Copping vs Bream Creek
Bream Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 45 in Copping. 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 Bream Creek, about half of households are couple families. Copping is closer to the city centre: 46 km, against 59.2 km. On these figures, Bream Creek tends to suit people living alone.
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 the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 52%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Copping
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $255/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Copping
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (44 min vs 82 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (46 km vs 59.2 km)
- But Bream Creek is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bream Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Copping
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.3% vs 1.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Copping and Bream Creek 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 126); Copping skews older (45 vs 39).
| Copping | Bream Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 200 +37% vs other | 126 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.3% | +1.6% |
| Median age | 45 | 39 |
| Median household income | $60,424/yr | $63,336/yr +5% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $225/wk | $255/wk +13% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
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 (25.4%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Copping | Bream Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $630,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Bream Creek has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 0%).
| Copping | Bream Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 84% same for both | |
| Environmental | 0% | 16% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 16% | 0% |
| 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 | Bream Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 169 across Sorell same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +346% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Copping | Bream Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 36% of TAS | Higher than 42% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 30% of TAS | Higher than 74% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 99% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of TAS | Higher than 36% of TAS |
Liveability
Bream Creek is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Copping | Bream Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Bream Creek carries more bushfire risk (91 vs 75).
| Copping | Bream Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Moderate 57/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Copping | Bream Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Bream Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 7 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 12 | 17 |
Mobility
Bream Creek sits further from the CBD (59.2 km vs 46 km).
| Copping | Bream Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 46 km | 59.2 km +29% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 44 min | 82 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 7174 | 2.8% postcode 7175 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | — | 32 postcode 7175 |
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 | Bream Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 72 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 7.3 km | 1.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Copping | Bream Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 89 premises | 0% 60 premises |
Climate
| Copping | Bream Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Bream Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,598/yr same for both | |
| Council | Sorell same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Copping | Bream Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Copping | Bream Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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