Camdale vs Ocean Vista
Camdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 49 in Ocean Vista. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Camdale, about half of households are couple families. In Ocean Vista, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Ocean Vista tends to suit people living alone and older residents.
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
- Camdale is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 49%)
- Ocean Vista has more separate houses rather than flats (87% 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 28%)
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 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $240/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Camdale has more units and townhouses to downsize into (30% vs 15%)
- Ocean Vista has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 13%)
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
Camdale and Ocean Vista 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
Ocean Vista has more residents (322 vs 79); Ocean Vista skews older (49 vs 36).
| Camdale | Ocean Vista | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 79 | 322 +308% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.7% | +5.2% |
| Median age | 36 | 49 |
| Median household income | $75,816/yr +15% vs other | $64,376/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $210/wk | $240/wk +14% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).
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%).
Property market
| Camdale | Ocean Vista | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $522,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Camdale has more industrially zoned land (45% vs 0%); Ocean Vista has more rural and farming land (57% vs 17%).
| Camdale | Ocean Vista | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 17% | 57% |
| Industrial | 45% | 0% |
| Residential | 0% | 24% |
| Parks and recreation | 24% | 14% |
| Environmental | 8% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 5% | 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
| Camdale | Ocean Vista | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 90 across Burnie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +1200% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Camdale | Ocean Vista | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 66% of TAS | Higher than 43% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 89% of TAS | Higher than 90% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of TAS | Higher than 31% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 85% of TAS same for both | |
Liveability
| Camdale | Ocean Vista | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Camdale | Ocean Vista | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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 | 4 within 5 km |
Schools
| Camdale | Ocean Vista | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Ocean Vista | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 0 |
Mobility
| Camdale | Ocean Vista | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 32/100 | 39/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 331.7 km | 330.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 233 min | 235 min |
| Public transport score | 30/100 Bus | 27/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 5.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 4.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7320 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 19 postcode 7320 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 (87.0%).
Setting
| Camdale | Ocean Vista | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 19 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 97 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 323 m 1.2 km to a named beach | 535 m 903 m to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Camdale | Ocean Vista | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 67/100 | 68/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 41% 73 premises | 42% 160 premises |
Climate
| Camdale | Ocean Vista | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Ocean Vista | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,050/yr same for both | |
| Council | Burnie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Camdale | Ocean Vista | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Camdale | Ocean Vista | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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