Copping vs Boomer Bay
Copping is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 55 in Boomer Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Copping, most households are couple families. In Boomer Bay, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Copping: a median of $630,000, against $550,000 in Boomer Bay. Copping is closer to the city centre: 46 km, against 52.3 km. On these figures, Copping tends to suit families with children and couples, while Boomer Bay 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
Copping
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 37%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Boomer Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($550,000 vs $630,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Copping sits closer to the CBD (46 km vs 52.3 km)
- Boomer Bay is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Boomer Bay
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 20%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Boomer Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (25.8% vs 9.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Copping and Boomer Bay 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
Copping has more residents (200 vs 117); Boomer Bay skews older (55 vs 45).
| Copping | Boomer Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 200 +42% vs other | 117 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.3% | +25.8% |
| Median age | 45 | 55 |
| Median household income | $60,424/yr | $61,724/yr +2% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $225/wk +2% vs other | $220/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (23.9%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Copping | Boomer Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $630,000 | $550,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Copping | Boomer Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 84% | 85% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 16% | 5% |
| Environmental | 0% | 10% |
| 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
| Copping | Boomer Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 169 across Sorell same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +346% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Copping | Boomer Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 36% of TAS | Higher than 39% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 30% of TAS | Higher than 72% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 66% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of TAS | Higher than 64% of TAS |
Liveability
Boomer Bay is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Copping | Boomer Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Boomer Bay carries more bushfire risk (91 vs 75).
| Copping | Boomer Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 75/100 | High 91/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Copping | Boomer Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Copping | Boomer Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 12 | 5 |
Mobility
Boomer Bay sits further from the CBD (52.3 km vs 46 km).
| Copping | Boomer Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 46 km | 52.3 km +14% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 44 min | 48 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 7174 | 0.6% postcode 7177 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | — | 33 postcode 7177 |
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 (74.4%).
Setting
| Copping | Boomer Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 72 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 16 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 7.3 km | 3.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Copping | Boomer Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 89 premises | 0% 94 premises |
Climate
| Copping | Boomer Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Copping | Boomer Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,598/yr same for both | |
| Council | Sorell same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Copping | Boomer Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Copping | Boomer Bay | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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