Ridgley vs Stowport
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Stowport: a median of $675,000, against $590,000 in Ridgley, though rent is higher in Ridgley.
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
Ridgley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Ridgley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($590,000 vs $675,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Stowport
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $230/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Stowport
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (225 min vs 235 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (325.5 km vs 336.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ridgley 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.
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
Ridgley has more residents (645 vs 446); Ridgley rents higher ($230/wk vs $200/wk).
| Ridgley | Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 645 +31% vs other | 446 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.8% | +10.4% |
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Median household income | $81,016/yr +3% vs other | $78,468/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk +13% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Ridgley | Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $590,000 | $675,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 21 days from 6 sales | 22 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
Stowport has more land zoned for conservation (24% vs 0%); Ridgley has more rural and farming land (94% vs 76%).
| Ridgley | Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 76% |
| Environmental | 0% | 24% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% | 0% |
| 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
| Ridgley | Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 90 across Burnie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +1200% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Ridgley | Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 73% of TAS | Higher than 70% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 80% of TAS | Higher than 77% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 46% of TAS same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 71% of TAS same for both | |
Liveability
| Ridgley | Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 49/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Stowport carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0).
| Ridgley | Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | 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 | 0 within 5 km | 4 within 5 km |
Schools
| Ridgley | Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Ridgley
- Ridgley Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Stowport
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Ridgley | Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
Ridgley sits further from the CBD (336.1 km vs 325.5 km).
| Ridgley | Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 336.1 km +3% vs other | 325.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 235 min | 225 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7321 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 26 postcode 7321 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.7%).
Setting
| Ridgley | Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 301 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 170 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 10.8 km | 5.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Ridgley | Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 276 premises | 0% 200 premises |
Climate
| Ridgley | 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
| Ridgley | Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,050/yr same for both | |
| Council | Burnie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ridgley | Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ridgley | Stowport | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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