Cuprona vs Heybridge
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cuprona, most households are couple families. On these figures, Cuprona tends to suit couples, while Heybridge suits older residents.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
Cuprona
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Heybridge
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (318.7 km vs 321.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Heybridge
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 (22% vs 14%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Cuprona
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.7% vs 2.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cuprona and Heybridge 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
Heybridge has more residents (442 vs 140); Cuprona has higher household incomes ($75,816 vs $67,028).
| Cuprona | Heybridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 140 | 442 +216% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +16.7% | +2.8% |
| Median age | 46 | 48 |
| Median household income | $75,816/yr +12% vs other | $67,028/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $220/wk +10% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (7.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cuprona | Heybridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $720,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $250,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 78 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
Cuprona has more rural and farming land (84% vs 47%); Heybridge has more land zoned for conservation (46% vs 16%).
| Cuprona | Heybridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 84% | 47% |
| Environmental | 16% | 46% |
| Residential | 0% | 4% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 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
| Cuprona | Heybridge | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 84 across Central Coast (Tas.) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -38% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Cuprona | Heybridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 2.7% $420/wk on $800K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Cuprona | Heybridge | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 66% of TAS | Higher than 47% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 12% of TAS | Higher than 72% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of TAS same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of TAS | Higher than 74% of TAS |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 5% of TAS |
Liveability
Heybridge is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Cuprona | Heybridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Heybridge carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0).
| Cuprona | Heybridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 22/100 |
| 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 | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Cuprona | Heybridge | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Cuprona | Heybridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Waterways | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
Cuprona sits further from the CBD (321.6 km vs 318.7 km).
| Cuprona | Heybridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 321.6 km | 318.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 223 min | 221 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 7316 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 31 postcode 7316 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.0%).
Setting
| Cuprona | Heybridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 179 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 44 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.5 km | 1.2 km 4.4 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Cuprona | Heybridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 43/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 64 premises | 0% 219 premises |
Climate
| Cuprona | Heybridge | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Council rates
| Cuprona | Heybridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,379/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Coast (Tas.) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cuprona | Heybridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cuprona | Heybridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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