Edgcumbe Beach vs Hellyer
Edgcumbe Beach is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Hellyer. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Edgcumbe Beach, most households are people living alone. In Hellyer, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Edgcumbe Beach tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Hellyer suits 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
Hellyer
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 28%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Hellyer
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 27%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Edgcumbe Beach has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $220/wk)
- Hellyer has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 13%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Edgcumbe Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 22%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Edgcumbe Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (20.4% vs 9.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Edgcumbe Beach and Hellyer 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
Hellyer has more residents (189 vs 65); Hellyer rents higher ($220/wk vs $185/wk).
| Edgcumbe Beach | Hellyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 65 | 189 +191% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +20.4% | +9.2% |
| Median age | 39 | 44 |
| Median household income | $58,448/yr | $68,692/yr +18% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $185/wk | $220/wk +19% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).
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 (20.0%).
Property market
| Edgcumbe Beach | Hellyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $360,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Edgcumbe Beach | Hellyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 87% | 91% |
| Environmental | 9% | 5% |
| Residential | 2% same for both | |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Edgcumbe Beach | Hellyer | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 7 across Circular Head same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Edgcumbe Beach | Hellyer | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 32% of TAS | Higher than 52% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 56% of TAS | Higher than 41% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 45% of TAS | Higher than 44% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of TAS | Higher than 63% of TAS |
Liveability
| Edgcumbe Beach | Hellyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Edgcumbe Beach | Hellyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 20/100 | Low 27/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Edgcumbe Beach | Hellyer | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Mobility
| Edgcumbe Beach | Hellyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 379.6 km | 378.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 267 min | 271 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Edgcumbe Beach | Hellyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 37 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 40 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 680 m | 1.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Edgcumbe Beach | Hellyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 42 premises | 0% 135 premises |
Climate
| Edgcumbe Beach | Hellyer | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Federal electorate
| Edgcumbe Beach | Hellyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Edgcumbe Beach | Hellyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.