Emu Heights vs South Burnie

Comparing Emu Heights and South Burnie, TAS: South Burnie has more residents (348 vs 182).

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 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and 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

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

South Burnie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 10%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Emu Heights South Burnie
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.

Emu Heights South Burnie
Walkability 41 / 42
Emu Heights — Walkability: 41/100 South Burnie — Walkability: 42/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Emu Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100 South Burnie — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

South Burnie has more residents (348 vs 182).

Emu Heights South Burnie
Population 182 348
+91% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.1% +5.1%
Median age 40 41
Median household income $61,256/yr
+4% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $256/wk $260/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Emu Heights South Burnie
0-4 4.4% / 4.0%
Emu Heights — 0-4: 4.4% South Burnie — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 12.6% / 8.9%
Emu Heights — 5-14: 12.6% South Burnie — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 6.6% / 5.2%
Emu Heights — 15-19: 6.6% South Burnie — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 3.3% / 4.9%
Emu Heights — 20-24: 3.3% South Burnie — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 13.7% / 15.5%
Emu Heights — 25-34: 13.7% South Burnie — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 18.7% / 13.5%
Emu Heights — 35-44: 18.7% South Burnie — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 14.8% / 12.1%
Emu Heights — 45-54: 14.8% South Burnie — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 14.3% / 15.2%
Emu Heights — 55-64: 14.3% South Burnie — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 4.4% / 11.5%
Emu Heights — 65-74: 4.4% South Burnie — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 3.3% / 7.2%
Emu Heights — 75-84: 3.3% South Burnie — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 2.7% / 1.1%
Emu Heights — 85+: 2.7% South Burnie — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Emu Heights 50.0% lone person
Emu Heights — Lone Person: 50.0% Emu Heights — Couple Families: 30.8% Emu Heights — One Parent Families: 19.2% Emu Heights — Group Household: 0.0%
South Burnie 50.5% lone person
South Burnie — Lone Person: 50.5% South Burnie — Couple Families: 24.8% South Burnie — One Parent Families: 18.8% South Burnie — Group Household: 5.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Emu Heights 28.6% renting
Emu Heights — Owned Outright: 30.0% Emu Heights — Mortgage: 41.4% Emu Heights — Renting: 28.6%
South Burnie 29.4% renting
South Burnie — Owned Outright: 39.9% South Burnie — Mortgage: 30.7% South Burnie — Renting: 29.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Emu Heights 100.0% houses
Emu Heights — Houses: 100.0% Emu Heights — Townhouses: 0.0%
South Burnie 93.6% houses
South Burnie — Houses: 93.6% South Burnie — Townhouses: 8.3%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Emu Heights South Burnie
Certificate III & IV 25.3% / 18.1%
Emu Heights — Certificate III & IV: 25.3% South Burnie — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 11.2%
Emu Heights — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% South Burnie — Bachelor Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 6.3%
Emu Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% South Burnie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 3.2%
Emu Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% South Burnie — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 0.9%
Emu Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% South Burnie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

Property market

Emu Heights South Burnie
Median house price $522,500 $505,000
Median unit price — $390,250
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 19 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Emu Heights has more land zoned for conservation (35% vs 2%); South Burnie has more commercially zoned land (15% vs 0%).

Emu Heights South Burnie
Environmental 35% 2%
Industrial 31%
same for both
Parks and recreation 2% 25%
Residential 25% 14%
Commercial 0% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 13%
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

Emu Heights South Burnie
New dwellings approved 90
across Burnie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +1200%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Emu Heights South Burnie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of TAS Higher than 34% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 90% of TAS Higher than 91% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 31% of TAS Higher than 32% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of TAS Higher than 83% of TAS

Liveability

Emu Heights South Burnie
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Emu Heights South Burnie
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
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
 Low
14/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Emu Heights South Burnie
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

Emu Heights South Burnie
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 2
GPs 0 1
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Emu Heights South Burnie
Walkability score 41/100 42/100
Distance to Hobart 324.7 km 324.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 224 min 226 min
Public transport score 26/100
Bus
 30/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 6 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7320
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 7320
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.

Emu Heights South Burnie
Car (driver) 86.7% / 71.3%
Emu Heights — Car (driver): 86.7% South Burnie — Car (driver): 71.3%
Worked from Home 13.3% / 9.3%
Emu Heights — Worked from Home: 13.3% South Burnie — Worked from Home: 9.3%
Walked Only — / 14.0%
Emu Heights — Walked Only: not among its largest South Burnie — Walked Only: 14.0%
Car (passenger) — / 5.4%
Emu Heights — Car (passenger): not among its largest South Burnie — Car (passenger): 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.7%).

Setting

Emu Heights South Burnie
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.2 km
1.3 km to a named beach
 492 m
581 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Emu Heights South Burnie
Connectivity score 68/100 65/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
89 premises
 37%
312 premises

Climate

Emu Heights South Burnie
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

Emu Heights South Burnie
Average residential rate $2,050/yr
same for both
Council Burnie
same for both

Federal electorate

Emu Heights South Burnie
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Emu Heights South Burnie
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Emu Heights

Beach Coastal

South Burnie

Acreage Affordable Beach Coastal Quiet River

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