Ridgley vs West Ridgley
Ridgley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in West Ridgley. 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.
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
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
Ridgley
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $320/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Ridgley
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (235 min vs 243 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (336.1 km vs 342.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ridgley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Ridgley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.8% vs -0.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ridgley and West Ridgley 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 124); West Ridgley rents higher ($320/wk vs $230/wk).
| Ridgley | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 645 +81% vs other | 124 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.8% | -0.8% |
| Median age | 41 | 48 |
| Median household income | $81,016/yr +14% vs other | $69,628/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk | $320/wk +39% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.4%).
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 (3.2%).
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 | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $590,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 21 days from 6 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Ridgley | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 99% |
| 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 | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 90 across Burnie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +1200% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Ridgley | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 73% of TAS | Higher than 54% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 80% of TAS | Higher than 30% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 46% of TAS | Higher than 43% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 71% of TAS | Higher than 59% of TAS |
Liveability
Ridgley is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Ridgley | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 49/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Ridgley | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Ridgley | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 West Ridgley
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Ridgley | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 6 |
Mobility
West Ridgley sits further from the CBD (342.8 km vs 336.1 km).
| Ridgley | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 336.1 km | 342.8 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 235 min | 243 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 | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 301 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 249 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 10.8 km | 13.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Ridgley | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 276 premises | 0% 51 premises |
Climate
| Ridgley | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,050/yr same for both | |
| Council | Burnie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ridgley | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ridgley | West Ridgley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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