Camdale vs Somerset

Camdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 48 in Somerset. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Camdale, about half of households are couple families. In Somerset, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Camdale tends to suit families with children and couples, while Somerset suits 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

Somerset

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Camdale is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 48%)

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 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Camdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $240/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Camdale

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 13/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (233 min vs 241 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (331.7 km vs 337.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Camdale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (30% vs 10%)
  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 13/100)
  • But Somerset has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 13%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Camdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.7% vs 4.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Camdale Somerset
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.

Camdale Somerset
Walkability 32 / 13
Camdale — Walkability: 32/100 Somerset — Walkability: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Camdale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Somerset — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Somerset has more residents (4,067 vs 79); Somerset skews older (48 vs 36).

Camdale Somerset
Population 79 4,067
+5048% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.7% +4.2%
Median age 36 48
Median household income $75,816/yr
+25% vs other
 $57,200/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk $240/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Camdale Somerset
0-4 3.8% / 5.2%
Camdale — 0-4: 3.8% Somerset — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 16.5% / 11.0%
Camdale — 5-14: 16.5% Somerset — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 3.8% / 5.2%
Camdale — 15-19: 3.8% Somerset — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 7.6% / 5.3%
Camdale — 20-24: 7.6% Somerset — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 3.8% / 9.5%
Camdale — 25-34: 3.8% Somerset — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 15.2% / 10.6%
Camdale — 35-44: 15.2% Somerset — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 12.7% / 13.0%
Camdale — 45-54: 12.7% Somerset — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 16.5% / 15.3%
Camdale — 55-64: 16.5% Somerset — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 8.9% / 13.5%
Camdale — 65-74: 8.9% Somerset — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 3.8% / 8.3%
Camdale — 75-84: 3.8% Somerset — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ — / 3.1%
Camdale — 85+: not among its largest Somerset — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Camdale 33.3% lone person
Camdale — Lone Person: 33.3% Camdale — Couple Families: 47.6% Camdale — One Parent Families: 19.0% Camdale — Group Household: 0.0% Camdale — Other Families: 0.0%
Somerset 47.7% lone person
Somerset — Lone Person: 47.7% Somerset — Couple Families: 29.9% Somerset — One Parent Families: 18.4% Somerset — Group Household: 3.1% Somerset — Other Families: 0.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Camdale 35.7% renting
Camdale — Owned Outright: 32.1% Camdale — Mortgage: 32.1% Camdale — Renting: 35.7%
Somerset 28.2% renting
Somerset — Owned Outright: 41.1% Somerset — Mortgage: 30.7% Somerset — Renting: 28.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Camdale 69.6% houses
Camdale — Houses: 69.6% Camdale — Flats / Apartments: 17.4% Camdale — Townhouses: 13.0%
Somerset 89.9% houses
Somerset — Houses: 89.9% Somerset — Flats / Apartments: 3.5% Somerset — Townhouses: 6.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Camdale Somerset
Certificate III & IV 25.3% / 18.2%
Camdale — Certificate III & IV: 25.3% Somerset — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.1% / 6.0%
Camdale — Bachelor Degree: 5.1% Somerset — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 6.0%
Camdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Somerset — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Camdale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Somerset — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Camdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Somerset — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

Property market

Camdale Somerset
Median house price — $505,500
Median unit price — $460,000
Median land price — $190,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 32 sales

Zoning mix

Somerset has more rural and farming land (83% vs 17%); Camdale has more industrially zoned land (45% vs 2%).

Camdale Somerset
Rural and farming 17% 83%
Industrial 45% 2%
Parks and recreation 24% 0%
Residential 0% 10%
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 Somerset
New dwellings approved 90
across Burnie
 65
across Waratah-Wynyard
Approvals change year on year +1200% +33%

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.

Camdale Somerset
Houses — 4.1%
$485/wk on $615K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Camdale Somerset
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of TAS Higher than 30% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of TAS Higher than 79% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 32% of TAS —
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of TAS Higher than 91% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 43% of TAS

Liveability

Camdale is more walkable (32 vs 13).

Camdale Somerset
Grade — C
Score — 45/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Camdale Somerset
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Camdale Somerset
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Camdale

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Somerset

  • Australian Christian College - Burnie Independent · Combined above peers
  • Somerset Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Camdale Somerset
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 4 7

Mobility

Somerset sits further from the CBD (337.8 km vs 331.7 km).

Camdale Somerset
Walkability score 32/100 13/100
Distance to Hobart 331.7 km 337.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 233 min 241 min
Public transport score 30/100
Bus
 73/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 5.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 30.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7320
 0.0%
postcode 7322
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 7320
 24
postcode 7322

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.

Camdale Somerset
Car (driver) 81.5% / 86.1%
Camdale — Car (driver): 81.5% Somerset — Car (driver): 86.1%
Worked from Home 18.5% / 5.3%
Camdale — Worked from Home: 18.5% Somerset — Worked from Home: 5.3%
Car (passenger) — / 4.8%
Camdale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Somerset — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only — / 2.3%
Camdale — Walked Only: not among its largest Somerset — Walked Only: 2.3%
Bus — / 1.2%
Camdale — Bus: not among its largest Somerset — Bus: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.1%).

Setting

Camdale Somerset
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 323 m
1.2 km to a named beach
 2.9 km
2.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Camdale Somerset
Connectivity score 67/100 93/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 41%
73 premises
 90%
2,045 premises

Climate

Camdale Somerset
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 Somerset
Average residential rate $2,050/yr $1,820/yr
Council Burnie Waratah-Wynyard

Federal electorate

Camdale Somerset
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Camdale Somerset
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Camdale

Beach Coastal Quiet River

Somerset

Acreage Affordable Coastal

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