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Waverley - St Leonards vs Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

Name: Waverley - St Leonards vs Flinders and Cape Barren Islands — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 176 km apart · Waverley - St Leonards profile · Flinders and Cape Barren Islands profile

Waverley - St Leonards Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

Flinders and Cape Barren Islands and Waverley - St Leonards are two very different Tasmanian settings. Flinders and Cape Barren Islands is a sparsely populated area where residents are far older, with a typical age of 57 and 36.1% aged 65 and over. It has a far higher First Nations population at 16.2% and far more volunteers at 37.7%. In contrast, Waverley - St Leonards has a much younger typical resident at 37 and a far higher share of one-parent families at 22.8%.

Both areas sit near the national figure for people with a long-term health condition, at around 35%. However, the two places have diverged in other ways since 2016. The gap in typical ages has widened to 20 years, and far more people now work from home in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands than in Waverley - St Leonards. While homes in Waverley - St Leonards are far more likely to be within a 10-minute walk of public transport, Flinders and Cape Barren Islands has no such stops.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 20 yrs older in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands Volunteering: 24.0 pts higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands One-parent: 14.7 pts higher in Waverley - St Leonards Aged 65+: 20.5 pts higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands Recent arrivals: 18.9 pts higher in Waverley - St Leonards

Demographics & Identity

Population in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +3,010 larger in Waverley - St Leonards gap widening

3,932 16th pct 922 4th pct

Median age in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +20 yrs older in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands gap widening

37 yrs 36th pct 57 yrs 100th pct

Age structure

15.6% Seniors (65+) +20.5 pts ▸ 36.1%

23.5% Older adults (45–64) +6.3 pts ▸ 29.8%

29.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +12.8 pts 16.3%

20.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +7.4 pts 12.6%

11.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +7.3 pts 4.3%

Marital status

38.0% Married +5.3 pts ▸ 43.3%

41.6% Never married ◂ +10.8 pts 30.8%

10.9% Divorced +2.7 pts ▸ 13.6%

6.2% Widowed +1.6 pts ▸ 7.9%

3.2% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Waverley - St Leonards Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

88.4% Australia ◂ +8.7 pts 79.7%

1.6% England +1.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.7% New Zealand +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.6% India ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.4% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Italy +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

47.6% Australian ◂ +9.2 pts 38.4%

46.7% English ◂ +5.7 pts 41.0%

9.4% Scottish +1.5 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.4% Irish +1.6 pts ▸ 10.1%

2.8% German +2.6 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.6% Dutch ◂ +0.9 pts 1.7%

1.6% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.7% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.3% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

92.7% English only ◂ +2.5 pts 90.1%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.6% No religion +2.5 pts ▸ 55.1%

38.7% Christianity ◂ +2.2 pts 36.4%

6.8% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 6.6%

0.5% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Hinduism ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.5% Islam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.4% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +2 more in Waverley - St Leonards

4 57th pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +12.16 more in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

5.08 87th pct 17.24 100th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +20 more in Waverley - St Leonards

22 55th pct 2 4th pct

Students in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +506 more in Waverley - St Leonards

611 22nd pct 105 3rd pct

Avg size in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +100 larger in Waverley - St Leonards

153 16th pct 53 1st pct

ICSEA in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +57 higher in Waverley - St Leonards

960 24th pct 903 10th pct

Highest year of school

36.3% Year 12 +3.5 pts ▸ 39.9%

36.0% Year 10 ◂ +7.6 pts 28.5%

12.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.7 pts 11.6%

8.8% Year 11 +1.3 pts ▸ 10.0%

Highest qualification level

45.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +12.7 pts 32.6%

15.7% Bachelor degree +3.0 pts ▸ 18.7%

13.9% Advanced diploma / diploma even 13.9%

3.7% Postgraduate degree +2.2 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.8 pts 2.5%

Field of qualification

15.6% Engineering & related +0.6 pts ▸ 16.2%

14.7% Management & commerce ◂ +1.7 pts 13.1%

13.6% Society & culture ◂ +2.2 pts 11.4%

10.2% Health +0.9 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.0% Education +0.7 pts ▸ 8.6%

8.0% Architecture & building ◂ +1.9 pts 6.1%

7.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.3 pts 5.3%

3.0% Agriculture & environment +4.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

2.8% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.8% Information technology ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

0.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +$7 higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands gap steady

$671 23rd pct $678 25th pct

Household income in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +$251 higher in Waverley - St Leonards gap widening

$1,308 22nd pct $1,057 6th pct

Family income in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +$79 higher in Waverley - St Leonards gap narrowing

$1,621 21st pct $1,542 16th pct

Household income distribution

35.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.4 pts 32.7%

29.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.5 pts 22.1%

19.5% Under $650 +6.7 pts ▸ 26.2%

7.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 6.0%

3.3% $4,000 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

Personal income distribution

46.0% Under $650 ◂ +2.2 pts 43.8%

35.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.5 pts 33.2%

11.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 11.5%

1.1% $3,000 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.8% Arthritis +4.6 pts ▸ 15.4%

13.6% Mental health ◂ +5.2 pts 8.5%

11.9% Asthma ◂ +3.7 pts 8.2%

9.5% Other condition +0.3 pts ▸ 9.8%

3.9% Heart disease +2.9 pts ▸ 6.7%

2.4% Cancer +3.6 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.7% Diabetes ◂ +0.8 pts 4.9%

2.5% Lung condition +1.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.1% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.8% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.4% None ◂ +1.8 pts 55.6%

22.0% One condition ◂ +0.4 pts 21.7%

8.5% Two conditions +0.2 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.2% Three or more +2.0 pts ▸ 6.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +52 larger in Waverley - St Leonards

201 54th pct 149 44th pct

Median age in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +23 yrs older in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

23 yrs 36th pct 46 yrs 100th pct

Median income in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +$18 higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

$543 30th pct $561 34th pct

Household income in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +$118 higher in Waverley - St Leonards

$1,197 15th pct $1,079 9th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +0.4 larger in Waverley - St Leonards gap steady

2.4 36th pct 2.0 7th pct

Family composition

50.1% Couples with children ◂ +10.1 pts 39.9%

25.9% Couples without children +23.4 pts ▸ 49.3%

22.8% One-parent families ◂ +14.7 pts 8.2%

1.5% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

Household size

36.3% 2 people +6.5 pts ▸ 42.8%

26.3% 1 person +12.8 pts ▸ 39.2%

15.1% 3 people ◂ +7.2 pts 7.9%

13.8% 4 people ◂ +7.6 pts 6.3%

5.3% 5 people ◂ +2.6 pts 2.6%

2.5% 6 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 1.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +$111 higher in Waverley - St Leonards gap widening

$250 14th pct $139 0th pct

Mortgage in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +$294 higher in Waverley - St Leonards gap narrowing

$1,161 9th pct $867 0th pct

People / bedroom in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +0.10 higher in Waverley - St Leonards gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

29.7% Owned outright +18.9 pts ▸ 48.6%

39.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +24.9 pts 14.7%

28.4% Rented ◂ +3.4 pts 25.0%

0.9% Other tenure +5.9 pts ▸ 6.7%

1.2% Not stated +4.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

Types of homes

89.3% Separate house +7.6 pts ▸ 96.9%

7.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.3 pts 2.9%

2.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.6 pts 0.0%

0.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

59.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.9 pts 51.7%

16.6% 2 bedrooms +3.6 pts ▸ 20.2%

15.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +1.8 pts 13.5%

3.6% 1 bedroom +1.2 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.5% 5 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 2.6%

0.4% Studio / none +1.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

Weekly rent distribution

25.8% Under $200 +51.2 pts ▸ 76.9%

62.5% $200–$349 ◂ +47.1 pts 15.4%

10.1% $350–$549 ◂ +10.1 pts 0.0%

0.7% $550–$749 ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.4% Under $1,000 +25.3 pts ▸ 60.7%

41.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +23.5 pts 18.0%

13.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +8.7 pts 4.9%

4.5% $3,000 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 6.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +37 more in Waverley - St Leonards

37 47th pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +9.41 more in Waverley - St Leonards

9.41 87th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +888.6 more in Waverley - St Leonards

888.6 53rd pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +3 more in Waverley - St Leonards

3 21st pct 0 0th pct

Stop walk in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

37 88th pct —

Drive to city in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

147 97th pct —

How people get to work

75.9% Car (driver) ◂ +18.9 pts 57.0%

4.0% Worked at home +13.9 pts ▸ 17.9%

1.2% Walked +7.2 pts ▸ 8.4%

4.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 4.0%

1.1% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.4 pts 34.9%

31.9% 1 vehicle +0.3 pts ▸ 32.2%

15.9% 3 vehicles +3.2 pts ▸ 19.1%

10.4% 4 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 8.3%

6.1% No vehicle ◂ +0.1 pts 6.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

2.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +20.5 pts ▸ 23.2%

18.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +7.5 pts 11.0%

12.7% Construction ◂ +4.1 pts 8.6%

11.1% Retail trade ◂ +5.2 pts 6.0%

3.6% Public administration & safety +5.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

8.1% Education & training ◂ +0.2 pts 7.9%

5.7% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 6.4%

6.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.5 pts 5.5%

6.0% Manufacturing ◂ +4.9 pts 1.1%

4.5% Other services ◂ +2.7 pts 1.8%

4.3% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.6 pts 2.6%

1.5% Electricity, gas & water +2.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

Occupations people work in

8.4% Managers +19.5 pts ▸ 27.8%

16.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.5 pts 11.9%

14.6% Labourers ◂ +1.3 pts 13.2%

13.6% Community & personal service ◂ +3.2 pts 10.4%

13.2% Professionals ◂ +0.6 pts 12.6%

11.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.8 pts 8.4%

11.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +5.7 pts 5.3%

9.9% Sales workers ◂ +3.7 pts 6.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +2 higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

1 0th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +1 higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +4 higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

1 0th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +71 higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

876 8th pct 947 29th pct

ERP in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +3,183 higher in Waverley - St Leonards

4,107 15th pct 924 3rd pct

Growth in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +3.7 pts higher in Waverley - St Leonards

2.2% 29th pct -1.5% 5th pct

Businesses in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +30 higher in Waverley - St Leonards

220 10th pct 190 8th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +4 higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

684 31st pct 688 31st pct

Max temp in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +0.5 higher in Waverley - St Leonards

18.4 7th pct 17.9 5th pct

Min temp in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +3.0 higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

8.4 11th pct 11.4 45th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +2.4 higher in Waverley - St Leonards

4.2 33rd pct 1.8 10th pct

Types ≤15 min in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +2.1 more in Waverley - St Leonards

4.0 32nd pct 1.9 10th pct

15-min city in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +11.0 pts higher in Waverley - St Leonards

39.5% 28th pct 28.5% 19th pct

Walk to shops in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +7.9 pts higher in Waverley - St Leonards

40.1% 29th pct 32.3% 23rd pct

Walk to transit in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +81.3 pts higher in Waverley - St Leonards

81.3% 40th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +66.0 pts higher in Waverley - St Leonards

67.6% 44th pct 1.6% 1st pct

Walk to a park in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +49.5 pts higher in Waverley - St Leonards

94.5% 42nd pct 45.0% 12th pct

Walk to health in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +15.3 pts higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

0.0% 0th pct 15.3% 21st pct

Amenities/1k in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +105.4 more in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

19.3 72nd pct 124.7 88th pct

Intersections/km² in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +8 higher in Waverley - St Leonards

9 23rd pct 1 6th pct

Mean slope in Waverley - St Leonards in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +1.1 pts higher in Waverley - St Leonards

7.7% 79th pct 6.6% 68th pct

Compare Waverley - St Leonards with nearby areas

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Compare Flinders and Cape Barren Islands with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Waverley - St Leonards vs Flinders and Cape Barren Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/602011050/waverley-st-leonards/vs/602031099/flinders-and-cape-barren-islands