Longford vs Cressy

Cressy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 47 in Longford. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Longford: a median of $622,000, against $508,000 in Cressy, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Longford tends to suit older residents, while Cressy suits 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

Cressy

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 9)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 86%)

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

First-home buyers

Cressy

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($256,500 vs $625,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($507,500 vs $621,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cressy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($230/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

  • Longford is more walkable (38/100 vs 0/100)
  • Cressy sits closer to the CBD (176.5 km vs 185.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Longford

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Longford

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (10.5% vs 3.4%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.2% vs 3.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Longford Cressy
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.

Longford Cressy
Walkability 38 / 0
Longford — Walkability: 38/100 Cressy — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 77 / 57
Longford — Low fire risk: 77/100 Cressy — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Longford has more residents (4,268 vs 1,149); Longford skews older (47 vs 38).

Longford Cressy
Population 4,268
+73% vs other
 1,149
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.5% +3.4%
Median age 47 38
Median household income $63,024/yr $67,600/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $265/wk
+13% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Longford Cressy
0-4 5.1% / 6.7%
Longford — 0-4: 5.1% Cressy — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 10.9% / 12.7%
Longford — 5-14: 10.9% Cressy — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 5.1% / 5.7%
Longford — 15-19: 5.1% Cressy — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 5.2% / 5.2%
Longford — 20-24: 5.2% Cressy — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 11.4% / 13.6%
Longford — 25-34: 11.4% Cressy — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 9.5% / 13.2%
Longford — 35-44: 9.5% Cressy — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 12.1% / 15.1%
Longford — 45-54: 12.1% Cressy — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 13.7% / 12.7%
Longford — 55-64: 13.7% Cressy — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 15.0% / 9.4%
Longford — 65-74: 15.0% Cressy — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 8.4% / 3.7%
Longford — 75-84: 8.4% Cressy — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 3.3% / 1.1%
Longford — 85+: 3.3% Cressy — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Longford 43.6% lone person
Longford — Lone Person: 43.6% Longford — Couple Families: 33.5% Longford — One Parent Families: 17.8% Longford — Group Household: 3.9% Longford — Other Families: 1.3%
Cressy 39.7% lone person
Cressy — Lone Person: 39.7% Cressy — Couple Families: 41.1% Cressy — One Parent Families: 14.1% Cressy — Group Household: 5.1% Cressy — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Longford 26.1% renting
Longford — Owned Outright: 40.5% Longford — Mortgage: 33.5% Longford — Renting: 26.1%
Cressy 27.2% renting
Cressy — Owned Outright: 35.5% Cressy — Mortgage: 37.3% Cressy — Renting: 27.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Longford Cressy
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 17.8%
Longford — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Cressy — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 6.2%
Longford — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Cressy — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 5.6%
Longford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Cressy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 0.9%
Longford — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Cressy — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.2%
Longford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Cressy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

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.

Longford Cressy
England 3.7% / 2.2%
Longford — England: 3.7% Cressy — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.0%
Longford — New Zealand: 1.2% Cressy — New Zealand: 1.0%
India 0.4% / 0.9%
Longford — India: 0.4% Cressy — India: 0.9%
Scotland 0.6% / —
Longford — Scotland: 0.6% Cressy — Scotland: not among its largest
China 0.5% / —
Longford — China: 0.5% Cressy — China: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Longford — Netherlands: 0.5% Cressy — Netherlands: not among its largest
Ireland — / 0.5%
Longford — Ireland: not among its largest Cressy — Ireland: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Longford — South Africa: not among its largest Cressy — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Longford 85.8% houses
Longford — Houses: 85.8% Longford — Flats / Apartments: 9.5% Longford — Townhouses: 4.7%
Cressy 97.9% houses
Cressy — Houses: 97.9% Cressy — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Cressy — Townhouses: 1.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Longford Cressy
Median house price $621,500 $507,500
Median unit price $494,000 —
Median land price $625,000 $256,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 40 sales
 49 days
from 9 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Longford Cressy
3 bed $630K / $473K
Longford — 3 bed: $630K (62 sales) Cressy — 3 bed: $473K (13 sales)

62 vs 13 sales

4 bed $700K / $760K
Longford — 4 bed: $700K (25 sales) Cressy — 4 bed: $760K (5 sales)

25 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Longford Cressy
Rural and farming 96% 91%
Environmental 0% 8%
Residential 2% 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

Longford Cressy
New dwellings approved 184
across Northern Midlands
same for both
Approvals change year on year +104%
same for both

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.

Longford Cressy
Houses 4.2%
$545/wk on $670K
 3.4%
$420/wk on $644K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Longford Cressy
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 41% of TAS Higher than 48% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 90% of TAS Higher than 18% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of TAS Higher than 6% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of TAS Higher than 54% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 52% of TAS Higher than 16% of TAS

Liveability

Longford is more walkable (38 vs 0); Longford scores higher overall (51 vs 37).

Longford Cressy
Grade B C
Score 51/100 37/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cressy carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 23).

Longford Cressy
Bushfire Low
23/100
 Moderate
43/100
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 7
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Longford Cressy
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Longford

  • Longford Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Cressy

  • Cressy District High School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Longford Cressy
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 9 12
Childcare 1 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 4 27

Mobility

Longford sits further from the CBD (185.9 km vs 176.5 km).

Longford Cressy
Walkability score 38/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 185.9 km
+5% vs other
 176.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 133 min 132 min
Public transport score 36/100
Bus
 29/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 8.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 6.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 7301
 0.2%
postcode 7302
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 7301
 25
postcode 7302

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.

Longford Cressy
Car (driver) 82.0% / 71.7%
Longford — Car (driver): 82.0% Cressy — Car (driver): 71.7%
Worked from Home 7.8% / 10.5%
Longford — Worked from Home: 7.8% Cressy — Worked from Home: 10.5%
Walked Only 3.9% / 7.7%
Longford — Walked Only: 3.9% Cressy — Walked Only: 7.7%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 5.1%
Longford — Car (passenger): 5.1% Cressy — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Bus 0.6% / 5.1%
Longford — Bus: 0.6% Cressy — Bus: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.0%).

Setting

Longford Cressy
Elevation 151 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 183 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Longford Cressy
Connectivity score 68/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
2,222 premises
 0%
542 premises

Climate

Longford Cressy
Annual rainfall 676 mm 849 mm
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C —

Council rates

Longford Cressy
Average residential rate $1,704/yr
same for both
Council Northern Midlands
same for both

Federal electorate

Longford Cressy
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Longford Cressy
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Longford

Acreage Retirees

Cressy

Affordable Rural

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