Risdon Vale vs Risdon

Risdon Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 42 in Risdon. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Risdon: a median of $750,000, against $525,000 in Risdon Vale, and rent is higher there too. Risdon Vale is closer to the city centre: 11.7 km, against 23.5 km. On these figures, Risdon Vale tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Risdon suits older residents.

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

Risdon Vale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 3)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Risdon Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($525,000 vs $750,000)

Weighs house 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 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $378/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Risdon Vale

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (18 min vs 49 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (11.7 km vs 23.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Risdon Vale is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)
  • Risdon has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 11%)

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

Where they sit

Risdon Vale and Risdon 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 Risdon
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 Risdon
Walkability 24 / 0
Risdon Vale — Walkability: 24/100 Risdon — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 33 / 5
Risdon Vale — Low fire risk: 33/100 Risdon — Low fire risk: 5/100

Demographics

Risdon Vale has more residents (3,171 vs 209); Risdon has higher household incomes ($80,132 vs $61,724).

Risdon Vale Risdon
Population 3,171
+93% vs other
 209
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.4% —
Median age 34 42
Median household income $61,724/yr $80,132/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $378/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Risdon Vale Risdon
0-4 6.1% / 5.7%
Risdon Vale — 0-4: 6.1% Risdon — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 12.7% / 4.8%
Risdon Vale — 5-14: 12.7% Risdon — 5-14: 4.8%
15-19 5.4% / 5.7%
Risdon Vale — 15-19: 5.4% Risdon — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 7.3% / 9.1%
Risdon Vale — 20-24: 7.3% Risdon — 20-24: 9.1%
25-34 20.4% / 18.7%
Risdon Vale — 25-34: 20.4% Risdon — 25-34: 18.7%
35-44 16.7% / 11.5%
Risdon Vale — 35-44: 16.7% Risdon — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 11.0% / 15.3%
Risdon Vale — 45-54: 11.0% Risdon — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 10.0% / 8.6%
Risdon Vale — 55-64: 10.0% Risdon — 55-64: 8.6%
65-74 5.5% / 12.0%
Risdon Vale — 65-74: 5.5% Risdon — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 3.9% / 7.2%
Risdon Vale — 75-84: 3.9% Risdon — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 1.2% / 1.9%
Risdon Vale — 85+: 1.2% Risdon — 85+: 1.9%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Risdon Vale 33.4% lone person
Risdon Vale — Lone Person: 33.4% Risdon Vale — Couple Families: 31.7% Risdon Vale — One Parent Families: 28.4% Risdon Vale — Group Household: 4.0% Risdon Vale — Other Families: 2.6%
Risdon 40.0% lone person
Risdon — Lone Person: 40.0% Risdon — Couple Families: 35.0% Risdon — One Parent Families: 15.0% Risdon — Group Household: 5.0% Risdon — Other Families: 5.0%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
Risdon 18.2% renting
Risdon — Owned Outright: 41.6% Risdon — Mortgage: 40.3% Risdon — Renting: 18.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Risdon Vale Risdon
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 25.8%
Risdon Vale — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Risdon — Certificate III & IV: 25.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.1% / 8.6%
Risdon Vale — Bachelor Degree: 5.1% Risdon — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 4.8%
Risdon Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Risdon — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.1% / 2.4%
Risdon Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1% Risdon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 2.9%
Risdon Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Risdon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

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 Risdon
England 1.7% / 1.4%
Risdon Vale — England: 1.7% Risdon — England: 1.4%
India 0.4% / 1.4%
Risdon Vale — India: 0.4% Risdon — India: 1.4%
New Zealand 0.6% / —
Risdon Vale — New Zealand: 0.6% Risdon — New Zealand: not among its largest
China 0.4% / —
Risdon Vale — China: 0.4% Risdon — China: not among its largest
Philippines 0.4% / —
Risdon Vale — Philippines: 0.4% Risdon — Philippines: not among its largest
Germany 0.4% / —
Risdon Vale — Germany: 0.4% Risdon — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.7%).

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%
Risdon 85.2% houses
Risdon — Houses: 85.2% Risdon — Flats / Apartments: 14.8% Risdon — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Risdon Vale Risdon
Median house price $525,000 $750,000
Median unit price $535,000 —
Median land price $253,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 59 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Risdon Vale has more rural and farming land (35% vs 4%).

Risdon Vale Risdon
Parks and recreation 27% 52%
Rural and farming 35% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 33%
Environmental 19% 9%
Residential 10% 1%
Other and special use 3% 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

Risdon Vale Risdon
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 Risdon
Houses 5.1%
$580/wk on $595K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Risdon Vale Risdon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of TAS Higher than 72% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of TAS Higher than 57% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of TAS Higher than 75% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of TAS Higher than 100% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 92% of TAS —

Liveability

Risdon Vale is more walkable (24 vs 0).

Risdon Vale Risdon
Grade C —
Score 39/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Risdon carries more bushfire risk (95 vs 67).

Risdon Vale Risdon
Bushfire Moderate
67/100
 High
95/100
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 4
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

Schools in Risdon Vale

  • Risdon Vale Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Risdon

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Risdon Vale Risdon
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 9 3
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 6 7

Mobility

Risdon sits further from the CBD (23.5 km vs 11.7 km).

Risdon Vale Risdon
Walkability score 24/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 11.7 km 23.5 km
+101% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 18 min 49 min
Public transport score 93/100
Bus
 62/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 70.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 18.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 7016
 0.9%
postcode 7017
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 23
postcode 7016
 44
postcode 7017

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 Risdon
Car (driver) 82.0% / 84.5%
Risdon Vale — Car (driver): 82.0% Risdon — Car (driver): 84.5%
Worked from Home 4.7% / 9.3%
Risdon Vale — Worked from Home: 4.7% Risdon — Worked from Home: 9.3%
Car (passenger) 7.8% / 3.1%
Risdon Vale — Car (passenger): 7.8% Risdon — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Bus 4.9% / —
Risdon Vale — Bus: 4.9% Risdon — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 0.6% / 3.1%
Risdon Vale — Walked Only: 0.6% Risdon — Walked Only: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.5%).

Setting

Risdon Vale Risdon
Elevation 238 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.2 km 3.6 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Risdon Vale Risdon
Annual rainfall 507 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Risdon Vale Risdon
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

Risdon

Middle-Ring River

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