Camdale vs East Cam
Camdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 47 in East Cam. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Camdale, about half of households are couple families. In East Cam, most households are couple families. On these figures, East Cam tends to suit couples.
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
East Cam
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 70%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Camdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Camdale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 7%)
- has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Camdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 6/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Camdale is more walkable (32/100 vs 6/100)
- East Cam has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Camdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.7% vs -7.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Camdale and East Cam 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
East Cam has more residents (158 vs 79); East Cam skews older (47 vs 36).
| Camdale | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 79 | 158 +100% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.7% | -7.1% |
| Median age | 36 | 47 |
| Median household income | $75,816/yr | $81,224/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $210/wk | $250/wk +19% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).
Zoning mix
East Cam has more rural and farming land (88% vs 17%); Camdale has more industrially zoned land (45% vs 0%).
| Camdale | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 17% | 88% |
| Industrial | 45% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 24% | 7% |
| Environmental | 8% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 5% | 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
| Camdale | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 90 across Burnie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +1200% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Camdale | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 66% of TAS | Higher than 73% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 89% of TAS | Higher than 70% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of TAS | Higher than 43% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 85% of TAS | Higher than 73% of TAS |
Liveability
Camdale is more walkable (32 vs 6).
| Camdale | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
East Cam carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0).
| Camdale | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 20/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Camdale | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Camdale | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 1 |
Mobility
| Camdale | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 32/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 331.7 km | 331.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 233 min | 234 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7320 | 0.4% postcode 7321 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 19 postcode 7320 | 26 postcode 7321 |
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 (81.5%).
Setting
| Camdale | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 19 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 146 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 323 m 1.2 km to a named beach | 2.3 km 2.8 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Camdale | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 67/100 | 37/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 41% 73 premises | 0% 63 premises |
Climate
| Camdale | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 929 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 21.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Camdale | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,050/yr same for both | |
| Council | Burnie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Camdale | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Camdale | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.