Hellyer vs Rocky Cape
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hellyer, about half of households are people living alone. In Rocky Cape, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Rocky Cape: a median of $630,000, against $360,000 in Hellyer, though rent is higher in Hellyer. On these figures, Hellyer tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Rocky Cape
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 54%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Hellyer
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($360,000 vs $630,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 33%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Hellyer leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 24%)
- Rocky Cape has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Rocky Cape
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (261 min vs 271 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (371.8 km vs 378.4 km)
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
Hellyer
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.2% vs 2.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hellyer and Rocky Cape 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
Hellyer has higher household incomes ($68,692 vs $44,200); Hellyer rents higher ($220/wk vs $200/wk).
| Hellyer | Rocky Cape | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 189 | 211 +12% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.2% | +2.4% |
| Median age | 44 same for both | |
| Median household income | $68,692/yr +36% vs other | $44,200/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk +9% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (5.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Hellyer | Rocky Cape | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $360,000 | $630,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Rocky Cape has more land zoned for conservation (39% vs 5%); Hellyer has more rural and farming land (91% vs 60%).
| Hellyer | Rocky Cape | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 60% |
| Environmental | 5% | 39% |
| Residential | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Hellyer | Rocky Cape | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 7 across Circular Head same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Hellyer | Rocky Cape | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 52% of TAS | Higher than 12% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 41% of TAS | Higher than 57% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 44% of TAS | Higher than 45% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 63% of TAS | Higher than 37% of TAS |
Liveability
| Hellyer | Rocky Cape | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Rocky Cape carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 27).
| Hellyer | Rocky Cape | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 27/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| 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 | Low 24/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Hellyer | Rocky Cape | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Hellyer | Rocky Cape | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 5 |
Mobility
Hellyer sits further from the CBD (378.4 km vs 371.8 km).
| Hellyer | Rocky Cape | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 378.4 km +2% vs other | 371.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 271 min | 261 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7321 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 26 postcode 7321 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 (91.2%).
Setting
| Hellyer | Rocky Cape | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 40 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 94 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.5 km | 3.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Hellyer | Rocky Cape | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 135 premises | 0% 113 premises |
Climate
| Hellyer | Rocky Cape | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Federal electorate
| Hellyer | Rocky Cape | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hellyer | Rocky Cape | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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