Birchs Bay vs Woodbridge

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Birchs Bay, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Birchs Bay tends to suit people living alone.

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

Woodbridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 54%)

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

Birchs Bay

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $350/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 23%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Birchs Bay is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • Woodbridge sits closer to the CBD (38.9 km vs 41.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Birchs Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Birchs Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.7% vs 8.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Birchs Bay and Woodbridge drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
Walkability 10 / 0
Birchs Bay — Walkability: 10/100 Woodbridge — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 3 / 5
Birchs Bay — Low fire risk: 3/100 Woodbridge — Low fire risk: 5/100

Demographics

Woodbridge has more residents (547 vs 116); Woodbridge rents higher ($350/wk vs $200/wk).

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
Population 116 547
+372% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.7% +8.7%
Median age 56 54
Median household income $61,724/yr $80,600/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $350/wk
+75% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
0-4 3.4% / 4.2%
Birchs Bay — 0-4: 3.4% Woodbridge — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 7.8% / 11.2%
Birchs Bay — 5-14: 7.8% Woodbridge — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 2.6% / 4.2%
Birchs Bay — 15-19: 2.6% Woodbridge — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 6.0% / 2.6%
Birchs Bay — 20-24: 6.0% Woodbridge — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 6.9% / 6.2%
Birchs Bay — 25-34: 6.9% Woodbridge — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 13.8% / 9.7%
Birchs Bay — 35-44: 13.8% Woodbridge — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 8.6% / 12.4%
Birchs Bay — 45-54: 8.6% Woodbridge — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 23.3% / 19.4%
Birchs Bay — 55-64: 23.3% Woodbridge — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 14.7% / 20.1%
Birchs Bay — 65-74: 14.7% Woodbridge — 65-74: 20.1%
75-84 10.3% / 8.8%
Birchs Bay — 75-84: 10.3% Woodbridge — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ — / 0.9%
Birchs Bay — 85+: not among its largest Woodbridge — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Birchs Bay 41.7% couple families
Birchs Bay — Couple Families: 41.7% Birchs Bay — Lone Person: 45.8% Birchs Bay — One Parent Families: 12.5% Birchs Bay — Group Household: 0.0%
Woodbridge 44.6% couple families
Woodbridge — Couple Families: 44.6% Woodbridge — Lone Person: 29.8% Woodbridge — One Parent Families: 22.3% Woodbridge — Group Household: 3.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Birchs Bay 0.0% renting
Birchs Bay — Owned Outright: 60.9% Birchs Bay — Mortgage: 39.1% Birchs Bay — Renting: 0.0%
Woodbridge 10.5% renting
Woodbridge — Owned Outright: 61.5% Woodbridge — Mortgage: 28.0% Woodbridge — Renting: 10.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
Bachelor Degree 16.4% / 18.6%
Birchs Bay — Bachelor Degree: 16.4% Woodbridge — Bachelor Degree: 18.6%
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 14.3%
Birchs Bay — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% Woodbridge — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.2% / 11.7%
Birchs Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.2% Woodbridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.7%
Postgraduate Degree 11.2% / 4.4%
Birchs Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 11.2% Woodbridge — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 2.6%
Birchs Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Woodbridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

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.

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
England 9.5% / 9.9%
Birchs Bay — England: 9.5% Woodbridge — England: 9.9%
New Zealand 3.4% / 3.3%
Birchs Bay — New Zealand: 3.4% Woodbridge — New Zealand: 3.3%
Germany 3.4% / 0.9%
Birchs Bay — Germany: 3.4% Woodbridge — Germany: 0.9%
Japan 2.6% / —
Birchs Bay — Japan: 2.6% Woodbridge — Japan: not among its largest
Netherlands 2.6% / —
Birchs Bay — Netherlands: 2.6% Woodbridge — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland — / 1.5%
Birchs Bay — Scotland: not among its largest Woodbridge — Scotland: 1.5%
South Africa — / 1.1%
Birchs Bay — South Africa: not among its largest Woodbridge — South Africa: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Birchs Bay 100.0% houses
Birchs Bay — Houses: 100.0% Birchs Bay — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Woodbridge 96.3% houses
Woodbridge — Houses: 96.3% Woodbridge — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
Median house price — $1,125,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $595,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 56 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
Environmental 54% 57%
Rural and farming 45% 39%
Residential 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
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

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
New dwellings approved 138
across Kingborough
same for both
Approvals change year on year -13%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
Houses — 2.7%
$720/wk on $1.38M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of TAS Higher than 72% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of TAS Higher than 61% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of TAS Higher than 48% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 4% of TAS

Liveability

Birchs Bay is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
Grade — C
Score — 45/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
Bushfire High
97/100
 High
95/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
15/100
 Low
22/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Birchs Bay

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Woodbridge

  • Woodbridge School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
Cafes & restaurants 2
same for both
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 10

Mobility

Birchs Bay sits further from the CBD (41.1 km vs 38.9 km).

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 41.1 km
+5% vs other
 38.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 45 min
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 7162
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 7162
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.

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
Car (driver) 59.3% / 67.8%
Birchs Bay — Car (driver): 59.3% Woodbridge — Car (driver): 67.8%
Worked from Home 29.6% / 23.3%
Birchs Bay — Worked from Home: 29.6% Woodbridge — Worked from Home: 23.3%
Walked Only 11.1% / 3.0%
Birchs Bay — Walked Only: 11.1% Woodbridge — Walked Only: 3.0%
Car (passenger) — / 4.5%
Birchs Bay — Car (passenger): not among its largest Woodbridge — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bus — / 1.5%
Birchs Bay — Bus: not among its largest Woodbridge — Bus: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.8%).

Setting

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
Elevation 122 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 174 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.4 km 2.1 km

NBN connectivity

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
56 premises
 0%
246 premises

Climate

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
Annual rainfall 854 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 21.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
Average residential rate $1,735/yr
same for both
Council Kingborough
same for both

Federal electorate

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
Division Franklin
same for both
Member Julie Collins
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Birchs Bay Woodbridge
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Birchs Bay

Coastal Outer Quiet Retirees River

Woodbridge

Acreage Coastal Easy Commute Luxury Outer Professionals Retirees

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