East Cam TAS 7321

East Cam is a suburb in Tasmania, 332 km from Hobart CBD, around 3 hours 55 minutes by car. Population is 158; the median age is 47 and the median household income is $81,224 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The suburb fell 7.1% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $250 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,509. Walkability is low.

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Short-Stay Rentals

No active Airbnb listings.

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Crime in the Burnie council area

Crime recorded across the whole council area over the 12 months to Jul 2026, not in East Cam alone. Tasmania Police publish by council, not by suburb.

Type Count Per 1,000 residents
All offences 1,340 65.6
Assault 236 11.6
Assault in a public place 53 2.6
Home burglary 34 1.7
Stolen vehicles 28 1.4
Robbery 12 0.6
Serious crime 58 2.8
Public order incidents 1,011 49.5
Family violence order breaches 66 3.2
Police family violence order breaches 54 2.6

Rates use the council’s 20,420 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in East Cam killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Walkability

East Cam is very car-dependent on foot — at 6/100, nearly all errands require a car.

6
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 80

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in East Cam.

37
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
63
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 52%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 46%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 2%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
1 in suburb
Beaches
None
Waterways
1 in suburb
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Burnie: council population

The whole council area, not just East Cam · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
20,420
+0.2% in a year
Change
+39
people since 2024
Density
33
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+13
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-37
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+63
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
6/10
9/10 within TAS
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
9/10
10/10 within TAS
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
5/10
8/10 within TAS
qualifications and job type, income excluded

East Cam is home to 158 residents, with a median age of 47, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $81,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.1%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

158

7.1% since 2016

Median Age

47

4.4% since 2016

Median Household Income

$81,224/yr

2.4% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$250/wk

30.9% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,509/mo

14.9% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.8

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$38,636/yr

32.4% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

10.8% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

7.8%

42.2% since 2016

Total Dwellings

51

1.9% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

92.6%

0.6% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

16.0%

34.5% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

22.3%

18.0% since 2016

Work From Home

19.4%

151.9% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 51 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 27 (50.0%)
Mortgage 23 (42.6%)
Renting 4 (7.4%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
89.9%
English Spoken at Home
96.2%
Employment Rate
58.4%
1.5% since 2016
Completed Year 12
29.1%

Occupations

Professionals 15 (21.7%)
Technicians & Trades 14 (20.3%)
Managers 11 (15.9%)
Labourers 9 (13.0%)
Clerical & Administrative 7 (10.1%)
Community & Personal Service 7 (10.1%)
Sales 5 (7.2%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 4 (5.8%)

Religion

Christianity 78 (49.4%)
No Religion 75 (47.5%)

Age Distribution

0-4 5 (3.2%)
5-14 29 (18.4%)
15-19 10 (6.3%)
20-24 5 (3.2%)
25-34 8 (5.1%)
35-44 20 (12.7%)
45-54 30 (19.0%)
55-64 20 (12.7%)
65-74 18 (11.4%)
75-84 11 (7.0%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 22 (73.3%)
Lone Person 8 (26.7%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 46 (74.2%)
Worked from Home 12 (19.4%)
Car (passenger) 4 (6.5%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 35 (22.2%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 17 (10.8%)
Bachelor Degree 10 (6.3%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5 (3.2%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 10 (19.6%)
2 cars 22 (43.1%)
3 cars 14 (27.5%)
4+ cars 10 (19.6%)

Council Rates

Burnie
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,050 a year through Burnie based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$2,050/yr
Valuation basis
AAV/CV

How this land is zoned

Share of East Cam's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 88%
  • Parks and recreation 7%
  • Environmental 3%
  • Infrastructure and transport 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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Burnie

The whole council area, not just East Cam · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 90 new dwellings were approved across Burnie. That mix is 72 houses and 18 units. Approvals are up 1200.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
90dwellings
+1200.0% YoY
Houses
72
detached dwellings
Units
18
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Wynyard Airport, 12.3 km

High rainfall — mild summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation
146 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
2.3 km
2.8 km to a named beach
Annual rainfall
929 mm
112 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
21.8°C
0 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
3.8°C
20 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

3 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

0.4%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.09% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 7321, 22 of 5,076 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.6% (79 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.0%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.09%
2022
0.11%
2023
0.21%
2024
0.28%
2025
0.43%

Rooftop solar

26
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.4 kW each

In postcode 7321, 640 rooftop-solar systems totalling 4.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,465 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 37 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
25
2020
51
2021
33
2022
40
2023
51
2024
52
2025
41
2026
20

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$20,000 for new homes.

$20,000 for transactions commencing 1 July 2026 - 30 June 2027. THE AMOUNT MOVES EVERY YEAR AND THE SRO PUBLISHES THE TABLE: $30,000 (FY2025-26), $10,000 (FY2024-25), $30,000 (Apr 2021 - Jun 2024). We held $10,000 until 2026-09-18, which was the FY2024-25 figure — two years stale, and wrong in both directions in between. Nothing is published beyond 30 June 2027, so this is due again then regardless of the 1 July sweep. No purchase-price cap is STATED on the eligibility pages (an absence, not an explicit "no cap"); the Grant Guideline PDF was not read. Eligible new builds include substantially renovated homes and kit homes. Completion within 24 months of the transaction start date, or the grant drops to $10,000. Separate from the grant: the first home buyer duty exemption on ESTABLISHED homes up to $750,000 closed for settlements after 30 June 2026.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office of Tasmania

Federal Electorate

Division of Braddon

Currently held by Anne Urquhart Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Anne Urquhart 57.2% 42.8% +15.2
2022 Gavin Pearce 42.0% 58.0% +4.9
2019 Gavin Pearce 46.9% 53.1% +4.8

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Division of Braddon · 7 members

Elected at the 2025 election:

Year Seats won
2025 4 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Independent
2024 3 Liberal Party · 2 Australian Labor Party · 1 Jacqui Lambie Network · 1 Independent

A vacancy here is filled by a recount of the original votes, not a by-election, so a member listed may since have been replaced. Results: Tasmanian Electoral Commission.

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Common questions about East Cam

Is East Cam a safe place to live?

TAS does not publish suburb-level crime statistics, so there is no crime figure for East Cam.

What natural hazards affect East Cam?

East Cam has a low recorded bushfire history (20/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of East Cam?

East Cam, TAS had a population of 158 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for East Cam, TAS?

The postcode for East Cam, TAS is 7321.

How far is East Cam from Hobart?

East Cam is 332 km from Hobart CBD by road, about 234 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in East Cam?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in East Cam was $81,224 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in East Cam?

There are too few current rental listings in East Cam for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $250, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in East Cam?

The median age of residents in East Cam was 47 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is East Cam at risk of bushfire?

East Cam has a low recorded bushfire history (20/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

Is East Cam walkable?

East Cam scores 6/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in East Cam?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to East Cam, Wynyard Airport (12.3 km away), summer days average 21.8°C, winter nights 3.8°C, 929 mm of rain a year over 112 rainy days, and 0 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in East Cam?

First-home buyers in TAS may be eligible for $20,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office of Tasmania; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does East Cam belong to?

East Cam sits within the Burnie local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in East Cam?

The average residential rates bill through Burnie is $2,050 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near East Cam?

Across Burnie, 90 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 1200.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is East Cam in?

East Cam sits within the federal Division of Braddon, currently held by Anne Urquhart (Australian Labor Party).

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