Campania vs Colebrook

Campania is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Colebrook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Campania, about half of households are couple families. In Colebrook, about half of households are people living alone. Campania is closer to the city centre: 41.5 km, against 54.9 km. On these figures, Campania tends to suit families with children and couples, while Colebrook suits people living alone.

Campania is a notably larger community with 1158 residents compared to Colebrook's 372, and offers significantly higher household incomes at $81,120 annually versus $45,760. It's also closer to Hobart's CBD at 41.5 km rather than 54.9 km, and ranks higher on the socio-economic decile scale. Both suburbs have similar median house prices around $560,000–$565,000, though Campania's rental market is slightly higher at $300 per week. Colebrook has a slightly older population and marginally lower bushfire risk, but Campania generally suits those seeking a more established community with better economic indicators.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Campania

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 7)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 40%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Campania leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)
  • Colebrook has cheaper land ($175,000 vs $225,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Campania leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 26%)
  • Colebrook has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Campania

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (41.5 km vs 54.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (40 min vs 50 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

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

Campania Colebrook
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.

Campania Colebrook
Walkability 0 / 0
Campania — Walkability: 0/100 Colebrook — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 19 / 16
Campania — Low fire risk: 19/100 Colebrook — Low fire risk: 16/100

Demographics

Campania has more residents (1,158 vs 372); Campania has higher household incomes ($81,120 vs $45,760).

Campania Colebrook
Population 1,158
+68% vs other
 372
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.0% +26.5%
Median age 39 44
Median household income $81,120/yr
+44% vs other
 $45,760/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+25% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Campania Colebrook
0-4 7.7% / 4.3%
Campania — 0-4: 7.7% Colebrook — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 11.7% / 6.7%
Campania — 5-14: 11.7% Colebrook — 5-14: 6.7%
15-19 4.9% / 5.9%
Campania — 15-19: 4.9% Colebrook — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 6.1% / 5.6%
Campania — 20-24: 6.1% Colebrook — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 15.3% / 14.5%
Campania — 25-34: 15.3% Colebrook — 25-34: 14.5%
35-44 11.4% / 14.2%
Campania — 35-44: 11.4% Colebrook — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 12.6% / 12.6%
Campania — 45-54: 12.6% Colebrook — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 14.6% / 19.6%
Campania — 55-64: 14.6% Colebrook — 55-64: 19.6%
65-74 9.2% / 12.9%
Campania — 65-74: 9.2% Colebrook — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 5.5% / 5.4%
Campania — 75-84: 5.5% Colebrook — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 1.3% / 0.8%
Campania — 85+: 1.3% Colebrook — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Campania 30.9% lone person
Campania — Lone Person: 30.9% Campania — Couple Families: 48.8% Campania — One Parent Families: 15.8% Campania — Group Household: 3.2% Campania — Other Families: 1.4%
Colebrook 49.4% lone person
Colebrook — Lone Person: 49.4% Colebrook — Couple Families: 30.3% Colebrook — One Parent Families: 10.1% Colebrook — Group Household: 6.7% Colebrook — Other Families: 3.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Campania 13.9% renting
Campania — Owned Outright: 34.4% Campania — Mortgage: 51.7% Campania — Renting: 13.9%
Colebrook 12.0% renting
Colebrook — Owned Outright: 44.0% Colebrook — Mortgage: 44.0% Colebrook — Renting: 12.0%
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.

Campania Colebrook
England 2.8% / 1.6%
Campania — England: 2.8% Colebrook — England: 1.6%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.3%
Campania — New Zealand: 0.7% Colebrook — New Zealand: 1.3%
South Africa 0.6% / —
Campania — South Africa: 0.6% Colebrook — South Africa: not among its largest
China 0.3% / —
Campania — China: 0.3% Colebrook — China: not among its largest
Italy 0.3% / —
Campania — Italy: 0.3% Colebrook — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

Qualifications

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

Campania Colebrook
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 13.7%
Campania — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Colebrook — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 5.4%
Campania — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Colebrook — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 4.8%
Campania — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Colebrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 1.1%
Campania — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Colebrook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.3%
Campania — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Colebrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Campania 98.8% houses
Campania — Houses: 98.8% Campania — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Colebrook 100.0% houses
Colebrook — Houses: 100.0% Colebrook — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Campania Colebrook
Median house price $565,000 $560,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $225,000 $175,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 8 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Campania Colebrook
Rural and farming 87% 94%
Environmental 12% 5%
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

Campania Colebrook
New dwellings approved 45
across Southern Midlands
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Campania Colebrook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of TAS Higher than 14% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of TAS Higher than 24% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of TAS Higher than 6% of TAS

Liveability

Campania Colebrook
Grade C —
Score 41/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Campania Colebrook
Bushfire High
81/100
 High
84/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Campania Colebrook
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Campania

  • Campania District School Government · Combined above peers

Schools in Colebrook

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

Amenities in the suburb

Campania Colebrook
Parks & reserves 18 7
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 19 10

Mobility

Colebrook sits further from the CBD (54.9 km vs 41.5 km).

Campania Colebrook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 41.5 km 54.9 km
+32% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 50 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 7026
 0.0%
postcode 7027
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 7026
 28
postcode 7027

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.

Campania Colebrook
Car (driver) 82.0% / 74.7%
Campania — Car (driver): 82.0% Colebrook — Car (driver): 74.7%
Worked from Home 11.6% / 20.0%
Campania — Worked from Home: 11.6% Colebrook — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 5.3%
Campania — Car (passenger): 5.4% Colebrook — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only 1.1% / —
Campania — Walked Only: 1.1% Colebrook — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.0%).

Setting

Campania Colebrook
Elevation 103 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 219 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.7 km 28.3 km

NBN connectivity

Campania Colebrook
Connectivity score 28/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
444 premises
 0%
103 premises

Climate

Campania Colebrook
Annual rainfall 460 mm 493 mm
Summer max (Jan) 22.7°C —
Winter min (Jul) 4.8°C —

Council rates

Campania Colebrook
Average residential rate $1,381/yr
same for both
Council Southern Midlands
same for both

Federal electorate

Campania Colebrook
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Campania Colebrook
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Campania

Easy Commute Outer

Colebrook

Outer Quiet River

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