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Waverley - St Leonards vs Triabunna - Bicheno

Name: Waverley - St Leonards vs Triabunna - Bicheno — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 87 km apart · Waverley - St Leonards profile · Triabunna - Bicheno profile

Waverley - St Leonards Triabunna - Bicheno

Triabunna - Bicheno and Waverley - St Leonards are two Tasmanian areas with very different age profiles. Triabunna - Bicheno is much older, with a typical resident aged 57 and 34.1% of the population aged 65 or over. In contrast, Waverley - St Leonards is younger, with a typical age of 37 and a far higher share of children under 15 (20.0% compared to 9.9%). This difference is reflected in the home ownership and family types; 52.6% of homes in Triabunna - Bicheno are owned outright, while Waverley - St Leonards has far more one-parent families and more homes with three or more bedrooms.

Both areas sit near the national figure for people providing unpaid care, with rates of 12.6% and 12.9%. They also share the same typical weekly rent of $250 and a similar share of recent overseas arrivals. However, the gaps between them are often widening. Since 2011, the difference in typical age has grown, and the gap in the number of people working or looking for work has increased from 7.5% to 14.5%.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 20 yrs older in Triabunna - Bicheno Owned outright: 22.9 pts higher in Triabunna - Bicheno Aged 65+: 18.5 pts higher in Triabunna - Bicheno Unpaid child care: 12.9 pts higher in Waverley - St Leonards Under 15: 10.1 pts higher in Waverley - St Leonards

Demographics & Identity

Population in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +1,056 larger in Triabunna - Bicheno gap widening

3,932 16th pct 4,988 22nd pct

Median age in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +20 yrs older in Triabunna - Bicheno gap widening

37 yrs 36th pct 57 yrs 100th pct

Age structure

15.6% Seniors (65+) +18.5 pts ▸ 34.1%

23.5% Older adults (45–64) +7.1 pts ▸ 30.6%

29.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +9.4 pts 19.7%

20.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +10.1 pts 9.9%

11.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +5.8 pts 5.8%

Marital status

38.0% Married +14.2 pts ▸ 52.2%

41.6% Never married ◂ +16.1 pts 25.5%

10.9% Divorced +1.8 pts ▸ 12.7%

6.2% Widowed ◂ +0.1 pts 6.1%

3.2% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Waverley - St Leonards Triabunna - Bicheno

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

88.4% Australia ◂ +11.2 pts 77.3%

1.6% England +2.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.1% Nepal +2.0 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.7% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% India even 0.6%

0.1% China +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

47.6% Australian ◂ +9.9 pts 37.7%

46.7% English +0.5 pts ▸ 47.2%

8.4% Irish +2.8 pts ▸ 11.2%

9.4% Scottish +0.7 pts ▸ 10.1%

2.8% German +0.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.6% Dutch ◂ +1.1 pts 1.5%

1.6% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

0.7% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

92.7% English only ◂ +6.5 pts 86.2%

0.1% Mandarin +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Italian even 0.1%

0.0% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.6% No religion ◂ +7.9 pts 44.8%

38.7% Christianity +3.7 pts ▸ 42.3%

6.8% Not stated +2.3 pts ▸ 9.1%

0.7% Hinduism +1.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.5% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno even

4 57th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +3.01 more in Triabunna - Bicheno

5.08 87th pct 8.10 94th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +18 more in Waverley - St Leonards

22 55th pct 4 8th pct

Students in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +239 more in Waverley - St Leonards

611 22nd pct 372 12th pct

Avg size in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +60 larger in Waverley - St Leonards

153 16th pct 93 7th pct

ICSEA in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +16 higher in Waverley - St Leonards

960 24th pct 944 17th pct

Highest year of school

36.3% Year 12 +2.9 pts ▸ 39.3%

36.0% Year 10 ◂ +5.0 pts 31.0%

12.3% Year 9 or below +1.6 pts ▸ 13.9%

8.8% Year 11 ◂ +1.5 pts 7.3%

Highest qualification level

45.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +14.4 pts 31.0%

15.7% Bachelor degree +3.2 pts ▸ 18.9%

13.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.9 pts ▸ 15.8%

3.7% Postgraduate degree +3.0 pts ▸ 6.7%

3.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.8 pts 2.6%

2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

Field of qualification

15.6% Engineering & related ◂ +2.1 pts 13.5%

14.7% Management & commerce +0.8 pts ▸ 15.5%

13.6% Society & culture ◂ +4.2 pts 9.4%

10.2% Health ◂ +2.0 pts 8.2%

8.0% Education +1.2 pts ▸ 9.2%

7.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.4 pts ▸ 8.0%

8.0% Architecture & building ◂ +1.2 pts 6.8%

3.0% Agriculture & environment +1.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.8% Creative arts ◂ +0.5 pts 2.3%

0.9% Natural & physical sciences +1.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.8% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +$76 higher in Waverley - St Leonards gap widening

$671 23rd pct $595 12th pct

Household income in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +$303 higher in Waverley - St Leonards gap widening

$1,308 22nd pct $1,005 3rd pct

Family income in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +$331 higher in Waverley - St Leonards gap widening

$1,621 21st pct $1,290 5th pct

Household income distribution

35.1% $650–$1,499 +2.2 pts ▸ 37.2%

29.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.3 pts 22.3%

19.5% Under $650 +4.9 pts ▸ 24.4%

7.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.5 pts 3.7%

3.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 3.0%

Personal income distribution

46.0% Under $650 +3.1 pts ▸ 49.1%

35.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.7 pts 31.0%

11.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 9.2%

1.1% $3,000 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.8% Arthritis +6.8 pts ▸ 17.6%

13.6% Mental health ◂ +4.0 pts 9.6%

11.9% Asthma ◂ +3.3 pts 8.6%

9.5% Other condition ◂ +1.3 pts 8.2%

3.9% Heart disease +2.7 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.7% Diabetes +0.7 pts ▸ 6.4%

2.4% Cancer +2.7 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.5% Lung condition +0.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.1% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.8% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.4% None ◂ +5.1 pts 52.4%

22.0% One condition +1.7 pts ▸ 23.7%

8.5% Two conditions +0.6 pts ▸ 9.1%

4.2% Three or more +1.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +18 larger in Triabunna - Bicheno

201 54th pct 219 57th pct

Median age in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +9 yrs older in Triabunna - Bicheno

23 yrs 36th pct 32 yrs 89th pct

Median income in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +$69 higher in Waverley - St Leonards

$543 30th pct $474 14th pct

Household income in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +$140 higher in Waverley - St Leonards

$1,197 15th pct $1,057 8th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +0.3 larger in Waverley - St Leonards gap narrowing

2.4 36th pct 2.1 11th pct

Family composition

25.9% Couples without children +27.4 pts ▸ 53.3%

50.1% Couples with children ◂ +15.5 pts 34.6%

22.8% One-parent families ◂ +11.4 pts 11.4%

1.5% Other families ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%

Household size

36.3% 2 people +11.2 pts ▸ 47.6%

26.3% 1 person +5.0 pts ▸ 31.3%

15.1% 3 people ◂ +4.7 pts 10.4%

13.8% 4 people ◂ +6.3 pts 7.5%

5.3% 5 people ◂ +3.1 pts 2.1%

2.5% 6 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 1.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno even gap steady

$250 14th pct $250 14th pct

Mortgage in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +$56 higher in Waverley - St Leonards gap narrowing

$1,161 9th pct $1,105 8th pct

People / bedroom in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

29.7% Owned outright +22.9 pts ▸ 52.6%

39.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +17.1 pts 22.4%

28.4% Rented ◂ +8.2 pts 20.2%

0.9% Other tenure +2.0 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.2% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

Types of homes

89.3% Separate house +6.5 pts ▸ 95.8%

7.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.5 pts 1.7%

2.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.1 pts 0.5%

0.2% Other dwelling +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

Bedrooms per home

59.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +12.7 pts 46.9%

16.6% 2 bedrooms +7.3 pts ▸ 23.9%

15.3% 4 bedrooms +0.7 pts ▸ 16.0%

3.6% 1 bedroom +2.4 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.5% 5 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.4% Studio / none +1.0 pts ▸ 1.4%

Weekly rent distribution

62.5% $200–$349 ◂ +7.4 pts 55.1%

25.8% Under $200 +0.8 pts ▸ 26.6%

10.1% $350–$549 +2.3 pts ▸ 12.4%

0.7% $550–$749 even 0.7%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +6.2 pts 35.4%

35.4% Under $1,000 +3.9 pts ▸ 39.3%

13.6% $1,800–$2,999 +0.1 pts ▸ 13.7%

4.5% $3,000 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 5.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +5 more in Waverley - St Leonards

37 47th pct 32 42nd pct

Stops/1k in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +2.99 more in Waverley - St Leonards

9.41 87th pct 6.42 77th pct

Departures/1k in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +784.6 more in Waverley - St Leonards

888.6 53rd pct 104.0 19th pct

PT routes in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +3 more in Triabunna - Bicheno

3 21st pct 6 43rd pct

Stop walk in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno

37 88th pct —

Drive to city in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +46 longer in Waverley - St Leonards

147 97th pct 101 89th pct

How people get to work

75.9% Car (driver) ◂ +18.6 pts 57.2%

1.2% Walked +9.6 pts ▸ 10.7%

4.0% Worked at home +6.8 pts ▸ 10.7%

4.2% Car (passenger) +0.6 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.1% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

0.2% Bicycle +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.3% 2 vehicles +4.0 pts ▸ 40.3%

31.9% 1 vehicle +1.8 pts ▸ 33.7%

15.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.8 pts 14.1%

10.4% 4 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 9.1%

6.1% No vehicle ◂ +3.3 pts 2.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

6.1% Accommodation & food +16.9 pts ▸ 23.0%

18.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +10.9 pts 7.6%

2.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +11.1 pts ▸ 13.8%

12.7% Construction ◂ +4.0 pts 8.7%

11.1% Retail trade ◂ +4.7 pts 6.4%

8.1% Education & training ◂ +2.5 pts 5.6%

6.0% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 5.7%

5.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.6 pts 3.1%

3.6% Public administration & safety +0.9 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.5% Other services ◂ +2.7 pts 1.8%

4.3% Wholesale trade ◂ +2.2 pts 2.0%

3.5% Administrative & support +0.7 pts ▸ 4.1%

Occupations people work in

14.6% Labourers +5.6 pts ▸ 20.2%

8.4% Managers +11.0 pts ▸ 19.3%

16.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.8 pts 13.6%

13.6% Community & personal service ◂ +1.4 pts 12.1%

13.2% Professionals ◂ +1.5 pts 11.6%

11.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.8 pts 9.4%

11.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +5.8 pts 5.2%

9.9% Sales workers ◂ +3.7 pts 6.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +1 higher in Triabunna - Bicheno

1 0th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +1 higher in Triabunna - Bicheno

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +1 higher in Triabunna - Bicheno

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +2 higher in Triabunna - Bicheno

1 0th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +48 higher in Triabunna - Bicheno

876 8th pct 924 20th pct

ERP in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +1,196 higher in Triabunna - Bicheno

4,107 15th pct 5,303 22nd pct

Growth in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +2.1 pts higher in Triabunna - Bicheno

2.2% 29th pct 4.2% 47th pct

Businesses in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +290 higher in Triabunna - Bicheno

220 10th pct 510 26th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +13 higher in Waverley - St Leonards

684 31st pct 672 29th pct

Max temp in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +2.0 higher in Waverley - St Leonards

18.4 7th pct 16.4 0th pct

Min temp in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +0.8 higher in Waverley - St Leonards

8.4 11th pct 7.6 7th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +0.9 higher in Waverley - St Leonards

4.2 33rd pct 3.3 23rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +0.6 more in Waverley - St Leonards

4.0 32nd pct 3.4 24th pct

15-min city in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno even

39.5% 28th pct 39.4% 28th pct

Walk to shops in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +5.5 pts higher in Triabunna - Bicheno

40.1% 29th pct 45.7% 34th pct

Walk to transit in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +44.6 pts higher in Waverley - St Leonards

81.3% 40th pct 36.6% 20th pct

Walk to school in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +34.3 pts higher in Waverley - St Leonards

67.6% 44th pct 33.2% 18th pct

Walk to a park in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +24.7 pts higher in Waverley - St Leonards

94.5% 42nd pct 69.8% 23rd pct

Walk to health in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +28.1 pts higher in Triabunna - Bicheno

0.0% 0th pct 28.1% 32nd pct

Amenities/1k in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +47.8 more in Triabunna - Bicheno

19.3 72nd pct 67.2 87th pct

Intersections/km² in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +8 higher in Waverley - St Leonards

9 23rd pct 1 6th pct

Mean slope in Waverley - St Leonards in Triabunna - Bicheno +0.1 pts higher in Waverley - St Leonards

7.7% 79th pct 7.6% 78th pct

Compare Waverley - St Leonards with nearby areas

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Compare Triabunna - Bicheno with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Waverley - St Leonards vs Triabunna - Bicheno [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/602011050/waverley-st-leonards/vs/603031074/triabunna-bicheno