East Cam vs Somerset
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In East Cam, most households are couple families. In Somerset, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, East Cam tends to suit families with children and couples, while Somerset 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
Somerset
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- But East Cam is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 48%)
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
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- East Cam leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
- Somerset has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 7%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
East Cam
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (234 min vs 241 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (331.8 km vs 337.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Somerset
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Somerset
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.2% vs -7.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
East Cam and Somerset 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
Somerset has more residents (4,067 vs 158); East Cam has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $57,200).
| East Cam | Somerset | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 158 | 4,067 +2474% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -7.1% | +4.2% |
| Median age | 47 | 48 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr +30% vs other | $57,200/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +4% vs other | $240/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
Property market
| East Cam | Somerset | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $505,500 |
| Median unit price | — | $460,000 |
| Median land price | — | $190,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 32 days from 32 sales |
Zoning mix
| East Cam | Somerset | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 88% | 83% |
| Residential | 0% | 10% |
| Parks and recreation | 7% | 0% |
| Environmental | 3% same for both | |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% same for both | |
| Industrial | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| East Cam | Somerset | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 90 across Burnie | 65 across Waratah-Wynyard |
| Approvals change year on year | +1200% | +33% |
Gross rental yield
| East Cam | Somerset | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.1% $485/wk on $615K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| East Cam | Somerset | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 73% of TAS | Higher than 30% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 70% of TAS | Higher than 79% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 43% of TAS | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 73% of TAS | Higher than 91% of TAS |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 43% of TAS |
Liveability
| East Cam | Somerset | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 45/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
East Cam carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0).
| East Cam | Somerset | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 20/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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 | 3 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| East Cam | Somerset | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in East Cam
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Somerset
- Australian Christian College - Burnie Independent · Combined above peers
- Somerset Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| East Cam | Somerset | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 2 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 4 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 5 |
| Childcare | 0 | 3 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 7 |
Mobility
Somerset sits further from the CBD (337.8 km vs 331.8 km).
| East Cam | Somerset | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 331.8 km | 337.8 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 234 min | 241 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7321 | 0.0% postcode 7322 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 26 postcode 7321 | 24 postcode 7322 |
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 (86.1%).
Setting
| East Cam | Somerset | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 146 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 60 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.3 km 2.8 km to a named beach | 2.9 km 2.9 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| East Cam | Somerset | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 37/100 | 93/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 63 premises | 90% 2,045 premises |
Climate
| East Cam | Somerset | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| East Cam | Somerset | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,050/yr | $1,820/yr |
| Council | Burnie | Waratah-Wynyard |
Federal electorate
| East Cam | Somerset | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| East Cam | Somerset | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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