Dulcot vs Cambridge

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dulcot, most households are couple families. In Cambridge, about half of households are couple families. Cambridge is closer to the city centre: 14 km, against 22.2 km. On these figures, Dulcot tends to suit couples, while Cambridge 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

Cambridge

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Dulcot is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 63%)

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

Cambridge

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 5/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (14 km vs 22.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (18 min vs 23 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cambridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 5/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Cambridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.2% vs 3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dulcot Cambridge
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.

Dulcot Cambridge
Walkability 5 / 17
Dulcot — Walkability: 5/100 Cambridge — Walkability: 17/100
Low fire risk 32 / 9
Dulcot — Low fire risk: 32/100 Cambridge — Low fire risk: 9/100

Demographics

Cambridge has more residents (1,454 vs 242); Dulcot has higher household incomes ($122,148 vs $106,496).

Dulcot Cambridge
Population 242 1,454
+501% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% +25.2%
Median age 42 41
Median household income $122,148/yr
+13% vs other
 $106,496/yr
Median weekly rent $423/wk
+3% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dulcot Cambridge
0-4 6.2% / 5.4%
Dulcot — 0-4: 6.2% Cambridge — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 15.7% / 13.4%
Dulcot — 5-14: 15.7% Cambridge — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 2.1% / 4.0%
Dulcot — 15-19: 2.1% Cambridge — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 3.3% / 4.8%
Dulcot — 20-24: 3.3% Cambridge — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 7.9% / 12.8%
Dulcot — 25-34: 7.9% Cambridge — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 14.0% / 13.3%
Dulcot — 35-44: 14.0% Cambridge — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 14.5% / 13.1%
Dulcot — 45-54: 14.5% Cambridge — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 17.4% / 14.0%
Dulcot — 55-64: 17.4% Cambridge — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 11.6% / 11.8%
Dulcot — 65-74: 11.6% Cambridge — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 2.9% / 5.4%
Dulcot — 75-84: 2.9% Cambridge — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 1.7% / 0.7%
Dulcot — 85+: 1.7% Cambridge — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dulcot 67.9% couple families
Dulcot — Couple Families: 67.9% Dulcot — Lone Person: 21.4% Dulcot — One Parent Families: 5.4% Dulcot — Group Household: 5.4% Dulcot — Other Families: 0.0%
Cambridge 47.8% couple families
Cambridge — Couple Families: 47.8% Cambridge — Lone Person: 33.1% Cambridge — One Parent Families: 15.0% Cambridge — Group Household: 3.3% Cambridge — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dulcot 5.6% renting
Dulcot — Owned Outright: 42.2% Dulcot — Mortgage: 52.2% Dulcot — Renting: 5.6%
Cambridge 12.3% renting
Cambridge — Owned Outright: 41.4% Cambridge — Mortgage: 46.3% Cambridge — Renting: 12.3%
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.

Dulcot Cambridge
England 5.8% / 2.1%
Dulcot — England: 5.8% Cambridge — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.1%
Dulcot — New Zealand: 1.2% Cambridge — New Zealand: 1.1%
China — / 1.2%
Dulcot — China: not among its largest Cambridge — China: 1.2%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Dulcot — South Africa: not among its largest Cambridge — South Africa: 0.8%
India — / 0.5%
Dulcot — India: not among its largest Cambridge — India: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

Qualifications

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

Dulcot Cambridge
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 17.5%
Dulcot — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Cambridge — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 21.5% / 12.3%
Dulcot — Bachelor Degree: 21.5% Cambridge — Bachelor Degree: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 14.9% / 9.4%
Dulcot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.9% Cambridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 7.4% / 4.5%
Dulcot — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4% Cambridge — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 1.4%
Dulcot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Cambridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dulcot 100.0% houses
Dulcot — Houses: 100.0% Dulcot — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Dulcot — Townhouses: 0.0%
Cambridge 91.9% houses
Cambridge — Houses: 91.9% Cambridge — Flats / Apartments: 7.5% Cambridge — Townhouses: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Dulcot Cambridge
Median house price — $920,000
Median unit price — $590,000
Median land price — $900,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 34 days
from 15 sales

Zoning mix

Dulcot has more land zoned for conservation (50% vs 19%).

Dulcot Cambridge
Rural and farming 49% 51%
Environmental 50% 19%
Parks and recreation 0% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
Industrial 0% 3%
Other and special use 0% 1%
Planning zones cover 100% of Dulcot and 90% of Cambridge. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Dulcot Cambridge
New dwellings approved 291
across Clarence
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Dulcot Cambridge
Houses — 3.0%
$675/wk on $1.19M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Dulcot Cambridge
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 97% of TAS Higher than 93% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of TAS Higher than 84% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 85% of TAS Higher than 86% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of TAS Higher than 89% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 8% of TAS

Liveability

Cambridge is more walkable (17 vs 5).

Dulcot Cambridge
Grade — B
Score — 58/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Cambridge carries more bushfire risk (91 vs 68).

Dulcot Cambridge
Bushfire Moderate
68/100
 High
91/100
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
 Moderate
65/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Dulcot Cambridge
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Dulcot

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

Schools in Cambridge

  • Cambridge Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dulcot Cambridge
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 9
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Dulcot sits further from the CBD (22.2 km vs 14 km).

Dulcot Cambridge
Walkability score 5/100 17/100
Distance to Hobart 22.2 km
+37% vs other
 14 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 23 min 18 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 7025
 1.3%
postcode 7170
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 7025
 47
postcode 7170

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.

Dulcot Cambridge
Car (driver) 82.9% / 80.1%
Dulcot — Car (driver): 82.9% Cambridge — Car (driver): 80.1%
Worked from Home 11.1% / 10.0%
Dulcot — Worked from Home: 11.1% Cambridge — Worked from Home: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 5.2%
Dulcot — Car (passenger): 6.0% Cambridge — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only — / 2.8%
Dulcot — Walked Only: not among its largest Cambridge — Walked Only: 2.8%
Bus — / 1.9%
Dulcot — Bus: not among its largest Cambridge — Bus: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.9%).

Setting

Dulcot Cambridge
Elevation 201 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.8 km 2.2 km

NBN connectivity

Dulcot Cambridge
Connectivity score 30/100 78/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
98 premises
 62%
1,130 premises

Climate

Dulcot Cambridge
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Dulcot Cambridge
Average residential rate $2,189/yr
same for both
Council Clarence
same for both

Federal electorate

Dulcot Cambridge
Division Franklin
same for both
Member Julie Collins
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dulcot Cambridge
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dulcot

Coastal Middle-Ring Professionals

Cambridge

Acreage Coastal Easy Commute Middle-Ring Premium Transport Hub

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