TAS · Derwent Valley Council
Lawitta, 7140
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Updated
Desirability score
- Affordable
- Metro
- Established
- Residential
- Amenities
Suburb profile
In Derwent Valley, Lawitta is a settled smaller community with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. The metro area remains accessible without feeling caught up in the inner-city rush. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout.
Everyday errands and local outings are straightforward, with the wider metro area adding variety. Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
The desirability score is below average, pulled down chiefly by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and housing affordability relative to similar metro suburbs. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 226
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,525
- Dwelling vacancy
- 12.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 11 of 88
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 56.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 7 / 6 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
3 state heritage places
- House9 LAWITTA RD, LAWITTA, 7140Permanently Registered
- Methodist Chapel and Cemetery (formerly)49 LAWITTA RD, LAWITTA, 7140Permanently Registered
- The Priory1905 LYELL HWY, LAWITTA, 7140Permanently Registered
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 9.2/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6944th in Australia
- State rank
- 327th in TAS
- Peer rank
- #78 among Metro Hobart · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #100 among Metro Hobart suburbs
- Data confidence
- 35%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Househeritage9 LAWITTA RD, LAWITTA, 7140Permanently Registered
- Methodist Chapel and Cemetery (formerly)heritage49 LAWITTA RD, LAWITTA, 7140Permanently Registered
- The Prioryheritage1905 LYELL HWY, LAWITTA, 7140Permanently Registered
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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Comparable suburbs
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