Bellingham vs Pipers Brook
Pipers Brook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 58 in Bellingham. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bellingham, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Pipers Brook, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bellingham tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Pipers Brook suits couples.
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
Pipers Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 20%)
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
Pipers Brook
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $215/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Pipers Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (257.8 km vs 260.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bellingham
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 14%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Bellingham
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (30.0% vs 17.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bellingham and Pipers Brook 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
Bellingham rents higher ($215/wk vs $100/wk); Pipers Brook has higher household incomes ($88,816 vs $54,600).
| Bellingham | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 78 | 109 +40% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +30.0% | +17.2% |
| Median age | 58 | 46 |
| Median household income | $54,600/yr | $88,816/yr +63% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $215/wk +53% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).
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 (3.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bellingham | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $410,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Pipers Brook has more rural and farming land (84% vs 50%); Bellingham has more land zoned for conservation (49% vs 15%).
| Bellingham | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 50% | 84% |
| Environmental | 49% | 15% |
| Residential | 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
| Bellingham | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 67 across George Town same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +25% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Bellingham | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 27% of TAS | Higher than 81% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 61% of TAS | Higher than 5% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 70% of TAS | Higher than 27% of TAS |
Liveability
| Bellingham | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Bellingham carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 51).
| Bellingham | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 67/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| Crime | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 55/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Bellingham | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bellingham | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 4 |
| Waterways | 0 | 6 |
Mobility
Bellingham sits further from the CBD (260.8 km vs 257.8 km).
| Bellingham | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 260.8 km +1% vs other | 257.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 189 min | 187 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 7254 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 32 postcode 7254 same for both | |
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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Bellingham | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 38 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 97 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.2 km | 7.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bellingham | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 23/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 93 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Climate
| Bellingham | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 894 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.2°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bellingham | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,438/yr same for both | |
| Council | George Town same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bellingham | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bass same for both | |
| Member | Jess Teesdale same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bellingham | Pipers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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