Heybridge vs Stowport

Stowport is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 48 in Heybridge. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stowport, about half of households are couple families.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Stowport

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Heybridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (318.7 km vs 325.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Stowport

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.4% vs 2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Heybridge and Stowport 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 Stowport
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 Stowport
Walkability 10 / 10
Heybridge — Walkability: 10/100 Stowport — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 78 / 74
Heybridge — Low fire risk: 78/100 Stowport — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Heybridge skews older (48 vs 40); Stowport has higher household incomes ($78,468 vs $67,028).

Heybridge Stowport
Population 442 446
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +10.4%
Median age 48 40
Median household income $67,028/yr $78,468/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+9% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Heybridge Stowport
0-4 6.6% / 5.4%
Heybridge — 0-4: 6.6% Stowport — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 9.0% / 12.3%
Heybridge — 5-14: 9.0% Stowport — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 5.0% / 5.6%
Heybridge — 15-19: 5.0% Stowport — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 3.4% / 5.6%
Heybridge — 20-24: 3.4% Stowport — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 12.4% / 14.8%
Heybridge — 25-34: 12.4% Stowport — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 7.9% / 10.8%
Heybridge — 35-44: 7.9% Stowport — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 13.6% / 13.7%
Heybridge — 45-54: 13.6% Stowport — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 18.6% / 15.2%
Heybridge — 55-64: 18.6% Stowport — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 17.0% / 13.9%
Heybridge — 65-74: 17.0% Stowport — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 4.8% / 3.8%
Heybridge — 75-84: 4.8% Stowport — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 0.7% / —
Heybridge — 85+: 0.7% Stowport — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Heybridge 39.3% couple families
Heybridge — Couple Families: 39.3% Heybridge — Lone Person: 41.1% Heybridge — One Parent Families: 15.9% Heybridge — Group Household: 3.7%
Stowport 47.2% couple families
Stowport — Couple Families: 47.2% Stowport — Lone Person: 36.1% Stowport — One Parent Families: 13.0% Stowport — Group Household: 3.7%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
Stowport 18.2% renting
Stowport — Owned Outright: 41.2% Stowport — Mortgage: 40.6% Stowport — Renting: 18.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Heybridge Stowport
Certificate III & IV 22.6% / 23.8%
Heybridge — Certificate III & IV: 22.6% Stowport — Certificate III & IV: 23.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 6.3%
Heybridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Stowport — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.6% / 4.5%
Heybridge — Bachelor Degree: 6.6% Stowport — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 0.9%
Heybridge — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Stowport — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.3%
Heybridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Stowport — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

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.

Heybridge Stowport
England 2.7% / 1.6%
Heybridge — England: 2.7% Stowport — England: 1.6%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.7%
Heybridge — New Zealand: 0.7% Stowport — New Zealand: 0.7%
Germany — / 1.3%
Heybridge — Germany: not among its largest Stowport — Germany: 1.3%
Netherlands 1.1% / —
Heybridge — Netherlands: 1.1% Stowport — Netherlands: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 0.9% / —
Heybridge — Sri Lanka: 0.9% Stowport — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.9%
Heybridge — Scotland: not among its largest Stowport — Scotland: 0.9%
Indonesia — / 0.9%
Heybridge — Indonesia: not among its largest Stowport — Indonesia: 0.9%
Pakistan 0.7% / —
Heybridge — Pakistan: 0.7% Stowport — Pakistan: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Heybridge 93.7% houses
Heybridge — Houses: 93.7% Heybridge — Flats / Apartments: 2.9% Heybridge — Townhouses: 3.4%
Stowport 97.0% houses
Stowport — Houses: 97.0% Stowport — Flats / Apartments: 3.0% Stowport — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Heybridge Stowport
Median house price $720,000 $675,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $250,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 78 days
from 4 sales
 22 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Stowport has more rural and farming land (76% vs 47%); Heybridge has more land zoned for conservation (46% vs 24%).

Heybridge Stowport
Rural and farming 47% 76%
Environmental 46% 24%
Residential 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 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 Stowport
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 Stowport
Houses 2.7%
$420/wk on $800K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Heybridge Stowport
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of TAS Higher than 70% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of TAS Higher than 77% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 69% of TAS Higher than 46% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of TAS Higher than 71% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 5% of TAS —

Liveability

Heybridge Stowport
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Heybridge Stowport
Bushfire Low
22/100
 Low
26/100
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
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Heybridge Stowport
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 Stowport
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Stowport sits further from the CBD (325.5 km vs 318.7 km).

Heybridge Stowport
Walkability score 10/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 318.7 km 325.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 221 min 225 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 Stowport
Car (driver) 89.0% / 81.1%
Heybridge — Car (driver): 89.0% Stowport — Car (driver): 81.1%
Worked from Home 9.0% / 12.6%
Heybridge — Worked from Home: 9.0% Stowport — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Car (passenger) 2.1% / 4.4%
Heybridge — Car (passenger): 2.1% Stowport — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only — / 1.9%
Heybridge — Walked Only: not among its largest Stowport — Walked Only: 1.9%

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

Setting

Heybridge Stowport
Elevation 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 170 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.2 km
4.4 km to a named beach
 5.0 km

NBN connectivity

Heybridge Stowport
Connectivity score 43/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
219 premises
 0%
200 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Heybridge

Acreage Coastal

Stowport

Rural

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