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Mount Wellington vs Cygnet

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 28 km apart · Mount Wellington profile · Cygnet profile

Mount Wellington Cygnet

Cygnet and Mount Wellington are two nearby Tasmanian areas with very different levels of activity. Cygnet is a residential area with a population of 5,216, while Mount Wellington is largely non-residential with no residents. Because of this, Cygnet has far more businesses, 585 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and much better access to daily needs. In Cygnet, about a quarter of homes are within a 15-minute walk of schools, groceries, and health services, whereas Mount Wellington has no homes with such access.

Both areas share a similar level of public transport with two routes each. However, their environments differ sharply; Mount Wellington is much colder, has far more rain, and is steeper than Cygnet. Life in Cygnet is also closer to the city than in Mount Wellington, with a walkability score of 2.1 (mostly car-dependent) compared to 0.8 (car-dependent) for Mount Wellington.

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Where they differ most

Population: 4,802 larger in Cygnet

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet +4,802 larger in Cygnet gap widening
0 0th pct 4,802 21st pct
Median age in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 49 yrs 88th pct
First Nations in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 12.2% 90th pct
Aged 65+ in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 25.2% 86th pct
Under 15 in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 16.3% 31st pct
De facto in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 16.2% 87th pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 17.6% 38th pct

Language

Other language in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 4.1% 17th pct
Limited English in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 0.2% 12th pct

Religion

No religion in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 55.9% 96th pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 51.1% 40th pct
Bachelor+ in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 25.2% 59th pct
Schools in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 3 43rd pct
Schools/1k kids in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 3.84 77th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet +8 more in Mount Wellington
12 31st pct 4 8th pct
Students in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 498 17th pct
Avg size in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 166 17th pct
ICSEA in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 948 18th pct

Income

Personal income in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— $551 8th pct
Household income in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— $1,077 7th pct
Family income in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— $1,331 7th pct
High earners in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 5.4% 16th pct
High-income homes in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 9.4% 11th pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 35.0% 87th pct
Mental health in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 12.1% 88th pct
Needs assistance in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 6.2% 64th pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 21.0% 86th pct
Unpaid carers in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 13.0% 63rd pct
Unpaid child care in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 23.3% 29th pct
Defence service in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 4.3% 81st pct
Housework 15h+ in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 27.0% 92nd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet +585 larger in Cygnet
0 0th pct 585 84th pct
Median age in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 29 yrs 81st pct
Year 12 in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 27.1% 11th pct
Unemployment in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 4.2% 24th pct
Median income in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— $532 27th pct
Household income in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— $1,268 20th pct
Indigenous language in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 2.2% 22nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 2.3 29th pct
One-parent in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 15.9% 71st pct
Living alone in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 28.5% 65th pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— $290 24th pct
Mortgage in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— $1,300 14th pct
People / bedroom in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 15.4% 15th pct
Owned outright in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 49.0% 94th pct
Separate houses in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 97.0% 91st pct
3+ bedrooms in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 68.1% 25th pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 3.9% 40th pct
Work from home in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 17.7% 59th pct
PT commute in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 0.5% 18th pct
PT stops in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet +12 more in Cygnet
1 2nd pct 13 22nd pct
Stops/1k in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 2.71 27th pct
Departures/1k in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 59.4 17th pct
PT routes in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet even
2 14th pct 2 14th pct
Stop walk in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 59 95th pct
Drive to city in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet +36 longer in Cygnet
22 45th pct 58 76th pct
Reach 30 min in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
0 0th pct —
Reach 45 min in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
0 0th pct —

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 34.9% 37th pct
Recent arrivals in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 2.4% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 5.4% 66th pct
Participation in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 49.0% 12th pct
Full-time in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 47.0% 1st pct

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 3 29th pct
IRSD decile in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 3 29th pct
IER decile in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 4 36th pct
IEO decile in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 6 57th pct
IRSAD score in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 949 29th pct
ERP in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet +5,216 higher in Cygnet
0 0th pct 5,216 22nd pct
Growth in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 6.2% 63rd pct
Businesses in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet +384 higher in Cygnet
0 0th pct 384 18th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet +742 higher in Mount Wellington
1,627 93rd pct 885 52nd pct
Max temp in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet +5.9 higher in Cygnet
9.8 0th pct 15.7 0th pct
Min temp in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet +4.6 higher in Cygnet
3.5 0th pct 8.0 9th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet +1.3 higher in Cygnet
0.8 3rd pct 2.1 12th pct
Types ≤15 min in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet +1.6 more in Cygnet
0.7 1st pct 2.3 13th pct
15-min city in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet +26.7 pts higher in Cygnet
0.0% 0th pct 26.7% 18th pct
Walk to shops in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet +24.3 pts higher in Cygnet
0.0% 0th pct 24.3% 16th pct
Walk to transit in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet +9.0 pts higher in Cygnet
16.7% 12th pct 25.7% 16th pct
Walk to school in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet +25.3 pts higher in Cygnet
0.0% 0th pct 25.3% 13th pct
Walk to a park in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet +23.6 pts higher in Cygnet
16.7% 2nd pct 40.3% 10th pct
Walk to health in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet +27.4 pts higher in Cygnet
0.0% 0th pct 27.4% 31st pct
Amenities/1k in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet
— 14.4 51st pct
Intersections/km² in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet +1 higher in Mount Wellington
3 16th pct 2 15th pct
Mean slope in Mount Wellingtonin Cygnet +21.5 pts higher in Mount Wellington
32.9% 100th pct 11.5% 94th pct

Compare Mount Wellington with nearby areas

Berriedale - Chigwell South Hobart - Fern Tree Glenorchy Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart Montrose - Rosetta West Moonah West Hobart Kingston - Huntingfield

Compare Cygnet with nearby areas

Margate - Snug Kingston Beach - Blackmans Bay Kingston - Huntingfield Huonville - Franklin Mount Wellington Geeveston - Dover South Hobart - Fern Tree Bruny Island - Kettering

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Wellington vs Cygnet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/601041025/mount-wellington/vs/603021070/cygnet