Rocky Cape vs Sisters Creek

Comparing Rocky Cape and Sisters Creek, TAS: Sisters Creek has higher household incomes ($84,448 vs $44,200); Rocky Cape sits further from the CBD (371.8 km vs 362.4 km); and Rocky Cape has more residents (211 vs 161).

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Sisters Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Sisters Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 14%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 24%)
  • But Rocky Cape has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Sisters Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (362.4 km vs 371.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (256 min vs 261 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rocky Cape

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Sisters Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.1% vs 2.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Rocky Cape and Sisters Creek drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Rocky Cape Sisters Creek
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.

Rocky Cape Sisters Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Rocky Cape — Walkability: 0/100 Sisters Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 37 / 40
Rocky Cape — Low fire risk: 37/100 Sisters Creek — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Sisters Creek has higher household incomes ($84,448 vs $44,200); Rocky Cape has more residents (211 vs 161).

Rocky Cape Sisters Creek
Population 211
+24% vs other
 161
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% +20.1%
Median age 44 43
Median household income $44,200/yr $84,448/yr
+91% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $220/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rocky Cape Sisters Creek
0-4 7.1% / 2.5%
Rocky Cape — 0-4: 7.1% Sisters Creek — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 11.8% / 14.9%
Rocky Cape — 5-14: 11.8% Sisters Creek — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 6.6% / 8.1%
Rocky Cape — 15-19: 6.6% Sisters Creek — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 2.8% / 6.2%
Rocky Cape — 20-24: 2.8% Sisters Creek — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 9.5% / 10.6%
Rocky Cape — 25-34: 9.5% Sisters Creek — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 12.8% / 11.2%
Rocky Cape — 35-44: 12.8% Sisters Creek — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 19.9% / 18.0%
Rocky Cape — 45-54: 19.9% Sisters Creek — 45-54: 18.0%
55-64 11.4% / 14.9%
Rocky Cape — 55-64: 11.4% Sisters Creek — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 11.8% / 11.8%
Rocky Cape — 65-74: 11.8% Sisters Creek — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 6.2% / 2.5%
Rocky Cape — 75-84: 6.2% Sisters Creek — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 1.9% / —
Rocky Cape — 85+: 1.9% Sisters Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Rocky Cape Sisters Creek
England 5.7% / 5.6%
Rocky Cape — England: 5.7% Sisters Creek — England: 5.6%
New Zealand 2.4% / —
Rocky Cape — New Zealand: 2.4% Sisters Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rocky Cape 48.9% couple families
Rocky Cape — Couple Families: 48.9% Rocky Cape — Lone Person: 31.9% Rocky Cape — One Parent Families: 19.1%
Sisters Creek 53.8% couple families
Sisters Creek — Couple Families: 53.8% Sisters Creek — Lone Person: 38.5% Sisters Creek — One Parent Families: 7.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rocky Cape 97.4% houses
Rocky Cape — Houses: 97.4% Rocky Cape — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Sisters Creek 96.3% houses
Sisters Creek — Houses: 96.3% Sisters Creek — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Rocky Cape Sisters Creek
Certificate III & IV 20.4% / 21.1%
Rocky Cape — Certificate III & IV: 20.4% Sisters Creek — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 7.5%
Rocky Cape — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Sisters Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 5.0%
Rocky Cape — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Sisters Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Rocky Cape — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Sisters Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rocky Cape 13.9% renting
Rocky Cape — Owned Outright: 43.1% Rocky Cape — Mortgage: 43.1% Rocky Cape — Renting: 13.9%
Sisters Creek 26.0% renting
Sisters Creek — Owned Outright: 36.0% Sisters Creek — Mortgage: 38.0% Sisters Creek — Renting: 26.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Rocky Cape Sisters Creek
Median house price $630,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Rocky Cape has more land zoned for conservation (39% vs 23%); Sisters Creek has more rural and farming land (76% vs 60%).

Rocky Cape Sisters Creek
Rural and farming 60% 76%
Environmental 39% 23%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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 Creek
New dwellings approved 7
across Circular Head
 65
across Waratah-Wynyard
Approvals change year on year — +33%

Ranking within TAS

Rocky Cape Sisters Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 12% of TAS Higher than 76% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of TAS Higher than 25% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of TAS Higher than 38% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of TAS Higher than 57% of TAS

Liveability

Rocky Cape Sisters Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Rocky Cape Sisters Creek
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
60/100
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 Creek
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 Creek
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 5 4

Mobility

Rocky Cape sits further from the CBD (371.8 km vs 362.4 km).

Rocky Cape Sisters Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 371.8 km
+3% vs other
 362.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 261 min 256 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7321
 0.4%
postcode 7325
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 26
postcode 7321
 28
postcode 7325

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.

Rocky Cape Sisters Creek
Car (driver) 66.7% / 71.6%
Rocky Cape — Car (driver): 66.7% Sisters Creek — Car (driver): 71.6%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 22.4%
Rocky Cape — Worked from Home: 25.0% Sisters Creek — Worked from Home: 22.4%
Walked Only 4.8% / 6.0%
Rocky Cape — Walked Only: 4.8% Sisters Creek — Walked Only: 6.0%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / —
Rocky Cape — Car (passenger): 3.6% Sisters Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.6%).

Setting

Rocky Cape Sisters Creek
Elevation 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 134 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.6 km 5.7 km

NBN connectivity

Rocky Cape Sisters Creek
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
113 premises
 0%
61 premises

Climate

Rocky Cape Sisters Creek
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 Creek
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 Creek
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rocky Cape

Rural

Sisters Creek

Rural

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