South Burnie vs Wivenhoe
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In South Burnie, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in South Burnie: a median of $505,000, against $369,000 in Wivenhoe, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, South Burnie tends to suit people living alone, while Wivenhoe suits families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Wivenhoe
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 44%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wivenhoe
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($369,000 vs $505,000)
Weighs house 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
South Burnie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (42/100 vs 33/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
South Burnie
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 11%)
- is more walkable (42/100 vs 33/100)
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
South Burnie and Wivenhoe 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
South Burnie has more residents (348 vs 235).
| South Burnie | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 348 +32% vs other | 235 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.1% | +6.8% |
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr +9% vs other | $53,196/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk +7% vs other | $243/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).
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 (4.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| South Burnie | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $505,000 | $369,000 |
| Median unit price | $390,250 | — |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 19 days from 5 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Wivenhoe has more land zoned for conservation (35% vs 2%); South Burnie has more commercially zoned land (15% vs 1%).
| South Burnie | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial | 31% | 42% |
| Environmental | 2% | 35% |
| Parks and recreation | 25% | 6% |
| Commercial | 15% | 1% |
| Residential | 14% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 13% | 10% |
| Rural and farming | 0% | 5% |
| 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
| South Burnie | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 90 across Burnie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +1200% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| South Burnie | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 34% of TAS | Higher than 24% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 91% of TAS | Higher than 89% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of TAS same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 83% of TAS | Higher than 81% of TAS |
Liveability
South Burnie is more walkable (42 vs 33).
| South Burnie | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| South Burnie | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 14/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 8 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| South Burnie | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in South Burnie
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Wivenhoe
- Leighland Christian School - Burnie Campus Independent · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| South Burnie | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 | 0 |
Mobility
| South Burnie | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 42/100 | 33/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 324.8 km | 323.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 226 min | 224 min |
| Public transport score | 30/100 Bus | 20/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 4.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 2.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 6 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7320 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 19 postcode 7320 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 (81.0%).
Setting
| South Burnie | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 30 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 19 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 492 m 581 m to a named beach | 588 m 629 m to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| South Burnie | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 65/100 | 63/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 37% 312 premises | 34% 199 premises |
Climate
| South Burnie | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Council rates
| South Burnie | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,050/yr same for both | |
| Council | Burnie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| South Burnie | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| South Burnie | Wivenhoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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