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Sorell - Richmond vs Triabunna - Bicheno
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 88 km apart · Sorell - Richmond profile · Triabunna - Bicheno profile
Sorell - Richmond Triabunna - Bicheno
Triabunna - Bicheno and Sorell - Richmond are two Tasmanian regions with very different profiles. Triabunna - Bicheno is far older, with a typical resident aged 57 and 34.1% of people aged 65 and over. In contrast, the typical person in Sorell - Richmond is 42. This age gap helps explain why Sorell - Richmond has many more children under 15 (17.6% compared to 9.9%) and a much higher share of people caring for children unpaid (28.8% versus 17.2%). Home ownership also differs, as 52.6% of homes in Triabunna - Bicheno are owned outright, which is 17.2 percentage points higher than in Sorell - Richmond.
Both areas are nearly identical in their share of First Nations people, which sits at around 4% for each. They also share a similar level of education, with about 16% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Since 2011, the gap in typical age has widened, with residents in Triabunna - Bicheno becoming further ahead of those in Sorell - Richmond. While both have a high rate of detached houses at 95.8%, Sorell - Richmond has a much higher share of homes with three or more bedrooms.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 7,770
- First area, 2016: 8,553
- First area, 2021: 9,993
- Second area, 2011: 4,164
- Second area, 2016: 4,375
- Second area, 2021: 4,988
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 53 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 56 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 57 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 Sorell - Richmond: 1.1% males, 1.5% females; 85+ in Triabunna - Bicheno: 1.4% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in Sorell - Richmond: 1.1% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Triabunna - Bicheno: 1.9% males, 1.7% females
- 75–79 in Sorell - Richmond: 2.1% males, 2.1% females; 75–79 in Triabunna - Bicheno: 3.7% males, 2.9% females
- 70–74 in Sorell - Richmond: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 70–74 in Triabunna - Bicheno: 5.4% males, 4.9% females
- 65–69 in Sorell - Richmond: 2.8% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Triabunna - Bicheno: 5.5% males, 5.6% females
- 60–64 in Sorell - Richmond: 3.0% males, 3.7% females; 60–64 in Triabunna - Bicheno: 5.5% males, 5.4% females
- 55–59 in Sorell - Richmond: 3.3% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Triabunna - Bicheno: 4.0% males, 4.4% females
- 50–54 in Sorell - Richmond: 2.5% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Triabunna - Bicheno: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Sorell - Richmond: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in Triabunna - Bicheno: 2.4% males, 2.3% females
- 40–44 in Sorell - Richmond: 2.4% males, 2.8% females; 40–44 in Triabunna - Bicheno: 2.1% males, 2.2% females
- 35–39 in Sorell - Richmond: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 35–39 in Triabunna - Bicheno: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 30–34 in Sorell - Richmond: 3.5% males, 3.7% females; 30–34 in Triabunna - Bicheno: 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 25–29 in Sorell - Richmond: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 25–29 in Triabunna - Bicheno: 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 20–24 in Sorell - Richmond: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Triabunna - Bicheno: 1.9% males, 1.1% females
- 15–19 in Sorell - Richmond: 2.5% males, 2.2% females; 15–19 in Triabunna - Bicheno: 1.7% males, 1.3% females
- 10–14 in Sorell - Richmond: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Triabunna - Bicheno: 1.6% males, 1.8% females
- 5–9 in Sorell - Richmond: 3.2% males, 2.7% females; 5–9 in Triabunna - Bicheno: 1.9% males, 1.4% females
- 0–4 in Sorell - Richmond: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 0–4 in Triabunna - Bicheno: 1.6% males, 1.4% 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: $532
- First area, 2016: $605
- First area, 2021: $738
- Second area, 2011: $422
- Second area, 2016: $498
- Second area, 2021: $595
- First area, 2011: $1,044
- First area, 2016: $1,213
- First area, 2021: $1,439
- Second area, 2011: $747
- Second area, 2016: $852
- Second area, 2021: $1,005
- First area, 2011: $1,274
- First area, 2016: $1,459
- First area, 2021: $1,764
- Second area, 2011: $915
- Second area, 2016: $1,049
- Second area, 2021: $1,290
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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.1
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $240
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $355
- Second area, 2011: $165
- Second area, 2016: $190
- Second area, 2021: $250
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,404
- First area, 2021: $1,506
- Second area, 2011: $1,096
- Second area, 2016: $1,083
- Second area, 2021: $1,105
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- 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). Sorell - Richmond vs Triabunna - Bicheno [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/601061035/sorell-richmond/vs/603031074/triabunna-bicheno