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Kingston - Huntingfield vs Geeveston - Dover

Name: Kingston - Huntingfield vs Geeveston - Dover — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 45 km apart · Kingston - Huntingfield profile · Geeveston - Dover profile

Kingston - Huntingfield Geeveston - Dover

Geeveston - Dover and Kingston - Huntingfield are nearby Tasmanian areas with very different profiles. Kingston - Huntingfield is a younger, more urban place where the typical resident is 36, compared to 50 in Geeveston - Dover. There are also sharp contrasts in education and diversity; 32.9% of adults in Kingston - Huntingfield hold a bachelor degree or higher, while only 15.7% do in Geeveston - Dover. Kingston - Huntingfield is much more multicultural, with 25.4% of people born overseas and 17.6% using another language at home, whereas these figures are far lower in Geeveston - Dover at 14.8% and 3.9%.

Both areas share a similar unemployment rate, which sits around 6.6%. While they are alike in this regard, other gaps are widening. Since 2011, the age gap between the two has grown to 14 years, and the difference in overseas births has more than doubled. This shift is consistent with Kingston - Huntingfield's role as a hub for new arrivals, with 19.8% of its population arriving from overseas recently, compared to just 5% in Geeveston - Dover.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 14 yrs older in Geeveston - Dover Year 12: 22.7 pts higher in Kingston - Huntingfield Population: 9,422 larger in Kingston - Huntingfield Bachelor+: 17.2 pts higher in Kingston - Huntingfield Recent arrivals: 14.8 pts higher in Kingston - Huntingfield

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +9,422 larger in Kingston - Huntingfield gap widening

13,473 70th pct 4,051 16th pct

Median age in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +14 yrs older in Geeveston - Dover gap widening

36 yrs 29th pct 50 yrs 90th pct

Age structure

21.1% Older adults (45–64) +11.2 pts ▸ 32.2%

31.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +12.4 pts 19.2%

18.0% Seniors (65+) +6.9 pts ▸ 24.9%

17.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.6 pts 15.3%

11.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.1 pts 8.4%

Marital status

45.8% Married ◂ +1.0 pts 44.8%

36.5% Never married ◂ +2.6 pts 33.8%

9.8% Divorced +2.0 pts ▸ 11.8%

5.2% Widowed +0.9 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.7% Separated +0.8 pts ▸ 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Kingston - Huntingfield Geeveston - Dover

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

71.5% Australia +5.2 pts ▸ 76.7%

6.0% China ◂ +5.6 pts 0.4%

4.2% England +1.5 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.1% New Zealand +1.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.3% Nepal ◂ +1.2 pts 0.1%

1.1% India ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

1.0% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.4% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

40.8% English +3.4 pts ▸ 44.2%

35.3% Australian +4.3 pts ▸ 39.6%

10.6% Irish +1.0 pts ▸ 11.7%

9.2% Scottish +0.7 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.7% Chinese ◂ +7.9 pts 0.8%

4.4% Dutch ◂ +2.8 pts 1.6%

3.9% German +0.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.5% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

1.3% Indian ◂ +1.1 pts 0.2%

0.9% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

79.6% English only +9.4 pts ▸ 89.0%

7.1% Mandarin ◂ +6.6 pts 0.5%

0.9% Cantonese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.1%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.6% No religion +2.9 pts ▸ 53.5%

39.5% Christianity ◂ +4.0 pts 35.5%

4.6% Not stated +4.5 pts ▸ 9.1%

2.1% Hinduism ◂ +1.8 pts 0.3%

1.4% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

1.1% Islam ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

0.6% Other religions even 0.7%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +3 more in Kingston - Huntingfield

6 71st pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +2.34 more in Geeveston - Dover

2.49 60th pct 4.83 86th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +14 more in Kingston - Huntingfield

17 45th pct 3 6th pct

Students in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +3,048 more in Kingston - Huntingfield

3,382 83rd pct 334 11th pct

Avg size in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +452 larger in Kingston - Huntingfield

564 68th pct 111 10th pct

ICSEA in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +131 higher in Kingston - Huntingfield

1,041 61st pct 910 11th pct

Highest year of school

62.8% Year 12 ◂ +22.7 pts 40.1%

20.3% Year 10 +9.7 pts ▸ 30.0%

6.3% Year 9 or below +5.8 pts ▸ 12.1%

6.7% Year 11 +2.7 pts ▸ 9.4%

Highest qualification level

23.3% Certificate III / IV +9.6 pts ▸ 32.9%

29.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +12.5 pts 17.1%

15.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +8.1 pts 7.1%

13.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.7 pts ▸ 14.4%

4.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.0 pts 2.6%

2.1% Certificate I / II +0.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

Field of qualification

22.4% Management & commerce ◂ +9.6 pts 12.8%

10.6% Engineering & related +3.9 pts ▸ 14.5%

13.7% Society & culture ◂ +2.1 pts 11.7%

11.1% Health ◂ +3.6 pts 7.4%

7.7% Education ◂ +0.4 pts 7.3%

2.1% Agriculture & environment +4.5 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.9% Architecture & building +0.8 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

5.5% Information technology ◂ +3.6 pts 1.9%

4.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.9 pts 3.5%

3.4% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 4.3%

Income

Personal income in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +$214 higher in Kingston - Huntingfield gap widening

$757 40th pct $543 7th pct

Household income in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +$485 higher in Kingston - Huntingfield gap widening

$1,544 38th pct $1,059 6th pct

Family income in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +$533 higher in Kingston - Huntingfield gap widening

$1,908 38th pct $1,375 9th pct

Household income distribution

28.4% $650–$1,499 +6.6 pts ▸ 35.1%

31.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.0 pts 23.8%

17.5% Under $650 +8.0 pts ▸ 25.6%

9.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.9 pts 4.3%

7.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 3.5%

Personal income distribution

42.4% Under $650 +10.3 pts ▸ 52.8%

34.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.4 pts 28.2%

17.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.8 pts 9.2%

2.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 1.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.7% Arthritis +4.2 pts ▸ 14.9%

11.8% Mental health even 11.9%

9.3% Other condition ◂ +0.2 pts 9.1%

8.9% Asthma +0.3 pts ▸ 9.2%

4.1% Diabetes +1.9 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.8% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.1% Cancer +0.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.9% Lung condition +1.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.2% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.6% None ◂ +9.0 pts 54.6%

20.7% One condition +1.3 pts ▸ 21.9%

6.8% Two conditions +2.6 pts ▸ 9.3%

3.7% Three or more +0.9 pts ▸ 4.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +62 larger in Kingston - Huntingfield

546 81st pct 484 78th pct

Median age in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +1 yrs older in Geeveston - Dover

25 yrs 57th pct 26 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +$149 higher in Kingston - Huntingfield

$642 51st pct $493 18th pct

Household income in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +$260 higher in Kingston - Huntingfield

$1,542 40th pct $1,282 21st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +0.3 larger in Kingston - Huntingfield gap widening

2.5 43rd pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

55.1% Couples with children ◂ +8.4 pts 46.8%

28.2% Couples without children +10.9 pts ▸ 39.0%

15.7% One-parent families ◂ +2.5 pts 13.2%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Household size

32.9% 2 people +8.1 pts ▸ 40.9%

26.3% 1 person +4.7 pts ▸ 31.0%

17.3% 3 people ◂ +5.2 pts 12.1%

15.0% 4 people ◂ +5.6 pts 9.3%

5.9% 5 people ◂ +2.0 pts 3.9%

2.7% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +$100 higher in Kingston - Huntingfield gap steady

$380 54th pct $280 22nd pct

Mortgage in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +$543 higher in Kingston - Huntingfield gap widening

$1,626 36th pct $1,083 7th pct

People / bedroom in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

32.9% Owned outright +15.5 pts ▸ 48.5%

36.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.1 pts 33.9%

28.1% Rented ◂ +14.9 pts 13.1%

1.0% Not stated +1.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.9% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Types of homes

89.7% Separate house +7.8 pts ▸ 97.5%

9.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +8.5 pts 0.7%

0.2% Other dwelling +1.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.9% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

49.8% 3 bedrooms +2.9 pts ▸ 52.7%

22.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.7 pts 19.9%

18.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +4.2 pts 14.7%

5.5% 5 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 3.6%

2.3% 1 bedroom +3.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.1% Studio / none +1.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

Weekly rent distribution

21.2% $200–$349 +36.4 pts ▸ 57.6%

48.9% $350–$549 ◂ +31.0 pts 18.0%

18.1% Under $200 +3.5 pts ▸ 21.7%

8.5% $550–$749 ◂ +8.5 pts 0.0%

0.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.3 pts 38.8%

17.7% Under $1,000 +20.7 pts ▸ 38.5%

30.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +16.1 pts 14.1%

7.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.7 pts 2.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +50 more in Kingston - Huntingfield

69 73rd pct 19 29th pct

Stops/1k in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +0.43 more in Kingston - Huntingfield

5.12 62nd pct 4.69 56th pct

Departures/1k in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +836.6 more in Kingston - Huntingfield

1,016.3 58th pct 179.7 24th pct

PT routes in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +27 more in Kingston - Huntingfield

30 86th pct 3 21st pct

Stop walk in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover

12 73rd pct —

Drive to city in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +90 longer in Geeveston - Dover

13 20th pct 103 89th pct

Reach 30 min in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover

13,473 43rd pct —

Reach 45 min in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover

13,473 20th pct —

Transit to city in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover

69 70th pct —

How people get to work

62.2% Car (driver) ◂ +0.6 pts 61.6%

8.6% Worked at home +3.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

5.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 5.7%

5.5% Bus ◂ +5.0 pts 0.5%

1.9% Walked +2.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.3% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.9% 2 vehicles +2.3 pts ▸ 39.2%

37.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.4 pts 33.4%

12.5% 3 vehicles +3.0 pts ▸ 15.5%

7.3% 4 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 9.1%

5.5% No vehicle ◂ +3.2 pts 2.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

3.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +22.0 pts ▸ 25.1%

15.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.8 pts 10.7%

11.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +6.6 pts 4.4%

11.0% Education & training ◂ +2.7 pts 8.3%

10.1% Retail trade ◂ +3.1 pts 6.9%

8.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.6 pts 5.6%

8.1% Construction ◂ +0.1 pts 8.0%

7.3% Professional & technical ◂ +3.3 pts 4.0%

4.0% Manufacturing +1.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.7% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 3.1%

2.3% Transport & warehousing +0.8 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.8% Administrative & support +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

24.9% Professionals ◂ +9.1 pts 15.8%

8.2% Labourers +10.7 pts ▸ 18.9%

12.2% Managers +3.3 pts ▸ 15.4%

14.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +5.2 pts 9.0%

13.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.2 pts 13.1%

12.7% Community & personal service even 12.8%

9.0% Sales workers ◂ +4.4 pts 4.7%

3.3% Machinery operators & drivers +3.7 pts ▸ 7.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +3 higher in Kingston - Huntingfield

5 43rd pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +3 higher in Kingston - Huntingfield

5 43rd pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +1 higher in Kingston - Huntingfield

4 36th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +3 higher in Kingston - Huntingfield

6 57th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +73 higher in Kingston - Huntingfield

989 47th pct 916 17th pct

ERP in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +9,963 higher in Kingston - Huntingfield

14,371 68th pct 4,408 17th pct

Growth in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +2.0 pts higher in Geeveston - Dover

4.5% 49th pct 6.5% 65th pct

Businesses in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +690 higher in Kingston - Huntingfield

983 55th pct 293 13th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +528 higher in Geeveston - Dover

740 38th pct 1,268 79th pct

Max temp in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +2.8 higher in Kingston - Huntingfield

16.5 0th pct 13.7 0th pct

Min temp in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +1.7 higher in Kingston - Huntingfield

8.5 12th pct 6.9 2nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +3.4 higher in Kingston - Huntingfield

5.6 52nd pct 2.2 13th pct

Types ≤15 min in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +3.3 more in Kingston - Huntingfield

5.5 53rd pct 2.2 12th pct

15-min city in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +47.4 pts higher in Kingston - Huntingfield

67.0% 51st pct 19.7% 13th pct

Walk to shops in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +42.1 pts higher in Kingston - Huntingfield

62.9% 50th pct 20.9% 13th pct

Walk to transit in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +56.6 pts higher in Kingston - Huntingfield

81.4% 40th pct 24.8% 16th pct

Walk to school in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +32.9 pts higher in Kingston - Huntingfield

55.4% 34th pct 22.5% 12th pct

Walk to a park in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +39.0 pts higher in Kingston - Huntingfield

93.3% 41st pct 54.3% 15th pct

Walk to health in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +28.3 pts higher in Kingston - Huntingfield

48.5% 52nd pct 20.3% 25th pct

Amenities/1k in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +9.3 more in Geeveston - Dover

17.8 67th pct 27.2 85th pct

Intersections/km² in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +21 higher in Kingston - Huntingfield

23 31st pct 1 13th pct

Mean slope in Kingston - Huntingfield in Geeveston - Dover +1.7 pts higher in Geeveston - Dover

9.6% 89th pct 11.3% 93rd pct

Compare Kingston - Huntingfield with nearby areas

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Compare Geeveston - Dover with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kingston - Huntingfield vs Geeveston - Dover [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/601041022/kingston-huntingfield/vs/603021071/geeveston-dover