Ross vs Campbell Town
Campbell Town is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 56 in Ross. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ross, most households are people living alone. In Campbell Town, about half of households are 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
Campbell Town
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (23 vs 16)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Ross
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (126.3 km vs 136.2 km)
- has a shorter drive in (92 min vs 97 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ross
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 30%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ross and Campbell Town 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
Campbell Town has more residents (1,023 vs 410); Ross skews older (56 vs 50).
| Ross | Campbell Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 410 | 1,023 +150% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.5% | +2.7% |
| Median age | 56 | 50 |
| Median household income | $47,580/yr +7% vs other | $44,200/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $215/wk +8% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).
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 (8.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Ross | Campbell Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $440,000 same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $128,000 | $130,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 42 days from 14 sales |
Zoning mix
| Ross | Campbell Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 99% |
| Environmental | 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
| Ross | Campbell Town | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 184 across Northern Midlands same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +104% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Ross | Campbell Town | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 17% of TAS | Higher than 12% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 44% of TAS | Higher than 68% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 68% of TAS | Higher than 11% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of TAS | Higher than 78% of TAS |
Liveability
| Ross | Campbell Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 36/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Ross carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 36).
| Ross | Campbell Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 70/100 | Low 36/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Ross | Campbell Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Ross
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Campbell Town
- Campbell Town District High School Government · Combined at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Ross | Campbell Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 4 | 6 |
| Parks & reserves | 16 | 23 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 66 | 14 |
Mobility
Campbell Town sits further from the CBD (136.2 km vs 126.3 km).
| Ross | Campbell Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 126.3 km | 136.2 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 92 min | 97 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 7209 | 0.3% postcode 7210 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 24 postcode 7209 | 19 postcode 7210 |
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 (64.1%).
Setting
| Ross | Campbell Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 201 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 215 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ross | Campbell Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 55/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 255 premises | 23% 548 premises |
Climate
| Ross | Campbell Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 714 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 19.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Ross | Campbell Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,704/yr same for both | |
| Council | Northern Midlands same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ross | Campbell Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ross | Campbell Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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