Park Grove vs East Cam
Park Grove is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in East Cam. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In East Cam, most households are couple families. On these figures, Park Grove tends to suit people living alone, while East Cam suits 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
Park Grove
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more childcare (4 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- But East Cam is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 59%)
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
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Park Grove has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 7%)
- East Cam has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Park Grove
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (56/100 vs 6/100)
- has a shorter drive in (229 min vs 234 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (328.7 km vs 331.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Park Grove
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (56/100 vs 6/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Park Grove
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.6% vs -7.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Park Grove and East Cam 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
Park Grove has more residents (2,613 vs 158); East Cam skews older (47 vs 39).
| Park Grove | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,613 +94% vs other | 158 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.6% | -7.1% |
| Median age | 39 | 47 |
| Median household income | $91,832/yr +12% vs other | $81,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +17% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
Property market
| Park Grove | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $620,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $465,000 | — |
| Median land price | $705,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 33 days from 16 sales | — |
Zoning mix
East Cam has more rural and farming land (88% vs 5%).
| Park Grove | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 5% | 88% |
| Residential | 74% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 14% | 7% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 7% | 2% |
| Environmental | 0% | 3% |
| 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
| Park Grove | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 90 across Burnie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +1200% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Park Grove | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.7% $495/wk on $690K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Park Grove | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 83% of TAS | Higher than 73% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 94% of TAS | Higher than 70% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 31% of TAS | Higher than 43% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 87% of TAS | Higher than 73% of TAS |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 25% of TAS | — |
Liveability
Park Grove is more walkable (56 vs 6).
| Park Grove | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A | — |
| Score | 71/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
East Cam carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0).
| Park Grove | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 20/100 |
| 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 | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Park Grove | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Park Grove
- Stella Maris Catholic School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Burnie Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in East Cam
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Park Grove | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 4 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 | 1 |
Mobility
East Cam sits further from the CBD (331.8 km vs 328.7 km).
| Park Grove | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 56/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 328.7 km | 331.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 229 min | 234 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7320 | 0.4% postcode 7321 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 19 postcode 7320 | 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).
Setting
| Park Grove | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 127 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 146 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.2 km 2.0 km to a named beach | 2.3 km 2.8 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Park Grove | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 72/100 | 37/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 49% 1,203 premises | 0% 63 premises |
Climate
| Park Grove | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Park Grove | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,050/yr same for both | |
| Council | Burnie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Park Grove | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Park Grove | East Cam | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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