Crayfish Creek vs Mawbanna

Mawbanna is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 58 in Crayfish Creek. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Crayfish Creek, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Mawbanna, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mawbanna: a median of $730,000, against $440,000 in Crayfish Creek. On these figures, Crayfish Creek tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Mawbanna suits 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

Mawbanna

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 24%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 72%)

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

First-home buyers

Crayfish Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($440,000 vs $730,000)

Weighs house prices.

Renters

Mawbanna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 13%)

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

Commuting to the city

Crayfish Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (271 min vs 283 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Crayfish Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 14%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Crayfish Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-9.3% vs -37.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Crayfish Creek and Mawbanna 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 Mawbanna
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 Mawbanna
Walkability 10 / 0
Crayfish Creek — Walkability: 10/100 Mawbanna — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 100 / 32
Crayfish Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mawbanna — Low fire risk: 32/100

Demographics

Crayfish Creek skews older (58 vs 41).

Crayfish Creek Mawbanna
Population 68 84
+24% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.3% -37.8%
Median age 58 41
Median household income $48,724/yr $49,348/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $185/wk
+3% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Crayfish Creek Mawbanna
0-4 — / 4.8%
Crayfish Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Mawbanna — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 4.4% / 21.4%
Crayfish Creek — 5-14: 4.4% Mawbanna — 5-14: 21.4%
15-19 — / 8.3%
Crayfish Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Mawbanna — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 7.4% / 3.6%
Crayfish Creek — 20-24: 7.4% Mawbanna — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 8.8% / 3.6%
Crayfish Creek — 25-34: 8.8% Mawbanna — 25-34: 3.6%
35-44 10.3% / 3.6%
Crayfish Creek — 35-44: 10.3% Mawbanna — 35-44: 3.6%
45-54 8.8% / 29.8%
Crayfish Creek — 45-54: 8.8% Mawbanna — 45-54: 29.8%
55-64 42.6% / 10.7%
Crayfish Creek — 55-64: 42.6% Mawbanna — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 17.6% / 14.3%
Crayfish Creek — 65-74: 17.6% Mawbanna — 65-74: 14.3%
75-84 5.9% / —
Crayfish Creek — 75-84: 5.9% Mawbanna — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Crayfish Creek — 85+: not among its largest Mawbanna — 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%
Mawbanna 28.6% lone person
Mawbanna — Lone Person: 28.6% Mawbanna — Couple Families: 71.4% Mawbanna — 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%
Mawbanna 30.0% renting
Mawbanna — Owned Outright: 50.0% Mawbanna — Mortgage: 20.0% Mawbanna — Renting: 30.0%
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%
Mawbanna 100.0% houses
Mawbanna — Houses: 100.0% Mawbanna — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Crayfish Creek Mawbanna
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 16.7%
Crayfish Creek — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Mawbanna — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 7.1%
Crayfish Creek — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% Mawbanna — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 7.1%
Crayfish Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Mawbanna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Property market

Crayfish Creek Mawbanna
Median house price $440,000 $730,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Mawbanna has more rural and farming land (84% vs 70%).

Crayfish Creek Mawbanna
Rural and farming 70% 84%
Environmental 25% 16%
Residential 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

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

Ranking within TAS

Crayfish Creek Mawbanna
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 19% of TAS Higher than 20% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of TAS Higher than 38% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of TAS Higher than 43% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of TAS Higher than 21% of TAS

Liveability

Crayfish Creek is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Crayfish Creek Mawbanna
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Mawbanna carries more bushfire risk (68 vs 0).

Crayfish Creek Mawbanna
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
68/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Crayfish Creek Mawbanna
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 Mawbanna
Parks & reserves 0 5
Waterways 1 5

Mobility

Crayfish Creek Mawbanna
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 382.2 km 383.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 271 min 283 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 Mawbanna
Car (driver) 88.0% / 61.5%
Crayfish Creek — Car (driver): 88.0% Mawbanna — Car (driver): 61.5%
Worked from Home 12.0% / 26.9%
Crayfish Creek — Worked from Home: 12.0% Mawbanna — Worked from Home: 26.9%
Walked Only — / 11.5%
Crayfish Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Mawbanna — Walked Only: 11.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.0%).

Setting

Crayfish Creek Mawbanna
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 140 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 916 m 15.2 km

NBN connectivity

Crayfish Creek Mawbanna
Connectivity score 30/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
64 premises
 0%
39 premises

Climate

Crayfish Creek Mawbanna
Annual rainfall 929 mm 1,454 mm
Summer max (Jan) 21.8°C 20.8°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C 5.2°C

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Crayfish Creek

Coastal River Rural

Mawbanna

Family Rural

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