends to suit people living alone, while Forcett suits families with children and couples.

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

Forcett

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 66%)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Wattle Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($728,750 vs $822,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wattle Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $295/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wattle Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Forcett

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.3% vs -5.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Wattle Hill and Forcett drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Wattle Hill Forcett
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Wattle Hill Forcett
Walkability 0 / 0
Wattle Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Forcett — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 8 / 10
Wattle Hill — Low fire risk: 8/100 Forcett — Low fire risk: 10/100

Demographics

Forcett has more residents (1,102 vs 176); Forcett rents higher ($295/wk vs $235/wk).

Wattle Hill Forcett
Population 176 1,102
+526% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.9% +14.3%
Median age 43 39
Median household income $85,748/yr $93,444/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $235/wk $295/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wattle Hill Forcett
0-4 4.0% / 6.0%
Wattle Hill — 0-4: 4.0% Forcett — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 10.8% / 13.1%
Wattle Hill — 5-14: 10.8% Forcett — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 5.1% / 6.2%
Wattle Hill — 15-19: 5.1% Forcett — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 1.7% / 5.6%
Wattle Hill — 20-24: 1.7% Forcett — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 15.3% / 12.8%
Wattle Hill — 25-34: 15.3% Forcett — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 10.2% / 14.9%
Wattle Hill — 35-44: 10.2% Forcett — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 12.5% / 14.3%
Wattle Hill — 45-54: 12.5% Forcett — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 11.4% / 14.4%
Wattle Hill — 55-64: 11.4% Forcett — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 15.3% / 8.3%
Wattle Hill — 65-74: 15.3% Forcett — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 2.3% / 3.6%
Wattle Hill — 75-84: 2.3% Forcett — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 1.7% / 0.6%
Wattle Hill — 85+: 1.7% Forcett — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wattle Hill 43.4% couple families
Wattle Hill — Couple Families: 43.4% Wattle Hill — Lone Person: 34.0% Wattle Hill — One Parent Families: 22.6% Wattle Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Wattle Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Forcett 61.0% couple families
Forcett — Couple Families: 61.0% Forcett — Lone Person: 17.9% Forcett — One Parent Families: 18.3% Forcett — Group Household: 1.6% Forcett — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wattle Hill 11.9% renting
Wattle Hill — Owned Outright: 44.8% Wattle Hill — Mortgage: 43.3% Wattle Hill — Renting: 11.9%
Forcett 5.7% renting
Forcett — Owned Outright: 35.3% Forcett — Mortgage: 59.0% Forcett — Renting: 5.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Wattle Hill Forcett
England 4.5% / 3.4%
Wattle Hill — England: 4.5% Forcett — England: 3.4%
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Wattle Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest Forcett — New Zealand: 0.8%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Wattle Hill — South Africa: not among its largest Forcett — South Africa: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Wattle Hill — Scotland: not among its largest Forcett — Scotland: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.3%
Wattle Hill — Germany: not among its largest Forcett — Germany: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Wattle Hill Forcett
Certificate III & IV 22.7% / 24.0%
Wattle Hill — Certificate III & IV: 22.7% Forcett — Certificate III & IV: 24.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 6.0%
Wattle Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Forcett — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 6.1%
Wattle Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Forcett — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 1.3%
Wattle Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Forcett — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.7%
Wattle Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Forcett — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wattle Hill 100.0% houses
Wattle Hill — Houses: 100.0% Wattle Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Forcett 99.2% houses
Forcett — Houses: 99.2% Forcett — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wattle Hill Forcett
Median house price $728,750 $822,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $495,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 26 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

Wattle Hill Forcett
Rural and farming 100% 94%
Environmental 0% 5%
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

Wattle Hill Forcett
New dwellings approved 169
across Sorell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +346%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Wattle Hill Forcett
Houses — 2.6%
$450/wk on $916K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Wattle Hill Forcett
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of TAS Higher than 85% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of TAS Higher than 49% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 47% of TAS Higher than 76% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of TAS Higher than 73% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 3% of TAS

Liveability

Wattle Hill Forcett
Grade — C
Score — 42/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Wattle Hill Forcett
Bushfire High
92/100
 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 None
0/100
 Moderate
49/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Wattle Hill Forcett
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

Wattle Hill Forcett
Parks & reserves 0 9
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 18 27

Mobility

Wattle Hill Forcett
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 37.5 km
+5% vs other
 35.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 38 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7172
 0.9%
postcode 7173
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 7172
 33
postcode 7173

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.

Wattle Hill Forcett
Car (driver) 77.1% / 82.2%
Wattle Hill — Car (driver): 77.1% Forcett — Car (driver): 82.2%
Worked from Home 18.1% / 8.9%
Wattle Hill — Worked from Home: 18.1% Forcett — Worked from Home: 8.9%
Walked Only 4.8% / 2.1%
Wattle Hill — Walked Only: 4.8% Forcett — Walked Only: 2.1%
Car (passenger) — / 3.9%
Wattle Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest Forcett — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Bus — / 2.3%
Wattle Hill — Bus: not among its largest Forcett — Bus: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.2%).

Setting

Wattle Hill Forcett
Elevation 144 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 6.7 km 5.0 km

NBN connectivity

Wattle Hill Forcett
Connectivity score 25/100 39/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
67 premises
 0%
410 premises

Climate

Wattle Hill Forcett
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

Wattle Hill Forcett
Average residential rate $1,598/yr
same for both
Council Sorell
same for both

Federal electorate

Wattle Hill Forcett
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wattle Hill Forcett
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wattle Hill

Outer

Forcett

Outer

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