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Mowbray vs Newnham - Mayfield
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.0 km apart · Mowbray profile · Newnham - Mayfield profile
Mowbray Newnham - Mayfield
Newnham - Mayfield and Mowbray are neighbouring areas in Launceston with very different layouts. Newnham - Mayfield has more large homes, with 72.6% having three or more bedrooms, and much better access to public transport, with 97.2% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop. In contrast, Mowbray is more diverse and better qualified; 31.1% of its people were born overseas and 21.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. Mowbray also has far larger schools and more people within a 15-minute walk of health services (86.1% compared to 57.0% in Newnham - Mayfield).
Since 2011, the two areas have seen several gaps narrow, particularly regarding overseas births and the use of languages other than English. They share very similar typical weekly household incomes, sitting around $1,112 in Newnham - Mayfield and $1,138 in Mowbray. Both areas also have an almost identical number of people per home, with an average of 2.5.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 3,751
- First area, 2016: 3,733
- First area, 2021: 4,048
- Second area, 2011: 8,577
- Second area, 2016: 8,990
- Second area, 2021: 9,628
- First area, 2011: 29 yrs
- First area, 2016: 31 yrs
- First area, 2021: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 34 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 Mowbray: 0.6% males, 1.1% females; 85+ in Newnham - Mayfield: 0.7% males, 1.2% females
- 80–84 in Mowbray: 0.8% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Newnham - Mayfield: 1.1% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Mowbray: 1.3% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Newnham - Mayfield: 1.5% males, 1.8% females
- 70–74 in Mowbray: 1.8% males, 1.6% females; 70–74 in Newnham - Mayfield: 1.9% males, 2.1% females
- 65–69 in Mowbray: 1.8% males, 2.2% females; 65–69 in Newnham - Mayfield: 1.9% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Mowbray: 2.0% males, 2.1% females; 60–64 in Newnham - Mayfield: 2.2% males, 2.8% females
- 55–59 in Mowbray: 3.0% males, 2.6% females; 55–59 in Newnham - Mayfield: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 50–54 in Mowbray: 2.8% males, 2.2% females; 50–54 in Newnham - Mayfield: 2.7% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Mowbray: 2.5% males, 2.3% females; 45–49 in Newnham - Mayfield: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 40–44 in Mowbray: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 40–44 in Newnham - Mayfield: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in Mowbray: 3.6% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Newnham - Mayfield: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Mowbray: 5.2% males, 4.2% females; 30–34 in Newnham - Mayfield: 4.1% males, 3.9% females
- 25–29 in Mowbray: 7.0% males, 5.7% females; 25–29 in Newnham - Mayfield: 5.6% males, 4.9% females
- 20–24 in Mowbray: 5.2% males, 4.4% females; 20–24 in Newnham - Mayfield: 4.7% males, 4.2% females
- 15–19 in Mowbray: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 15–19 in Newnham - Mayfield: 2.8% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in Mowbray: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 10–14 in Newnham - Mayfield: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 5–9 in Mowbray: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 5–9 in Newnham - Mayfield: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Mowbray: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 0–4 in Newnham - Mayfield: 3.3% males, 3.0% 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: $358
- First area, 2016: $419
- First area, 2021: $583
- Second area, 2011: $382
- Second area, 2016: $454
- Second area, 2021: $575
- First area, 2011: $744
- First area, 2016: $783
- First area, 2021: $1,138
- Second area, 2011: $759
- Second area, 2016: $900
- Second area, 2021: $1,112
- First area, 2011: $940
- First area, 2016: $1,047
- First area, 2021: $1,355
- Second area, 2011: $945
- Second area, 2016: $1,121
- Second area, 2021: $1,332
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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $210
- First area, 2016: $240
- First area, 2021: $290
- Second area, 2011: $190
- Second area, 2016: $210
- Second area, 2021: $250
- First area, 2011: $1,127
- First area, 2016: $1,083
- First area, 2021: $1,050
- Second area, 2011: $1,179
- Second area, 2016: $1,152
- Second area, 2021: $1,170
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- 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). Mowbray vs Newnham - Mayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/602011040/mowbray/vs/602011041/newnham-mayfield