Blackwood Creek vs Liffey
Blackwood Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Liffey. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Liffey, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Blackwood Creek tends to suit 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
Liffey
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (15 vs 2)
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
Liffey
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $253/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Blackwood Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (152 min vs 164 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (206.4 km vs 217.1 km)
- But Liffey is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Liffey
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
Liffey
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.8% vs -10.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Blackwood Creek and Liffey 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
Liffey has more residents (164 vs 120); Blackwood Creek rents higher ($253/wk vs $200/wk).
| Blackwood Creek | Liffey | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 120 | 164 +37% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -10.4% | +5.8% |
| Median age | 46 | 50 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $80,184/yr +12% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $253/wk +21% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (6.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Blackwood Creek | Liffey | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $801,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 29 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Blackwood Creek has more rural and farming land (72% vs 58%); Liffey has more land zoned for conservation (42% vs 28%).
| Blackwood Creek | Liffey | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 72% | 58% |
| Environmental | 28% | 42% |
| 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 | Liffey | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 184 across Northern Midlands same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +104% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Blackwood Creek | Liffey | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 58% of TAS | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 41% of TAS | Higher than 73% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 62% of TAS same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of TAS | Higher than 29% of TAS |
Liveability
Liffey is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Blackwood Creek | Liffey | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
| Blackwood Creek | Liffey | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 80/100 | High 81/100 |
| 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 | Liffey | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Blackwood Creek | Liffey | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 15 |
| Waterways | 3 | 14 |
Mobility
Liffey sits further from the CBD (217.1 km vs 206.4 km).
| Blackwood Creek | Liffey | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 206.4 km | 217.1 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 152 min | 164 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 7301 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 32 postcode 7301 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 (73.3%).
Setting
| Blackwood Creek | Liffey | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 293 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 463 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Blackwood Creek | Liffey | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 52 premises | 0% 51 premises |
Climate
| Blackwood Creek | Liffey | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 720 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Blackwood Creek | Liffey | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,704/yr same for both | |
| Council | Northern Midlands same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Blackwood Creek | Liffey | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Blackwood Creek | Liffey | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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