Bream Creek vs Buckland

Bream Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 52 in Buckland. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bream Creek, about half of households are couple families. In Buckland, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Buckland 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

Buckland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 7)

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

Buckland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $255/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bream Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (59.2 km vs 73 km)
  • But Buckland has a shorter drive in (74 min vs 82 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bream Creek

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

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

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

Bream Creek Buckland
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.

Bream Creek Buckland
Walkability 10 / 0
Bream Creek — Walkability: 10/100 Buckland — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 9 / 26
Bream Creek — Low fire risk: 9/100 Buckland — Low fire risk: 26/100

Demographics

Buckland has more residents (188 vs 126); Buckland skews older (52 vs 39).

Bream Creek Buckland
Population 126 188
+49% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% +5.0%
Median age 39 52
Median household income $63,336/yr
+17% vs other
 $52,624/yr
Median weekly rent $255/wk
+22% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bream Creek Buckland
0-4 6.3% / 6.4%
Bream Creek — 0-4: 6.3% Buckland — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 11.9% / 10.1%
Bream Creek — 5-14: 11.9% Buckland — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 2.4% / 2.1%
Bream Creek — 15-19: 2.4% Buckland — 15-19: 2.1%
20-24 7.1% / 1.6%
Bream Creek — 20-24: 7.1% Buckland — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 15.1% / 3.2%
Bream Creek — 25-34: 15.1% Buckland — 25-34: 3.2%
35-44 8.7% / 13.3%
Bream Creek — 35-44: 8.7% Buckland — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 8.7% / 14.9%
Bream Creek — 45-54: 8.7% Buckland — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 19.0% / 18.1%
Bream Creek — 55-64: 19.0% Buckland — 55-64: 18.1%
65-74 9.5% / 13.8%
Bream Creek — 65-74: 9.5% Buckland — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 9.5% / 6.4%
Bream Creek — 75-84: 9.5% Buckland — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ — / —
Bream Creek — 85+: not among its largest Buckland — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bream Creek 51.7% couple families
Bream Creek — Couple Families: 51.7% Bream Creek — Lone Person: 37.9% Bream Creek — Group Household: 10.3% Bream Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Buckland 47.1% couple families
Buckland — Couple Families: 47.1% Buckland — Lone Person: 47.1% Buckland — Group Household: 0.0% Buckland — One Parent Families: 5.9%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bream Creek 13.3% renting
Bream Creek — Owned Outright: 66.7% Bream Creek — Mortgage: 20.0% Bream Creek — Renting: 13.3%
Buckland 18.3% renting
Buckland — Owned Outright: 45.1% Buckland — Mortgage: 36.6% Buckland — Renting: 18.3%
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.

Bream Creek Buckland
New Zealand 3.2% / 2.1%
Bream Creek — New Zealand: 3.2% Buckland — New Zealand: 2.1%
England 2.4% / 2.1%
Bream Creek — England: 2.4% Buckland — England: 2.1%
Indonesia — / 2.1%
Bream Creek — Indonesia: not among its largest Buckland — Indonesia: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

Qualifications

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

Bream Creek Buckland
Bachelor Degree 25.4% / 6.9%
Bream Creek — Bachelor Degree: 25.4% Buckland — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 17.6%
Bream Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Buckland — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 3.7%
Bream Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Buckland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / —
Bream Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Buckland — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / —
Bream Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Buckland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bream Creek 100.0% houses
Bream Creek — Houses: 100.0% Bream Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Buckland 98.6% houses
Buckland — Houses: 98.6% Buckland — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bream Creek Buckland
Median house price — $460,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bream Creek has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 4%); Buckland has more rural and farming land (96% vs 84%).

Bream Creek Buckland
Rural and farming 84% 96%
Environmental 16% 4%
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

Bream Creek Buckland
New dwellings approved 169
across Sorell
 49
across Glamorgan-Spring Bay
Approvals change year on year +346% -80%

Ranking within TAS

Bream Creek Buckland
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of TAS Higher than 23% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of TAS Higher than 13% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of TAS Higher than 63% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of TAS Higher than 4% of TAS

Liveability

Bream Creek is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Bream Creek Buckland
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Bream Creek carries more bushfire risk (91 vs 74).

Bream Creek Buckland
Bushfire High
91/100
 High
74/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
57/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bream Creek Buckland
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

Bream Creek Buckland
Parks & reserves 7 13
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 17 76

Mobility

Buckland sits further from the CBD (73 km vs 59.2 km).

Bream Creek Buckland
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 59.2 km 73 km
+23% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 82 min 74 min
Electric vehicle share 2.8%
postcode 7175
 0.5%
postcode 7190
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 7175
 27
postcode 7190

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.

Bream Creek Buckland
Car (driver) 60.9% / 70.7%
Bream Creek — Car (driver): 60.9% Buckland — Car (driver): 70.7%
Worked from Home 32.8% / 16.0%
Bream Creek — Worked from Home: 32.8% Buckland — Worked from Home: 16.0%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 5.3%
Bream Creek — Car (passenger): 6.2% Buckland — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only — / 8.0%
Bream Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Buckland — Walked Only: 8.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.7%).

Setting

Bream Creek Buckland
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 194 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.6 km 9.7 km

NBN connectivity

Bream Creek Buckland
Connectivity score 28/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
60 premises
 0%
45 premises

Climate

Bream Creek Buckland
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Bream Creek Buckland
Average residential rate $1,598/yr $1,943/yr
Council Sorell Glamorgan-Spring Bay

Federal electorate

Bream Creek Buckland
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bream Creek

Coastal Outer River

Buckland

Rural

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