Wilmot vs Upper Castra
Comparing Wilmot and Upper Castra, TAS: Wilmot is more walkable (13 vs 0); Wilmot carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0); and Wilmot has more residents (287 vs 85).
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
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Wilmot has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
- Upper Castra is already more of a family suburb (44% vs 32%)
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
Upper Castra
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 9%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 26%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $240/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Wilmot is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- Upper Castra has a shorter drive in (226 min vs 235 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wilmot
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Upper Castra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.4% vs -3.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Wilmot and Upper Castra 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
Wilmot has more residents (287 vs 85); Upper Castra has higher household incomes ($61,724 vs $47,788).
| Wilmot | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 287 +70% vs other | 85 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.7% | +10.4% |
| Median age | 54 | 53 |
| Median household income | $47,788/yr | $61,724/yr +29% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $240/wk +17% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (11.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Wilmot | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $482,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 46 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Upper Castra has more rural and farming land (99% vs 87%); Wilmot has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 1%).
| Wilmot | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 87% | 99% |
| Environmental | 13% | 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
| Wilmot | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 19 across Kentish | 84 across Central Coast (Tas.) |
| Approvals change year on year | — | -38% |
Ranking within TAS
| Wilmot | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 17% of TAS | Higher than 40% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 79% of TAS | Higher than 59% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 39% of TAS | Higher than 35% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 43% of TAS | Higher than 29% of TAS |
Liveability
Wilmot is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Wilmot | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Wilmot carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0).
| Wilmot | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 13/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Wilmot | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Wilmot
- Wilmot Primary School Government · Primary
Schools in Upper Castra
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Wilmot | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 7 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 3 |
Mobility
| Wilmot | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 318.3 km | 317.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 235 min | 226 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7310 | 0.4% postcode 7315 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 23 postcode 7310 | 28 postcode 7315 |
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 (86.5%).
Setting
| Wilmot | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 329 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 417 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 26.0 km | 20.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Wilmot | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 168 premises | 0% 42 premises |
Climate
| Wilmot | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 814 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Wilmot | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,299/yr | $1,379/yr |
| Council | Kentish | Central Coast (Tas.) |
Federal electorate
| Wilmot | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons | Braddon |
| Member | Rebecca White | Anne Urquhart |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wilmot | Upper Castra | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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