East Ridgley vs Upper Natone

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In East Ridgley, most households are couple families. On these figures, East Ridgley tends to suit people living alone and couples.

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

Upper Natone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

Upper Natone

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $365/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Upper Natone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (336 km vs 338.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Upper Natone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.9% vs -13.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

East Ridgley Upper Natone
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.

East Ridgley Upper Natone
Walkability 0 / 0
East Ridgley — Walkability: 0/100 Upper Natone — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 100 / 81
East Ridgley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Upper Natone — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

East Ridgley rents higher ($365/wk vs $235/wk).

East Ridgley Upper Natone
Population 89 111
+25% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -13.6% -0.9%
Median age 49
same for both
Median household income $80,132/yr
+1% vs other
 $78,936/yr
Median weekly rent $365/wk
+36% vs other
 $235/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

East Ridgley Upper Natone
0-4 4.5% / 5.4%
East Ridgley — 0-4: 4.5% Upper Natone — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 7.9% / 4.5%
East Ridgley — 5-14: 7.9% Upper Natone — 5-14: 4.5%
15-19 3.4% / 3.6%
East Ridgley — 15-19: 3.4% Upper Natone — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 — / 8.1%
East Ridgley — 20-24: not among its largest Upper Natone — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 6.7% / 15.3%
East Ridgley — 25-34: 6.7% Upper Natone — 25-34: 15.3%
35-44 11.2% / 6.3%
East Ridgley — 35-44: 11.2% Upper Natone — 35-44: 6.3%
45-54 20.2% / 19.8%
East Ridgley — 45-54: 20.2% Upper Natone — 45-54: 19.8%
55-64 28.1% / 22.5%
East Ridgley — 55-64: 28.1% Upper Natone — 55-64: 22.5%
65-74 3.4% / 9.0%
East Ridgley — 65-74: 3.4% Upper Natone — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 3.4% / 2.7%
East Ridgley — 75-84: 3.4% Upper Natone — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ — / —
East Ridgley — 85+: not among its largest Upper Natone — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

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.

East Ridgley Upper Natone
England 5.6% / 2.7%
East Ridgley — England: 5.6% Upper Natone — England: 2.7%
New Zealand — / 4.5%
East Ridgley — New Zealand: not among its largest Upper Natone — New Zealand: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

East Ridgley 55.6% couple families
East Ridgley — Couple Families: 55.6% East Ridgley — Lone Person: 44.4% East Ridgley — Group Household: 0.0% East Ridgley — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Upper Natone 35.5% couple families
Upper Natone — Couple Families: 35.5% Upper Natone — Lone Person: 35.5% Upper Natone — Group Household: 16.1% Upper Natone — One Parent Families: 12.9%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

East Ridgley 100.0% houses
East Ridgley — Houses: 100.0%
Upper Natone 100.0% houses
Upper Natone — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

East Ridgley Upper Natone
Certificate III & IV 24.7% / 23.4%
East Ridgley — Certificate III & IV: 24.7% Upper Natone — Certificate III & IV: 23.4%
Bachelor Degree 13.5% / 6.3%
East Ridgley — Bachelor Degree: 13.5% Upper Natone — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 8.1%
East Ridgley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Upper Natone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.6%
East Ridgley — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Upper Natone — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

East Ridgley 0.0% renting
East Ridgley — Owned Outright: 24.3% East Ridgley — Mortgage: 75.7% East Ridgley — Renting: 0.0%
Upper Natone 10.0% renting
Upper Natone — Owned Outright: 65.0% Upper Natone — Mortgage: 25.0% Upper Natone — Renting: 10.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

East Ridgley Upper Natone
Rural and farming 91% 89%
Environmental 3% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 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

East Ridgley Upper Natone
New dwellings approved 90
across Burnie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +1200%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

East Ridgley Upper Natone
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of TAS Higher than 70% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of TAS Higher than 19% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 42% of TAS Higher than 43% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of TAS Higher than 22% of TAS

Liveability

East Ridgley Upper Natone
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Upper Natone carries more bushfire risk (19 vs 0).

East Ridgley Upper Natone
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
19/100
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

East Ridgley Upper Natone
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

East Ridgley Upper Natone
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 3 17

Mobility

East Ridgley sits further from the CBD (338.8 km vs 336 km).

East Ridgley Upper Natone
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 338.8 km 336 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 242 min 238 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.

East Ridgley Upper Natone
Car (driver) 72.7% / 74.5%
East Ridgley — Car (driver): 72.7% Upper Natone — Car (driver): 74.5%
Worked from Home 27.3% / 5.9%
East Ridgley — Worked from Home: 27.3% Upper Natone — Worked from Home: 5.9%
Walked Only — / 13.7%
East Ridgley — Walked Only: not among its largest Upper Natone — Walked Only: 13.7%
Car (passenger) — / 5.9%
East Ridgley — Car (passenger): not among its largest Upper Natone — Car (passenger): 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.5%).

Setting

East Ridgley Upper Natone
Elevation 288 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 383 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.6 km 19.3 km

NBN connectivity

East Ridgley Upper Natone
Connectivity score 30/100 18/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
49 premises
 0%
55 premises

Climate

East Ridgley Upper Natone
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 Ridgley Upper Natone
Average residential rate $2,050/yr
same for both
Council Burnie
same for both

Federal electorate

East Ridgley Upper Natone
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

East Ridgley Upper Natone
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

East Ridgley

Rural

Upper Natone

Rural

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