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Penguin - Sulphur Creek vs Turners Beach - Forth

Name: Penguin - Sulphur Creek vs Turners Beach - Forth — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 19 km apart · Penguin - Sulphur Creek profile · Turners Beach - Forth profile

Penguin - Sulphur Creek Turners Beach - Forth

Penguin - Sulphur Creek and Turners Beach - Forth are two nearby Tasmanian areas with very different layouts. Penguin - Sulphur Creek is far more walkable, with 37.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 71.3% near a park, compared to 0.0% for groceries and 32.0% for parks in Turners Beach - Forth. Penguin - Sulphur Creek also has more infrastructure, including far more public transport stops and larger school enrolments. In contrast, Turners Beach - Forth has a higher share of university-qualified adults (20.1% compared to 16.5%) and more households earning $3,000 or more per week.

Both areas share a very similar age profile, with the typical resident in each being 47 years old. They also have almost identical shares of children under 15 and people born overseas. While they track similarly in these areas, some gaps are widening; for example, the share of people living alone is now 5.2 percentage points higher in Penguin - Sulphur Creek than in Turners Beach - Forth, up from 4.0 percentage points in 2011.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,939 larger in Penguin - Sulphur Creek Needs assistance: 1.8 pts higher in Penguin - Sulphur Creek Recent arrivals: 6.3 pts higher in Turners Beach - Forth Unemployment: 1.1 pts higher in Penguin - Sulphur Creek No car: 1.7 pts higher in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

Demographics & Identity

Population in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +1,939 larger in Penguin - Sulphur Creek gap steady

5,417 25th pct 3,478 13th pct

Median age in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth even gap narrowing

47 yrs 84th pct 47 yrs 84th pct

Age structure

29.7% Older adults (45–64) +1.4 pts ▸ 31.1%

22.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.8 pts 22.1%

21.1% Young adults (25–44) +0.7 pts ▸ 21.8%

16.1% Children (0–14) +0.3 pts ▸ 16.4%

10.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.4 pts 8.8%

Marital status

49.1% Married +5.3 pts ▸ 54.3%

28.9% Never married ◂ +1.4 pts 27.5%

11.5% Divorced ◂ +1.4 pts 10.2%

6.7% Widowed ◂ +2.3 pts 4.4%

3.7% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Penguin - Sulphur Creek Turners Beach - Forth

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.8% Australia +0.3 pts ▸ 84.1%

3.9% England ◂ +0.5 pts 3.4%

1.1% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.1% India +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.1% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.6% English +2.8 pts ▸ 47.4%

46.4% Australian ◂ +2.4 pts 43.9%

9.2% Irish +0.9 pts ▸ 10.1%

9.3% Scottish +0.2 pts ▸ 9.5%

2.8% Dutch +0.8 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.3% German ◂ +0.5 pts 2.8%

1.2% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

0.8% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.5% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

93.2% English only ◂ +1.0 pts 92.2%

0.3% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Italian even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.7% No religion ◂ +4.0 pts 48.7%

39.1% Christianity +4.2 pts ▸ 43.3%

7.1% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 6.7%

0.4% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Buddhism even 0.3%

0.2% Hinduism even 0.3%

0.2% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +1 more in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +0.54 more in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

2.29 57th pct 1.75 40th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +7 more in Turners Beach - Forth

2 4th pct 9 21st pct

Students in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +586 more in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

799 30th pct 213 7th pct

Avg size in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +187 larger in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

400 47th pct 213 22nd pct

ICSEA in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +61 higher in Turners Beach - Forth

964 25th pct 1,025 54th pct

Highest year of school

36.8% Year 12 +3.0 pts ▸ 39.7%

36.4% Year 10 ◂ +0.7 pts 35.8%

11.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.7 pts 9.5%

9.5% Year 11 ◂ +1.5 pts 8.0%

Highest qualification level

39.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.5 pts 36.7%

19.4% Bachelor degree +4.1 pts ▸ 23.4%

13.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.1 pts ▸ 13.6%

4.7% Postgraduate degree +0.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

Field of qualification

17.0% Engineering & related ◂ +1.8 pts 15.3%

13.0% Management & commerce +2.0 pts ▸ 15.0%

13.1% Health ◂ +2.6 pts 10.5%

9.9% Education +2.7 pts ▸ 12.6%

12.3% Society & culture ◂ +0.3 pts 12.0%

6.2% Architecture & building ◂ +0.1 pts 6.1%

5.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.6 pts 5.2%

2.9% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.0% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.8% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

1.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +$90 higher in Turners Beach - Forth gap steady

$673 24th pct $763 41st pct

Household income in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +$242 higher in Turners Beach - Forth gap widening

$1,346 25th pct $1,588 40th pct

Family income in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +$183 higher in Turners Beach - Forth gap widening

$1,735 27th pct $1,918 39th pct

Household income distribution

26.9% $1,500–$2,999 +4.7 pts ▸ 31.6%

30.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.2 pts 29.5%

19.5% Under $650 ◂ +4.3 pts 15.2%

7.7% $3,000–$3,999 +2.0 pts ▸ 9.6%

6.1% $4,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 7.2%

Personal income distribution

46.2% Under $650 ◂ +5.4 pts 40.8%

31.3% $650–$1,499 +1.6 pts ▸ 33.0%

14.3% $1,500–$2,999 +3.6 pts ▸ 17.9%

2.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.1% Arthritis ◂ +1.1 pts 12.0%

10.6% Mental health ◂ +1.8 pts 8.8%

9.5% Asthma ◂ +1.3 pts 8.3%

8.3% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 8.4%

5.4% Diabetes ◂ +1.7 pts 3.7%

4.5% Heart disease ◂ +0.5 pts 4.1%

3.5% Cancer even 3.5%

3.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 2.3%

1.6% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.7% None +3.8 pts ▸ 61.5%

22.1% One condition ◂ +0.6 pts 21.6%

8.0% Two conditions ◂ +1.4 pts 6.6%

4.5% Three or more ◂ +1.6 pts 2.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +202 larger in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

419 75th pct 217 56th pct

Median age in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +2 yrs older in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

30 yrs 86th pct 28 yrs 76th pct

Median income in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +$47 higher in Turners Beach - Forth

$628 49th pct $675 58th pct

Household income in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +$386 higher in Turners Beach - Forth

$1,595 44th pct $1,981 66th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +0.2 larger in Turners Beach - Forth gap widening

2.3 29th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

51.4% Couples with children +2.8 pts ▸ 54.2%

35.6% Couples without children ◂ +0.4 pts 35.2%

12.5% One-parent families ◂ +2.4 pts 10.1%

0.5% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Household size

39.6% 2 people +1.9 pts ▸ 41.5%

28.0% 1 person ◂ +5.2 pts 22.9%

12.7% 3 people +2.4 pts ▸ 15.2%

12.4% 4 people +0.7 pts ▸ 13.1%

4.8% 5 people +0.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.4% 6 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +$10 higher in Turners Beach - Forth gap steady

$260 17th pct $270 19th pct

Mortgage in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +$100 higher in Turners Beach - Forth gap narrowing

$1,300 14th pct $1,400 21st pct

People / bedroom in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.7% Owned outright +5.0 pts ▸ 45.7%

36.5% Owned with a mortgage +1.6 pts ▸ 38.1%

19.0% Rented ◂ +5.1 pts 13.9%

2.6% Not stated ◂ +1.5 pts 1.1%

1.1% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

92.1% Separate house +0.9 pts ▸ 93.0%

5.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.5 pts 4.2%

1.9% Other dwelling +1.0 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

55.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +4.9 pts 50.1%

21.0% 4 bedrooms +5.8 pts ▸ 26.7%

13.1% 2 bedrooms +0.2 pts ▸ 13.3%

4.3% 5 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.0 pts 3.0%

0.0% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

54.4% $200–$349 +1.6 pts ▸ 56.0%

27.6% Under $200 ◂ +0.9 pts 26.6%

13.7% $350–$549 +2.1 pts ▸ 15.8%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

48.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.2 pts 45.7%

26.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.9 pts 22.5%

13.6% $1,800–$2,999 +7.9 pts ▸ 21.5%

5.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 4.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +14 more in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

31 41st pct 17 26th pct

Stops/1k in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +0.83 more in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

5.72 70th pct 4.89 59th pct

Departures/1k in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +24.6 more in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

189.0 25th pct 164.5 23rd pct

PT routes in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +2 more in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

3 21st pct 1 7th pct

Stop walk in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +5 longer in Turners Beach - Forth

38 89th pct 43 90th pct

Drive to city in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +5 longer in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

189 100th pct 184 100th pct

How people get to work

71.6% Car (driver) ◂ +2.1 pts 69.4%

7.3% Worked at home +1.3 pts ▸ 8.6%

3.2% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.7% Walked ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%

0.6% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.5% 2 vehicles +6.3 pts ▸ 43.8%

32.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.1 pts 26.0%

16.4% 3 vehicles +0.1 pts ▸ 16.5%

10.7% 4 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 12.7%

3.3% No vehicle ◂ +1.7 pts 1.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.9 pts 15.5%

11.3% Education & training +1.3 pts ▸ 12.5%

9.9% Retail trade +0.2 pts ▸ 10.1%

9.8% Construction ◂ +1.2 pts 8.6%

4.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +3.8 pts ▸ 8.3%

7.4% Manufacturing +0.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.2 pts 4.8%

5.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.0 pts 4.5%

5.0% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.4% Professional & technical +0.9 pts ▸ 4.3%

4.1% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 3.4%

2.9% Wholesale trade +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

19.4% Professionals +2.2 pts ▸ 21.6%

17.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.5 pts 14.5%

13.8% Community & personal service ◂ +1.0 pts 12.8%

11.9% Managers +1.6 pts ▸ 13.5%

10.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.8 pts 9.4%

10.0% Labourers even 9.9%

8.2% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 8.6%

8.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.8 pts 7.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +2 higher in Turners Beach - Forth

3 29th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +2 higher in Turners Beach - Forth

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +2 higher in Turners Beach - Forth

5 43rd pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +1 higher in Turners Beach - Forth

4 36th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +31 higher in Turners Beach - Forth

949 29th pct 980 43rd pct

ERP in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +1,873 higher in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

5,573 24th pct 3,700 13th pct

Growth in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +3.3 pts higher in Turners Beach - Forth

0.8% 17th pct 4.2% 46th pct

Businesses in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +81 higher in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

334 15th pct 253 11th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +210 higher in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

1,035 63rd pct 825 47th pct

Max temp in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +0.7 higher in Turners Beach - Forth

16.2 0th pct 16.9 0th pct

Min temp in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +0.3 higher in Turners Beach - Forth

8.9 15th pct 9.3 18th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +1.8 higher in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

3.5 25th pct 1.8 10th pct

Types ≤15 min in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +1.9 more in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

3.4 24th pct 1.6 8th pct

15-min city in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +29.5 pts higher in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

29.5% 20th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to shops in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +37.2 pts higher in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

37.2% 27th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +13.1 pts higher in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

74.2% 35th pct 61.1% 28th pct

Walk to school in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +16.0 pts higher in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

23.3% 12th pct 7.3% 4th pct

Walk to a park in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +39.3 pts higher in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

71.3% 23rd pct 32.0% 7th pct

Walk to health in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +27.2 pts higher in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

27.2% 31st pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +3.4 more in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

13.5 46th pct 10.1 24th pct

Intersections/km² in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +6 higher in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

9 23rd pct 4 17th pct

Mean slope in Penguin - Sulphur Creek in Turners Beach - Forth +1.3 pts higher in Penguin - Sulphur Creek

9.1% 87th pct 7.8% 80th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Penguin - Sulphur Creek vs Turners Beach - Forth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/604011079/penguin-sulphur-creek/vs/604021092/turners-beach-forth