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Franklin vs Lyons

Name: Franklin vs Lyons — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 126 km apart · Franklin profile · Lyons profile

Franklin Lyons

Lyons and Franklin are two Tasmanian areas with similar population sizes, but they differ greatly in education and accessibility. Franklin has a much more qualified workforce, with 26.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 12.9% in Lyons. Residents in Franklin also have better access to daily needs; more homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services (35.9% versus 19.7% in Lyons) and schools (50.9% versus 34.1% in Lyons).

Since 2011, the gap between these two places has generally widened. The difference in typical weekly rent has grown to $80, while the gap in higher education and the share of people born overseas have also increased. Despite these diverging trends, they remain alike in several ways, such as having almost identical proportions of children under 15 and people aged 65 and over.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 17.3 pts higher in Franklin Bachelor+: 13.9 pts higher in Franklin PT commute: 2.7 pts higher in Franklin Unpaid child care: 3.7 pts higher in Franklin Personal income: $123 higher in Franklin

Demographics & Identity

Population in Franklin in Lyons +1,234 larger in Lyons gap narrowing

111,833 13th pct 113,067 13th pct

Median age in Franklin in Lyons +3 yrs older in Lyons gap widening

41 yrs 70th pct 44 yrs 88th pct

Age structure

25.4% Older adults (45–64) +2.6 pts ▸ 28.0%

25.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.1 pts 22.8%

20.9% Seniors (65+) +1.0 pts ▸ 21.9%

17.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.4 pts 17.1%

10.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.1 pts 10.2%

Marital status

47.0% Married ◂ +1.5 pts 45.5%

34.3% Never married ◂ +0.1 pts 34.2%

10.1% Divorced +0.8 pts ▸ 10.9%

5.7% Widowed even 5.7%

3.0% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Franklin Lyons

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.2% Australia +4.1 pts ▸ 83.3%

4.3% England ◂ +0.9 pts 3.4%

1.6% China ◂ +1.4 pts 0.2%

1.0% New Zealand even 1.0%

0.8% Nepal ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.8% India ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.3% Philippines even 0.3%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

Ancestry

45.1% English +0.9 pts ▸ 46.1%

39.2% Australian +4.5 pts ▸ 43.7%

11.5% Irish ◂ +2.0 pts 9.5%

10.1% Scottish ◂ +1.2 pts 8.9%

4.0% German ◂ +0.5 pts 3.5%

2.6% Chinese ◂ +2.0 pts 0.6%

2.6% Dutch ◂ +1.0 pts 1.6%

1.7% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

0.9% Indian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.5% Filipino even 0.5%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

86.9% English only +3.8 pts ▸ 90.7%

1.8% Mandarin ◂ +1.6 pts 0.3%

0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%

0.1% Arabic even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.2% No religion ◂ +2.7 pts 48.5%

38.7% Christianity +3.0 pts ▸ 41.7%

6.4% Not stated +1.6 pts ▸ 8.1%

1.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.9 pts 0.4%

0.9% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.7% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.6% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Franklin in Lyons +0.02 more in Franklin

2.45 73rd pct 2.43 73rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Franklin in Lyons +1 more in Franklin

48 29th pct 47 26th pct

Students in Franklin in Lyons +5,800 more in Franklin

15,788 7th pct 9,988 0th pct

Avg size in Franklin in Lyons +116 larger in Franklin

329 21st pct 213 5th pct

ICSEA in Franklin in Lyons +85 higher in Franklin

1,010 40th pct 925 3rd pct

Highest year of school

54.7% Year 12 ◂ +17.3 pts 37.4%

24.9% Year 10 +9.1 pts ▸ 34.0%

7.3% Year 9 or below +4.6 pts ▸ 11.9%

7.7% Year 11 +1.4 pts ▸ 9.2%

Highest qualification level

27.9% Certificate III / IV +11.1 pts ▸ 39.0%

26.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +9.9 pts 16.3%

14.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.6 pts 13.8%

10.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +6.3 pts 4.5%

4.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.3 pts 2.5%

2.2% Certificate I / II +1.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

Field of qualification

18.6% Management & commerce ◂ +3.9 pts 14.8%

12.3% Engineering & related +2.6 pts ▸ 14.8%

13.1% Society & culture ◂ +1.3 pts 11.8%

10.8% Health ◂ +1.2 pts 9.7%

9.3% Education ◂ +1.9 pts 7.4%

6.2% Architecture & building +0.8 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

2.6% Agriculture & environment +1.8 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.1 pts 1.9%

3.5% Creative arts ◂ +1.0 pts 2.5%

3.0% Information technology ◂ +1.5 pts 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Franklin in Lyons +$123 higher in Franklin gap steady

$775 44th pct $652 9th pct

Household income in Franklin in Lyons +$296 higher in Franklin gap widening

$1,536 29th pct $1,240 3rd pct

Family income in Franklin in Lyons +$363 higher in Franklin gap widening

$1,910 33rd pct $1,547 4th pct

Household income distribution

29.4% $650–$1,499 +4.1 pts ▸ 33.5%

30.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.0 pts 27.2%

16.4% Under $650 +4.7 pts ▸ 21.1%

9.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.3 pts 6.2%

7.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.7 pts 4.2%

Personal income distribution

40.7% Under $650 +5.6 pts ▸ 46.3%

33.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.4 pts 33.3%

17.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.4 pts 11.6%

2.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 1.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.0% Arthritis +1.5 pts ▸ 13.6%

11.4% Mental health +0.1 pts ▸ 11.5%

8.7% Asthma +0.9 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.9% Other condition ◂ +0.2 pts 8.8%

4.5% Diabetes +1.2 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.3% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.6% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.0% Lung condition +0.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.2% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.0% None ◂ +3.7 pts 56.3%

21.7% One condition +0.5 pts ▸ 22.2%

7.3% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 8.2%

3.8% Three or more +0.8 pts ▸ 4.6%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Franklin in Lyons +0.1 larger in Franklin gap steady

2.5 43rd pct 2.4 29th pct

Family composition

53.6% Couples with children ◂ +4.0 pts 49.6%

30.7% Couples without children +2.6 pts ▸ 33.3%

14.7% One-parent families +1.6 pts ▸ 16.2%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Household size

36.3% 2 people +1.9 pts ▸ 38.1%

25.7% 1 person +2.0 pts ▸ 27.7%

15.6% 3 people ◂ +1.0 pts 14.6%

14.1% 4 people ◂ +2.1 pts 12.1%

5.7% 5 people ◂ +0.8 pts 4.9%

2.5% 6 or more even 2.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Franklin in Lyons +$80 higher in Franklin gap widening

$350 39th pct $270 11th pct

Mortgage in Franklin in Lyons +$217 higher in Franklin gap narrowing

$1,517 17th pct $1,300 5th pct

People / bedroom in Franklin in Lyons even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

38.6% Owned outright +1.2 pts ▸ 39.8%

37.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.4 pts 35.7%

21.3% Rented ◂ +0.4 pts 20.9%

1.9% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.1% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

93.4% Separate house ◂ +0.5 pts 92.9%

4.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.1 pts 2.5%

1.2% Flat or apartment +2.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.6% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Bedrooms per home

50.5% 3 bedrooms +0.7 pts ▸ 51.3%

21.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +2.8 pts 18.4%

18.1% 2 bedrooms +1.5 pts ▸ 19.6%

5.3% 5 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 4.5%

3.3% 1 bedroom +0.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.4% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

28.8% $200–$349 +19.9 pts ▸ 48.8%

44.7% $350–$549 ◂ +21.3 pts 23.3%

16.0% Under $200 +6.1 pts ▸ 22.0%

6.7% $550–$749 ◂ +5.7 pts 1.0%

0.7% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.7% $1,000–$1,799 +5.2 pts ▸ 44.9%

21.2% Under $1,000 +7.6 pts ▸ 28.9%

26.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +9.3 pts 17.3%

7.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 4.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Franklin in Lyons +391 more in Franklin

890 69th pct 499 13th pct

Stops/1k in Franklin in Lyons +3.54 more in Franklin

7.96 100th pct 4.41 42nd pct

Departures/1k in Franklin in Lyons +520.5 more in Franklin

899.1 42nd pct 378.7 19th pct

PT routes in Franklin in Lyons +27 more in Franklin

68 66th pct 41 29th pct

Drive to city in Franklin in Lyons +52 longer in Franklin

122 93rd pct 70 83rd pct

How people get to work

63.6% Car (driver) +4.1 pts ▸ 67.7%

9.4% Worked at home ◂ +1.1 pts 8.4%

5.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.8 pts 4.4%

3.7% Bus ◂ +2.6 pts 1.1%

1.7% Walked +1.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.1 pts 36.8%

33.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +2.6 pts 30.6%

14.3% 3 vehicles +2.5 pts ▸ 16.9%

9.0% 4 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 11.7%

4.6% No vehicle ◂ +0.6 pts 3.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.9 pts 14.5%

11.1% Education & training ◂ +4.1 pts 7.0%

9.6% Construction +1.2 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +4.1 pts 6.3%

8.8% Retail trade +0.6 pts ▸ 9.4%

3.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +4.9 pts ▸ 8.8%

6.5% Accommodation & food +0.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.9% Manufacturing +2.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.4% Professional & technical ◂ +2.9 pts 3.5%

3.0% Transport & warehousing +1.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.7% Other services +0.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.7% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 3.3%

Occupations people work in

23.8% Professionals ◂ +10.9 pts 12.9%

14.0% Technicians & trades +1.8 pts ▸ 15.9%

13.5% Managers +0.2 pts ▸ 13.7%

8.8% Labourers +4.6 pts ▸ 13.3%

13.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.1 pts 12.2%

13.0% Community & personal service +0.1 pts ▸ 13.1%

7.9% Sales workers +0.7 pts ▸ 8.6%

3.9% Machinery operators & drivers +4.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Franklin in Lyons +1.3 higher in Franklin

4.5 26th pct 3.2 8th pct

Types ≤15 min in Franklin in Lyons +1.2 more in Franklin

4.4 27th pct 3.2 8th pct

15-min city in Franklin in Lyons +15.3 pts higher in Franklin

52.6% 33rd pct 37.2% 10th pct

Walk to shops in Franklin in Lyons +8.2 pts higher in Franklin

49.5% 28th pct 41.3% 13th pct

Walk to transit in Franklin in Lyons +23.4 pts higher in Franklin

70.7% 29th pct 47.3% 12th pct

Walk to school in Franklin in Lyons +16.8 pts higher in Franklin

50.9% 19th pct 34.1% 1st pct

Walk to a park in Franklin in Lyons +17.7 pts higher in Franklin

81.0% 26th pct 63.3% 8th pct

Walk to health in Franklin in Lyons +16.3 pts higher in Franklin

35.9% 28th pct 19.7% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Franklin in Lyons +3.5 more in Lyons

20.8 88th pct 24.3 98th pct

Intersections/km² in Franklin in Lyons +1 higher in Franklin

2 17th pct 1 8th pct

Mean slope in Franklin in Lyons +2.4 pts higher in Franklin

10.3% 100th pct 7.8% 88th pct

Compare Franklin with nearby areas

Clark Lyons Bass Braddon Monash Flinders Holt La Trobe

Compare Lyons with nearby areas

Clark Bass Franklin Braddon Monash Flinders La Trobe Holt

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Franklin vs Lyons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED604/franklin/vs/CED605/lyons