Cranbrook vs Swansea

Cranbrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 62 in Swansea. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cranbrook, most households are couple families. In Swansea, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Cranbrook tends to suit couples, while Swansea suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Cranbrook is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 38%)
  • Swansea has more parks and reserves (31 vs 8)

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

First-home buyers

Cranbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cranbrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($155/wk vs $238/wk)

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

  • Cranbrook has a shorter drive in (131 min vs 149 min)
  • Swansea sits closer to the CBD (140.5 km vs 154.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Swansea

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (43% vs 37%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Swansea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.1% vs -10.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cranbrook Swansea
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.

Cranbrook Swansea
Walkability 0 / 0
Cranbrook — Walkability: 0/100 Swansea — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 46 / 20
Cranbrook — Low fire risk: 46/100 Swansea — Low fire risk: 20/100

Demographics

Swansea has more residents (997 vs 60); Swansea rents higher ($238/wk vs $155/wk).

Cranbrook Swansea
Population 60 997
+1562% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.4% +15.1%
Median age 54 62
Median household income $68,224/yr
+29% vs other
 $48,308/yr
Median weekly rent $155/wk $238/wk
+54% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cranbrook Swansea
0-4 6.7% / 2.4%
Cranbrook — 0-4: 6.7% Swansea — 0-4: 2.4%
5-14 8.3% / 4.6%
Cranbrook — 5-14: 8.3% Swansea — 5-14: 4.6%
15-19 — / 3.1%
Cranbrook — 15-19: not among its largest Swansea — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 — / 2.0%
Cranbrook — 20-24: not among its largest Swansea — 20-24: 2.0%
25-34 15.0% / 7.2%
Cranbrook — 25-34: 15.0% Swansea — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 10.0% / 8.3%
Cranbrook — 35-44: 10.0% Swansea — 35-44: 8.3%
45-54 21.7% / 8.9%
Cranbrook — 45-54: 21.7% Swansea — 45-54: 8.9%
55-64 20.0% / 21.1%
Cranbrook — 55-64: 20.0% Swansea — 55-64: 21.1%
65-74 21.7% / 24.1%
Cranbrook — 65-74: 21.7% Swansea — 65-74: 24.1%
75-84 15.0% / 11.8%
Cranbrook — 75-84: 15.0% Swansea — 75-84: 11.8%
85+ — / 6.7%
Cranbrook — 85+: not among its largest Swansea — 85+: 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cranbrook 68.8% couple families
Cranbrook — Couple Families: 68.8% Cranbrook — Lone Person: 31.2% Cranbrook — One Parent Families: 0.0% Cranbrook — Group Household: 0.0%
Swansea 24.0% couple families
Swansea — Couple Families: 24.0% Swansea — Lone Person: 57.6% Swansea — One Parent Families: 13.5% Swansea — Group Household: 4.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cranbrook 17.4% renting
Cranbrook — Owned Outright: 47.8% Cranbrook — Mortgage: 34.8% Cranbrook — Renting: 17.4%
Swansea 20.5% renting
Swansea — Owned Outright: 58.5% Swansea — Mortgage: 21.0% Swansea — Renting: 20.5%
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.

Cranbrook Swansea
England 6.7% / 5.2%
Cranbrook — England: 6.7% Swansea — England: 5.2%
Philippines — / 1.6%
Cranbrook — Philippines: not among its largest Swansea — Philippines: 1.6%
Nepal — / 1.5%
Cranbrook — Nepal: not among its largest Swansea — Nepal: 1.5%
Scotland — / 1.4%
Cranbrook — Scotland: not among its largest Swansea — Scotland: 1.4%
India — / 1.2%
Cranbrook — India: not among its largest Swansea — India: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

Qualifications

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

Cranbrook Swansea
Certificate III & IV 25.0% / 17.9%
Cranbrook — Certificate III & IV: 25.0% Swansea — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 16.7% / 8.6%
Cranbrook — Bachelor Degree: 16.7% Swansea — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 9.8%
Cranbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Swansea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.0%
Cranbrook — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Swansea — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Cranbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Swansea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cranbrook 100.0% houses
Cranbrook — Houses: 100.0% Cranbrook — Townhouses: 0.0% Cranbrook — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Swansea 95.8% houses
Swansea — Houses: 95.8% Swansea — Townhouses: 4.0% Swansea — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cranbrook Swansea
Median house price — $564,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $296,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 135 days
from 13 sales

Zoning mix

Cranbrook Swansea
Rural and farming 90% 84%
Environmental 10% 15%
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

Cranbrook Swansea
New dwellings approved 49
across Glamorgan-Spring Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -80%
same for both

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.

Cranbrook Swansea
Houses — 2.8%
$440/wk on $812K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Cranbrook Swansea
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of TAS Higher than 18% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of TAS Higher than 23% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of TAS Higher than 63% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of TAS Higher than 84% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 5% of TAS

Liveability

Cranbrook Swansea
Grade — D
Score — 31/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Swansea carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 54).

Cranbrook Swansea
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 High
80/100
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
 Low
28/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cranbrook Swansea
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cranbrook

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

Schools in Swansea

  • Swansea Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cranbrook Swansea
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 8
Parks & reserves 8 31
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Beaches 0 3
Waterways 7 33

Mobility

Cranbrook sits further from the CBD (154.2 km vs 140.5 km).

Cranbrook Swansea
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 154.2 km
+9% vs other
 140.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 131 min 149 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 7190
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 7190
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.

Cranbrook Swansea
Car (driver) 67.6% / 67.9%
Cranbrook — Car (driver): 67.6% Swansea — Car (driver): 67.9%
Walked Only 17.6% / 15.5%
Cranbrook — Walked Only: 17.6% Swansea — Walked Only: 15.5%
Worked from Home 14.7% / 11.8%
Cranbrook — Worked from Home: 14.7% Swansea — Worked from Home: 11.8%
Car (passenger) — / 4.8%
Cranbrook — Car (passenger): not among its largest Swansea — Car (passenger): 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.9%).

Setting

Cranbrook Swansea
Elevation 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 85 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.5 km 5.1 km

NBN connectivity

Cranbrook Swansea
Connectivity score 26/100 66/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 43%
860 premises

Climate

Cranbrook Swansea
Annual rainfall 660 mm 714 mm
Summer max (Jan) 21.4°C 19.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.8°C 0.5°C

Council rates

Cranbrook Swansea
Average residential rate $1,943/yr
same for both
Council Glamorgan-Spring Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Cranbrook Swansea
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cranbrook Swansea
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cranbrook

Retirees River Rural

Swansea

Retirees Rural

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