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Montrose - Rosetta vs Derwent Valley
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 36 km apart · Montrose - Rosetta profile · Derwent Valley profile
Montrose - Rosetta Derwent Valley
Derwent Valley and Montrose - Rosetta are two nearby Tasmanian areas with very different living patterns. Montrose - Rosetta is more diverse and walkable, with 20.6% of people born overseas and a walkability score of 5.6 (somewhat walkable). In contrast, Derwent Valley is car-dependent, scoring only 0.7, and has a much smaller overseas-born population of 9.6%. Housing also differs sharply: 98.5% of homes in Derwent Valley are separate houses, while 28.4% of households in Montrose - Rosetta rent, compared to just 9.2% in Derwent Valley.
Since 2011, the gaps between these two areas have generally widened. This is most clear in the shares of people born overseas and those using another language at home, both of which are now far higher in Montrose - Rosetta. Despite these growing divides, they share a similar typical weekly household income (around $1,333 to $1,434) and an almost identical proportion of adults working or looking for work, at about 58% to 59%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,575
- First area, 2016: 4,879
- First area, 2021: 5,142
- Second area, 2011: 3,094
- Second area, 2016: 3,100
- Second area, 2021: 3,324
- First area, 2011: 45 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 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 Montrose - Rosetta: 1.4% males, 2.1% females; 85+ in Derwent Valley: 0.6% males, 0.4% females
- 80–84 in Montrose - Rosetta: 1.5% males, 1.8% females; 80–84 in Derwent Valley: 1.0% males, 0.6% females
- 75–79 in Montrose - Rosetta: 1.7% males, 2.4% females; 75–79 in Derwent Valley: 1.9% males, 1.1% females
- 70–74 in Montrose - Rosetta: 2.3% males, 2.7% females; 70–74 in Derwent Valley: 3.2% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in Montrose - Rosetta: 2.6% males, 3.4% females; 65–69 in Derwent Valley: 3.1% males, 2.8% females
- 60–64 in Montrose - Rosetta: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 60–64 in Derwent Valley: 4.5% males, 4.0% females
- 55–59 in Montrose - Rosetta: 2.6% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Derwent Valley: 4.5% males, 3.9% females
- 50–54 in Montrose - Rosetta: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Derwent Valley: 4.0% males, 3.9% females
- 45–49 in Montrose - Rosetta: 2.3% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Derwent Valley: 4.6% males, 3.4% females
- 40–44 in Montrose - Rosetta: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Derwent Valley: 3.5% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Montrose - Rosetta: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 35–39 in Derwent Valley: 2.7% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Montrose - Rosetta: 4.3% males, 3.8% females; 30–34 in Derwent Valley: 2.3% males, 2.2% females
- 25–29 in Montrose - Rosetta: 4.4% males, 3.9% females; 25–29 in Derwent Valley: 2.0% males, 1.7% females
- 20–24 in Montrose - Rosetta: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Derwent Valley: 2.8% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Montrose - Rosetta: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Derwent Valley: 3.9% males, 3.3% females
- 10–14 in Montrose - Rosetta: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 10–14 in Derwent Valley: 3.5% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Montrose - Rosetta: 2.9% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in Derwent Valley: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Montrose - Rosetta: 2.5% males, 2.6% 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: $522
- First area, 2016: $606
- First area, 2021: $734
- Second area, 2011: $444
- Second area, 2016: $513
- Second area, 2021: $641
- First area, 2011: $945
- First area, 2016: $1,144
- First area, 2021: $1,434
- Second area, 2011: $958
- Second area, 2016: $1,078
- Second area, 2021: $1,333
- First area, 2011: $1,233
- First area, 2016: $1,456
- First area, 2021: $1,761
- 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: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $215
- First area, 2016: $250
- First area, 2021: $350
- Second area, 2011: $170
- Second area, 2016: $185
- Second area, 2021: $258
- First area, 2011: $1,365
- First area, 2016: $1,322
- First area, 2021: $1,448
- 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
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Montrose - Rosetta vs Derwent Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/601031018/montrose-rosetta/vs/603011066/derwent-valley