Rocky Cape vs Sisters Beach
Rocky Cape is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Sisters Beach. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rocky Cape, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Rocky Cape: a median of $630,000, against $568,000 in Sisters Beach, though rent is higher in Sisters Beach. On these figures, Rocky Cape tends to suit couples, while Sisters Beach suits people living alone.
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
Rocky Cape
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 53%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Sisters Beach
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 33%)
- has cheaper houses ($567,500 vs $630,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Rocky Cape
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Sisters Beach
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (362.4 km vs 371.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Sisters Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Where they sit
Rocky Cape and Sisters Beach 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
Sisters Beach has more residents (511 vs 211); Sisters Beach has higher household incomes ($66,924 vs $44,200).
| Rocky Cape | Sisters Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 211 | 511 +142% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.4% | — |
| Median age | 44 | 47 |
| Median household income | $44,200/yr | $66,924/yr +51% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $250/wk +25% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
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 (5.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Rocky Cape | Sisters Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $630,000 | $567,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $302,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 31 days from 8 sales |
Zoning mix
Rocky Cape has more rural and farming land (60% vs 9%); Sisters Beach has more land zoned for conservation (80% vs 39%).
| Rocky Cape | Sisters Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 39% | 80% |
| Rural and farming | 60% | 9% |
| Residential | 0% | 10% |
| 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
| Rocky Cape | Sisters Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 7 across Circular Head | 65 across Waratah-Wynyard |
| Approvals change year on year | — | +33% |
Ranking within TAS
| Rocky Cape | Sisters Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 12% of TAS | Higher than 47% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 57% of TAS | Higher than 74% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 45% of TAS | Higher than 43% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of TAS | Higher than 61% of TAS |
Liveability
Sisters Beach is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Rocky Cape | Sisters Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 38/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Sisters Beach carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 63).
| Rocky Cape | Sisters Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 63/100 | High 78/100 |
| Crime | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 24/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Rocky Cape | Sisters Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Rocky Cape | Sisters Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 5 | 1 |
Mobility
Rocky Cape sits further from the CBD (371.8 km vs 362.4 km).
| Rocky Cape | Sisters Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 371.8 km +3% vs other | 362.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 261 min | 258 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 (83.7%).
Setting
| Rocky Cape | Sisters Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 94 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 144 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.6 km | 907 m 4.1 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Rocky Cape | Sisters Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 113 premises | 0% 431 premises |
Climate
| Rocky Cape | Sisters Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Federal electorate
| Rocky Cape | Sisters Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Rocky Cape | Sisters Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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