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Dilston - Lilydale vs Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

Name: Dilston - Lilydale vs Flinders and Cape Barren Islands — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 166 km apart · Dilston - Lilydale profile · Flinders and Cape Barren Islands profile

Dilston - Lilydale Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

Flinders and Cape Barren Islands and Dilston - Lilydale are two sparsely populated Tasmanian areas with very different social profiles. Flinders and Cape Barren Islands has a much larger First Nations population at 16.2% and is far older, with a typical resident aged 57. It is also a place where many more people live alone (39.2%) and volunteer (37.7%), and where typical weekly rents are much lower at $139. Dilston - Lilydale has a younger typical age of 46 and a higher share of larger homes, with 81.7% having three or more bedrooms.

Since 2011, the gaps between these two areas have generally widened, particularly regarding age and housing. The difference in typical age has grown from 7 to 11 years, while the gap in the share of people aged 65 and over has nearly doubled to 17.1 percentage points. Despite these diverging trends, the two areas remain very similar in some ways; they have almost identical unemployment rates (around 3.5%) and similar levels of typical weekly personal incomes.

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Where they differ most

Population: 3,432 larger in Dilston - Lilydale Living alone: 19.5 pts higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands Volunteering: 18.9 pts higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands Median age: 11 yrs older in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands Aged 65+: 17.1 pts higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

Demographics & Identity

Population in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +3,432 larger in Dilston - Lilydale gap widening

4,354 18th pct 922 4th pct

Median age in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +11 yrs older in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands gap widening

46 yrs 81st pct 57 yrs 100th pct

Age structure

19.0% Seniors (65+) +17.1 pts ▸ 36.1%

33.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.4 pts 29.8%

21.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +5.1 pts 16.3%

17.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.5 pts 12.6%

9.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +5.1 pts 4.3%

Marital status

54.5% Married ◂ +11.2 pts 43.3%

29.6% Never married +1.2 pts ▸ 30.8%

8.6% Divorced +5.0 pts ▸ 13.6%

4.0% Widowed +3.8 pts ▸ 7.9%

3.2% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Dilston - Lilydale 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

81.9% Australia ◂ +2.2 pts 79.7%

3.8% England ◂ +1.0 pts 2.8%

0.8% New Zealand +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.2% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

45.7% English ◂ +4.7 pts 41.0%

43.1% Australian ◂ +4.7 pts 38.4%

10.5% Scottish +0.4 pts ▸ 11.0%

10.2% Irish ◂ +0.1 pts 10.1%

5.5% German even 5.4%

2.8% Dutch ◂ +1.1 pts 1.7%

1.5% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.4% Filipino even 0.4%

0.4% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

90.3% English only ◂ +0.2 pts 90.1%

0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% Tagalog ◂ +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% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.8% No religion +2.3 pts ▸ 55.1%

36.8% Christianity ◂ +0.3 pts 36.4%

9.1% Not stated ◂ +2.5 pts 6.6%

0.8% Buddhism even 0.8%

0.4% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Islam even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +1 more in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

1 0th pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +15.90 more in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

1.34 26th pct 17.24 100th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +9 more in Dilston - Lilydale

11 29th pct 2 4th pct

Students in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +186 more in Dilston - Lilydale

291 9th pct 105 3rd pct

Avg size in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +239 larger in Dilston - Lilydale

291 31st pct 53 1st pct

ICSEA in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +36 higher in Dilston - Lilydale

939 15th pct 903 10th pct

Highest year of school

41.3% Year 12 ◂ +1.4 pts 39.9%

33.4% Year 10 ◂ +4.9 pts 28.5%

9.0% Year 9 or below +2.5 pts ▸ 11.6%

8.5% Year 11 +1.6 pts ▸ 10.0%

Highest qualification level

35.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.4 pts 32.6%

20.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.7 pts 18.7%

13.8% Advanced diploma / diploma even 13.9%

6.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.1 pts 5.9%

3.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 2.5%

Field of qualification

17.6% Engineering & related ◂ +1.4 pts 16.2%

12.2% Management & commerce +0.8 pts ▸ 13.1%

11.4% Health ◂ +0.2 pts 11.2%

9.4% Society & culture +1.9 pts ▸ 11.4%

8.2% Education +0.4 pts ▸ 8.6%

7.7% Architecture & building ◂ +1.6 pts 6.1%

4.7% Agriculture & environment +2.6 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.1 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.8% Creative arts ◂ +0.8 pts 2.9%

3.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.7 pts 1.5%

1.6% Information technology ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +$52 higher in Dilston - Lilydale gap widening

$730 34th pct $678 25th pct

Household income in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +$523 higher in Dilston - Lilydale gap widening

$1,580 40th pct $1,057 6th pct

Family income in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +$293 higher in Dilston - Lilydale gap widening

$1,835 34th pct $1,542 16th pct

Household income distribution

30.6% $650–$1,499 +2.1 pts ▸ 32.7%

32.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.1 pts 22.1%

13.2% Under $650 +13.0 pts ▸ 26.2%

8.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.4 pts 4.6%

7.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 6.0%

Personal income distribution

42.3% Under $650 +1.5 pts ▸ 43.8%

31.7% $650–$1,499 +1.5 pts ▸ 33.2%

15.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.4 pts 11.5%

2.5% $3,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.6% Arthritis +3.8 pts ▸ 15.4%

8.6% Other condition +1.2 pts ▸ 9.8%

9.5% Asthma ◂ +1.3 pts 8.2%

9.4% Mental health ◂ +1.0 pts 8.5%

4.3% Heart disease +2.4 pts ▸ 6.7%

3.4% Cancer +2.5 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.4% Diabetes +0.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.1% Lung condition +1.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.2% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.3% Dementia +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.9% None ◂ +4.3 pts 55.6%

21.0% One condition +0.7 pts ▸ 21.7%

7.2% Two conditions +1.4 pts ▸ 8.7%

3.5% Three or more +2.7 pts ▸ 6.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +6 larger in Dilston - Lilydale

155 45th pct 149 44th pct

Median age in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +16 yrs older in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

30 yrs 86th pct 46 yrs 100th pct

Median income in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +$51 higher in Dilston - Lilydale

$612 45th pct $561 34th pct

Household income in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +$510 higher in Dilston - Lilydale

$1,589 44th pct $1,079 9th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +0.6 larger in Dilston - Lilydale gap widening

2.6 57th pct 2.0 7th pct

Family composition

54.7% Couples with children ◂ +14.8 pts 39.9%

35.2% Couples without children +14.1 pts ▸ 49.3%

9.8% One-parent families ◂ +1.6 pts 8.2%

0.3% Other families +1.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

Household size

41.1% 2 people +1.7 pts ▸ 42.8%

19.7% 1 person +19.5 pts ▸ 39.2%

15.8% 3 people ◂ +7.9 pts 7.9%

14.1% 4 people ◂ +7.9 pts 6.3%

6.1% 5 people ◂ +3.4 pts 2.6%

3.5% 6 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 1.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +$121 higher in Dilston - Lilydale gap widening

$260 17th pct $139 0th pct

Mortgage in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +$498 higher in Dilston - Lilydale gap narrowing

$1,365 18th pct $867 0th pct

People / bedroom in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +0.10 higher in Dilston - Lilydale gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.1% Owned outright +1.5 pts ▸ 48.6%

41.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +26.6 pts 14.7%

8.3% Rented +16.7 pts ▸ 25.0%

1.9% Other tenure +4.8 pts ▸ 6.7%

1.4% Not stated +4.1 pts ▸ 5.5%

Types of homes

99.4% Separate house ◂ +2.5 pts 96.9%

0.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.6 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

49.4% 3 bedrooms +2.3 pts ▸ 51.7%

25.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +11.9 pts 13.5%

12.8% 2 bedrooms +7.4 pts ▸ 20.2%

7.0% 5 or more ◂ +4.3 pts 2.6%

3.5% 1 bedroom +1.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

0.7% Studio / none +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%

Weekly rent distribution

26.4% Under $200 +50.6 pts ▸ 76.9%

46.5% $200–$349 ◂ +31.1 pts 15.4%

14.7% $350–$549 ◂ +14.7 pts 0.0%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

24.7% Under $1,000 +36.0 pts ▸ 60.7%

40.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +22.7 pts 18.0%

23.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +18.2 pts 4.9%

7.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 6.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +22 more in Dilston - Lilydale

22 32nd pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +5.05 more in Dilston - Lilydale

5.05 61st pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +112.8 more in Dilston - Lilydale

112.8 20th pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +6 more in Dilston - Lilydale

6 43rd pct 0 0th pct

Drive to city in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

168 100th pct —

How people get to work

69.6% Car (driver) ◂ +12.7 pts 57.0%

11.4% Worked at home +6.5 pts ▸ 17.9%

1.6% Walked +6.7 pts ▸ 8.4%

3.3% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.1% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.3 pts 34.9%

18.7% 1 vehicle +13.5 pts ▸ 32.2%

23.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.6 pts 19.1%

17.5% 4 or more ◂ +9.2 pts 8.3%

0.9% No vehicle +5.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

8.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +14.7 pts ▸ 23.2%

18.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +7.2 pts 11.0%

10.9% Construction ◂ +2.3 pts 8.6%

4.2% Public administration & safety +4.9 pts ▸ 9.1%

8.7% Manufacturing ◂ +7.6 pts 1.1%

8.6% Education & training ◂ +0.6 pts 7.9%

7.2% Retail trade ◂ +1.2 pts 6.0%

4.8% Transport & warehousing +1.6 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.8% Accommodation & food +1.7 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.8% Professional & technical ◂ +1.3 pts 3.5%

2.3% Electricity, gas & water +1.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.7% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.0 pts 2.6%

Occupations people work in

15.2% Managers +12.6 pts ▸ 27.8%

19.2% Professionals ◂ +6.6 pts 12.6%

16.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.4 pts 11.9%

8.5% Labourers +4.8 pts ▸ 13.2%

11.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.8 pts 8.4%

11.1% Community & personal service ◂ +0.7 pts 10.4%

9.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.2 pts 5.3%

6.6% Sales workers ◂ +0.4 pts 6.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +2 higher in Dilston - Lilydale

5 43rd pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +3 higher in Dilston - Lilydale

6 57th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +6 higher in Dilston - Lilydale

8 71st pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands even

5 43rd pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +34 higher in Dilston - Lilydale

981 43rd pct 947 29th pct

ERP in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +3,665 higher in Dilston - Lilydale

4,589 18th pct 924 3rd pct

Growth in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +4.8 pts higher in Dilston - Lilydale

3.3% 39th pct -1.5% 5th pct

Businesses in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +263 higher in Dilston - Lilydale

453 22nd pct 190 8th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +817 higher in Dilston - Lilydale

1,505 89th pct 688 31st pct

Max temp in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +6.3 higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

11.6 0th pct 17.9 5th pct

Min temp in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +7.2 higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

4.2 0th pct 11.4 45th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +1.0 higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

0.8 3rd pct 1.8 10th pct

Types ≤15 min in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +1.1 more in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

0.9 3rd pct 1.9 10th pct

15-min city in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +21.0 pts higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

7.5% 5th pct 28.5% 19th pct

Walk to shops in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +23.4 pts higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

8.9% 6th pct 32.3% 23rd pct

Walk to transit in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +13.5 pts higher in Dilston - Lilydale

13.5% 10th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +6.6 pts higher in Dilston - Lilydale

8.2% 4th pct 1.6% 1st pct

Walk to a park in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +28.1 pts higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

16.9% 2nd pct 45.0% 12th pct

Walk to health in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +7.7 pts higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

7.5% 15th pct 15.3% 21st pct

Amenities/1k in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +99.0 more in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

25.7 83rd pct 124.7 88th pct

Intersections/km² in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +0 higher in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands

0 4th pct 1 6th pct

Mean slope in Dilston - Lilydale in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands +5.0 pts higher in Dilston - Lilydale

11.6% 94th pct 6.6% 68th pct

Compare Dilston - Lilydale with nearby areas

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Compare Flinders and Cape Barren Islands with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dilston - Lilydale vs Flinders and Cape Barren Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/602031058/dilston-lilydale/vs/602031099/flinders-and-cape-barren-islands