Crayfish Creek vs Edgcumbe Beach

Edgcumbe Beach is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 58 in Crayfish Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Edgcumbe Beach tends to suit families with children.

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

Edgcumbe Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 72%)

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

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

  • Crayfish Creek is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • Edgcumbe Beach sits closer to the CBD (379.6 km vs 382.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Crayfish 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

Edgcumbe Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.4% vs -9.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Crayfish Creek Edgcumbe Beach
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.

Crayfish Creek Edgcumbe Beach
Walkability 10 / 0
Crayfish Creek — Walkability: 10/100 Edgcumbe Beach — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 100 / 80
Crayfish Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Edgcumbe Beach — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Crayfish Creek skews older (58 vs 39); Edgcumbe Beach has higher household incomes ($58,448 vs $48,724).

Crayfish Creek Edgcumbe Beach
Population 68
+4% vs other
 65
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.3% +20.4%
Median age 58 39
Median household income $48,724/yr $58,448/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $185/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Crayfish Creek Edgcumbe Beach
0-4 — / 9.2%
Crayfish Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Edgcumbe Beach — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 4.4% / 12.3%
Crayfish Creek — 5-14: 4.4% Edgcumbe Beach — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 — / 13.8%
Crayfish Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Edgcumbe Beach — 15-19: 13.8%
20-24 7.4% / —
Crayfish Creek — 20-24: 7.4% Edgcumbe Beach — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.8% / 21.5%
Crayfish Creek — 25-34: 8.8% Edgcumbe Beach — 25-34: 21.5%
35-44 10.3% / 7.7%
Crayfish Creek — 35-44: 10.3% Edgcumbe Beach — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 8.8% / 4.6%
Crayfish Creek — 45-54: 8.8% Edgcumbe Beach — 45-54: 4.6%
55-64 42.6% / 18.5%
Crayfish Creek — 55-64: 42.6% Edgcumbe Beach — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 17.6% / 21.5%
Crayfish Creek — 65-74: 17.6% Edgcumbe Beach — 65-74: 21.5%
75-84 5.9% / 6.2%
Crayfish Creek — 75-84: 5.9% Edgcumbe Beach — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ — / —
Crayfish Creek — 85+: not among its largest Edgcumbe Beach — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (42.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Crayfish Creek 76.5% lone person
Crayfish Creek — Lone Person: 76.5% Crayfish Creek — Couple Families: 0.0% Crayfish Creek — One Parent Families: 23.5%
Edgcumbe Beach 72.2% lone person
Edgcumbe Beach — Lone Person: 72.2% Edgcumbe Beach — Couple Families: 27.8% Edgcumbe Beach — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Crayfish Creek 13.3% renting
Crayfish Creek — Owned Outright: 66.7% Crayfish Creek — Mortgage: 20.0% Crayfish Creek — Renting: 13.3%
Edgcumbe Beach 13.0% renting
Edgcumbe Beach — Owned Outright: 65.2% Edgcumbe Beach — Mortgage: 21.7% Edgcumbe Beach — Renting: 13.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Crayfish Creek 72.2% houses
Crayfish Creek — Houses: 72.2% Crayfish Creek — Flats / Apartments: 27.8%
Edgcumbe Beach 100.0% houses
Edgcumbe Beach — Houses: 100.0% Edgcumbe Beach — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Crayfish Creek Edgcumbe Beach
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 20.0%
Crayfish Creek — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Edgcumbe Beach — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 9.2%
Crayfish Creek — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% Edgcumbe Beach — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 9.2%
Crayfish Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Edgcumbe Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Property market

Crayfish Creek Edgcumbe Beach
Median house price $440,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Edgcumbe Beach has more rural and farming land (87% vs 70%); Crayfish Creek has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 9%).

Crayfish Creek Edgcumbe Beach
Rural and farming 70% 87%
Environmental 25% 9%
Residential 3% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Crayfish Creek Edgcumbe Beach
New dwellings approved 7
across Circular Head
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Crayfish Creek Edgcumbe Beach
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of TAS Higher than 32% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of TAS Higher than 56% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of TAS Higher than 69% of TAS

Liveability

Crayfish Creek is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Crayfish Creek Edgcumbe Beach
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Edgcumbe Beach carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0).

Crayfish Creek Edgcumbe Beach
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
20/100
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Crayfish Creek Edgcumbe Beach
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

Crayfish Creek Edgcumbe Beach
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Crayfish Creek sits further from the CBD (382.2 km vs 379.6 km).

Crayfish Creek Edgcumbe Beach
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 382.2 km 379.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 271 min 267 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7321
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 26
postcode 7321
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.

Crayfish Creek Edgcumbe Beach
Car (driver) 88.0% / 100.0%
Crayfish Creek — Car (driver): 88.0% Edgcumbe Beach — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 12.0% / —
Crayfish Creek — Worked from Home: 12.0% Edgcumbe Beach — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Crayfish Creek Edgcumbe Beach
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 916 m 680 m

NBN connectivity

Crayfish Creek Edgcumbe Beach
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
64 premises
 0%
42 premises

Climate

Crayfish Creek Edgcumbe Beach
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

Federal electorate

Crayfish Creek Edgcumbe Beach
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Crayfish Creek Edgcumbe Beach
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Crayfish Creek

Coastal River Rural

Edgcumbe Beach

Coastal Professionals Retirees Rural Young Families

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