Bream Creek vs Kellevie

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 Kellevie, most households are couple families. Kellevie is closer to the city centre: 52.9 km, against 59.2 km.

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

  • Bream Creek has more parks and reserves (7 vs 4)
  • Kellevie is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Kellevie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kellevie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $255/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Kellevie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (49 min vs 82 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (52.9 km vs 59.2 km)
  • But Bream Creek is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bream Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 9%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Kellevie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.8% vs 1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bream Creek and Kellevie 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 Kellevie
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 Kellevie
Walkability 10 / 0
Bream Creek — Walkability: 10/100 Kellevie — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 9 / 10
Bream Creek — Low fire risk: 9/100 Kellevie — Low fire risk: 10/100

Demographics

Bream Creek rents higher ($255/wk vs $0/wk); Kellevie has more residents (185 vs 126).

Bream Creek Kellevie
Population 126 185
+47% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% +12.8%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $63,336/yr $81,224/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $255/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bream Creek Kellevie
0-4 6.3% / 4.9%
Bream Creek — 0-4: 6.3% Kellevie — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 11.9% / 13.0%
Bream Creek — 5-14: 11.9% Kellevie — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 2.4% / 9.2%
Bream Creek — 15-19: 2.4% Kellevie — 15-19: 9.2%
20-24 7.1% / 5.4%
Bream Creek — 20-24: 7.1% Kellevie — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 15.1% / 13.0%
Bream Creek — 25-34: 15.1% Kellevie — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 8.7% / 8.1%
Bream Creek — 35-44: 8.7% Kellevie — 35-44: 8.1%
45-54 8.7% / 19.5%
Bream Creek — 45-54: 8.7% Kellevie — 45-54: 19.5%
55-64 19.0% / 18.9%
Bream Creek — 55-64: 19.0% Kellevie — 55-64: 18.9%
65-74 9.5% / 5.4%
Bream Creek — 65-74: 9.5% Kellevie — 65-74: 5.4%
75-84 9.5% / 1.6%
Bream Creek — 75-84: 9.5% Kellevie — 75-84: 1.6%
85+ — / 2.2%
Bream Creek — 85+: not among its largest Kellevie — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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 Kellevie
England 2.4% / 2.2%
Bream Creek — England: 2.4% Kellevie — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 3.2% / —
Bream Creek — New Zealand: 3.2% Kellevie — New Zealand: not among its largest

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

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 — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bream Creek — Group Household: 10.3%
Kellevie 55.6% couple families
Kellevie — Couple Families: 55.6% Kellevie — Lone Person: 30.6% Kellevie — One Parent Families: 13.9% Kellevie — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bream Creek 100.0% houses
Bream Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Kellevie 100.0% houses
Kellevie — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bream Creek Kellevie
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 20.0%
Bream Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Kellevie — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 25.4% / 8.6%
Bream Creek — Bachelor Degree: 25.4% Kellevie — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 7.0%
Bream Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Kellevie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 2.2%
Bream Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Kellevie — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 1.6%
Bream Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Kellevie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

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

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%
Kellevie 0.0% renting
Kellevie — Owned Outright: 50.9% Kellevie — Mortgage: 49.1% Kellevie — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Bream Creek Kellevie
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $450,000

Zoning mix

Kellevie has more rural and farming land (98% vs 84%); Bream Creek has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 2%).

Bream Creek Kellevie
Rural and farming 84% 98%
Environmental 16% 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

Bream Creek Kellevie
New dwellings approved 169
across Sorell
same for both
Approvals change year on year +346%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Bream Creek Kellevie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of TAS Higher than 73% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of TAS Higher than 3% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of TAS Higher than 90% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of TAS Higher than 27% of TAS

Liveability

Bream Creek is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Bream Creek Kellevie
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bream Creek Kellevie
Bushfire High
91/100
 High
90/100
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 Kellevie
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 Kellevie
Parks & reserves 7 4
Waterways 17
same for both

Mobility

Bream Creek sits further from the CBD (59.2 km vs 52.9 km).

Bream Creek Kellevie
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 59.2 km
+11% vs other
 52.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 82 min 49 min
Electric vehicle share 2.8%
postcode 7175
 1.7%
postcode 7176
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 7175
 —

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 Kellevie
Car (driver) 60.9% / 75.0%
Bream Creek — Car (driver): 60.9% Kellevie — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 32.8% / 17.6%
Bream Creek — Worked from Home: 32.8% Kellevie — Worked from Home: 17.6%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 7.4%
Bream Creek — Car (passenger): 6.2% Kellevie — Car (passenger): 7.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).

Setting

Bream Creek Kellevie
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 121 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.6 km 6.8 km

NBN connectivity

Bream Creek Kellevie
Connectivity score 28/100 23/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
60 premises
 0%
64 premises

Climate

Bream Creek Kellevie
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 Kellevie
Average residential rate $1,598/yr
same for both
Council Sorell
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bream Creek

Coastal Outer River

Kellevie

Outer

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