Great Bay vs North Bruny
Great Bay is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 59 in North Bruny. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. North Bruny is closer to the city centre: 46.6 km, against 56.1 km. On these figures, Great Bay tends to suit people living alone and families with children.
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
North Bruny
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (24 vs 4)
- is already more of a family suburb (44% vs 36%)
- But Great Bay has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
North Bruny
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 27%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
North Bruny
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
North Bruny
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (46.6 km vs 56.1 km)
- has a shorter drive in (76 min vs 91 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Great Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (61.4% vs 28.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Great Bay and North Bruny 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
North Bruny has more residents (122 vs 92); North Bruny skews older (59 vs 51).
| Great Bay | North Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 92 | 122 +33% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +61.4% | +28.4% |
| Median age | 51 | 59 |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr same for both | |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +12% vs other | $265/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
North Bruny has more rural and farming land (64% vs 32%); Great Bay has more land zoned for conservation (64% vs 35%).
| Great Bay | North Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 64% | 35% |
| Rural and farming | 32% | 64% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 1% |
| Residential | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Great Bay | North Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 138 across Kingborough same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -13% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Great Bay | North Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 50% of TAS | Higher than 49% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 38% of TAS | Higher than 6% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 93% of TAS | Higher than 92% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 63% of TAS | Higher than 35% of TAS |
Liveability
| Great Bay | North Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Great Bay | North Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 95/100 | High 88/100 |
| Crime | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 38/100 | Low 37/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Great Bay | North Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Great Bay | North Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 24 |
| Waterways | 4 | 17 |
Mobility
Great Bay sits further from the CBD (56.1 km vs 46.6 km).
| Great Bay | North Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 56.1 km +17% vs other | 46.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 91 min | 76 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.9% postcode 7150 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 33 postcode 7150 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 (76.0%).
Setting
| Great Bay | North Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 16 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 105 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 998 m 3.6 km to a named beach | 2.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Great Bay | North Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 48 premises | 0% 97 premises |
Climate
| Great Bay | North Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 854 mm | — |
| Summer max (Jan) | 21.0°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.7°C | — |
Council rates
| Great Bay | North Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,735/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kingborough same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Great Bay | North Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Franklin same for both | |
| Member | Julie Collins same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Great Bay | North Bruny | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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.