Question 1

Is Ambleside a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Ambleside is a residential suburb of Burnie on Tasmania’s north-west coast, sitting on gentle slopes just inland from the city shoreline. It is made up of established streets of mostly single-storey, detached homes and has a quietly suburban feel that suits families and people seeking an uncomplicated coastal lifestyle. Local shops, community facilities and sporting grounds cover day-to-day needs, while Burnie’s commercial centre, port and nearby beaches are easy to reach.

The community is small, about 695 people, with a median age of 48 and a high rate of home ownership — roughly 85.0% of homes are owner-occupied. Ambleside sits on the foreshore and the coastal pathway network, including an 820 metre shared walking and cycling path that replaced earlier pedestrian and cycling facilities, and local bus routes link the suburb with the wider north-west region. Whether it suits you comes down to whether you value a settled, coastal suburb with local amenities close at hand.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Ambleside?

Accepted Answer

There haven't been enough recent house or unit sales or rental listings in Ambleside to publish reliable current price and rent figures. Without those numbers, it's not possible to say how expensive it is to live in Ambleside compared with what local households earned at the last Census.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Ambleside a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

House values in Ambleside fell 10.3% over the past 12 months, a strong decline in the capital value of houses during that period. That house-only movement is the available read on capital growth for Ambleside this year; there isn’t enough recent data to show how unit values or rents moved over the same period.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	N/A	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	-10.3%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	2	N/A
Median days on market Past 12 months	N/A	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	N/A	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	N/A	N/A

Get a property report and suburb profile for any property in Ambleside

Ambleside suburb profile

Ambleside property market performance

5 year median price trend for houses and units

Ambleside demographics

Suburbs near Ambleside

How does Ambleside compare to nearby suburbs?

Choose the right real estate agents in Ambleside

Get a head start and compare top local agents in Ambleside

Not quite ready to sell?

Suburb and property report

Digital estimate for your property

Navigate the market