Cressy vs Poatina

Cressy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 47 in Poatina. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Poatina, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Cressy: a median of $508,000, against $241,000 in Poatina, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Poatina tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Cressy

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 39%)

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

First-home buyers

Poatina

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper houses ($241,000 vs $507,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cressy leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 23%)
  • Poatina has cheaper rent ($178/wk vs $230/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

  • Cressy has a shorter drive in (132 min vs 139 min)
  • Poatina sits closer to the CBD (161.1 km vs 176.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Poatina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 14%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Poatina

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (22.9% vs 3.4%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.5% vs 3.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cressy Poatina
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.

Cressy Poatina
Walkability 0 / 0
Cressy — Walkability: 0/100 Poatina — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 57 / 76
Cressy — Low fire risk: 57/100 Poatina — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Cressy has more residents (1,149 vs 118); Cressy has higher household incomes ($67,600 vs $40,768).

Cressy Poatina
Population 1,149
+90% vs other
 118
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.4% +22.9%
Median age 38 47
Median household income $67,600/yr
+40% vs other
 $40,768/yr
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+23% vs other
 $178/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cressy Poatina
0-4 6.7% / —
Cressy — 0-4: 6.7% Poatina — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 12.7% / 19.5%
Cressy — 5-14: 12.7% Poatina — 5-14: 19.5%
15-19 5.7% / 8.5%
Cressy — 15-19: 5.7% Poatina — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 5.2% / 2.5%
Cressy — 20-24: 5.2% Poatina — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 13.6% / 2.5%
Cressy — 25-34: 13.6% Poatina — 25-34: 2.5%
35-44 13.2% / 9.3%
Cressy — 35-44: 13.2% Poatina — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 15.1% / 11.9%
Cressy — 45-54: 15.1% Poatina — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 12.7% / 21.2%
Cressy — 55-64: 12.7% Poatina — 55-64: 21.2%
65-74 9.4% / 18.6%
Cressy — 65-74: 9.4% Poatina — 65-74: 18.6%
75-84 3.7% / 5.1%
Cressy — 75-84: 3.7% Poatina — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 1.1% / —
Cressy — 85+: 1.1% Poatina — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cressy 39.7% lone person
Cressy — Lone Person: 39.7% Cressy — Couple Families: 41.1% Cressy — One Parent Families: 14.1% Cressy — Group Household: 5.1%
Poatina 60.6% lone person
Poatina — Lone Person: 60.6% Poatina — Couple Families: 27.3% Poatina — One Parent Families: 12.1% Poatina — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cressy 27.2% renting
Cressy — Owned Outright: 35.5% Cressy — Mortgage: 37.3% Cressy — Renting: 27.2%
Poatina 36.7% renting
Poatina — Owned Outright: 46.9% Poatina — Mortgage: 16.3% Poatina — Renting: 36.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cressy Poatina
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 13.6%
Cressy — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Poatina — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 19.5%
Cressy — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Poatina — Bachelor Degree: 19.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 6.8%
Cressy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Poatina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 7.6%
Cressy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Poatina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 3.4%
Cressy — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Poatina — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Cressy Poatina
England 2.2% / 5.1%
Cressy — England: 2.2% Poatina — England: 5.1%
South Africa 0.4% / 3.4%
Cressy — South Africa: 0.4% Poatina — South Africa: 3.4%
Netherlands — / 2.5%
Cressy — Netherlands: not among its largest Poatina — Netherlands: 2.5%
New Zealand 1.0% / —
Cressy — New Zealand: 1.0% Poatina — New Zealand: not among its largest
India 0.9% / —
Cressy — India: 0.9% Poatina — India: not among its largest
Ireland 0.5% / —
Cressy — Ireland: 0.5% Poatina — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cressy 97.9% houses
Cressy — Houses: 97.9% Cressy — Townhouses: 1.2% Cressy — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Poatina 100.0% houses
Poatina — Houses: 100.0% Poatina — Townhouses: 0.0% Poatina — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cressy Poatina
Median house price $507,500 $241,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $256,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 49 days
from 9 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Cressy has more rural and farming land (91% vs 53%); Poatina has more land zoned for conservation (42% vs 8%).

Cressy Poatina
Rural and farming 91% 53%
Environmental 8% 42%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
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

Cressy Poatina
New dwellings approved 184
across Northern Midlands
same for both
Approvals change year on year +104%
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.

Cressy Poatina
Houses 3.4%
$420/wk on $644K
 5.5%
$420/wk on $400K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Cressy Poatina
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of TAS Higher than 8% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of TAS Higher than 61% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 6% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of TAS Higher than 70% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 16% of TAS Higher than 97% of TAS

Liveability

Cressy Poatina
Grade C —
Score 37/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Cressy carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 24).

Cressy Poatina
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 Low
24/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cressy Poatina
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cressy

  • Cressy District High School Government · Combined at peers

Schools in Poatina

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

Amenities in the suburb

Cressy Poatina
Parks & reserves 12 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 27 2

Mobility

Cressy sits further from the CBD (176.5 km vs 161.1 km).

Cressy Poatina
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 176.5 km
+9% vs other
 161.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 132 min 139 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 7302
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 7302
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.

Cressy Poatina
Car (driver) 71.7% / 33.3%
Cressy — Car (driver): 71.7% Poatina — Car (driver): 33.3%
Walked Only 7.7% / 41.7%
Cressy — Walked Only: 7.7% Poatina — Walked Only: 41.7%
Worked from Home 10.5% / 25.0%
Cressy — Worked from Home: 10.5% Poatina — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / —
Cressy — Car (passenger): 5.1% Poatina — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 5.1% / —
Cressy — Bus: 5.1% Poatina — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).

Setting

Cressy Poatina
Elevation 183 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 271 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cressy Poatina
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
542 premises
 0%
89 premises

Climate

Cressy Poatina
Annual rainfall 849 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cressy Poatina
Average residential rate $1,704/yr
same for both
Council Northern Midlands
same for both

Federal electorate

Cressy Poatina
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cressy Poatina
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cressy

Affordable Rural

Poatina

Professionals Rural

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