White Hills vs Nunamara

Nunamara 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 White Hills, about half of households are couple families. In Nunamara, most households are couple families. On these figures, White Hills tends to suit older residents.

White Hills and Nunamara are both small, quiet Tasmanian communities with notably different rental markets. Nunamara has a larger population of 305 compared to White Hills' 172, and offers significantly lower weekly rent at $100 versus $275. However, White Hills is closer to the CBD at 196.1 km and carries a lower bushfire risk rating of 32 compared to Nunamara's 42. Nunamara's median household income is higher at $87,360 annually, which may reflect its larger resident base, while both suburbs sit in the same socio-economic decile.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Nunamara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Nunamara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Nunamara

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $275/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

White Hills

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (142 min vs 160 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (196.1 km vs 218.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

White Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 13%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Nunamara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.8% vs -5.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

White Hills Nunamara
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.

White Hills Nunamara
Walkability 0 / 0
White Hills — Walkability: 0/100 Nunamara — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 68 / 58
White Hills — Low fire risk: 68/100 Nunamara — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

White Hills rents higher ($275/wk vs $100/wk); Nunamara has more residents (305 vs 172).

White Hills Nunamara
Population 172 305
+77% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.5% +4.8%
Median age 49 45
Median household income $69,316/yr $87,360/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+64% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

White Hills Nunamara
0-4 1.7% / 3.9%
White Hills — 0-4: 1.7% Nunamara — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 14.5% / 11.1%
White Hills — 5-14: 14.5% Nunamara — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 7.0% / 7.5%
White Hills — 15-19: 7.0% Nunamara — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 — / 4.3%
White Hills — 20-24: not among its largest Nunamara — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 3.5% / 11.8%
White Hills — 25-34: 3.5% Nunamara — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 10.5% / 10.2%
White Hills — 35-44: 10.5% Nunamara — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 18.6% / 18.4%
White Hills — 45-54: 18.6% Nunamara — 45-54: 18.4%
55-64 16.9% / 23.0%
White Hills — 55-64: 16.9% Nunamara — 55-64: 23.0%
65-74 19.2% / 11.1%
White Hills — 65-74: 19.2% Nunamara — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 4.1% / 1.6%
White Hills — 75-84: 4.1% Nunamara — 75-84: 1.6%
85+ 2.3% / —
White Hills — 85+: 2.3% Nunamara — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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% White Hills — Group Household: 0.0%
Nunamara 57.5% couple families
Nunamara — Couple Families: 57.5% Nunamara — Lone Person: 26.0% Nunamara — One Parent Families: 9.6% Nunamara — Group Household: 6.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

White Hills 9.2% renting
White Hills — Owned Outright: 52.3% White Hills — Mortgage: 38.5% White Hills — Renting: 9.2%
Nunamara 8.3% renting
Nunamara — Owned Outright: 42.2% Nunamara — Mortgage: 49.5% Nunamara — Renting: 8.3%
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.

White Hills Nunamara
England 2.3% / 2.3%
White Hills — England: 2.3% Nunamara — England: 2.3%
South Africa — / 2.3%
White Hills — South Africa: not among its largest Nunamara — South Africa: 2.3%
Singapore 1.7% / —
White Hills — Singapore: 1.7% Nunamara — Singapore: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.3%
White Hills — Germany: not among its largest Nunamara — Germany: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

Qualifications

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

White Hills Nunamara
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 15.4%
White Hills — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Nunamara — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 14.4%
White Hills — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Nunamara — Bachelor Degree: 14.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 5.9%
White Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Nunamara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.6%
White Hills — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Nunamara — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
White Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Nunamara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

White Hills 100.0% houses
White Hills — Houses: 100.0% White Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Nunamara 98.2% houses
Nunamara — Houses: 98.2% Nunamara — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Nunamara has more land zoned for conservation (19% vs 1%); White Hills has more rural and farming land (98% vs 81%).

White Hills Nunamara
Rural and farming 98% 81%
Environmental 1% 19%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 0%
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

White Hills Nunamara
New dwellings approved 208
across Launceston
same for both
Approvals change year on year -29%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

White Hills Nunamara
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of TAS Higher than 80% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of TAS Higher than 54% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 72% of TAS Higher than 92% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of TAS Higher than 22% of TAS

Liveability

White Hills Nunamara
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Nunamara carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 32).

White Hills Nunamara
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Moderate
42/100
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

White Hills Nunamara
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

White Hills Nunamara
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 8
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 12

Mobility

Nunamara sits further from the CBD (218.8 km vs 196.1 km).

White Hills Nunamara
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 196.1 km 218.8 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 142 min 160 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 7258
 1.8%
postcode 7259
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 7258
 40
postcode 7259

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.

White Hills Nunamara
Car (driver) 73.9% / 88.0%
White Hills — Car (driver): 73.9% Nunamara — Car (driver): 88.0%
Worked from Home 20.3% / 9.8%
White Hills — Worked from Home: 20.3% Nunamara — Worked from Home: 9.8%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 2.3%
White Hills — Car (passenger): 5.8% Nunamara — Car (passenger): 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.0%).

Setting

White Hills Nunamara
Elevation 238 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 666 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

White Hills Nunamara
Connectivity score 30/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
76 premises
 0%
95 premises

Climate

White Hills Nunamara
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

White Hills Nunamara
Average residential rate $2,075/yr
same for both
Council Launceston
same for both

Federal electorate

White Hills Nunamara
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

White Hills

Retirees Rural

Nunamara

Rural

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