Heybridge vs Round Hill
Heybridge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in Round Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Round Hill, most households are couple families. On these figures, Round Hill tends to suit couples.
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
Round Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 55%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Round Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 21%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Round Hill
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Heybridge
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (221 min vs 226 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (318.7 km vs 324.8 km)
- But Round Hill is more walkable (26/100 vs 10/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Round Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (26/100 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 -8.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Heybridge and Round Hill 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
Heybridge has more residents (442 vs 100); Round Hill has higher household incomes ($106,132 vs $67,028).
| Heybridge | Round Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 442 +77% vs other | 100 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.8% | -8.3% |
| Median age | 48 | 52 |
| Median household income | $67,028/yr | $106,132/yr +58% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk +16% vs other | $185/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
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 (22.6%).
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 (10.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Heybridge | Round Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 36%).
| Heybridge | Round Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 46% | 53% |
| Rural and farming | 47% | 36% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 5% |
| Industrial | 0% | 5% |
| Residential | 4% | 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
| Heybridge | Round Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 84 across Central Coast (Tas.) | 90 across Burnie |
| Approvals change year on year | -38% | +1200% |
Gross rental yield
| Heybridge | Round Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2.7% $420/wk on $800K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Heybridge | Round Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 47% of TAS | Higher than 92% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of TAS | Higher than 87% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of TAS | Higher than 33% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of TAS same for both | |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 5% of TAS | — |
Liveability
Round Hill is more walkable (26 vs 10).
| Heybridge | Round Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Round Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8 within 5 km |
Schools
| Heybridge | Round Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Round Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
Round Hill sits further from the CBD (324.8 km vs 318.7 km).
| Heybridge | Round Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 26/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 318.7 km | 324.8 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 221 min | 226 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 7316 | 0.4% postcode 7320 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 31 postcode 7316 | 19 postcode 7320 |
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 (89.0%).
Setting
| Heybridge | Round Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 44 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 173 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.2 km 4.4 km to a named beach | 779 m 1.5 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Heybridge | Round Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 43/100 | 42/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 219 premises | 0% 62 premises |
Climate
| Heybridge | Round Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Round Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,379/yr | $2,050/yr |
| Council | Central Coast (Tas.) | Burnie |
Federal electorate
| Heybridge | Round Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Heybridge | Round Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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