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Brighton - Pontville vs Derwent Park - Lutana
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 16 km apart · Brighton - Pontville profile · Derwent Park - Lutana profile
Brighton - Pontville Derwent Park - Lutana
Brighton - Pontville and Derwent Park - Lutana are two nearby Tasmanian areas with very different profiles. Derwent Park - Lutana is much more diverse and urban, with 23.3% of people born overseas and 20.0% using a language other than English at home. It also has a more highly qualified workforce, with 25.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 8.0% in Brighton - Pontville. In contrast, Brighton - Pontville is more suburban and family-oriented, with a much higher share of children under 15 (21.4%) and more people owning their homes with a mortgage.
Since 2011, the two areas have drifted further apart in several key ways, such as the growing gaps in overseas births and university qualifications. Despite this, they share a typical resident age of 35 and very similar typical weekly rents, around $325 to $350. While Brighton - Pontville has seen recent population growth of 7.4%, Derwent Park - Lutana has shrunk by 4.3%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,797
- First area, 2016: 5,446
- First area, 2021: 6,449
- Second area, 2011: 4,145
- Second area, 2016: 4,148
- Second area, 2021: 4,709
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 35 yrs
- First area, 2021: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Brighton - Pontville: 0.5% males, 0.5% females; 85+ in Derwent Park - Lutana: 0.6% males, 1.1% females
- 80–84 in Brighton - Pontville: 0.9% males, 0.8% females; 80–84 in Derwent Park - Lutana: 1.0% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Brighton - Pontville: 1.2% males, 1.4% females; 75–79 in Derwent Park - Lutana: 1.4% males, 1.8% females
- 70–74 in Brighton - Pontville: 1.7% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in Derwent Park - Lutana: 1.8% males, 2.2% females
- 65–69 in Brighton - Pontville: 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 65–69 in Derwent Park - Lutana: 2.7% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Brighton - Pontville: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 60–64 in Derwent Park - Lutana: 2.6% males, 2.4% females
- 55–59 in Brighton - Pontville: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Derwent Park - Lutana: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 50–54 in Brighton - Pontville: 3.1% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Derwent Park - Lutana: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 45–49 in Brighton - Pontville: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 45–49 in Derwent Park - Lutana: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 40–44 in Brighton - Pontville: 2.7% males, 3.2% females; 40–44 in Derwent Park - Lutana: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in Brighton - Pontville: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in Derwent Park - Lutana: 4.1% males, 3.8% females
- 30–34 in Brighton - Pontville: 3.9% males, 3.9% females; 30–34 in Derwent Park - Lutana: 5.3% males, 4.9% females
- 25–29 in Brighton - Pontville: 3.8% males, 4.3% females; 25–29 in Derwent Park - Lutana: 5.9% males, 4.6% females
- 20–24 in Brighton - Pontville: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 20–24 in Derwent Park - Lutana: 2.9% males, 3.4% females
- 15–19 in Brighton - Pontville: 3.3% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Derwent Park - Lutana: 1.9% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in Brighton - Pontville: 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Derwent Park - Lutana: 2.5% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Brighton - Pontville: 3.3% males, 4.0% females; 5–9 in Derwent Park - Lutana: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Brighton - Pontville: 3.6% males, 3.3% females; 0–4 in Derwent Park - Lutana: 2.8% males, 2.6% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $584
- First area, 2016: $667
- First area, 2021: $833
- Second area, 2011: $486
- Second area, 2016: $558
- Second area, 2021: $680
- First area, 2011: $1,177
- First area, 2016: $1,328
- First area, 2021: $1,630
- Second area, 2011: $852
- Second area, 2016: $1,027
- Second area, 2021: $1,301
- First area, 2011: $1,298
- First area, 2016: $1,497
- First area, 2021: $1,887
- Second area, 2011: $1,070
- Second area, 2016: $1,251
- Second area, 2021: $1,517
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $350
- Second area, 2011: $228
- Second area, 2016: $250
- Second area, 2021: $325
- First area, 2011: $1,495
- First area, 2016: $1,387
- First area, 2021: $1,508
- Second area, 2011: $1,213
- Second area, 2016: $1,213
- Second area, 2021: $1,300
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Brighton - Pontville vs Derwent Park - Lutana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/601011002/brighton-pontville/vs/601031016/derwent-park-lutana