South Hobart vs West Hobart

Population, income, rent and housing for South Hobart, TAS and West Hobart, TAS, side by side.

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, Suburb and Locality (SAL) level.

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Key figures

South Hobart on the left, West Hobart on the right. Ranks are among all Australian suburbs, with 1 the highest.

5,886 Rank 1,331
Population
6,525 Rank 1,180
$891/wk Rank 2,232
Median Weekly Income
$998/wk Rank 1,242
$378/wk Rank 2,618
Median Weekly Rent
$400/wk Rank 1,854
38 years
Median Age
38 years
$1,648/mo
Monthly Mortgage
$1,950/mo
$1,787/wk
Household Income
$1,996/wk
$2,258/wk
Family Income
$2,489/wk
2.3 people
Household Size
2.3 people

Rent affordability

Median rent as a share of median household income. Under 25% is affordable, 25% to 35% is moderate stress, over 35% is rent stress.

South Hobart

21.2%
Under 25%: affordable

West Hobart

20.0%
Under 25%: affordable

Demographics

South Hobart

Male 48.4% Female 51.6%
Density: 645 people/km²

West Hobart

Male 48.2% Female 51.8%
Density: 1599 people/km²

Side by side

Each pair of bars is scaled to the larger of the two values.

Summary

Higher median income West Hobart
Lower median rent South Hobart
Larger population West Hobart
Lower rent share of income West Hobart

Suburb profiles

Data: ABS Census 2021, Suburb and Locality (SAL) level.