Risdon Vale vs Cambridge

Risdon Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 41 in Cambridge. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cambridge, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cambridge: a median of $920,000, against $525,000 in Risdon Vale, and rent is higher there too. Risdon Vale is closer to the city centre: 11.7 km, against 14 km. On these figures, Risdon Vale tends to suit young adults and buyers on a tighter budget, while Cambridge 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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Risdon Vale has more parks and reserves (9 vs 6)
  • Cambridge has more childcare (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Risdon Vale

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($253,500 vs $900,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($525,000 vs $920,000)
  • has cheaper units ($535,000 vs $590,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Risdon Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $410/wk)
  • But Cambridge leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Risdon Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (11.7 km vs 14 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cambridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Risdon Vale returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.1% vs 3.0%)
  • Cambridge is growing faster (25.2% vs 10.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Risdon Vale Cambridge
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.

Risdon Vale Cambridge
Walkability 24 / 17
Risdon Vale — Walkability: 24/100 Cambridge — Walkability: 17/100
Low fire risk 33 / 9
Risdon Vale — Low fire risk: 33/100 Cambridge — Low fire risk: 9/100

Demographics

Risdon Vale has more residents (3,171 vs 1,454); Cambridge has higher household incomes ($106,496 vs $61,724).

Risdon Vale Cambridge
Population 3,171
+54% vs other
 1,454
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.4% +25.2%
Median age 34 41
Median household income $61,724/yr $106,496/yr
+73% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $410/wk
+28% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Risdon Vale Cambridge
0-4 6.1% / 5.4%
Risdon Vale — 0-4: 6.1% Cambridge — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 12.7% / 13.4%
Risdon Vale — 5-14: 12.7% Cambridge — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 5.4% / 4.0%
Risdon Vale — 15-19: 5.4% Cambridge — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 7.3% / 4.8%
Risdon Vale — 20-24: 7.3% Cambridge — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 20.4% / 12.8%
Risdon Vale — 25-34: 20.4% Cambridge — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 16.7% / 13.3%
Risdon Vale — 35-44: 16.7% Cambridge — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 11.0% / 13.1%
Risdon Vale — 45-54: 11.0% Cambridge — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 10.0% / 14.0%
Risdon Vale — 55-64: 10.0% Cambridge — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 5.5% / 11.8%
Risdon Vale — 65-74: 5.5% Cambridge — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 3.9% / 5.4%
Risdon Vale — 75-84: 3.9% Cambridge — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 1.2% / 0.7%
Risdon Vale — 85+: 1.2% Cambridge — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Risdon Vale 31.7% couple families
Risdon Vale — Couple Families: 31.7% Risdon Vale — Lone Person: 33.4% Risdon Vale — One Parent Families: 28.4% Risdon Vale — Group Household: 4.0% Risdon Vale — Other Families: 2.6%
Cambridge 47.8% couple families
Cambridge — Couple Families: 47.8% Cambridge — Lone Person: 33.1% Cambridge — One Parent Families: 15.0% Cambridge — Group Household: 3.3% Cambridge — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Risdon Vale 35.0% renting
Risdon Vale — Owned Outright: 22.7% Risdon Vale — Mortgage: 42.4% Risdon Vale — Renting: 35.0%
Cambridge 12.3% renting
Cambridge — Owned Outright: 41.4% Cambridge — Mortgage: 46.3% Cambridge — Renting: 12.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Risdon Vale Cambridge
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 17.5%
Risdon Vale — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Cambridge — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.1% / 12.3%
Risdon Vale — Bachelor Degree: 5.1% Cambridge — Bachelor Degree: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.1% / 9.4%
Risdon Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1% Cambridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 4.5%
Risdon Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Cambridge — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 1.4%
Risdon Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Cambridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

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.

Risdon Vale Cambridge
England 1.7% / 2.1%
Risdon Vale — England: 1.7% Cambridge — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 0.6% / 1.1%
Risdon Vale — New Zealand: 0.6% Cambridge — New Zealand: 1.1%
China 0.4% / 1.2%
Risdon Vale — China: 0.4% Cambridge — China: 1.2%
India 0.4% / 0.5%
Risdon Vale — India: 0.4% Cambridge — India: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Risdon Vale — South Africa: not among its largest Cambridge — South Africa: 0.8%
Philippines 0.4% / —
Risdon Vale — Philippines: 0.4% Cambridge — Philippines: not among its largest
Germany 0.4% / —
Risdon Vale — Germany: 0.4% Cambridge — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Risdon Vale 94.1% houses
Risdon Vale — Houses: 94.1% Risdon Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Risdon Vale — Townhouses: 5.9%
Cambridge 91.9% houses
Cambridge — Houses: 91.9% Cambridge — Flats / Apartments: 7.5% Cambridge — Townhouses: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Risdon Vale Cambridge
Median house price $525,000 $920,000
Median unit price $535,000 $590,000
Median land price $253,500 $900,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 59 sales
 34 days
from 15 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Risdon Vale Cambridge
3 bed $527K / $862K
Risdon Vale — 3 bed: $527K (94 sales) Cambridge — 3 bed: $862K (18 sales)

94 vs 18 sales

4 bed $642K / $1.1M
Risdon Vale — 4 bed: $642K (6 sales) Cambridge — 4 bed: $1.1M (9 sales)

6 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Cambridge has more rural and farming land (51% vs 35%).

Risdon Vale Cambridge
Rural and farming 35% 51%
Parks and recreation 27% 12%
Environmental 19%
same for both
Residential 10% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 4%
Other and special use 3% 1%
Industrial 0% 3%
Planning zones cover 100% of Risdon Vale and 90% of Cambridge. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Risdon Vale Cambridge
New dwellings approved 291
across Clarence
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Risdon Vale Cambridge
Houses 5.1%
$580/wk on $595K
 3.0%
$675/wk on $1.19M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Risdon Vale Cambridge
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of TAS Higher than 93% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of TAS Higher than 84% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of TAS Higher than 86% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of TAS Higher than 89% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 92% of TAS Higher than 8% of TAS

Liveability

Cambridge scores higher overall (58 vs 39).

Risdon Vale Cambridge
Grade C B
Score 39/100 58/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Cambridge carries more bushfire risk (91 vs 67).

Risdon Vale Cambridge
Bushfire Moderate
67/100
 High
91/100
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
 Moderate
65/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Risdon Vale Cambridge
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Risdon Vale

  • Risdon Vale Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Cambridge

  • Cambridge Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Risdon Vale Cambridge
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 0 9
Parks & reserves 9 6
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 6 4

Mobility

Cambridge sits further from the CBD (14 km vs 11.7 km).

Risdon Vale Cambridge
Walkability score 24/100 17/100
Distance to Hobart 11.7 km 14 km
+20% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 18 min
same for both
Public transport score 93/100
Bus
 90/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 70.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 35.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 7016
 1.3%
postcode 7170
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 23
postcode 7016
 47
postcode 7170

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.

Risdon Vale Cambridge
Car (driver) 82.0% / 80.1%
Risdon Vale — Car (driver): 82.0% Cambridge — Car (driver): 80.1%
Worked from Home 4.7% / 10.0%
Risdon Vale — Worked from Home: 4.7% Cambridge — Worked from Home: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 7.8% / 5.2%
Risdon Vale — Car (passenger): 7.8% Cambridge — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Bus 4.9% / 1.9%
Risdon Vale — Bus: 4.9% Cambridge — Bus: 1.9%
Walked Only 0.6% / 2.8%
Risdon Vale — Walked Only: 0.6% Cambridge — Walked Only: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.0%).

Setting

Risdon Vale Cambridge
Elevation 238 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.2 km 2.2 km

NBN connectivity

Risdon Vale Cambridge
Connectivity score 100/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
1,303 premises
 62%
1,130 premises

Climate

Risdon Vale Cambridge
Annual rainfall 507 mm 460 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 22.7°C
Winter min (Jul) — 4.8°C

Council rates

Risdon Vale Cambridge
Average residential rate $2,189/yr
same for both
Council Clarence
same for both

Federal electorate

Risdon Vale Cambridge
Division Franklin
same for both
Member Julie Collins
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Risdon Vale Cambridge
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Risdon Vale

Acreage Affordable Easy Commute Middle-Ring Transport Hub

Cambridge

Acreage Coastal Easy Commute Middle-Ring Premium Transport Hub

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