North Bruny vs South Bruny

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, South Bruny 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

North Bruny

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (24 vs 15)
  • is already more of a family suburb (44% vs 33%)
  • But South Bruny has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

North Bruny

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

North Bruny

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (46.6 km vs 85.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (76 min vs 117 min)
  • But South Bruny is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • North Bruny has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 31%)
  • South Bruny is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

North Bruny

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.4% vs 16.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

North Bruny South Bruny
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.

North Bruny South Bruny
Walkability 0 / 10
North Bruny — Walkability: 0/100 South Bruny — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 12 / 19
North Bruny — Low fire risk: 12/100 South Bruny — Low fire risk: 19/100

Demographics

North Bruny has higher household incomes ($68,224 vs $49,348).

North Bruny South Bruny
Population 122
+20% vs other
 98
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.4% +16.7%
Median age 59 58
Median household income $68,224/yr
+28% vs other
 $49,348/yr
Median weekly rent $265/wk
+6% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

North Bruny South Bruny
0-4 3.3% / 11.2%
North Bruny — 0-4: 3.3% South Bruny — 0-4: 11.2%
5-14 4.1% / 4.1%
North Bruny — 5-14: 4.1% South Bruny — 5-14: 4.1%
15-19 2.5% / 3.1%
North Bruny — 15-19: 2.5% South Bruny — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 — / —
North Bruny — 20-24: not among its largest South Bruny — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.4% / 4.1%
North Bruny — 25-34: 7.4% South Bruny — 25-34: 4.1%
35-44 5.7% / 6.1%
North Bruny — 35-44: 5.7% South Bruny — 35-44: 6.1%
45-54 12.3% / 10.2%
North Bruny — 45-54: 12.3% South Bruny — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 25.4% / 28.6%
North Bruny — 55-64: 25.4% South Bruny — 55-64: 28.6%
65-74 29.5% / 16.3%
North Bruny — 65-74: 29.5% South Bruny — 65-74: 16.3%
75-84 8.2% / 10.2%
North Bruny — 75-84: 8.2% South Bruny — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ — / 4.1%
North Bruny — 85+: not among its largest South Bruny — 85+: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

North Bruny 55.6% lone person
North Bruny — Lone Person: 55.6% North Bruny — Couple Families: 44.4% North Bruny — One Parent Families: 0.0%
South Bruny 66.7% lone person
South Bruny — Lone Person: 66.7% South Bruny — Couple Families: 19.0% South Bruny — One Parent Families: 14.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

North Bruny 13.0% renting
North Bruny — Owned Outright: 55.6% North Bruny — Mortgage: 31.5% North Bruny — Renting: 13.0%
South Bruny 12.2% renting
South Bruny — Owned Outright: 68.3% South Bruny — Mortgage: 19.5% South Bruny — Renting: 12.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

North Bruny South Bruny
England 4.9% / 3.1%
North Bruny — England: 4.9% South Bruny — England: 3.1%
Indonesia — / 6.1%
North Bruny — Indonesia: not among its largest South Bruny — Indonesia: 6.1%
China 4.9% / —
North Bruny — China: 4.9% South Bruny — China: not among its largest
South Africa 4.9% / —
North Bruny — South Africa: 4.9% South Bruny — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand 3.3% / —
North Bruny — New Zealand: 3.3% South Bruny — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

Qualifications

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

North Bruny South Bruny
Certificate III & IV 10.7% / 22.4%
North Bruny — Certificate III & IV: 10.7% South Bruny — Certificate III & IV: 22.4%
Bachelor Degree 15.6% / 9.2%
North Bruny — Bachelor Degree: 15.6% South Bruny — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.3% / 11.2%
North Bruny — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3% South Bruny — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.2%
Postgraduate Degree 12.3% / 4.1%
North Bruny — Postgraduate Degree: 12.3% South Bruny — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 5.1%
North Bruny — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% South Bruny — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

North Bruny 87.0% houses
North Bruny — Houses: 87.0% North Bruny — Flats / Apartments: 13.0%
South Bruny 100.0% houses
South Bruny — Houses: 100.0% South Bruny — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

South Bruny has more land zoned for conservation (58% vs 35%); North Bruny has more rural and farming land (64% vs 42%).

North Bruny South Bruny
Rural and farming 64% 42%
Environmental 35% 58%
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

North Bruny South Bruny
New dwellings approved 138
across Kingborough
same for both
Approvals change year on year -13%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

North Bruny South Bruny
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of TAS Higher than 20% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of TAS Higher than 74% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 92% of TAS Higher than 93% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of TAS Higher than 24% of TAS

Liveability

South Bruny is more walkable (10 vs 0).

North Bruny South Bruny
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

North Bruny South Bruny
Bushfire High
88/100
 High
81/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
37/100
 Moderate
61/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

North Bruny South Bruny
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

North Bruny South Bruny
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 24 15
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 17 25

Mobility

South Bruny sits further from the CBD (85.3 km vs 46.6 km).

North Bruny South Bruny
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Hobart 46.6 km 85.3 km
+83% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 76 min 117 min
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 7150
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 7150
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.

North Bruny South Bruny
Car (driver) 60.6% / 44.0%
North Bruny — Car (driver): 60.6% South Bruny — Car (driver): 44.0%
Worked from Home 24.2% / 40.0%
North Bruny — Worked from Home: 24.2% South Bruny — Worked from Home: 40.0%
Walked Only — / 16.0%
North Bruny — Walked Only: not among its largest South Bruny — Walked Only: 16.0%
Car (passenger) 15.2% / —
North Bruny — Car (passenger): 15.2% South Bruny — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.6%).

Setting

North Bruny South Bruny
Elevation 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.0 km 3.4 km
3.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

North Bruny South Bruny
Connectivity score 28/100 20/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
97 premises
 0%
66 premises

Climate

North Bruny South Bruny
Annual rainfall — 827 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 19.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 6.8°C

Council rates

North Bruny South Bruny
Average residential rate $1,735/yr
same for both
Council Kingborough
same for both

Federal electorate

North Bruny South Bruny
Division Franklin
same for both
Member Julie Collins
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

North Bruny South Bruny
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

North Bruny

Coastal Outer Retirees

South Bruny

Retirees Rural Young Families

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