Wattle Hill vs Kellevie

Kellevie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 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 Kellevie, most households are couple families. Wattle Hill is closer to the city centre: 37.5 km, against 52.9 km. On these figures, Kellevie tends to suit 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

Kellevie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kellevie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $235/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Wattle Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (37.5 km vs 52.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (42 min vs 49 min)

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 9%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Kellevie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.8% vs -5.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Demographics

Wattle Hill rents higher ($235/wk vs $0/wk); Wattle Hill skews older (43 vs 40).

Wattle Hill Kellevie
Population 176 185
+5% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.9% +12.8%
Median age 43 40
Median household income $85,748/yr
+5% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $235/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wattle Hill Kellevie
0-4 4.0% / 4.9%
Wattle Hill — 0-4: 4.0% Kellevie — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 10.8% / 13.0%
Wattle Hill — 5-14: 10.8% Kellevie — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 5.1% / 9.2%
Wattle Hill — 15-19: 5.1% Kellevie — 15-19: 9.2%
20-24 1.7% / 5.4%
Wattle Hill — 20-24: 1.7% Kellevie — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 15.3% / 13.0%
Wattle Hill — 25-34: 15.3% Kellevie — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 10.2% / 8.1%
Wattle Hill — 35-44: 10.2% Kellevie — 35-44: 8.1%
45-54 12.5% / 19.5%
Wattle Hill — 45-54: 12.5% Kellevie — 45-54: 19.5%
55-64 11.4% / 18.9%
Wattle Hill — 55-64: 11.4% Kellevie — 55-64: 18.9%
65-74 15.3% / 5.4%
Wattle Hill — 65-74: 15.3% Kellevie — 65-74: 5.4%
75-84 2.3% / 1.6%
Wattle Hill — 75-84: 2.3% Kellevie — 75-84: 1.6%
85+ 1.7% / 2.2%
Wattle Hill — 85+: 1.7% Kellevie — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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 Kellevie
England 4.5% / 2.2%
Wattle Hill — England: 4.5% Kellevie — England: 2.2%

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

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%
Kellevie 55.6% couple families
Kellevie — Couple Families: 55.6% Kellevie — Lone Person: 30.6% Kellevie — One Parent Families: 13.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wattle Hill 100.0% houses
Wattle Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Kellevie 100.0% houses
Kellevie — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Wattle Hill Kellevie
Certificate III & IV 22.7% / 20.0%
Wattle Hill — Certificate III & IV: 22.7% Kellevie — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 8.6%
Wattle Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Kellevie — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 7.0%
Wattle Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Kellevie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 1.6%
Wattle Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Kellevie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.2%
Wattle Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kellevie — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

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%
Kellevie 0.0% renting
Kellevie — Owned Outright: 50.9% Kellevie — Mortgage: 49.1% Kellevie — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Wattle Hill Kellevie
Median house price $728,750 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $450,000

Zoning mix

Wattle Hill Kellevie
Rural and farming 100% 98%
Environmental 0% 2%
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 Kellevie
New dwellings approved 169
across Sorell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +346%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Wattle Hill Kellevie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of TAS Higher than 73% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of TAS Higher than 3% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 47% of TAS Higher than 90% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of TAS Higher than 27% of TAS

Liveability

Wattle Hill Kellevie
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Wattle Hill Kellevie
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
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Wattle Hill Kellevie
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 Kellevie
Parks & reserves 0 4
Waterways 18 17

Mobility

Kellevie sits further from the CBD (52.9 km vs 37.5 km).

Wattle Hill Kellevie
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 37.5 km 52.9 km
+41% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 49 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7172
 1.7%
postcode 7176
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 7172
 —

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 Kellevie
Car (driver) 77.1% / 75.0%
Wattle Hill — Car (driver): 77.1% Kellevie — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 18.1% / 17.6%
Wattle Hill — Worked from Home: 18.1% Kellevie — Worked from Home: 17.6%
Car (passenger) — / 7.4%
Wattle Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kellevie — Car (passenger): 7.4%
Walked Only 4.8% / —
Wattle Hill — Walked Only: 4.8% Kellevie — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.1%).

Setting

Wattle Hill Kellevie
Elevation 144 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.7 km 6.8 km

NBN connectivity

Wattle Hill Kellevie
Connectivity score 25/100 23/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
67 premises
 0%
64 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Wattle Hill

Outer

Kellevie

Outer

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