Heybridge vs Chasm Creek

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Chasm Creek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Chasm Creek tends to suit people living alone.

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

Heybridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 47%)

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

First-home buyers

Chasm Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Heybridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $265/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Heybridge sits closer to the CBD (318.7 km vs 323.4 km)
  • Chasm Creek is more walkable (22/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Chasm Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Heybridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.8% vs -22.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Heybridge Chasm Creek
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.

Heybridge Chasm Creek
Walkability 10 / 22
Heybridge — Walkability: 10/100 Chasm Creek — Walkability: 22/100
Low fire risk 78 / 100
Heybridge — Low fire risk: 78/100 Chasm Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Heybridge has more residents (442 vs 53); Chasm Creek has higher household incomes ($92,612 vs $67,028).

Heybridge Chasm Creek
Population 442
+88% vs other
 53
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% -22.1%
Median age 48 47
Median household income $67,028/yr $92,612/yr
+38% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $265/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Heybridge Chasm Creek
0-4 6.6% / 5.7%
Heybridge — 0-4: 6.6% Chasm Creek — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 9.0% / 9.4%
Heybridge — 5-14: 9.0% Chasm Creek — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 5.0% / —
Heybridge — 15-19: 5.0% Chasm Creek — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.4% / —
Heybridge — 20-24: 3.4% Chasm Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 12.4% / 5.7%
Heybridge — 25-34: 12.4% Chasm Creek — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 7.9% / 18.9%
Heybridge — 35-44: 7.9% Chasm Creek — 35-44: 18.9%
45-54 13.6% / 22.6%
Heybridge — 45-54: 13.6% Chasm Creek — 45-54: 22.6%
55-64 18.6% / 5.7%
Heybridge — 55-64: 18.6% Chasm Creek — 55-64: 5.7%
65-74 17.0% / 15.1%
Heybridge — 65-74: 17.0% Chasm Creek — 65-74: 15.1%
75-84 4.8% / 9.4%
Heybridge — 75-84: 4.8% Chasm Creek — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ 0.7% / —
Heybridge — 85+: 0.7% Chasm Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Heybridge 41.1% lone person
Heybridge — Lone Person: 41.1% Heybridge — Couple Families: 39.3% Heybridge — One Parent Families: 15.9% Heybridge — Group Household: 3.7%
Chasm Creek 52.9% lone person
Chasm Creek — Lone Person: 52.9% Chasm Creek — Couple Families: 47.1% Chasm Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Chasm Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Heybridge 18.5% renting
Heybridge — Owned Outright: 44.6% Heybridge — Mortgage: 36.9% Heybridge — Renting: 18.5%
Chasm Creek 23.1% renting
Chasm Creek — Owned Outright: 26.9% Chasm Creek — Mortgage: 50.0% Chasm Creek — Renting: 23.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Heybridge 93.7% houses
Heybridge — Houses: 93.7% Heybridge — Townhouses: 3.4% Heybridge — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Chasm Creek 100.0% houses
Chasm Creek — Houses: 100.0% Chasm Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Chasm Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Heybridge Chasm Creek
Certificate III & IV 22.6% / 20.8%
Heybridge — Certificate III & IV: 22.6% Chasm Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 9.4%
Heybridge — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Chasm Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 7.5%
Heybridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Chasm Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / —
Heybridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Chasm Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / —
Heybridge — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Chasm Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Property market

Heybridge Chasm Creek
Median house price $720,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $250,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 78 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Heybridge has more rural and farming land (47% vs 0%); Chasm Creek has more land zoned for conservation (89% vs 46%).

Heybridge Chasm Creek
Environmental 46% 89%
Rural and farming 47% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 9%
Residential 4% 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

Heybridge Chasm Creek
New dwellings approved 84
across Central Coast (Tas.)
 90
across Burnie
Approvals change year on year -38% +1200%

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.

Heybridge Chasm Creek
Houses 2.7%
$420/wk on $800K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Heybridge Chasm Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of TAS Higher than 83% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of TAS Higher than 85% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 69% of TAS Higher than 42% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of TAS Higher than 34% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 5% of TAS —

Liveability

Chasm Creek is more walkable (22 vs 10).

Heybridge Chasm Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Heybridge carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0).

Heybridge Chasm Creek
Bushfire Low
22/100
 None
0/100
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 3
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Heybridge Chasm Creek
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

Heybridge Chasm Creek
Parks & reserves 2 1

Mobility

Chasm Creek sits further from the CBD (323.4 km vs 318.7 km).

Heybridge Chasm Creek
Walkability score 10/100 22/100
Distance to Hobart 318.7 km 323.4 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 221 min 222 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 7316
 0.4%
postcode 7321
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 31
postcode 7316
 26
postcode 7321

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.

Heybridge Chasm Creek
Car (driver) 89.0% / 87.0%
Heybridge — Car (driver): 89.0% Chasm Creek — Car (driver): 87.0%
Car (passenger) 2.1% / 13.0%
Heybridge — Car (passenger): 2.1% Chasm Creek — Car (passenger): 13.0%
Worked from Home 9.0% / —
Heybridge — Worked from Home: 9.0% Chasm Creek — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.0%).

Setting

Heybridge Chasm Creek
Elevation 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 98 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.2 km
4.4 km to a named beach
 408 m
2.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Heybridge Chasm Creek
Connectivity score 43/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
219 premises
 0%
33 premises

Climate

Heybridge Chasm Creek
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

Council rates

Heybridge Chasm Creek
Average residential rate $1,379/yr $2,050/yr
Council Central Coast (Tas.) Burnie

Federal electorate

Heybridge Chasm Creek
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Heybridge Chasm Creek
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Heybridge

Acreage Coastal

Chasm Creek

Coastal Rural

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