Blackwood Creek vs Bracknell

Bracknell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Blackwood Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses.

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

Bracknell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Blackwood Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Bracknell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (203.8 km vs 206.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bracknell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Bracknell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.4% vs -10.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
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.

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
Walkability 0 / 13
Blackwood Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Bracknell — Walkability: 13/100
Low fire risk 20 / 84
Blackwood Creek — Low fire risk: 20/100 Bracknell — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Bracknell has more residents (493 vs 120); Blackwood Creek skews older (46 vs 41).

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
Population 120 493
+311% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.4% +7.4%
Median age 46 41
Median household income $71,500/yr
+7% vs other
 $66,716/yr
Median weekly rent $253/wk
+1% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
0-4 11.7% / 5.3%
Blackwood Creek — 0-4: 11.7% Bracknell — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 7.5% / 13.8%
Blackwood Creek — 5-14: 7.5% Bracknell — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 2.5% / 5.7%
Blackwood Creek — 15-19: 2.5% Bracknell — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 2.5% / 4.7%
Blackwood Creek — 20-24: 2.5% Bracknell — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 9.2% / 13.2%
Blackwood Creek — 25-34: 9.2% Bracknell — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 5.8% / 11.2%
Blackwood Creek — 35-44: 5.8% Bracknell — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 12.5% / 11.0%
Blackwood Creek — 45-54: 12.5% Bracknell — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 19.2% / 18.9%
Blackwood Creek — 55-64: 19.2% Bracknell — 55-64: 18.9%
65-74 13.3% / 10.8%
Blackwood Creek — 65-74: 13.3% Bracknell — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 8.3% / 5.7%
Blackwood Creek — 75-84: 8.3% Bracknell — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ — / 1.8%
Blackwood Creek — 85+: not among its largest Bracknell — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blackwood Creek 37.1% couple families
Blackwood Creek — Couple Families: 37.1% Blackwood Creek — Lone Person: 37.1% Blackwood Creek — One Parent Families: 25.7% Blackwood Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Bracknell 43.8% couple families
Bracknell — Couple Families: 43.8% Bracknell — Lone Person: 36.7% Bracknell — One Parent Families: 17.2% Bracknell — Group Household: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blackwood Creek 15.4% renting
Blackwood Creek — Owned Outright: 46.2% Blackwood Creek — Mortgage: 38.5% Blackwood Creek — Renting: 15.4%
Bracknell 10.0% renting
Bracknell — Owned Outright: 45.3% Bracknell — Mortgage: 44.7% Bracknell — Renting: 10.0%
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.

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
Netherlands 2.5% / —
Blackwood Creek — Netherlands: 2.5% Bracknell — Netherlands: not among its largest
England — / 1.2%
Blackwood Creek — England: not among its largest Bracknell — England: 1.2%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Blackwood Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Bracknell — New Zealand: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

Qualifications

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

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 18.1%
Blackwood Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Bracknell — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 12.5% / 5.3%
Blackwood Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.5% Bracknell — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.8% / 3.9%
Blackwood Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8% Bracknell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Blackwood Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bracknell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blackwood Creek 100.0% houses
Blackwood Creek — Houses: 100.0% Blackwood Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Bracknell 98.4% houses
Bracknell — Houses: 98.4% Bracknell — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
Median house price — $485,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Blackwood Creek has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 0%); Bracknell has more rural and farming land (97% vs 72%).

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
Rural and farming 72% 97%
Environmental 28% 0%
Residential 0% 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

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
New dwellings approved 184
across Northern Midlands
 202
across Meander Valley
Approvals change year on year +104% +67%

Ranking within TAS

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of TAS Higher than 46% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of TAS Higher than 80% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of TAS Higher than 6% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of TAS Higher than 61% of TAS

Liveability

Bracknell is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Blackwood Creek carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 16).

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
Bushfire High
80/100
 Low
16/100
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

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Blackwood Creek

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

Schools in Bracknell

  • Bracknell Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
Parks & reserves 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Blackwood Creek sits further from the CBD (206.4 km vs 203.8 km).

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Hobart 206.4 km
+1% vs other
 203.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 152 min 149 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.

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
Car (driver) 66.7% / 85.4%
Blackwood Creek — Car (driver): 66.7% Bracknell — Car (driver): 85.4%
Worked from Home 25.5% / 8.7%
Blackwood Creek — Worked from Home: 25.5% Bracknell — Worked from Home: 8.7%
Car (passenger) 7.8% / 1.9%
Blackwood Creek — Car (passenger): 7.8% Bracknell — Car (passenger): 1.9%
Walked Only — / 3.9%
Blackwood Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Bracknell — Walked Only: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.4%).

Setting

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
Elevation 293 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 205 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
 0%
215 premises

Climate

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
Annual rainfall 720 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
Average residential rate $1,704/yr $875/yr
Council Northern Midlands Meander Valley

Federal electorate

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blackwood Creek Bracknell
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blackwood Creek

Rural Young Families

Bracknell

Rural

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