Western Junction vs Devon Hills

Western Junction is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 51 in Devon Hills. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Western Junction tends to suit people living alone and 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

Devon Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 57%)

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

Western Junction

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $305/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Western Junction

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (184.3 km vs 187.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

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

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Western Junction and Devon Hills drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Western Junction Devon Hills
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.

Western Junction Devon Hills
Walkability 0 / 5
Western Junction — Walkability: 0/100 Devon Hills — Walkability: 5/100
Low fire risk 85 / 76
Western Junction — Low fire risk: 85/100 Devon Hills — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Devon Hills has more residents (434 vs 128); Devon Hills rents higher ($305/wk vs $220/wk).

Western Junction Devon Hills
Population 128 434
+239% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% +0.2%
Median age 45 51
Median household income $84,500/yr $110,032/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $305/wk
+39% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Western Junction Devon Hills
0-4 3.9% / 3.9%
Western Junction — 0-4: 3.9% Devon Hills — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 16.4% / 9.9%
Western Junction — 5-14: 16.4% Devon Hills — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 7.0% / 4.8%
Western Junction — 15-19: 7.0% Devon Hills — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 2.3% / 5.5%
Western Junction — 20-24: 2.3% Devon Hills — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 10.9% / 8.5%
Western Junction — 25-34: 10.9% Devon Hills — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 10.2% / 8.3%
Western Junction — 35-44: 10.2% Devon Hills — 35-44: 8.3%
45-54 12.5% / 14.5%
Western Junction — 45-54: 12.5% Devon Hills — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 18.0% / 20.0%
Western Junction — 55-64: 18.0% Devon Hills — 55-64: 20.0%
65-74 14.8% / 15.4%
Western Junction — 65-74: 14.8% Devon Hills — 65-74: 15.4%
75-84 7.8% / 8.3%
Western Junction — 75-84: 7.8% Devon Hills — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ — / 1.8%
Western Junction — 85+: not among its largest Devon Hills — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Western Junction 57.1% couple families
Western Junction — Couple Families: 57.1% Western Junction — Lone Person: 42.9% Western Junction — One Parent Families: 0.0% Western Junction — Group Household: 0.0%
Devon Hills 64.9% couple families
Devon Hills — Couple Families: 64.9% Devon Hills — Lone Person: 20.6% Devon Hills — One Parent Families: 10.3% Devon Hills — Group Household: 4.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Western Junction 10.6% renting
Western Junction — Owned Outright: 55.3% Western Junction — Mortgage: 34.0% Western Junction — Renting: 10.6%
Devon Hills 1.9% renting
Devon Hills — Owned Outright: 59.3% Devon Hills — Mortgage: 38.9% Devon Hills — Renting: 1.9%
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.

Western Junction Devon Hills
South Africa 5.5% / —
Western Junction — South Africa: 5.5% Devon Hills — South Africa: not among its largest
England — / 4.1%
Western Junction — England: not among its largest Devon Hills — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 2.3% / —
Western Junction — New Zealand: 2.3% Devon Hills — New Zealand: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.2%
Western Junction — Italy: not among its largest Devon Hills — Italy: 1.2%
Germany — / 0.7%
Western Junction — Germany: not among its largest Devon Hills — Germany: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Qualifications

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

Western Junction Devon Hills
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 21.7%
Western Junction — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Devon Hills — Certificate III & IV: 21.7%
Bachelor Degree 14.8% / 14.1%
Western Junction — Bachelor Degree: 14.8% Devon Hills — Bachelor Degree: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 9.2%
Western Junction — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Devon Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 2.5%
Western Junction — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Devon Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Western Junction — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Devon Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Western Junction 100.0% houses
Western Junction — Houses: 100.0%
Devon Hills 100.0% houses
Devon Hills — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Western Junction Devon Hills
Median house price — $1,218,944
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Western Junction has more rural and farming land (72% vs 8%); Western Junction has more industrially zoned land (11% vs 0%).

Western Junction Devon Hills
Residential 2% 90%
Rural and farming 72% 8%
Industrial 11% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2%
same for both
Planning zones cover 88% of Western Junction and 100% of Devon Hills. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Western Junction Devon Hills
New dwellings approved 184
across Northern Midlands
same for both
Approvals change year on year +104%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Western Junction Devon Hills
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 94% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of TAS Higher than 70% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 8% of TAS Higher than 7% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of TAS Higher than 74% of TAS

Liveability

Western Junction Devon Hills
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Western Junction Devon Hills
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Low
24/100
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 Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Western Junction Devon Hills
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

Western Junction Devon Hills
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Devon Hills sits further from the CBD (187.7 km vs 184.3 km).

Western Junction Devon Hills
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Hobart 184.3 km 187.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 129 min 130 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 7212
 0.2%
postcode 7300
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 7212
 32
postcode 7300

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.

Western Junction Devon Hills
Car (driver) 83.7% / 83.0%
Western Junction — Car (driver): 83.7% Devon Hills — Car (driver): 83.0%
Worked from Home 16.3% / 11.7%
Western Junction — Worked from Home: 16.3% Devon Hills — Worked from Home: 11.7%
Car (passenger) — / 3.2%
Western Junction — Car (passenger): not among its largest Devon Hills — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only — / 2.1%
Western Junction — Walked Only: not among its largest Devon Hills — Walked Only: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.7%).

Setting

Western Junction Devon Hills
Elevation 170 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 214 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Western Junction Devon Hills
Connectivity score 50/100 44/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 13%
201 premises
 0%
166 premises

Climate

Western Junction Devon Hills
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

Western Junction Devon Hills
Average residential rate $1,704/yr
same for both
Council Northern Midlands
same for both

Federal electorate

Western Junction Devon Hills
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Western Junction Devon Hills
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Western Junction

Rural

Devon Hills

Acreage Retirees

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