Preservation Bay vs Sulphur Creek

Sulphur Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 48 in Preservation Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Preservation Bay, most households are couple families. In Sulphur Creek, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Preservation Bay: a median of $840,000, against $735,000 in Sulphur Creek. On these figures, Sulphur Creek tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

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

Preservation Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 61%)

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

First-home buyers

Sulphur Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($735,000 vs $839,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Preservation Bay

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (214 min vs 220 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (312 km vs 318 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

Preservation Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (35.1% vs 12.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
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.

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Preservation Bay — Walkability: 0/100 Sulphur Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Preservation Bay — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sulphur Creek — Low fire risk: 86/100

Demographics

Sulphur Creek has more residents (707 vs 100); Preservation Bay skews older (48 vs 44).

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
Population 100 707
+607% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +35.1% +12.4%
Median age 48 44
Median household income $94,224/yr
+1% vs other
 $93,028/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+2% vs other
 $295/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
0-4 4.0% / 6.5%
Preservation Bay — 0-4: 4.0% Sulphur Creek — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 9.0% / 11.5%
Preservation Bay — 5-14: 9.0% Sulphur Creek — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 15.0% / 4.4%
Preservation Bay — 15-19: 15.0% Sulphur Creek — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 3.0% / 3.7%
Preservation Bay — 20-24: 3.0% Sulphur Creek — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 5.0% / 13.4%
Preservation Bay — 25-34: 5.0% Sulphur Creek — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 14.0% / 10.7%
Preservation Bay — 35-44: 14.0% Sulphur Creek — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 23.0% / 11.9%
Preservation Bay — 45-54: 23.0% Sulphur Creek — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 12.0% / 16.4%
Preservation Bay — 55-64: 12.0% Sulphur Creek — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 15.0% / 14.4%
Preservation Bay — 65-74: 15.0% Sulphur Creek — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 9.0% / 5.5%
Preservation Bay — 75-84: 9.0% Sulphur Creek — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ — / 0.6%
Preservation Bay — 85+: not among its largest Sulphur Creek — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Preservation Bay 58.3% couple families
Preservation Bay — Couple Families: 58.3% Preservation Bay — Lone Person: 25.0% Preservation Bay — One Parent Families: 16.7% Preservation Bay — Group Household: 0.0%
Sulphur Creek 54.2% couple families
Sulphur Creek — Couple Families: 54.2% Sulphur Creek — Lone Person: 34.9% Sulphur Creek — One Parent Families: 7.2% Sulphur Creek — Group Household: 3.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Preservation Bay 12.9% renting
Preservation Bay — Owned Outright: 45.2% Preservation Bay — Mortgage: 41.9% Preservation Bay — Renting: 12.9%
Sulphur Creek 12.0% renting
Sulphur Creek — Owned Outright: 45.1% Sulphur Creek — Mortgage: 42.9% Sulphur Creek — Renting: 12.0%
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.

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
England 3.0% / 3.5%
Preservation Bay — England: 3.0% Sulphur Creek — England: 3.5%
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Preservation Bay — New Zealand: not among its largest Sulphur Creek — New Zealand: 1.1%
Netherlands — / 1.0%
Preservation Bay — Netherlands: not among its largest Sulphur Creek — Netherlands: 1.0%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Preservation Bay — Philippines: not among its largest Sulphur Creek — Philippines: 0.8%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Preservation Bay — South Africa: not among its largest Sulphur Creek — South Africa: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Qualifications

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

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 20.8%
Preservation Bay — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Sulphur Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Bachelor Degree 17.0% / 11.9%
Preservation Bay — Bachelor Degree: 17.0% Sulphur Creek — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.0% / 6.1%
Preservation Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0% Sulphur Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 1.4%
Preservation Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Sulphur Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 2.0%
Preservation Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Sulphur Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Preservation Bay 92.1% houses
Preservation Bay — Houses: 92.1% Preservation Bay — Flats / Apartments: 7.9% Preservation Bay — Townhouses: 0.0%
Sulphur Creek 98.6% houses
Sulphur Creek — Houses: 98.6% Sulphur Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.4% Sulphur Creek — Townhouses: 1.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
Median house price $839,500 $735,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $212,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 68 days
from 4 sales
 34 days
from 14 sales

Zoning mix

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
Rural and farming 82% 89%
Residential 9% 6%
Environmental 6% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 4%
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

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
New dwellings approved 84
across Central Coast (Tas.)
same for both
Approvals change year on year -38%
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.

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
Houses — 4.0%
$580/wk on $745K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 86% of TAS —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of TAS Higher than 28% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 70% of TAS Higher than 69% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of TAS Higher than 84% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 39% of TAS

Liveability

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
Grade — B
Score — 52/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Sulphur Creek carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0).

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
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 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
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

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Waterways 0 8

Mobility

Sulphur Creek sits further from the CBD (318 km vs 312 km).

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 312 km 318 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 214 min 220 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 7316
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 31
postcode 7316
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.

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
Car (driver) 79.6% / 88.3%
Preservation Bay — Car (driver): 79.6% Sulphur Creek — Car (driver): 88.3%
Worked from Home 20.4% / 6.9%
Preservation Bay — Worked from Home: 20.4% Sulphur Creek — Worked from Home: 6.9%
Car (passenger) — / 3.2%
Preservation Bay — Car (passenger): not among its largest Sulphur Creek — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only — / 1.6%
Preservation Bay — Walked Only: not among its largest Sulphur Creek — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.3%).

Setting

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
Elevation 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 138 m
173 m to a named beach
 2.1 km
2.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
Connectivity score 45/100 66/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 41%
350 premises

Climate

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
Annual rainfall 814 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
Average residential rate $1,379/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (Tas.)
same for both

Federal electorate

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Preservation Bay Sulphur Creek
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Preservation Bay

Beach Beachfront Coastal Quiet

Sulphur Creek

Acreage Coastal

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