TAS · Burnie Council
Ridgley, 7321
Current weather
5.5°CPartly cloudy
99% humidity · 14.8 km/h wind · 9.4° / 5° today · 31.5 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- Education hub
- High desirability
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Ridgley offers a slower smaller community life in Burnie, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. Open skies and rolling countryside set a calm backdrop to everyday routines.
Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and safety against similar regional towns, even with housing affordability holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 645
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,558
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 12 of 248
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,295
- Employment rate
- 58.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 11 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 911
- Ridgley Primary SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Ridgley Hwy / Queen St [N]
- Ridgley Hwy opp Queen St [S]
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
6 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Commonwealth BankBank
- X-Cuts Hair Beauty SalonHairdresser
- Ridgley Bible ChapelPlace of worship
- Australia PostPost Box
- Australia PostPost office
- TelstraTelephone
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 25.8/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5911th in Australia
- State rank
- 211th in TAS
- Peer rank
- #82 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #131 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 51%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Ridgley Hwy / Queen St [N]transport
- Ridgley Hwy opp Queen St [S]transport
- Ridgley Primary SchoolschoolsPrimary
- Australia Postamenitiespost_box
- Australia Postamenitiespost_office
- Commonwealth Bankamenitiesbank
- Ridgley Bible Chapelamenitiesplace_of_worship
- Telstraamenitiestelephone
- X-Cuts Hair Beauty Salonamenitieshairdresser
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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Comparable suburbs
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