Garden Island Creek vs Woodbridge

Garden Island Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 54 in Woodbridge. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Garden Island Creek, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Woodbridge: a median of $1.12 million, against $560,000 in Garden Island Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Garden Island Creek tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Woodbridge suits 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

Woodbridge

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Garden Island Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($560,000 vs $1,125,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Garden Island Creek has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
  • Woodbridge leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

Woodbridge

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (38.9 km vs 62.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (45 min vs 70 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woodbridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Garden Island Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.2% vs 8.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Garden Island Creek and Woodbridge drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
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.

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
Walkability 0 / 0
Garden Island Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Woodbridge — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 8 / 5
Garden Island Creek — Low fire risk: 8/100 Woodbridge — Low fire risk: 5/100

Demographics

Woodbridge has more residents (547 vs 282); Woodbridge has higher household incomes ($80,600 vs $53,872).

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
Population 282 547
+94% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.2% +8.7%
Median age 38 54
Median household income $53,872/yr $80,600/yr
+50% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $350/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
0-4 5.7% / 4.2%
Garden Island Creek — 0-4: 5.7% Woodbridge — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 18.1% / 11.2%
Garden Island Creek — 5-14: 18.1% Woodbridge — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 6.0% / 4.2%
Garden Island Creek — 15-19: 6.0% Woodbridge — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 4.6% / 2.6%
Garden Island Creek — 20-24: 4.6% Woodbridge — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 9.2% / 6.2%
Garden Island Creek — 25-34: 9.2% Woodbridge — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 14.5% / 9.7%
Garden Island Creek — 35-44: 14.5% Woodbridge — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 11.7% / 12.4%
Garden Island Creek — 45-54: 11.7% Woodbridge — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 12.8% / 19.4%
Garden Island Creek — 55-64: 12.8% Woodbridge — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 13.1% / 20.1%
Garden Island Creek — 65-74: 13.1% Woodbridge — 65-74: 20.1%
75-84 1.4% / 8.8%
Garden Island Creek — 75-84: 1.4% Woodbridge — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ 1.1% / 0.9%
Garden Island Creek — 85+: 1.1% Woodbridge — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Garden Island Creek 46.1% lone person
Garden Island Creek — Lone Person: 46.1% Garden Island Creek — Couple Families: 30.3% Garden Island Creek — One Parent Families: 23.6% Garden Island Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Woodbridge 29.8% lone person
Woodbridge — Lone Person: 29.8% Woodbridge — Couple Families: 44.6% Woodbridge — One Parent Families: 22.3% Woodbridge — Group Household: 3.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Garden Island Creek 14.6% renting
Garden Island Creek — Owned Outright: 39.8% Garden Island Creek — Mortgage: 45.6% Garden Island Creek — Renting: 14.6%
Woodbridge 10.5% renting
Woodbridge — Owned Outright: 61.5% Woodbridge — Mortgage: 28.0% Woodbridge — Renting: 10.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 14.3%
Garden Island Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Woodbridge — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 18.6%
Garden Island Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Woodbridge — Bachelor Degree: 18.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 11.7%
Garden Island Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Woodbridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 4.4%
Garden Island Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Woodbridge — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.6%
Garden Island Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Woodbridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

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.

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
England 9.6% / 9.9%
Garden Island Creek — England: 9.6% Woodbridge — England: 9.9%
New Zealand — / 3.3%
Garden Island Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Woodbridge — New Zealand: 3.3%
Scotland — / 1.5%
Garden Island Creek — Scotland: not among its largest Woodbridge — Scotland: 1.5%
Ireland 1.4% / —
Garden Island Creek — Ireland: 1.4% Woodbridge — Ireland: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.1%
Garden Island Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Woodbridge — South Africa: 1.1%
Germany — / 0.9%
Garden Island Creek — Germany: not among its largest Woodbridge — Germany: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Garden Island Creek 96.4% houses
Garden Island Creek — Houses: 96.4% Garden Island Creek — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Woodbridge 96.3% houses
Woodbridge — Houses: 96.3% Woodbridge — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
Median house price $560,000 $1,125,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $595,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 56 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Garden Island Creek has more rural and farming land (60% vs 39%); Woodbridge has more land zoned for conservation (57% vs 39%).

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
Rural and farming 60% 39%
Environmental 39% 57%
Residential 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
New dwellings approved 81
across Huon Valley
 138
across Kingborough
Approvals change year on year -33% -13%

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.

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
Houses — 2.7%
$720/wk on $1.38M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of TAS Higher than 72% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of TAS Higher than 61% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 89% of TAS Higher than 97% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of TAS Higher than 48% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 4% of TAS

Liveability

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
Grade — C
Score — 45/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
Bushfire High
92/100
 High
95/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
35/100
 Low
22/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
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 Garden Island Creek

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

Schools in Woodbridge

  • Woodbridge School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 15 10

Mobility

Garden Island Creek sits further from the CBD (62.1 km vs 38.9 km).

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 62.1 km
+37% vs other
 38.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 70 min 45 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 7112
 2.0%
postcode 7162
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 7112
 52
postcode 7162

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.

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
Car (driver) 64.5% / 67.8%
Garden Island Creek — Car (driver): 64.5% Woodbridge — Car (driver): 67.8%
Worked from Home 23.7% / 23.3%
Garden Island Creek — Worked from Home: 23.7% Woodbridge — Worked from Home: 23.3%
Car (passenger) 8.6% / 4.5%
Garden Island Creek — Car (passenger): 8.6% Woodbridge — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bus 3.2% / 1.5%
Garden Island Creek — Bus: 3.2% Woodbridge — Bus: 1.5%
Walked Only — / 3.0%
Garden Island Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Woodbridge — Walked Only: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.8%).

Setting

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
Elevation 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 174 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.9 km 2.1 km

NBN connectivity

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
110 premises
 0%
246 premises

Climate

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
Annual rainfall 854 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 21.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
Average residential rate $1,884/yr $1,735/yr
Council Huon Valley Kingborough

Federal electorate

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
Division Franklin
same for both
Member Julie Collins
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Garden Island Creek Woodbridge
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Garden Island Creek

Family Outer

Woodbridge

Acreage Coastal Easy Commute Luxury Outer Professionals Retirees

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