Four Mile Creek vs St Marys

St Marys is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 61 in Four Mile Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Four Mile Creek tends to suit older residents.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Four Mile Creek is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 41%)
  • St Marys has more parks and reserves (20 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

St Marys

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 45%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

St Marys

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($205/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

St Marys

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (152 min vs 212 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (214.1 km vs 220.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Four Mile Creek has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 28%)
  • St Marys has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Four Mile Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.9% vs 8.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Four Mile Creek and St Marys drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Four Mile Creek St Marys
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.

Four Mile Creek St Marys
Walkability 0 / 4
Four Mile Creek — Walkability: 0/100 St Marys — Walkability: 4/100
Low fire risk 18 / 34
Four Mile Creek — Low fire risk: 18/100 St Marys — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

St Marys has more residents (738 vs 118); Four Mile Creek rents higher ($250/wk vs $205/wk).

Four Mile Creek St Marys
Population 118 738
+525% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.9% +8.2%
Median age 61 56
Median household income $46,800/yr
+16% vs other
 $39,468/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+18% vs other
 $205/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Four Mile Creek St Marys
0-4 — / 2.3%
Four Mile Creek — 0-4: not among its largest St Marys — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 10.2% / 9.3%
Four Mile Creek — 5-14: 10.2% St Marys — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 — / 3.3%
Four Mile Creek — 15-19: not among its largest St Marys — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 — / 4.1%
Four Mile Creek — 20-24: not among its largest St Marys — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 10.2% / 5.4%
Four Mile Creek — 25-34: 10.2% St Marys — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 6.8% / 7.5%
Four Mile Creek — 35-44: 6.8% St Marys — 35-44: 7.5%
45-54 9.3% / 14.6%
Four Mile Creek — 45-54: 9.3% St Marys — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 18.6% / 24.1%
Four Mile Creek — 55-64: 18.6% St Marys — 55-64: 24.1%
65-74 31.4% / 15.6%
Four Mile Creek — 65-74: 31.4% St Marys — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 4.2% / 9.3%
Four Mile Creek — 75-84: 4.2% St Marys — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 2.5% / 3.0%
Four Mile Creek — 85+: 2.5% St Marys — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Four Mile Creek 50.0% lone person
Four Mile Creek — Lone Person: 50.0% Four Mile Creek — Couple Families: 36.4% Four Mile Creek — One Parent Families: 13.6% Four Mile Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Four Mile Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
St Marys 53.7% lone person
St Marys — Lone Person: 53.7% St Marys — Couple Families: 26.6% St Marys — One Parent Families: 14.2% St Marys — Group Household: 4.1% St Marys — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Four Mile Creek 6.2% renting
Four Mile Creek — Owned Outright: 75.0% Four Mile Creek — Mortgage: 18.8% Four Mile Creek — Renting: 6.2%
St Marys 15.9% renting
St Marys — Owned Outright: 62.4% St Marys — Mortgage: 21.7% St Marys — Renting: 15.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Four Mile Creek St Marys
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 17.8%
Four Mile Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% St Marys — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 7.7%
Four Mile Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% St Marys — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 6.4%
Four Mile Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% St Marys — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 2.3%
Four Mile Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% St Marys — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.2% / 1.5%
Four Mile Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2% St Marys — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

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

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.

Four Mile Creek St Marys
England 2.5% / 6.2%
Four Mile Creek — England: 2.5% St Marys — England: 6.2%
Nepal 4.2% / —
Four Mile Creek — Nepal: 4.2% St Marys — Nepal: not among its largest
New Zealand 2.5% / 1.6%
Four Mile Creek — New Zealand: 2.5% St Marys — New Zealand: 1.6%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Four Mile Creek — Scotland: not among its largest St Marys — Scotland: 0.9%
China — / 0.8%
Four Mile Creek — China: not among its largest St Marys — China: 0.8%
Germany — / 0.7%
Four Mile Creek — Germany: not among its largest St Marys — Germany: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Four Mile Creek 95.9% houses
Four Mile Creek — Houses: 95.9% Four Mile Creek — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
St Marys 94.7% houses
St Marys — Houses: 94.7% St Marys — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Four Mile Creek St Marys
Median house price — $390,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 52 days
from 16 sales

Zoning mix

St Marys has more rural and farming land (86% vs 30%); Four Mile Creek has more land zoned for conservation (69% vs 13%).

Four Mile Creek St Marys
Rural and farming 30% 86%
Environmental 69% 13%
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

Four Mile Creek St Marys
New dwellings approved 48
across Break O'Day
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Four Mile Creek St Marys
Houses — 3.6%
$380/wk on $550K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Four Mile Creek St Marys
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 14% of TAS Higher than 7% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of TAS Higher than 67% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of TAS Higher than 41% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 22% of TAS

Liveability

Four Mile Creek St Marys
Grade — D
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Four Mile Creek carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 66).

Four Mile Creek St Marys
Bushfire High
82/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
42/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Four Mile Creek St Marys
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 Four Mile Creek

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

Schools in St Marys

  • St Marys District School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Four Mile Creek St Marys
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 4 20
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 13 14

Mobility

Four Mile Creek sits further from the CBD (220.5 km vs 214.1 km).

Four Mile Creek St Marys
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Hobart 220.5 km
+3% vs other
 214.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 212 min 152 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7215
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 7215
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.

Four Mile Creek St Marys
Car (driver) 62.5% / 71.4%
Four Mile Creek — Car (driver): 62.5% St Marys — Car (driver): 71.4%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 14.6%
Four Mile Creek — Worked from Home: 20.0% St Marys — Worked from Home: 14.6%
Walked Only 7.5% / 11.1%
Four Mile Creek — Walked Only: 7.5% St Marys — Walked Only: 11.1%
Car (passenger) 10.0% / 3.0%
Four Mile Creek — Car (passenger): 10.0% St Marys — Car (passenger): 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).

Setting

Four Mile Creek St Marys
Elevation 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 243 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.2 km
2.2 km to a named beach
 11.5 km

NBN connectivity

Four Mile Creek St Marys
Connectivity score 25/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
70 premises
 0%
414 premises

Climate

Four Mile Creek St Marys
Annual rainfall 660 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 21.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Four Mile Creek St Marys
Average residential rate $1,738/yr
same for both
Council Break O'Day
same for both

Federal electorate

Four Mile Creek St Marys
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Four Mile Creek St Marys
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Four Mile Creek

Coastal Retirees River Rural

St Marys

Affordable Retirees Rural

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