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Launceston vs Mowbray

Name: Launceston vs Mowbray — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.2 km apart · Launceston profile · Mowbray profile

Launceston Mowbray

Launceston and Mowbray are neighbouring areas with very different social and economic profiles. Launceston has a far older population, with a typical resident aged 41 compared to 32 in Mowbray. Residents in Launceston generally have higher incomes and more qualifications; for example, 39% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, while that figure is 21.9% in Mowbray. The housing styles also differ sharply, with separate houses being far more common in Mowbray at 84.6% compared to 53.2% in Launceston.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people in de facto relationships. They also share similar daily conditions, with almost identical average temperatures and similar rates of people providing unpaid care. However, the gap in typical family income has widened since 2011, and the difference in the share of people earning $3,000 or more a week has also grown.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 31.4 pts higher in Mowbray Year 12: 18.5 pts higher in Launceston Bachelor+: 17.1 pts higher in Launceston Recent arrivals: 15.7 pts higher in Mowbray Median age: 9 yrs older in Launceston

Demographics & Identity

Population in Launceston in Mowbray +1,373 larger in Launceston gap steady

5,421 25th pct 4,048 16th pct

Median age in Launceston in Mowbray +9 yrs older in Launceston gap steady

41 yrs 57th pct 32 yrs 9th pct

Age structure

29.3% Young adults (25–44) +5.3 pts ▸ 34.7%

26.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.8 pts 19.9%

18.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.2 pts 13.7%

12.4% Children (0–14) +4.5 pts ▸ 16.9%

12.9% Youth (15–24) +2.2 pts ▸ 15.2%

Marital status

40.6% Never married +7.6 pts ▸ 48.1%

42.5% Married ◂ +9.4 pts 33.1%

9.6% Divorced +0.2 pts ▸ 9.8%

4.2% Widowed +1.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.3% Separated even 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Launceston Mowbray

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

72.3% Australia ◂ +9.5 pts 62.8%

2.0% Nepal +4.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

2.5% India +1.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.6% England ◂ +1.9 pts 1.7%

1.5% China +1.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

0.6% Philippines +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.4% Vietnam +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

41.9% English ◂ +9.1 pts 32.8%

33.8% Australian +0.3 pts ▸ 34.0%

11.9% Scottish ◂ +5.7 pts 6.3%

11.5% Irish ◂ +5.2 pts 6.3%

3.6% Chinese +1.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.3% German ◂ +1.9 pts 2.4%

2.1% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.0% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

1.9% Italian ◂ +1.3 pts 0.7%

0.8% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.4% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

80.1% English only ◂ +14.4 pts 65.7%

2.2% Mandarin +1.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.9% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.4% Arabic even 0.4%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.9% No religion ◂ +4.6 pts 43.4%

36.4% Christianity ◂ +2.9 pts 33.4%

7.0% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.2% Hinduism +3.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

1.8% Buddhism +1.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.4% Islam +0.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.3% Other religions +1.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Launceston in Mowbray +1 more in Launceston

3 43rd pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Launceston in Mowbray +1.55 more in Launceston

4.48 83rd pct 2.92 67th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Launceston in Mowbray +5 more in Launceston

26 63rd pct 21 53rd pct

Students in Launceston in Mowbray +1,042 more in Launceston

2,259 67th pct 1,217 44th pct

Avg size in Launceston in Mowbray +145 larger in Launceston

753 83rd pct 609 73rd pct

ICSEA in Launceston in Mowbray +17 higher in Mowbray

1,008 47th pct 1,025 54th pct

Highest year of school

65.5% Year 12 ◂ +18.5 pts 47.0%

16.9% Year 10 +7.9 pts ▸ 24.8%

5.0% Year 9 or below +9.5 pts ▸ 14.5%

6.3% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 6.5%

Highest qualification level

34.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +13.1 pts 21.7%

17.4% Certificate III / IV +11.0 pts ▸ 28.4%

16.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.5 pts 15.7%

12.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.2 pts 9.9%

4.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.4 pts 2.4%

1.8% Certificate I / II +1.9 pts ▸ 3.8%

Field of qualification

19.1% Management & commerce +2.2 pts ▸ 21.2%

16.5% Health ◂ +8.4 pts 8.2%

7.7% Engineering & related +6.7 pts ▸ 14.4%

11.6% Society & culture ◂ +0.2 pts 11.4%

10.2% Education ◂ +4.8 pts 5.4%

3.3% Information technology +2.8 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.8% Creative arts ◂ +1.7 pts 3.1%

4.5% Architecture & building ◂ +1.3 pts 3.1%

3.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.9 pts 2.3%

2.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

Income

Personal income in Launceston in Mowbray +$311 higher in Launceston gap widening

$894 66th pct $583 11th pct

Household income in Launceston in Mowbray +$443 higher in Launceston gap widening

$1,581 40th pct $1,138 10th pct

Family income in Launceston in Mowbray +$831 higher in Launceston gap widening

$2,186 57th pct $1,355 8th pct

Household income distribution

28.2% $650–$1,499 +8.4 pts ▸ 36.6%

28.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.3 pts 25.4%

17.0% Under $650 +6.3 pts ▸ 23.3%

13.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +11.2 pts 2.0%

7.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.4 pts 4.1%

Personal income distribution

35.6% Under $650 +16.2 pts ▸ 51.8%

32.0% $650–$1,499 +4.3 pts ▸ 36.3%

18.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +13.4 pts 4.9%

7.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +6.2 pts 0.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.4% Mental health +1.2 pts ▸ 11.6%

7.9% Arthritis +1.9 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.9% Asthma ◂ +0.7 pts 8.2%

7.8% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 8.0%

3.4% Diabetes +2.1 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.7% Heart disease ◂ +0.5 pts 3.3%

3.4% Cancer ◂ +1.0 pts 2.3%

1.7% Lung condition +1.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.7% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.6% None +0.6 pts ▸ 63.1%

20.8% One condition ◂ +1.9 pts 18.9%

6.3% Two conditions +0.4 pts ▸ 6.7%

2.2% Three or more +1.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Launceston in Mowbray +96 larger in Mowbray

110 34th pct 206 54th pct

Median age in Launceston in Mowbray +4 yrs older in Launceston

29 yrs 81st pct 25 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Launceston in Mowbray +$155 higher in Launceston

$725 66th pct $570 36th pct

Household income in Launceston in Mowbray +$310 higher in Launceston

$1,593 44th pct $1,283 22nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Launceston in Mowbray +0.4 larger in Mowbray gap widening

2.1 11th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

47.8% Couples with children +2.5 pts ▸ 50.2%

38.4% Couples without children ◂ +13.2 pts 25.2%

13.0% One-parent families +9.6 pts ▸ 22.6%

0.8% Other families +1.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

Household size

36.8% 1 person ◂ +5.5 pts 31.3%

36.2% 2 people ◂ +6.8 pts 29.4%

13.1% 3 people +3.3 pts ▸ 16.4%

8.6% 4 people +3.4 pts ▸ 12.0%

3.7% 5 people +2.5 pts ▸ 6.1%

1.5% 6 or more +3.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Launceston in Mowbray +$30 higher in Launceston gap steady

$320 33rd pct $290 24th pct

Mortgage in Launceston in Mowbray +$521 higher in Launceston gap widening

$1,571 32nd pct $1,050 6th pct

People / bedroom in Launceston in Mowbray +0.10 higher in Mowbray gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.7% Rented +4.4 pts ▸ 48.1%

33.4% Owned outright ◂ +9.3 pts 24.0%

21.2% Owned with a mortgage +0.9 pts ▸ 22.1%

0.7% Other tenure +3.0 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.8% Not stated +1.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

Types of homes

53.2% Separate house +31.4 pts ▸ 84.6%

22.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +11.9 pts 10.6%

21.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +17.6 pts 3.9%

2.1% Other dwelling ◂ +1.2 pts 0.9%

Bedrooms per home

34.6% 3 bedrooms +12.9 pts ▸ 47.5%

31.0% 2 bedrooms +0.2 pts ▸ 31.3%

16.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +5.7 pts 10.7%

11.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +6.0 pts 5.2%

4.6% 5 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 3.5%

1.1% Studio / none ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

45.1% $200–$349 +12.7 pts ▸ 57.7%

34.6% $350–$549 ◂ +14.2 pts 20.3%

12.3% Under $200 +4.8 pts ▸ 17.1%

4.1% $550–$749 ◂ +3.3 pts 0.8%

0.6% $750 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.1% $1,000–$1,799 +9.2 pts ▸ 46.3%

19.4% Under $1,000 +22.3 pts ▸ 41.6%

27.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +19.6 pts 7.6%

11.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +10.5 pts 0.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Launceston in Mowbray +59 more in Launceston

66 71st pct 7 15th pct

Stops/1k in Launceston in Mowbray +10.45 more in Launceston

12.17 89th pct 1.73 18th pct

Departures/1k in Launceston in Mowbray +2,112.6 more in Launceston

2,833.2 87th pct 720.6 47th pct

PT routes in Launceston in Mowbray +41 more in Launceston

51 87th pct 10 62nd pct

Stop walk in Launceston in Mowbray +19 longer in Mowbray

4 43rd pct 23 82nd pct

Drive to city in Launceston in Mowbray +6 longer in Mowbray

121 92nd pct 127 94th pct

How people get to work

50.8% Car (driver) +14.6 pts ▸ 65.4%

18.7% Walked ◂ +14.4 pts 4.3%

8.9% Worked at home ◂ +5.5 pts 3.4%

5.8% Car (passenger) +2.8 pts ▸ 8.6%

1.2% Bus +1.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.8% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

45.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.8 pts 40.4%

31.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.7 pts 29.3%

8.4% 3 vehicles +4.9 pts ▸ 13.3%

10.8% No vehicle +1.1 pts ▸ 12.0%

4.5% 4 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 5.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

22.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.8 pts 18.7%

9.2% Retail trade +2.2 pts ▸ 11.4%

11.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.3 pts 11.0%

9.6% Education & training ◂ +2.7 pts 6.9%

4.8% Manufacturing +2.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.3% Professional & technical ◂ +3.8 pts 3.4%

2.6% Transport & warehousing +3.4 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.4% Construction even 5.4%

5.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.4 pts 3.1%

2.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +3.1 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.2% Other services +1.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.5% Administrative & support +1.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

Occupations people work in

31.7% Professionals ◂ +19.5 pts 12.3%

13.3% Community & personal service +5.7 pts ▸ 18.9%

6.6% Labourers +11.9 pts ▸ 18.5%

15.0% Managers ◂ +8.6 pts 6.4%

8.7% Technicians & trades +3.3 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.9 pts 9.4%

8.6% Sales workers +2.6 pts ▸ 11.2%

3.2% Machinery operators & drivers +6.6 pts ▸ 9.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Launceston in Mowbray +6 higher in Launceston

7 64th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Launceston in Mowbray +5 higher in Launceston

6 57th pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Launceston in Mowbray +1 higher in Launceston

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Launceston in Mowbray +7 higher in Launceston

8 71st pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Launceston in Mowbray +171 higher in Launceston

1,024 61st pct 853 4th pct

ERP in Launceston in Mowbray +1,229 higher in Launceston

5,365 22nd pct 4,136 15th pct

Growth in Launceston in Mowbray +2.8 pts higher in Mowbray

-3.6% 0th pct -0.8% 8th pct

Businesses in Launceston in Mowbray +1,724 higher in Launceston

1,954 86th pct 230 10th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Launceston in Mowbray +57 higher in Mowbray

668 29th pct 725 36th pct

Max temp in Launceston in Mowbray +0.2 higher in Launceston

18.5 8th pct 18.4 7th pct

Min temp in Launceston in Mowbray +0.1 higher in Mowbray

8.5 12th pct 8.6 13th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Launceston in Mowbray +2.3 higher in Launceston

8.8 95th pct 6.5 67th pct

Types ≤15 min in Launceston in Mowbray +1.6 more in Launceston

7.9 96th pct 6.3 66th pct

15-min city in Launceston in Mowbray +15.5 pts higher in Launceston

99.9% 98th pct 84.5% 66th pct

Walk to shops in Launceston in Mowbray +14.7 pts higher in Launceston

99.1% 92nd pct 84.3% 69th pct

Walk to transit in Launceston in Mowbray +32.1 pts higher in Launceston

99.9% 84th pct 67.9% 32nd pct

Walk to school in Launceston in Mowbray +18.2 pts higher in Launceston

97.9% 83rd pct 79.8% 56th pct

Walk to a park in Launceston in Mowbray +7.4 pts higher in Launceston

99.9% 70th pct 92.6% 40th pct

Walk to health in Launceston in Mowbray +13.4 pts higher in Launceston

99.5% 99th pct 86.1% 81st pct

Amenities/1k in Launceston in Mowbray +46.1 more in Launceston

56.3 86th pct 10.1 24th pct

Intersections/km² in Launceston in Mowbray +331 higher in Launceston

414 90th pct 84 48th pct

Mean slope in Launceston in Mowbray +3.3 pts higher in Launceston

8.2% 83rd pct 4.9% 42nd pct

Compare Launceston with nearby areas

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Compare Mowbray with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Launceston vs Mowbray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/602011038/launceston/vs/602011040/mowbray