Tunbridge vs Ross

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Ross tends to suit 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

Ross

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 8)

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

First-home buyers

Tunbridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 22%)

Weighs 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

Tunbridge

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (79 min vs 92 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (110.3 km vs 126.3 km)

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 24%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Ross

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.5% vs -15.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tunbridge Ross
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.

Tunbridge Ross
Walkability 0 / 0
Tunbridge — Walkability: 0/100 Ross — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 59 / 30
Tunbridge — Low fire risk: 59/100 Ross — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Ross has more residents (410 vs 123).

Tunbridge Ross
Population 123 410
+233% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.2% +1.5%
Median age 55 56
Median household income $48,516/yr
+2% vs other
 $47,580/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tunbridge Ross
0-4 2.4% / 3.9%
Tunbridge — 0-4: 2.4% Ross — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 8.1% / 8.0%
Tunbridge — 5-14: 8.1% Ross — 5-14: 8.0%
15-19 3.3% / 2.9%
Tunbridge — 15-19: 3.3% Ross — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 2.4% / 4.1%
Tunbridge — 20-24: 2.4% Ross — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 12.2% / 6.1%
Tunbridge — 25-34: 12.2% Ross — 25-34: 6.1%
35-44 8.9% / 6.8%
Tunbridge — 35-44: 8.9% Ross — 35-44: 6.8%
45-54 13.0% / 15.1%
Tunbridge — 45-54: 13.0% Ross — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 28.5% / 18.8%
Tunbridge — 55-64: 28.5% Ross — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 15.4% / 23.4%
Tunbridge — 65-74: 15.4% Ross — 65-74: 23.4%
75-84 4.9% / 10.0%
Tunbridge — 75-84: 4.9% Ross — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ 4.1% / 3.4%
Tunbridge — 85+: 4.1% Ross — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tunbridge 57.1% lone person
Tunbridge — Lone Person: 57.1% Tunbridge — Couple Families: 28.6% Tunbridge — One Parent Families: 14.3%
Ross 57.8% lone person
Ross — Lone Person: 57.8% Ross — Couple Families: 28.4% Ross — One Parent Families: 13.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tunbridge 21.3% renting
Tunbridge — Owned Outright: 51.1% Tunbridge — Mortgage: 27.7% Tunbridge — Renting: 21.3%
Ross 22.0% renting
Ross — Owned Outright: 58.5% Ross — Mortgage: 19.5% Ross — Renting: 22.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Tunbridge Ross
England 2.4% / 8.5%
Tunbridge — England: 2.4% Ross — England: 8.5%
India 3.3% / —
Tunbridge — India: 3.3% Ross — India: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.7%
Tunbridge — New Zealand: not among its largest Ross — New Zealand: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

Qualifications

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

Tunbridge Ross
Certificate III & IV 10.6% / 12.0%
Tunbridge — Certificate III & IV: 10.6% Ross — Certificate III & IV: 12.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 9.3%
Tunbridge — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Ross — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 5.6%
Tunbridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Ross — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 0.7%
Tunbridge — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Ross — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Tunbridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Ross — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tunbridge 100.0% houses
Tunbridge — Houses: 100.0% Tunbridge — Townhouses: 0.0%
Ross 97.8% houses
Ross — Houses: 97.8% Ross — Townhouses: 2.2%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Tunbridge Ross
Median house price — $440,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $128,000

Zoning mix

Tunbridge Ross
Rural and farming 96% 98%
Environmental 3% 2%
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

Tunbridge Ross
New dwellings approved 184
across Northern Midlands
same for both
Approvals change year on year +104%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Tunbridge Ross
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of TAS Higher than 17% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of TAS Higher than 44% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 12% of TAS Higher than 68% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of TAS Higher than 37% of TAS

Liveability

Tunbridge Ross
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Ross carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 41).

Tunbridge Ross
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 High
70/100
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
same for both

Schools

Tunbridge Ross
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

Tunbridge Ross
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 8 16
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 8 66

Mobility

Ross sits further from the CBD (126.3 km vs 110.3 km).

Tunbridge Ross
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 110.3 km 126.3 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 79 min 92 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 7120
 0.6%
postcode 7209
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 24
postcode 7120
 24
postcode 7209

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.

Tunbridge Ross
Car (driver) 80.8% / 63.5%
Tunbridge — Car (driver): 80.8% Ross — Car (driver): 63.5%
Worked from Home 19.2% / 18.6%
Tunbridge — Worked from Home: 19.2% Ross — Worked from Home: 18.6%
Walked Only — / 12.2%
Tunbridge — Walked Only: not among its largest Ross — Walked Only: 12.2%
Car (passenger) — / 5.8%
Tunbridge — Car (passenger): not among its largest Ross — Car (passenger): 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.8%).

Setting

Tunbridge Ross
Elevation 218 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 201 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tunbridge Ross
Connectivity score 15/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
73 premises
 0%
255 premises

Climate

Tunbridge Ross
Annual rainfall 493 mm 714 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 19.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 0.5°C

Council rates

Tunbridge Ross
Average residential rate $1,704/yr
same for both
Council Northern Midlands
same for both

Federal electorate

Tunbridge Ross
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tunbridge Ross
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tunbridge

Rural

Ross

Affordable Retirees River Rural
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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