Side by sideSuburb comparison

Upper Burnie vs Downlands.

Suburb-to-suburb comparison across price, growth, lifestyle, schools and risk. Upper Burnie edges out on more headline metrics in this comparison.

Upper Burnie scores higher on walkability (30/100 vs 0/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household. Downlands skews owner-occupied (67%), Upper Burnie runs more rental-dense (57% owner).

The takeWhich suburb suits which buyer

For buyers

We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.

For investors

Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.

For families

Downlands has a heavier family-household mix (71% vs 53%), which typically signals stronger demand for family-amenable infrastructure (parks, schools, supermarkets).

Common questionsUpper Burnie vs Downlands

Common questions

Which is more walkable, Upper Burnie or Downlands?

Upper Burnie scores 30/100 on walkability vs 0/100. Above 70 is considered very walkable (most errands on foot), 50-69 is walkable for some errands, below 50 typically requires a car for daily life.

The numbers behind the take

Upper Burnie
Metric
Downlands

Price & Market

Median house
Median unit
+0.0%
Annual growth (house)
+0.0%
Days on market

Rental

$240/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$240/wk
$230/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
$315/wk
57.0%
Owner occupied
67.0%
39.0%
Renter occupied
26.0%

Lifestyle & Demographics

30
Walk score
0
0
Transit score
0
40
Bike score
0
1,891
Population
237
42
Median age
36

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

14
Schools nearby
14
939
Avg ICSEA
939

Climate

Annual rainfall
Mean max (Jan)

Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).