Epping Forest vs Cressy

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Epping Forest, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Epping Forest tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

Epping Forest sits closer to Hobart at 159.1 km compared to Cressy's 176.5 km, which may matter if you commute regularly. Both suburbs show minimal crime and flood risk, though Epping Forest has a slightly lower bushfire risk score of 40 versus Cressy's 44. If proximity to the city is a priority, Epping Forest has a modest advantage; otherwise, the two are fairly comparable on safety metrics.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Cressy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 39%)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Epping Forest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Epping Forest

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $230/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 18%)
  • But Cressy has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 11%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Epping Forest

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (113 min vs 132 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (159.1 km vs 176.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Epping Forest

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 14%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Epping Forest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.8% vs 3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Epping Forest Cressy
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.

Epping Forest Cressy
Walkability 10 / 0
Epping Forest — Walkability: 10/100 Cressy — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 62 / 57
Epping Forest — Low fire risk: 62/100 Cressy — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Cressy has more residents (1,149 vs 87); Cressy rents higher ($230/wk vs $100/wk).

Epping Forest Cressy
Population 87 1,149
+1221% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.8% +3.4%
Median age 40 38
Median household income $59,384/yr $67,600/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk $230/wk
+130% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Epping Forest Cressy
0-4 5.7% / 6.7%
Epping Forest — 0-4: 5.7% Cressy — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 10.3% / 12.7%
Epping Forest — 5-14: 10.3% Cressy — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 4.6% / 5.7%
Epping Forest — 15-19: 4.6% Cressy — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 3.4% / 5.2%
Epping Forest — 20-24: 3.4% Cressy — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 21.8% / 13.6%
Epping Forest — 25-34: 21.8% Cressy — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 10.3% / 13.2%
Epping Forest — 35-44: 10.3% Cressy — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 9.2% / 15.1%
Epping Forest — 45-54: 9.2% Cressy — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 13.8% / 12.7%
Epping Forest — 55-64: 13.8% Cressy — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 17.2% / 9.4%
Epping Forest — 65-74: 17.2% Cressy — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 3.4% / 3.7%
Epping Forest — 75-84: 3.4% Cressy — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 3.4% / 1.1%
Epping Forest — 85+: 3.4% Cressy — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Epping Forest 60.9% lone person
Epping Forest — Lone Person: 60.9% Epping Forest — Couple Families: 39.1% Epping Forest — One Parent Families: 0.0% Epping Forest — Group Household: 0.0%
Cressy 39.7% lone person
Cressy — Lone Person: 39.7% Cressy — Couple Families: 41.1% Cressy — One Parent Families: 14.1% Cressy — Group Household: 5.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Epping Forest 11.1% renting
Epping Forest — Owned Outright: 59.3% Epping Forest — Mortgage: 29.6% Epping Forest — Renting: 11.1%
Cressy 27.2% renting
Cressy — Owned Outright: 35.5% Cressy — Mortgage: 37.3% Cressy — Renting: 27.2%
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.

Epping Forest Cressy
England 5.7% / 2.2%
Epping Forest — England: 5.7% Cressy — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 3.4% / 1.0%
Epping Forest — New Zealand: 3.4% Cressy — New Zealand: 1.0%
India — / 0.9%
Epping Forest — India: not among its largest Cressy — India: 0.9%
Ireland — / 0.5%
Epping Forest — Ireland: not among its largest Cressy — Ireland: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Epping Forest — South Africa: not among its largest Cressy — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Qualifications

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

Epping Forest Cressy
Certificate III & IV 11.5% / 17.8%
Epping Forest — Certificate III & IV: 11.5% Cressy — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 6.2%
Epping Forest — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Cressy — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.6%
Epping Forest — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Cressy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 0.9%
Epping Forest — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Cressy — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Epping Forest — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Cressy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Epping Forest 100.0% houses
Epping Forest — Houses: 100.0% Epping Forest — Townhouses: 9.1% Epping Forest — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Cressy 97.9% houses
Cressy — Houses: 97.9% Cressy — Townhouses: 1.2% Cressy — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Epping Forest Cressy
Median house price — $507,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $256,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 49 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Epping Forest Cressy
Rural and farming 92% 91%
Environmental 7% 8%
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

Epping Forest Cressy
New dwellings approved 184
across Northern Midlands
same for both
Approvals change year on year +104%
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.

Epping Forest Cressy
Houses — 3.4%
$420/wk on $644K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Epping Forest Cressy
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 35% of TAS Higher than 48% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of TAS Higher than 18% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 6% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 21% of TAS Higher than 54% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 16% of TAS

Liveability

Epping Forest is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Epping Forest Cressy
Grade — C
Score — 37/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Epping Forest Cressy
Bushfire Low
38/100
 Moderate
43/100
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

Epping Forest Cressy
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Epping Forest

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

Schools in Cressy

  • Cressy District High School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Epping Forest Cressy
Parks & reserves 14 12
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 27

Mobility

Cressy sits further from the CBD (176.5 km vs 159.1 km).

Epping Forest Cressy
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 159.1 km 176.5 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 113 min 132 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 7211
 0.2%
postcode 7302
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 13
postcode 7211
 25
postcode 7302

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.

Epping Forest Cressy
Car (driver) 71.9% / 71.7%
Epping Forest — Car (driver): 71.9% Cressy — Car (driver): 71.7%
Worked from Home 15.6% / 10.5%
Epping Forest — Worked from Home: 15.6% Cressy — Worked from Home: 10.5%
Walked Only 12.5% / 7.7%
Epping Forest — Walked Only: 12.5% Cressy — Walked Only: 7.7%
Car (passenger) — / 5.1%
Epping Forest — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cressy — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Bus — / 5.1%
Epping Forest — Bus: not among its largest Cressy — Bus: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.9%).

Setting

Epping Forest Cressy
Elevation 193 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 183 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Epping Forest Cressy
Connectivity score 16/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
13 premises
 0%
542 premises

Climate

Epping Forest Cressy
Annual rainfall 676 mm 849 mm
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C —

Council rates

Epping Forest Cressy
Average residential rate $1,704/yr
same for both
Council Northern Midlands
same for both

Federal electorate

Epping Forest Cressy
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Epping Forest Cressy
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Epping Forest

Rural

Cressy

Affordable Rural

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