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Ravenswood vs George Town

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 36 km apart · Ravenswood profile · George Town profile

Ravenswood George Town

George Town and Ravenswood are nearby Tasmanian areas with very different characters. George Town is an older community, where the typical resident is 48 and 41.5% of homes are owned outright. In contrast, Ravenswood is much younger with a typical age of 36 and a high proportion of renters at 50.1%. Ravenswood is also far more walkable (very walkable) compared to George Town (mostly car-dependent), with many more residents living within a 15-minute walk of health services and groceries.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of people needing help with daily activities, which is 9.5% in both places. While they share similar typical weekly incomes and household sizes, the gaps between them are often growing. Since 2011, the age difference has widened, and the gap in home ownership and the number of one-parent families has also increased.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 23.1 pts higher in Ravenswood Population: 3,314 larger in George Town Median age: 12 yrs older in George Town Owned outright: 19.9 pts higher in George Town One-parent: 17.7 pts higher in Ravenswood

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ravenswoodin George Town +3,314 larger in George Town gap widening
3,804 15th pct 7,118 35th pct
Median age in Ravenswoodin George Town +12 yrs older in George Town gap widening
36 yrs 29th pct 48 yrs 87th pct
First Nations in Ravenswoodin George Town +5.5 pts higher in Ravenswood gap widening
10.7% 89th pct 5.2% 77th pct
Aged 65+ in Ravenswoodin George Town +8.5 pts higher in George Town gap widening
17.1% 48th pct 25.5% 87th pct
Under 15 in Ravenswoodin George Town +5.5 pts higher in Ravenswood gap widening
21.5% 82nd pct 16.0% 28th pct
De facto in Ravenswoodin George Town +0.8 pts higher in Ravenswood gap steady
13.1% 63rd pct 12.3% 53rd pct

Age structure

24.3% Older adults (45–64) +4.3 pts ▸ 28.6%
17.1% Seniors (65+) +8.5 pts ▸ 25.5%
23.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.1 pts 19.9%
21.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.5 pts 16.0%
13.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.4 pts 10.0%

Marital status

49.1% Never married ◂ +16.2 pts 32.9%
29.0% Married +16.5 pts ▸ 45.5%
11.3% Divorced ◂ +0.7 pts 10.6%
5.3% Widowed +1.6 pts ▸ 6.9%
5.1% Separated ◂ +1.0 pts 4.1%

Age & sex structure

Ravenswood George Town

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Ravenswoodin George Town +5.0 pts higher in George Town gap steady
6.5% 4th pct 11.5% 20th pct

Country of birth

83.8% Australia ◂ +2.6 pts 81.3%
1.8% England +2.5 pts ▸ 4.2%
0.4% New Zealand +1.0 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.5% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%
0.4% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%
0.4% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.3% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.0% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

46.3% English ◂ +0.2 pts 46.1%
43.2% Australian +0.5 pts ▸ 43.8%
6.8% Scottish +3.1 pts ▸ 10.0%
7.6% Irish +2.1 pts ▸ 9.7%
2.7% German +0.8 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.0% Dutch +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.9% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.7% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%
0.5% Filipino even 0.4%
0.4% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.2% Greek even 0.1%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Ravenswoodin George Town +1.0 pts higher in Ravenswood gap steady
3.4% 13th pct 2.5% 6th pct
Limited English in Ravenswoodin George Town +0.2 pts higher in Ravenswood gap steady
0.4% 18th pct 0.2% 8th pct

Language used at home

88.7% English only +2.8 pts ▸ 91.4%
0.2% Punjabi even 0.1%
0.1% Italian even 0.1%
0.1% Mandarin even 0.1%
0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Ravenswoodin George Town +6.1 pts higher in Ravenswood gap widening
56.9% 98th pct 50.8% 88th pct

Religious affiliation

56.9% No religion ◂ +6.1 pts 50.8%
31.7% Christianity +7.9 pts ▸ 39.7%
9.0% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 8.0%
0.8% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%
0.7% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%
0.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.3% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Ravenswoodin George Town +3.4 pts higher in George Town gap narrowing
29.0% 0th pct 32.4% 5th pct
Bachelor+ in Ravenswoodin George Town +4.5 pts higher in George Town gap steady
5.5% 0th pct 10.0% 11th pct
Schools in Ravenswoodin George Town +1 more in George Town
2 14th pct 3 43rd pct
Schools/1k kids in Ravenswoodin George Town +0.19 more in George Town
2.45 59th pct 2.64 63rd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Ravenswoodin George Town +16 more in Ravenswood
19 49th pct 3 6th pct
Students in Ravenswoodin George Town +394 more in George Town
371 12th pct 765 29th pct
Avg size in Ravenswoodin George Town +70 larger in George Town
186 19th pct 255 27th pct
ICSEA in Ravenswoodin George Town +35 higher in George Town
858 4th pct 893 9th pct

Highest year of school

35.2% Year 10 +2.1 pts ▸ 37.3%
29.0% Year 12 +3.4 pts ▸ 32.4%
16.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.4 pts 13.3%
9.3% Year 11 ◂ +0.4 pts 8.9%

Highest qualification level

40.2% Certificate III / IV +1.0 pts ▸ 41.2%
9.2% Bachelor degree +4.6 pts ▸ 13.8%
10.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.2 pts ▸ 12.7%
7.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +3.6 pts 3.9%
2.7% Postgraduate degree +0.8 pts ▸ 3.5%
0.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

Field of qualification

12.3% Engineering & related +6.2 pts ▸ 18.5%
17.0% Society & culture ◂ +5.9 pts 11.1%
13.6% Management & commerce ◂ +1.4 pts 12.2%
5.6% Health +3.6 pts ▸ 9.2%
8.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.2 pts 7.3%
4.6% Education +3.6 pts ▸ 8.3%
4.1% Architecture & building +1.8 pts ▸ 5.9%
2.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 2.7%
2.7% Creative arts ◂ +1.1 pts 1.7%
0.3% Natural & physical sciences +1.3 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.3% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Ravenswoodin George Town +$24 higher in George Town gap narrowing
$496 3rd pct $520 5th pct
Household income in Ravenswoodin George Town +$144 higher in George Town gap narrowing
$858 0th pct $1,002 3rd pct
Family income in Ravenswoodin George Town +$172 higher in George Town gap narrowing
$1,104 0th pct $1,276 5th pct
High earners in Ravenswoodin George Town +3.5 pts higher in George Town gap widening
1.3% 0th pct 4.8% 13th pct
High-income homes in Ravenswoodin George Town +4.3 pts higher in George Town gap widening
3.3% 0th pct 7.6% 4th pct

Household income distribution

39.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.2 pts 33.6%
31.7% Under $650 ◂ +3.6 pts 28.0%
16.5% $1,500–$2,999 +7.0 pts ▸ 23.5%
2.2% $3,000–$3,999 +2.6 pts ▸ 4.8%
1.0% $4,000 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

Personal income distribution

57.5% Under $650 ◂ +2.9 pts 54.7%
29.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.0 pts 26.2%
3.9% $1,500–$2,999 +6.2 pts ▸ 10.1%
0.6% $3,000 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Ravenswoodin George Town +0.7 pts higher in Ravenswood
40.7% 100th pct 40.0% 100th pct
Mental health in Ravenswoodin George Town +3.1 pts higher in Ravenswood
16.4% 100th pct 13.2% 94th pct
Needs assistance in Ravenswoodin George Town even gap steady
9.5% 94th pct 9.5% 94th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

13.3% Arthritis +3.5 pts ▸ 16.8%
16.4% Mental health ◂ +3.1 pts 13.2%
15.3% Asthma ◂ +4.3 pts 11.0%
9.0% Other condition +1.6 pts ▸ 10.6%
7.6% Diabetes ◂ +0.2 pts 7.4%
4.8% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 5.5%
4.2% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 4.4%
2.8% Cancer +1.1 pts ▸ 3.9%
1.7% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%
0.5% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

48.3% None +2.8 pts ▸ 51.0%
23.9% One condition even 24.0%
10.2% Two conditions ◂ +0.5 pts 9.7%
6.6% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 6.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Ravenswoodin George Town +5.9 pts higher in George Town gap narrowing
9.9% 17th pct 15.8% 60th pct
Unpaid carers in Ravenswoodin George Town +0.5 pts higher in George Town gap steady
14.1% 82nd pct 14.5% 88th pct
Unpaid child care in Ravenswoodin George Town +3.9 pts higher in Ravenswood gap widening
25.0% 41st pct 21.0% 17th pct
Defence service in Ravenswoodin George Town +1.8 pts higher in George Town
3.1% 58th pct 4.9% 87th pct
Housework 15h+ in Ravenswoodin George Town +4.7 pts higher in George Town gap steady
20.3% 42nd pct 25.0% 82nd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Ravenswoodin George Town +40 larger in Ravenswood
407 74th pct 367 72nd pct
Median age in Ravenswoodin George Town +2 yrs older in George Town
21 yrs 21st pct 23 yrs 36th pct
Year 12 in Ravenswoodin George Town +4.8 pts higher in George Town
25.0% 9th pct 29.8% 16th pct
Unemployment in Ravenswoodin George Town +5.8 pts higher in Ravenswood
23.2% 94th pct 17.4% 86th pct
Median income in Ravenswoodin George Town +$6 higher in George Town
$444 10th pct $450 11th pct
Household income in Ravenswoodin George Town +$232 higher in George Town
$900 1st pct $1,132 12th pct
Indigenous language in Ravenswoodin George Town +0.5 pts higher in Ravenswood
2.9% 28th pct 2.5% 24th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ravenswoodin George Town +0.1 larger in Ravenswood gap widening
2.3 29th pct 2.2 14th pct
One-parent in Ravenswoodin George Town +17.7 pts higher in Ravenswood gap widening
36.6% 100th pct 19.0% 84th pct
Living alone in Ravenswoodin George Town +2.1 pts higher in Ravenswood gap narrowing
33.6% 86th pct 31.4% 77th pct

Family composition

40.2% Couples with children +2.7 pts ▸ 42.9%
21.5% Couples without children +15.8 pts ▸ 37.3%
36.6% One-parent families ◂ +17.7 pts 19.0%
1.9% Other families ◂ +1.2 pts 0.8%

Household size

31.3% 2 people +8.6 pts ▸ 40.0%
33.6% 1 person ◂ +2.1 pts 31.4%
16.4% 3 people ◂ +4.1 pts 12.2%
11.6% 4 people ◂ +1.8 pts 9.8%
4.8% 5 people ◂ +0.7 pts 4.1%
2.7% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ravenswoodin George Town +$5 higher in Ravenswood gap narrowing
$225 11th pct $220 10th pct
Mortgage in Ravenswoodin George Town +$216 higher in George Town gap steady
$867 0th pct $1,083 7th pct
People / bedroom in Ravenswoodin George Town +0.10 higher in Ravenswood gap widening
0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Ravenswoodin George Town +23.1 pts higher in Ravenswood gap widening
50.1% 89th pct 27.1% 50th pct
Owned outright in Ravenswoodin George Town +19.9 pts higher in George Town gap widening
21.6% 20th pct 41.5% 79th pct
Separate houses in Ravenswoodin George Town +9.7 pts higher in George Town gap widening
80.0% 41st pct 89.7% 64th pct
3+ bedrooms in Ravenswoodin George Town +2.7 pts higher in George Town gap narrowing
74.9% 38th pct 77.6% 45th pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.1% Rented ◂ +23.1 pts 27.1%
21.6% Owned outright +19.9 pts ▸ 41.5%
26.0% Owned with a mortgage +1.3 pts ▸ 27.3%
2.1% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.7% Other tenure +1.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

Types of homes

80.0% Separate house +9.7 pts ▸ 89.7%
15.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +14.5 pts 0.9%
5.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.6 pts ▸ 8.6%
0.0% Other dwelling +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Bedrooms per home

67.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +10.3 pts 57.6%
5.6% 4 bedrooms +11.2 pts ▸ 16.8%
15.3% 2 bedrooms +0.7 pts ▸ 16.1%
7.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.9 pts 3.7%
1.4% 5 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.0% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

62.6% $200–$349 ◂ +8.5 pts 54.2%
30.5% Under $200 +4.5 pts ▸ 35.0%
2.2% $350–$549 +3.5 pts ▸ 5.7%
0.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

57.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +16.0 pts 41.1%
30.3% $1,000–$1,799 +7.6 pts ▸ 37.9%
4.3% $1,800–$2,999 +8.1 pts ▸ 12.3%
1.5% $3,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 2.9%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Ravenswoodin George Town +8.8 pts higher in Ravenswood gap steady
15.3% 89th pct 6.5% 63rd pct
Work from home in Ravenswoodin George Town +4.9 pts higher in George Town gap widening
2.2% 0th pct 7.1% 18th pct
PT commute in Ravenswoodin George Town +1.7 pts higher in Ravenswood gap steady
2.2% 55th pct 0.5% 19th pct
PT stops in Ravenswoodin George Town +8 more in Ravenswood
24 34th pct 16 25th pct
Stops/1k in Ravenswoodin George Town +4.06 more in Ravenswood
6.31 76th pct 2.25 23rd pct
Departures/1k in Ravenswoodin George Town +489.6 more in Ravenswood
582.3 41st pct 92.7 19th pct
PT routes in Ravenswoodin George Town +3 more in George Town
2 14th pct 5 36th pct
Stop walk in Ravenswoodin George Town
4 43rd pct —
Drive to city in Ravenswoodin George Town +29 longer in George Town
126 93rd pct 155 99th pct

How people get to work

68.6% Car (driver) +0.5 pts ▸ 69.1%
7.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +3.2 pts 4.6%
2.2% Worked at home +4.9 pts ▸ 7.1%
1.7% Walked +1.5 pts ▸ 3.2%
2.2% Bus ◂ +1.7 pts 0.5%
0.6% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.7 pts 35.3%
30.4% 2 vehicles +3.8 pts ▸ 34.2%
15.3% No vehicle ◂ +8.8 pts 6.5%
9.9% 3 vehicles +4.5 pts ▸ 14.4%
5.7% 4 or more +3.8 pts ▸ 9.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Ravenswoodin George Town +3.6 pts higher in George Town gap widening
28.7% 13th pct 32.3% 26th pct
Recent arrivals in Ravenswoodin George Town +11.1 pts higher in Ravenswood gap widening
16.1% 73rd pct 5.0% 14th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Ravenswoodin George Town +4.4 pts higher in Ravenswood gap narrowing
14.4% 100th pct 10.0% 94th pct
Participation in Ravenswoodin George Town +0.8 pts higher in Ravenswood gap narrowing
47.7% 10th pct 46.9% 9th pct
Full-time in Ravenswoodin George Town +8.8 pts higher in George Town gap steady
46.5% 0th pct 55.4% 24th pct

Industries people work in

6.8% Manufacturing +10.9 pts ▸ 17.8%
17.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.1 pts 12.9%
12.6% Retail trade ◂ +3.7 pts 8.9%
5.8% Education & training +3.2 pts ▸ 8.9%
8.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.5 pts 7.2%
7.8% Construction even 7.8%
7.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.1 pts 5.2%
7.2% Administrative & support ◂ +4.6 pts 2.6%
5.5% Other services ◂ +2.5 pts 3.0%
2.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +2.5 pts ▸ 5.1%
2.6% Public administration & safety +1.6 pts ▸ 4.2%
1.5% Professional & technical +1.3 pts ▸ 2.9%

Occupations people work in

24.2% Labourers ◂ +8.5 pts 15.7%
17.8% Community & personal service ◂ +4.4 pts 13.4%
13.5% Technicians & trades +2.8 pts ▸ 16.3%
11.5% Machinery operators & drivers +1.0 pts ▸ 12.5%
5.9% Professionals +6.1 pts ▸ 11.9%
11.2% Sales workers ◂ +2.6 pts 8.6%
4.3% Managers +5.9 pts ▸ 10.2%
8.2% Clerical & administrative +0.7 pts ▸ 8.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Ravenswoodin George Town even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IRSD decile in Ravenswoodin George Town even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IER decile in Ravenswoodin George Town even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IEO decile in Ravenswoodin George Town even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IRSAD score in Ravenswoodin George Town +111 higher in George Town
736 0th pct 847 3rd pct
ERP in Ravenswoodin George Town +3,515 higher in George Town
3,950 14th pct 7,465 34th pct
Growth in Ravenswoodin George Town +1.1 pts higher in George Town
1.3% 21st pct 2.4% 31st pct
Businesses in Ravenswoodin George Town +320 higher in George Town
67 3rd pct 387 18th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Ravenswoodin George Town +3 higher in Ravenswood
840 48th pct 837 48th pct
Max temp in Ravenswoodin George Town even
17.3 2nd pct 17.3 2nd pct
Min temp in Ravenswoodin George Town +1.8 higher in George Town
7.7 7th pct 9.5 20th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Ravenswoodin George Town +3.8 higher in Ravenswood
6.7 70th pct 2.9 19th pct
Types ≤15 min in Ravenswoodin George Town +3.9 more in Ravenswood
7.0 76th pct 3.1 21st pct
15-min city in Ravenswoodin George Town +50.8 pts higher in Ravenswood
84.6% 66th pct 33.8% 24th pct
Walk to shops in Ravenswoodin George Town +39.3 pts higher in Ravenswood
78.4% 64th pct 39.1% 28th pct
Walk to transit in Ravenswoodin George Town +63.4 pts higher in Ravenswood
98.2% 67th pct 34.8% 19th pct
Walk to school in Ravenswoodin George Town +46.5 pts higher in Ravenswood
87.1% 64th pct 40.5% 23rd pct
Walk to a park in Ravenswoodin George Town +28.1 pts higher in Ravenswood
97.1% 50th pct 69.0% 22nd pct
Walk to health in Ravenswoodin George Town +52.3 pts higher in Ravenswood
76.8% 74th pct 24.6% 28th pct
Amenities/1k in Ravenswoodin George Town +1.7 more in Ravenswood
14.5 52nd pct 12.8 42nd pct
Intersections/km² in Ravenswoodin George Town +38 higher in Ravenswood
39 36th pct 1 14th pct
Mean slope in Ravenswoodin George Town +0.9 pts higher in Ravenswood
5.9% 60th pct 5.0% 44th pct

Compare Ravenswood with nearby areas

Newstead Mowbray Norwood Launceston Invermay South Launceston Kings Meadows - Punchbowl Waverley - St Leonards

Compare George Town with nearby areas

Grindelwald - Lanena Legana Beauty Point - Beaconsfield Newnham - Mayfield Mowbray Riverside Invermay Ravenswood

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ravenswood vs George Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/602011045/ravenswood/vs/602031059/george-town