Bracknell vs Cressy

Cressy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in Bracknell. In both, most 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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bracknell has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Cressy 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 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cressy

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $250/wk)

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 203.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (132 min vs 149 min)
  • But Bracknell is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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 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

Bracknell 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.

Bracknell 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.

Bracknell Cressy
Walkability 13 / 0
Bracknell — Walkability: 13/100 Cressy — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 84 / 57
Bracknell — Low fire risk: 84/100 Cressy — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Cressy has more residents (1,149 vs 493); Bracknell skews older (41 vs 38).

Bracknell Cressy
Population 493 1,149
+133% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.4% +3.4%
Median age 41 38
Median household income $66,716/yr $67,600/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+8% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bracknell Cressy
0-4 5.3% / 6.7%
Bracknell — 0-4: 5.3% Cressy — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 13.8% / 12.7%
Bracknell — 5-14: 13.8% Cressy — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 5.7% / 5.7%
Bracknell — 15-19: 5.7% Cressy — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 4.7% / 5.2%
Bracknell — 20-24: 4.7% Cressy — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 13.2% / 13.6%
Bracknell — 25-34: 13.2% Cressy — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 11.2% / 13.2%
Bracknell — 35-44: 11.2% Cressy — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 11.0% / 15.1%
Bracknell — 45-54: 11.0% Cressy — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 18.9% / 12.7%
Bracknell — 55-64: 18.9% Cressy — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 10.8% / 9.4%
Bracknell — 65-74: 10.8% Cressy — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 5.7% / 3.7%
Bracknell — 75-84: 5.7% Cressy — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 1.8% / 1.1%
Bracknell — 85+: 1.8% Cressy — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Cressy 41.1% couple families
Cressy — Couple Families: 41.1% Cressy — Lone Person: 39.7% Cressy — One Parent Families: 14.1% Cressy — Group Household: 5.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bracknell 10.0% renting
Bracknell — Owned Outright: 45.3% Bracknell — Mortgage: 44.7% Bracknell — Renting: 10.0%
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.

Bracknell Cressy
England 1.2% / 2.2%
Bracknell — England: 1.2% Cressy — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.0%
Bracknell — New Zealand: 1.0% Cressy — New Zealand: 1.0%
India — / 0.9%
Bracknell — India: not among its largest Cressy — India: 0.9%
Ireland — / 0.5%
Bracknell — Ireland: not among its largest Cressy — Ireland: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Bracknell — South Africa: not among its largest Cressy — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

Qualifications

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

Bracknell Cressy
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 17.8%
Bracknell — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Cressy — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 6.2%
Bracknell — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Cressy — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / 5.6%
Bracknell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Cressy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 1.2%
Bracknell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Cressy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Bracknell — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Cressy — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bracknell 98.4% houses
Bracknell — Houses: 98.4% Bracknell — Flats / Apartments: 1.6% Bracknell — Townhouses: 0.0%
Cressy 97.9% houses
Cressy — Houses: 97.9% Cressy — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Cressy — Townhouses: 1.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bracknell Cressy
Median house price $485,000 $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

Bracknell Cressy
Rural and farming 97% 91%
Environmental 0% 8%
Residential 2% 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

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

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.

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

Ranking within TAS

Bracknell Cressy
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of TAS Higher than 48% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of TAS Higher than 18% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 6% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of TAS Higher than 54% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 16% of TAS

Liveability

Bracknell is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Bracknell Cressy
Grade — C
Score — 37/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cressy carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 16).

Bracknell Cressy
Bushfire Low
16/100
 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

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

Schools in Bracknell

  • Bracknell Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Cressy

  • Cressy District High School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bracknell Cressy
Parks & reserves 1 12
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 2 27

Mobility

Bracknell sits further from the CBD (203.8 km vs 176.5 km).

Bracknell Cressy
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 203.8 km
+13% vs other
 176.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 149 min 132 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 7302
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 7302
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.

Bracknell Cressy
Car (driver) 85.4% / 71.7%
Bracknell — Car (driver): 85.4% Cressy — Car (driver): 71.7%
Worked from Home 8.7% / 10.5%
Bracknell — Worked from Home: 8.7% Cressy — Worked from Home: 10.5%
Walked Only 3.9% / 7.7%
Bracknell — Walked Only: 3.9% Cressy — Walked Only: 7.7%
Car (passenger) 1.9% / 5.1%
Bracknell — Car (passenger): 1.9% Cressy — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Bus — / 5.1%
Bracknell — Bus: not among its largest Cressy — Bus: 5.1%

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

Setting

Bracknell Cressy
Elevation 205 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 183 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Bracknell Cressy
Annual rainfall 720 mm 849 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bracknell

Rural

Cressy

Affordable Rural

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