Western Junction vs White Hills

Western Junction is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in White Hills. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Western Junction, most households are couple families. In White Hills, about half of 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

White Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (73% 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 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $275/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Western Junction

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (129 min vs 142 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (184.3 km vs 196.1 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

Western Junction

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.4% vs -5.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Western Junction and White 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 White 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 White Hills
Walkability 0 / 0
Western Junction — Walkability: 0/100 White Hills — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 85 / 68
Western Junction — Low fire risk: 85/100 White Hills — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

White Hills has more residents (172 vs 128); White Hills rents higher ($275/wk vs $220/wk).

Western Junction White Hills
Population 128 172
+34% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% -5.5%
Median age 45 49
Median household income $84,500/yr
+18% vs other
 $69,316/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk $275/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Western Junction White Hills
0-4 3.9% / 1.7%
Western Junction — 0-4: 3.9% White Hills — 0-4: 1.7%
5-14 16.4% / 14.5%
Western Junction — 5-14: 16.4% White Hills — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 7.0% / 7.0%
Western Junction — 15-19: 7.0% White Hills — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 2.3% / —
Western Junction — 20-24: 2.3% White Hills — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.9% / 3.5%
Western Junction — 25-34: 10.9% White Hills — 25-34: 3.5%
35-44 10.2% / 10.5%
Western Junction — 35-44: 10.2% White Hills — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 12.5% / 18.6%
Western Junction — 45-54: 12.5% White Hills — 45-54: 18.6%
55-64 18.0% / 16.9%
Western Junction — 55-64: 18.0% White Hills — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 14.8% / 19.2%
Western Junction — 65-74: 14.8% White Hills — 65-74: 19.2%
75-84 7.8% / 4.1%
Western Junction — 75-84: 7.8% White Hills — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ — / 2.3%
Western Junction — 85+: not among its largest White Hills — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

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%
White Hills 48.6% couple families
White Hills — Couple Families: 48.6% White Hills — Lone Person: 27.0% White Hills — One Parent Families: 24.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

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%
White Hills 9.2% renting
White Hills — Owned Outright: 52.3% White Hills — Mortgage: 38.5% White Hills — Renting: 9.2%
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 White Hills
South Africa 5.5% / —
Western Junction — South Africa: 5.5% White Hills — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand 2.3% / —
Western Junction — New Zealand: 2.3% White Hills — New Zealand: not among its largest
England — / 2.3%
Western Junction — England: not among its largest White Hills — England: 2.3%
Singapore — / 1.7%
Western Junction — Singapore: not among its largest White Hills — Singapore: 1.7%

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

Qualifications

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

Western Junction White Hills
Bachelor Degree 14.8% / 13.4%
Western Junction — Bachelor Degree: 14.8% White Hills — Bachelor Degree: 13.4%
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 12.8%
Western Junction — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% White Hills — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 3.5%
Western Junction — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% White Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / —
Western Junction — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% White Hills — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Zoning mix

White Hills has more rural and farming land (98% vs 72%); Western Junction has more industrially zoned land (11% vs 0%).

Western Junction White Hills
Rural and farming 72% 98%
Industrial 11% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
Residential 2% 0%
Planning zones cover 88% of Western Junction and 100% of White 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 White Hills
New dwellings approved 184
across Northern Midlands
 208
across Launceston
Approvals change year on year +104% -29%

Ranking within TAS

Western Junction White Hills
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 53% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of TAS Higher than 65% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 8% of TAS Higher than 72% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of TAS Higher than 71% of TAS

Liveability

Western Junction White Hills
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

White Hills carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 15).

Western Junction White Hills
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Low
32/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Western Junction White 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 White Hills
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

White Hills sits further from the CBD (196.1 km vs 184.3 km).

Western Junction White Hills
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 184.3 km 196.1 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 129 min 142 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 7212
 0.8%
postcode 7258
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 7212
 42
postcode 7258

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 White Hills
Car (driver) 83.7% / 73.9%
Western Junction — Car (driver): 83.7% White Hills — Car (driver): 73.9%
Worked from Home 16.3% / 20.3%
Western Junction — Worked from Home: 16.3% White Hills — Worked from Home: 20.3%
Car (passenger) — / 5.8%
Western Junction — Car (passenger): not among its largest White Hills — Car (passenger): 5.8%

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

Setting

Western Junction White Hills
Elevation 170 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 238 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Western Junction White Hills
Connectivity score 50/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 13%
201 premises
 0%
76 premises

Climate

Western Junction White 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 White Hills
Average residential rate $1,704/yr $2,075/yr
Council Northern Midlands Launceston

Federal electorate

Western Junction White Hills
Division Lyons Bass
Member Rebecca White Jess Teesdale
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Western Junction

Rural

White Hills

Retirees Rural

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