West Mooreville vs West Ridgley
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In West Mooreville, the large majority of households are couple families. In West Ridgley, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, West Mooreville tends to suit couples and older residents.
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
West Mooreville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 67%)
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
West Mooreville
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $320/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
West Mooreville
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (236 min vs 243 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (335.3 km vs 342.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
West Mooreville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 18%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
West Mooreville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.1% vs -0.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
West Mooreville and West Ridgley 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
West Ridgley rents higher ($320/wk vs $200/wk); West Mooreville has higher household incomes ($95,836 vs $69,628).
| West Mooreville | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 121 | 124 +2% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.1% | -0.8% |
| Median age | 50 | 48 |
| Median household income | $95,836/yr +27% vs other | $69,628/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $320/wk +60% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.4%).
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 (3.3%).
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 (21.8%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| West Mooreville | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $900,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| West Mooreville | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% | 99% |
| Environmental | 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
| West Mooreville | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 90 across Burnie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +1200% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| West Mooreville | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 54% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 54% of TAS | Higher than 30% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 45% of TAS | Higher than 43% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 68% of TAS | Higher than 59% of TAS |
Liveability
| West Mooreville | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
| West Mooreville | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| West Mooreville | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| West Mooreville | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 0 | 6 |
Mobility
West Ridgley sits further from the CBD (342.8 km vs 335.3 km).
| West Mooreville | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 335.3 km | 342.8 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 236 min | 243 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7321 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 26 postcode 7321 same for both | |
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 (73.1%).
Setting
| West Mooreville | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 229 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 249 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 6.5 km | 13.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| West Mooreville | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 46 premises | 0% 51 premises |
Climate
| West Mooreville | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 929 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 21.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| West Mooreville | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,050/yr same for both | |
| Council | Burnie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| West Mooreville | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| West Mooreville | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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