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Prospect Vale - Blackstone vs Summerhill - Prospect

Name: Prospect Vale - Blackstone vs Summerhill - Prospect — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.9 km apart · Prospect Vale - Blackstone profile · Summerhill - Prospect profile

Prospect Vale - Blackstone Summerhill - Prospect

Prospect Vale - Blackstone and Summerhill - Prospect are neighbouring areas in Tasmania with very different levels of local access. Summerhill - Prospect is far more walkable for health services and schools, with 52.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services compared to just 0.9% in Prospect Vale - Blackstone. However, Prospect Vale - Blackstone is much better placed for groceries, with 70.6% of homes near shops compared to 54.4% in Summerhill - Prospect. The two areas also differ in age and wealth; Prospect Vale - Blackstone has a noticeably older population, with typical residents aged 46, and a higher share of homes owned outright at 41.0%.

They are almost identical when it comes to the share of people who use another language at home, both sitting at around 6%. This similarity extends to typical weekly household incomes, which are $1,377 in Prospect Vale - Blackstone and $1,294 in Summerhill - Prospect. Despite these shared traits, the gap in age has widened since 2011, and Prospect Vale - Blackstone has seen its share of homeowners who own their property outright increase relative to Summerhill - Prospect.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 6 yrs older in Prospect Vale - Blackstone Owned outright: 8.7 pts higher in Prospect Vale - Blackstone De facto: 2.6 pts higher in Summerhill - Prospect People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Summerhill - Prospect One-parent: 5.0 pts higher in Summerhill - Prospect

Demographics & Identity

Population in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +1,819 larger in Prospect Vale - Blackstone gap steady

6,777 33rd pct 4,958 22nd pct

Median age in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +6 yrs older in Prospect Vale - Blackstone gap widening

46 yrs 81st pct 40 yrs 52nd pct

Age structure

27.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.5 pts 24.1%

22.0% Young adults (25–44) +5.1 pts ▸ 27.0%

24.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.9 pts 19.7%

15.4% Children (0–14) +2.2 pts ▸ 17.5%

10.2% Youth (15–24) +1.5 pts ▸ 11.7%

Marital status

51.3% Married ◂ +7.9 pts 43.4%

28.6% Never married +7.2 pts ▸ 35.8%

9.7% Divorced +1.1 pts ▸ 10.8%

7.3% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 6.8%

3.1% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Prospect Vale - Blackstone Summerhill - Prospect

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.6% Australia +0.9 pts ▸ 85.5%

3.1% England ◂ +1.4 pts 1.7%

0.7% India +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Nepal +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

45.8% English +0.9 pts ▸ 46.7%

44.7% Australian ◂ +1.4 pts 43.3%

9.8% Irish ◂ +0.4 pts 9.4%

9.8% Scottish ◂ +1.6 pts 8.1%

2.9% German +0.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.1% Dutch +0.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.0% Italian even 2.0%

1.2% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.9% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

90.7% English only ◂ +1.1 pts 89.6%

0.6% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.4% Tagalog even 0.3%

0.2% Arabic even 0.2%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.2%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.8% Christianity ◂ +7.3 pts 43.5%

42.6% No religion +5.1 pts ▸ 47.8%

4.2% Not stated +1.4 pts ▸ 5.7%

0.9% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Islam even 0.6%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect

— 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect

— 3.45 74th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +8 more in Summerhill - Prospect

8 18th pct 16 43rd pct

Students in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect

— 2,649 74th pct

Avg size in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect

— 883 88th pct

ICSEA in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect

— 996 41st pct

Highest year of school

40.7% Year 12 ◂ +0.3 pts 40.3%

35.9% Year 10 ◂ +1.1 pts 34.7%

10.3% Year 9 or below +0.4 pts ▸ 10.7%

8.2% Year 11 +0.6 pts ▸ 8.8%

Highest qualification level

37.3% Certificate III / IV +3.4 pts ▸ 40.7%

20.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.4 pts 19.3%

15.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.3 pts 13.8%

6.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.8 pts 4.2%

3.2% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.5 pts 2.3%

Field of qualification

21.2% Management & commerce ◂ +3.3 pts 17.8%

15.7% Engineering & related ◂ +0.6 pts 15.1%

12.6% Health ◂ +1.3 pts 11.3%

10.3% Society & culture +1.8 pts ▸ 12.0%

9.9% Education ◂ +2.1 pts 7.8%

5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.7 pts ▸ 8.6%

6.2% Architecture & building ◂ +0.1 pts 6.0%

2.0% Creative arts +0.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.8% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

1.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +$9 higher in Summerhill - Prospect gap narrowing

$738 36th pct $747 38th pct

Household income in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +$83 higher in Prospect Vale - Blackstone gap narrowing

$1,377 27th pct $1,294 21st pct

Family income in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +$96 higher in Prospect Vale - Blackstone gap narrowing

$1,869 36th pct $1,773 30th pct

Household income distribution

31.2% $650–$1,499 +2.9 pts ▸ 34.1%

27.7% $1,500–$2,999 +2.0 pts ▸ 29.7%

19.9% Under $650 ◂ +0.9 pts 19.0%

9.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.9 pts 6.2%

6.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 5.0%

Personal income distribution

42.7% Under $650 ◂ +0.5 pts 42.2%

35.3% $650–$1,499 +3.0 pts ▸ 38.4%

15.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 13.3%

2.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 1.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.5% Arthritis ◂ +1.7 pts 12.8%

10.7% Mental health +1.1 pts ▸ 11.8%

10.3% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 11.1%

8.7% Other condition even 8.7%

6.0% Diabetes ◂ +0.8 pts 5.2%

5.1% Heart disease ◂ +0.9 pts 4.3%

3.6% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 3.1%

3.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 2.5%

1.8% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.2% None +0.1 pts ▸ 58.2%

22.6% One condition +0.1 pts ▸ 22.7%

8.2% Two conditions +0.1 pts ▸ 8.3%

5.3% Three or more ◂ +1.3 pts 4.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +2 larger in Summerhill - Prospect

190 52nd pct 192 52nd pct

Median age in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +7 yrs older in Prospect Vale - Blackstone

33 yrs 91st pct 26 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +$101 higher in Prospect Vale - Blackstone

$620 47th pct $519 24th pct

Household income in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +$202 higher in Prospect Vale - Blackstone

$1,420 32nd pct $1,218 17th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect even gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

52.7% Couples with children ◂ +1.7 pts 51.0%

33.0% Couples without children ◂ +3.5 pts 29.5%

13.7% One-parent families +5.0 pts ▸ 18.7%

0.7% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

36.6% 2 people ◂ +2.5 pts 34.1%

29.9% 1 person +2.2 pts ▸ 32.0%

15.7% 3 people ◂ +2.0 pts 13.7%

12.6% 4 people +2.0 pts ▸ 14.6%

3.8% 5 people ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%

1.5% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +$10 higher in Prospect Vale - Blackstone gap steady

$300 27th pct $290 24th pct

Mortgage in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +$200 higher in Prospect Vale - Blackstone gap narrowing

$1,500 27th pct $1,300 14th pct

People / bedroom in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +0.10 higher in Summerhill - Prospect gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.0% Owned outright ◂ +8.7 pts 32.2%

34.1% Owned with a mortgage +2.5 pts ▸ 36.6%

23.1% Rented +5.0 pts ▸ 28.1%

0.6% Other tenure +1.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.2% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

Types of homes

82.6% Separate house ◂ +5.1 pts 77.5%

11.5% Flat or apartment +8.8 pts ▸ 20.4%

5.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.9 pts 1.8%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

43.5% 3 bedrooms +9.5 pts ▸ 52.9%

25.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.7 pts 15.4%

24.0% 2 bedrooms even 24.0%

4.6% 5 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 3.4%

1.4% 1 bedroom +1.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

52.5% $200–$349 ◂ +2.4 pts 50.1%

28.8% $350–$549 ◂ +1.6 pts 27.2%

14.1% Under $200 +5.0 pts ▸ 19.1%

1.5% $550–$749 ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

0.0% $750 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

45.3% $1,000–$1,799 +8.2 pts ▸ 53.5%

19.9% Under $1,000 +6.3 pts ▸ 26.2%

23.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +10.1 pts 13.8%

6.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.4 pts 3.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +28 more in Prospect Vale - Blackstone

57 64th pct 29 39th pct

Stops/1k in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +2.56 more in Prospect Vale - Blackstone

8.41 86th pct 5.85 72nd pct

Departures/1k in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +59.3 more in Prospect Vale - Blackstone

839.5 51st pct 780.2 49th pct

PT routes in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect even

5 36th pct 5 36th pct

Stop walk in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +49 longer in Summerhill - Prospect

0 0th pct 49 92nd pct

Drive to city in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +4 longer in Summerhill - Prospect

123 93rd pct 127 94th pct

How people get to work

74.1% Car (driver) ◂ +1.7 pts 72.4%

5.7% Worked at home +0.5 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.0% Car (passenger) even 4.9%

1.1% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.1% Walked ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.1% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.2% 1 vehicle +3.1 pts ▸ 39.3%

37.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.4 pts 35.2%

13.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.0 pts 12.3%

7.6% 4 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 7.2%

5.5% No vehicle +0.7 pts ▸ 6.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.9% Health care & social assistance +3.1 pts ▸ 21.0%

12.6% Retail trade ◂ +1.2 pts 11.4%

8.3% Construction +1.0 pts ▸ 9.3%

9.2% Education & training ◂ +1.1 pts 8.0%

6.0% Accommodation & food +1.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.4% Manufacturing +1.2 pts ▸ 6.7%

6.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.4 pts 4.8%

5.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.2 pts 3.8%

4.6% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 4.5%

4.4% Professional & technical ◂ +0.7 pts 3.7%

3.6% Wholesale trade +0.7 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.2% Finance & insurance even 3.2%

Occupations people work in

18.3% Professionals ◂ +2.6 pts 15.8%

15.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.4 pts 14.3%

13.1% Technicians & trades +2.5 pts ▸ 15.6%

13.1% Community & personal service +2.3 pts ▸ 15.4%

11.8% Managers ◂ +1.5 pts 10.3%

10.9% Sales workers ◂ +0.4 pts 10.6%

9.2% Labourers ◂ +0.5 pts 8.7%

6.2% Machinery operators & drivers +1.5 pts ▸ 7.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +1 higher in Prospect Vale - Blackstone

4 36th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +1 higher in Prospect Vale - Blackstone

5 43rd pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +1 higher in Prospect Vale - Blackstone

4 36th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +1 higher in Prospect Vale - Blackstone

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +27 higher in Prospect Vale - Blackstone

961 35th pct 934 24th pct

ERP in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +1,960 higher in Prospect Vale - Blackstone

6,949 31st pct 4,989 20th pct

Growth in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +2.0 pts higher in Prospect Vale - Blackstone

0.4% 14th pct -1.6% 5th pct

Businesses in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +120 higher in Prospect Vale - Blackstone

375 17th pct 255 11th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +53 higher in Prospect Vale - Blackstone

709 34th pct 656 27th pct

Max temp in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +0.1 higher in Prospect Vale - Blackstone

17.9 5th pct 17.8 4th pct

Min temp in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +0.3 higher in Prospect Vale - Blackstone

8.0 9th pct 7.7 7th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +0.7 higher in Summerhill - Prospect

5.1 45th pct 5.8 55th pct

Types ≤15 min in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +0.7 more in Summerhill - Prospect

4.7 42nd pct 5.4 53rd pct

15-min city in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +2.0 pts higher in Prospect Vale - Blackstone

60.5% 46th pct 58.5% 44th pct

Walk to shops in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +16.2 pts higher in Prospect Vale - Blackstone

70.6% 57th pct 54.4% 43rd pct

Walk to transit in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +6.9 pts higher in Summerhill - Prospect

92.2% 52nd pct 99.1% 71st pct

Walk to school in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +30.5 pts higher in Summerhill - Prospect

42.3% 25th pct 72.9% 49th pct

Walk to a park in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +9.7 pts higher in Summerhill - Prospect

89.9% 37th pct 99.6% 61st pct

Walk to health in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +51.5 pts higher in Summerhill - Prospect

0.9% 2nd pct 52.5% 56th pct

Amenities/1k in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +0.6 more in Prospect Vale - Blackstone

15.9 59th pct 15.3 57th pct

Intersections/km² in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +31 higher in Summerhill - Prospect

38 36th pct 70 45th pct

Mean slope in Prospect Vale - Blackstone in Summerhill - Prospect +0.8 pts higher in Summerhill - Prospect

6.5% 67th pct 7.2% 75th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Prospect Vale - Blackstone vs Summerhill - Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/602011044/prospect-vale-blackstone/vs/602011048/summerhill-prospect