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Geilston Bay - Risdon vs Risdon Vale
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.7 km apart · Geilston Bay - Risdon profile · Risdon Vale profile
Geilston Bay - Risdon Risdon Vale
Risdon Vale and Geilston Bay - Risdon are neighbouring areas in Tasmania with very similar population sizes, but they differ sharply in income and education. Geilston Bay - Risdon has far higher typical weekly family incomes ($2,164 compared to $1,318) and a much higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (27.4% versus 8.2%). Risdon Vale has a well higher share of First Nations people (12.2% versus 3.0%) and a far higher proportion of one-parent families (27.4% versus 13.9%).
Since 2011, the gap in typical incomes and university qualifications has widened, while the difference in volunteer rates has narrowed. Despite these trends, the two areas share many characteristics: they are both somewhat walkable and have an identical typical home size of 2.4 people. Both areas also have a similar share of recent overseas arrivals, sitting between 15.5% and 16.2%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 3,183
- First area, 2016: 3,221
- First area, 2021: 3,452
- Second area, 2011: 2,906
- Second area, 2016: 3,095
- Second area, 2021: 3,501
- First area, 2011: 42 yrs
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 35 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 Geilston Bay - Risdon: 1.3% males, 1.3% females; 85+ in Risdon Vale: 0.4% males, 0.9% females
- 80–84 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 1.2% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Risdon Vale: 1.2% males, 1.8% females
- 75–79 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 1.8% males, 2.1% females; 75–79 in Risdon Vale: 1.3% males, 1.8% females
- 70–74 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 1.6% males, 2.7% females; 70–74 in Risdon Vale: 1.8% males, 1.9% females
- 65–69 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 3.4% males, 2.8% females; 65–69 in Risdon Vale: 1.6% males, 2.0% females
- 60–64 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 3.2% males, 4.0% females; 60–64 in Risdon Vale: 2.7% males, 2.3% females
- 55–59 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Risdon Vale: 2.8% males, 2.4% females
- 50–54 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Risdon Vale: 3.2% males, 2.4% females
- 45–49 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 45–49 in Risdon Vale: 3.1% males, 2.4% females
- 40–44 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 2.7% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Risdon Vale: 4.4% males, 2.3% females
- 35–39 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 3.7% males, 4.3% females; 35–39 in Risdon Vale: 5.9% males, 3.2% females
- 30–34 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 3.1% males, 3.5% females; 30–34 in Risdon Vale: 6.1% males, 3.4% females
- 25–29 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 25–29 in Risdon Vale: 5.6% males, 3.8% females
- 20–24 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 3.4% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Risdon Vale: 4.1% males, 2.6% females
- 15–19 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 2.6% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Risdon Vale: 3.0% males, 2.1% females
- 10–14 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 3.0% males, 2.5% females; 10–14 in Risdon Vale: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 2.6% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Risdon Vale: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Geilston Bay - Risdon: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Risdon Vale: 3.1% males, 2.7% 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: $647
- First area, 2016: $742
- First area, 2021: $886
- Second area, 2011: $405
- Second area, 2016: $496
- Second area, 2021: $589
- First area, 2011: $1,238
- First area, 2016: $1,407
- First area, 2021: $1,742
- Second area, 2011: $777
- Second area, 2016: $931
- Second area, 2021: $1,104
- First area, 2011: $1,565
- First area, 2016: $1,821
- First area, 2021: $2,164
- Second area, 2011: $919
- Second area, 2016: $1,108
- Second area, 2021: $1,318
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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $260
- First area, 2016: $290
- First area, 2021: $380
- Second area, 2011: $200
- Second area, 2016: $235
- Second area, 2021: $320
- First area, 2011: $1,560
- First area, 2016: $1,517
- First area, 2021: $1,625
- Second area, 2011: $1,083
- Second area, 2016: $997
- Second area, 2021: $1,083
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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). Geilston Bay - Risdon vs Risdon Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/601021006/geilston-bay-risdon/vs/601021010/risdon-vale