Bishopsbourne vs Cressy

Cressy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 47 in Bishopsbourne. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bishopsbourne, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bishopsbourne tends to suit share households and couples, while Cressy suits people living alone and families with children.

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

Cressy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 1)

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

They split

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

  • Bishopsbourne has cheaper rent ($195/wk vs $230/wk)
  • Cressy has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 10%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Cressy

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (176.5 km vs 198.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (132 min vs 141 min)
  • But Bishopsbourne is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bishopsbourne

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bishopsbourne Cressy
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.

Bishopsbourne Cressy
Walkability 10 / 0
Bishopsbourne — Walkability: 10/100 Cressy — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 83 / 57
Bishopsbourne — Low fire risk: 83/100 Cressy — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Cressy has more residents (1,149 vs 137); Bishopsbourne skews older (47 vs 38).

Bishopsbourne Cressy
Population 137 1,149
+739% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.7% +3.4%
Median age 47 38
Median household income $72,748/yr
+7% vs other
 $67,600/yr
Median weekly rent $195/wk $230/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bishopsbourne Cressy
0-4 3.6% / 6.7%
Bishopsbourne — 0-4: 3.6% Cressy — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 8.0% / 12.7%
Bishopsbourne — 5-14: 8.0% Cressy — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 11.7% / 5.7%
Bishopsbourne — 15-19: 11.7% Cressy — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 6.6% / 5.2%
Bishopsbourne — 20-24: 6.6% Cressy — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 11.7% / 13.6%
Bishopsbourne — 25-34: 11.7% Cressy — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 9.5% / 13.2%
Bishopsbourne — 35-44: 9.5% Cressy — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 16.1% / 15.1%
Bishopsbourne — 45-54: 16.1% Cressy — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 12.4% / 12.7%
Bishopsbourne — 55-64: 12.4% Cressy — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 8.0% / 9.4%
Bishopsbourne — 65-74: 8.0% Cressy — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 6.6% / 3.7%
Bishopsbourne — 75-84: 6.6% Cressy — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 5.1% / 1.1%
Bishopsbourne — 85+: 5.1% Cressy — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bishopsbourne 54.3% couple families
Bishopsbourne — Couple Families: 54.3% Bishopsbourne — Lone Person: 28.6% Bishopsbourne — Group Household: 17.1% Bishopsbourne — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Cressy 41.1% couple families
Cressy — Couple Families: 41.1% Cressy — Lone Person: 39.7% Cressy — Group Household: 5.1% Cressy — One Parent Families: 14.1%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bishopsbourne 9.8% renting
Bishopsbourne — Owned Outright: 53.7% Bishopsbourne — Mortgage: 36.6% Bishopsbourne — Renting: 9.8%
Cressy 27.2% renting
Cressy — Owned Outright: 35.5% Cressy — Mortgage: 37.3% Cressy — Renting: 27.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Bishopsbourne Cressy
England 2.9% / 2.2%
Bishopsbourne — England: 2.9% Cressy — England: 2.2%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Bishopsbourne — New Zealand: not among its largest Cressy — New Zealand: 1.0%
India — / 0.9%
Bishopsbourne — India: not among its largest Cressy — India: 0.9%
Ireland — / 0.5%
Bishopsbourne — Ireland: not among its largest Cressy — Ireland: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Bishopsbourne — South Africa: not among its largest Cressy — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

Qualifications

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

Bishopsbourne Cressy
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 17.8%
Bishopsbourne — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Cressy — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.9% / 6.2%
Bishopsbourne — Bachelor Degree: 10.9% Cressy — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.9% / 5.6%
Bishopsbourne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9% Cressy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 1.2%
Bishopsbourne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Cressy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Bishopsbourne — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Cressy — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bishopsbourne 98.0% houses
Bishopsbourne — Houses: 98.0% Bishopsbourne — Townhouses: 8.0% Bishopsbourne — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Cressy 97.9% houses
Cressy — Houses: 97.9% Cressy — Townhouses: 1.2% Cressy — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bishopsbourne Cressy
Median house price — $507,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $256,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 49 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Bishopsbourne Cressy
Rural and farming 99% 91%
Environmental 0% 8%
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

Bishopsbourne Cressy
New dwellings approved 184
across Northern Midlands
same for both
Approvals change year on year +104%
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.

Bishopsbourne Cressy
Houses — 3.4%
$420/wk on $644K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Bishopsbourne Cressy
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of TAS Higher than 48% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of TAS Higher than 18% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of TAS Higher than 6% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of TAS
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 16% of TAS

Liveability

Bishopsbourne is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Bishopsbourne Cressy
Grade — C
Score — 37/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Cressy carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 17).

Bishopsbourne Cressy
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bishopsbourne Cressy
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 Bishopsbourne

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

Schools in Cressy

  • Cressy District High School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bishopsbourne Cressy
Parks & reserves 1 12
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 27

Mobility

Bishopsbourne sits further from the CBD (198.3 km vs 176.5 km).

Bishopsbourne Cressy
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 198.3 km
+11% vs other
 176.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 141 min 132 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 7301
 0.2%
postcode 7302
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 7301
 25
postcode 7302

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.

Bishopsbourne Cressy
Car (driver) 65.1% / 71.7%
Bishopsbourne — Car (driver): 65.1% Cressy — Car (driver): 71.7%
Worked from Home 28.6% / 10.5%
Bishopsbourne — Worked from Home: 28.6% Cressy — Worked from Home: 10.5%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / 5.1%
Bishopsbourne — Car (passenger): 6.3% Cressy — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only — / 7.7%
Bishopsbourne — Walked Only: not among its largest Cressy — Walked Only: 7.7%
Bus — / 5.1%
Bishopsbourne — Bus: not among its largest Cressy — Bus: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).

Setting

Bishopsbourne Cressy
Elevation 182 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 183 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bishopsbourne Cressy
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 0%
542 premises

Climate

Bishopsbourne Cressy
Annual rainfall 676 mm 849 mm
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C —

Council rates

Bishopsbourne Cressy
Average residential rate $1,704/yr
same for both
Council Northern Midlands
same for both

Federal electorate

Bishopsbourne Cressy
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bishopsbourne Cressy
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bishopsbourne

Rural

Cressy

Affordable Rural

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