Compare
Claremont vs Derwent Valley
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 33 km apart · Claremont profile · Derwent Valley profile
Claremont Derwent Valley
Derwent Valley and Claremont (Tas.) are two very different Tasmanian areas located about 33 km apart. Derwent Valley is a car-dependent area where 98.5% of homes are separate houses and 41.9% are owned outright. In contrast, Claremont (Tas.) is somewhat walkable, with 34.9% of households renting and a much higher proportion of flats or apartments. There are also notable differences in household types, with one-parent families far more common in Claremont (Tas.) at 22.6%, compared to 11.6% in Derwent Valley.
Both areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes, which sit around $1,300, and have almost identical shares of First Nations residents. While they share these economic and social foundations, the gap between them in some areas is growing. Since 2011, the difference in the typical age of residents has widened to six years, and Derwent Valley has seen a growing lead in the proportion of homes owned outright.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 7,682
- First area, 2016: 7,750
- First area, 2021: 8,397
- Second area, 2011: 3,094
- Second area, 2016: 3,100
- Second area, 2021: 3,324
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 44 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 Claremont: 1.1% males, 1.7% females; 85+ in Derwent Valley: 0.6% males, 0.4% females
- 80–84 in Claremont: 1.4% males, 1.8% females; 80–84 in Derwent Valley: 1.0% males, 0.6% females
- 75–79 in Claremont: 1.8% males, 2.4% females; 75–79 in Derwent Valley: 1.9% males, 1.1% females
- 70–74 in Claremont: 2.0% males, 2.8% females; 70–74 in Derwent Valley: 3.2% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in Claremont: 2.1% males, 2.4% females; 65–69 in Derwent Valley: 3.1% males, 2.8% females
- 60–64 in Claremont: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Derwent Valley: 4.5% males, 4.0% females
- 55–59 in Claremont: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Derwent Valley: 4.5% males, 3.9% females
- 50–54 in Claremont: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Derwent Valley: 4.0% males, 3.9% females
- 45–49 in Claremont: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 45–49 in Derwent Valley: 4.6% males, 3.4% females
- 40–44 in Claremont: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 40–44 in Derwent Valley: 3.5% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Claremont: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 35–39 in Derwent Valley: 2.7% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Claremont: 4.1% males, 4.1% females; 30–34 in Derwent Valley: 2.3% males, 2.2% females
- 25–29 in Claremont: 4.1% males, 4.1% females; 25–29 in Derwent Valley: 2.0% males, 1.7% females
- 20–24 in Claremont: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 20–24 in Derwent Valley: 2.8% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Claremont: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 15–19 in Derwent Valley: 3.9% males, 3.3% females
- 10–14 in Claremont: 3.4% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Derwent Valley: 3.5% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Claremont: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Derwent Valley: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Claremont: 2.8% males, 2.1% females; 0–4 in Derwent Valley: 2.3% males, 2.0% 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: $493
- First area, 2016: $568
- First area, 2021: $675
- Second area, 2011: $444
- Second area, 2016: $513
- Second area, 2021: $641
- First area, 2011: $873
- First area, 2016: $995
- First area, 2021: $1,241
- Second area, 2011: $958
- Second area, 2016: $1,078
- Second area, 2021: $1,333
- First area, 2011: $1,115
- First area, 2016: $1,297
- First area, 2021: $1,591
- Second area, 2011: $1,143
- Second area, 2016: $1,343
- Second area, 2021: $1,639
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: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $200
- First area, 2016: $240
- First area, 2021: $320
- Second area, 2011: $170
- Second area, 2016: $185
- Second area, 2021: $258
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,300
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $1,083
- Second area, 2016: $1,187
- Second area, 2021: $1,239
- 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: 0.80
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
Compare Claremont with nearby areas
Compare Derwent Valley with nearby areas
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Claremont vs Derwent Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/601031015/claremont/vs/603011066/derwent-valley