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Romaine - Havenview vs Smithton

Name: Romaine - Havenview vs Smithton — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 68 km apart · Romaine - Havenview profile · Smithton profile

Romaine - Havenview Smithton

Smithton and Romaine - Havenview are both small Tasmanian areas, but they differ in how people live and move. Smithton has a far higher Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 20.7%, and it is more welcoming to new migrants, with 24.3% of people arriving recently from overseas. It is also more walkable for daily needs; 63.7% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 68.5% are near health services. Romaine - Havenview is much more connected to public transport, with 92.2% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop. It also has a much higher share of people with no religion, at 57.2%.

The two areas are remarkably similar in their typical weekly personal incomes, which sit around $650 to $700, and they both have the same share of children under 15. These similarities exist while other gaps continue to grow. Since 2011, the difference in the typical age of residents has widened as Smithton has become noticeably older. The gap in Year 12 completion has also grown, with Romaine - Havenview now well higher at 36.2% compared to Smithton's 27.0%.

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Where they differ most

No religion: 14.5 pts higher in Romaine - Havenview First Nations: 11.5 pts higher in Smithton Recent arrivals: 10.3 pts higher in Smithton Year 12: 9.2 pts higher in Romaine - Havenview People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Smithton

Demographics & Identity

Population in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +399 larger in Smithton gap steady

3,535 13th pct 3,934 16th pct

Median age in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +3 yrs older in Smithton gap widening

39 yrs 48th pct 42 yrs 64th pct

Age structure

26.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.0 pts 23.1%

26.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.3 pts 24.7%

17.6% Seniors (65+) +5.0 pts ▸ 22.6%

18.2% Children (0–14) even 18.2%

11.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.8 pts 11.1%

Marital status

43.6% Married ◂ +0.3 pts 43.2%

37.4% Never married ◂ +2.7 pts 34.7%

9.6% Divorced +0.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

5.8% Widowed +2.9 pts ▸ 8.6%

3.7% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Romaine - Havenview Smithton

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

87.6% Australia ◂ +6.3 pts 81.3%

2.0% England ◂ +0.8 pts 1.2%

0.8% New Zealand +1.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.5% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.1% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Nepal even 0.2%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

47.2% Australian ◂ +2.4 pts 44.8%

44.2% English ◂ +4.7 pts 39.5%

10.1% Scottish ◂ +3.7 pts 6.4%

8.8% Irish even 8.7%

3.1% German ◂ +1.4 pts 1.8%

1.6% Dutch even 1.6%

0.3% Chinese +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.9% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.8% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

92.4% English only ◂ +5.1 pts 87.3%

0.1% Mandarin +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

57.2% No religion ◂ +14.5 pts 42.7%

34.6% Christianity +9.0 pts ▸ 43.6%

5.5% Not stated +4.9 pts ▸ 10.4%

0.7% Islam +1.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.8% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.4% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +1 more in Smithton

3 43rd pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +0.92 more in Smithton

4.66 85th pct 5.58 88th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +5 more in Romaine - Havenview

9 21st pct 4 8th pct

Students in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +34 more in Smithton

849 32nd pct 883 33rd pct

Avg size in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +62 larger in Romaine - Havenview

283 30th pct 221 23rd pct

ICSEA in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +7 higher in Romaine - Havenview

878 7th pct 870 6th pct

Highest year of school

36.5% Year 10 +0.5 pts ▸ 37.0%

36.2% Year 12 ◂ +9.2 pts 27.0%

11.8% Year 9 or below +5.6 pts ▸ 17.4%

10.6% Year 11 ◂ +1.2 pts 9.4%

Highest qualification level

44.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.3 pts 39.2%

14.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.2 pts 12.3%

14.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.9 pts 11.4%

5.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.8 pts 4.4%

2.7% Postgraduate degree +2.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.3 pts 0.9%

Field of qualification

19.4% Engineering & related ◂ +6.2 pts 13.2%

16.6% Management & commerce ◂ +1.3 pts 15.3%

12.7% Society & culture ◂ +2.5 pts 10.2%

10.2% Health ◂ +3.3 pts 6.9%

7.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.7 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.1% Education +0.5 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.7% Architecture & building ◂ +0.9 pts 4.7%

2.1% Agriculture & environment +3.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.4% Creative arts ◂ +1.0 pts 1.4%

1.8% Information technology ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +$48 higher in Romaine - Havenview gap widening

$700 28th pct $652 20th pct

Household income in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +$145 higher in Romaine - Havenview gap widening

$1,334 24th pct $1,189 13th pct

Family income in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +$75 higher in Romaine - Havenview gap steady

$1,629 21st pct $1,554 17th pct

Household income distribution

35.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.4 pts 34.2%

29.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 27.2%

17.4% Under $650 +4.1 pts ▸ 21.4%

7.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 4.6%

3.7% $4,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

Personal income distribution

44.4% Under $650 +1.5 pts ▸ 45.9%

34.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.5 pts 34.3%

13.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.8 pts 10.1%

1.5% $3,000 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.2% Mental health ◂ +3.9 pts 8.3%

11.0% Arthritis +0.5 pts ▸ 11.5%

11.1% Asthma ◂ +1.7 pts 9.5%

9.1% Other condition ◂ +1.9 pts 7.2%

5.5% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.4% Heart disease +1.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.0% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.5% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.3% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Dementia +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.3% None +0.7 pts ▸ 58.0%

23.6% One condition ◂ +3.6 pts 20.0%

7.6% Two conditions ◂ +0.1 pts 7.5%

3.6% Three or more +0.8 pts ▸ 4.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +489 larger in Smithton

327 68th pct 816 86th pct

Median age in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +1 yrs older in Smithton

24 yrs 43rd pct 25 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +$99 higher in Smithton

$547 30th pct $646 52nd pct

Household income in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +$47 higher in Romaine - Havenview

$1,491 37th pct $1,444 33rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +0.1 larger in Romaine - Havenview gap steady

2.4 36th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

50.5% Couples with children ◂ +0.2 pts 50.4%

30.6% Couples without children +3.0 pts ▸ 33.6%

17.8% One-parent families ◂ +2.9 pts 14.9%

0.9% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

Household size

36.5% 2 people +1.8 pts ▸ 38.3%

27.7% 1 person +3.1 pts ▸ 30.8%

16.2% 3 people ◂ +4.1 pts 12.1%

12.6% 4 people ◂ +2.6 pts 9.9%

5.5% 5 people +0.5 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.3% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +$38 higher in Romaine - Havenview gap narrowing

$260 17th pct $222 10th pct

Mortgage in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +$128 higher in Romaine - Havenview gap widening

$1,211 11th pct $1,083 7th pct

People / bedroom in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +0.10 higher in Smithton gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.6 pts 32.2%

36.0% Owned outright ◂ +0.4 pts 35.6%

25.8% Rented +1.1 pts ▸ 27.0%

1.2% Other tenure +1.9 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.8% Not stated +1.7 pts ▸ 2.4%

Types of homes

94.6% Separate house ◂ +2.3 pts 92.2%

5.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.7 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.4% Flat or apartment +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

59.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +4.8 pts 54.7%

19.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +1.3 pts 18.5%

14.3% 2 bedrooms +3.4 pts ▸ 17.7%

4.0% 5 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 3.0%

1.1% 1 bedroom +2.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.0% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

66.1% $200–$349 ◂ +6.4 pts 59.8%

22.7% Under $200 +8.5 pts ▸ 31.2%

9.0% $350–$549 ◂ +4.9 pts 4.1%

1.4% $550–$749 ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

52.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +10.8 pts 41.2%

30.5% Under $1,000 +10.9 pts ▸ 41.4%

10.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 9.8%

3.1% $3,000 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +33 more in Romaine - Havenview

34 44th pct 1 2nd pct

Stops/1k in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +9.36 more in Romaine - Havenview

9.62 87th pct 0.25 3rd pct

Departures/1k in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +584.6 more in Romaine - Havenview

588.1 41st pct 3.6 3rd pct

PT routes in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +5 more in Romaine - Havenview

6 43rd pct 1 7th pct

Stop walk in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +11 longer in Romaine - Havenview

52 93rd pct 41 90th pct

Drive to city in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton

203 100th pct —

How people get to work

72.3% Car (driver) ◂ +0.2 pts 72.1%

6.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 6.0%

1.1% Walked +4.1 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.2% Worked at home ◂ +0.2 pts 4.0%

0.7% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.0% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.3 pts 37.2%

36.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.2 pts 36.0%

13.0% 3 vehicles +1.0 pts ▸ 14.0%

8.4% 4 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 6.9%

3.6% No vehicle +2.0 pts ▸ 5.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

9.7% Manufacturing +10.5 pts ▸ 20.2%

17.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +9.7 pts 7.8%

2.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +11.5 pts ▸ 14.2%

11.9% Retail trade ◂ +2.8 pts 9.2%

7.1% Education & training +1.5 pts ▸ 8.5%

6.5% Accommodation & food +0.4 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.4% Construction ◂ +1.1 pts 5.3%

6.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.0 pts 4.0%

5.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.5 pts 4.2%

4.7% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.8% Mining ◂ +2.8 pts 2.0%

4.5% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.3 pts 3.2%

Occupations people work in

13.5% Labourers +10.9 pts ▸ 24.5%

15.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.5 pts 12.1%

14.3% Professionals ◂ +5.6 pts 8.7%

14.1% Community & personal service ◂ +2.8 pts 11.3%

8.1% Managers +5.6 pts ▸ 13.7%

12.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.7 pts 9.0%

9.7% Machinery operators & drivers +1.9 pts ▸ 11.6%

10.8% Sales workers ◂ +2.9 pts 7.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +1 higher in Romaine - Havenview

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +1 higher in Romaine - Havenview

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton even

1 0th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +27 higher in Romaine - Havenview

908 14th pct 881 9th pct

ERP in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +259 higher in Smithton

3,627 13th pct 3,886 14th pct

Growth in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +4.1 pts higher in Romaine - Havenview

0.3% 13th pct -3.8% 0th pct

Businesses in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +285 higher in Smithton

110 5th pct 395 18th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +25 higher in Romaine - Havenview

1,032 63rd pct 1,006 61st pct

Max temp in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +1.0 higher in Smithton

16.3 0th pct 17.2 2nd pct

Min temp in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +0.6 higher in Smithton

9.1 17th pct 9.7 22nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +0.9 higher in Smithton

3.5 25th pct 4.4 35th pct

Types ≤15 min in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +2.1 more in Smithton

3.1 21st pct 5.3 50th pct

15-min city in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +48.6 pts higher in Smithton

14.5% 9th pct 63.1% 48th pct

Walk to shops in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +48.5 pts higher in Smithton

15.2% 10th pct 63.7% 51st pct

Walk to transit in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +60.5 pts higher in Romaine - Havenview

92.2% 52nd pct 31.7% 18th pct

Walk to school in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +14.4 pts higher in Smithton

55.8% 35th pct 70.1% 47th pct

Walk to a park in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +7.5 pts higher in Romaine - Havenview

78.9% 27th pct 71.5% 24th pct

Walk to health in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +61.4 pts higher in Smithton

7.1% 14th pct 68.5% 68th pct

Amenities/1k in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +4.8 more in Romaine - Havenview

14.4 52nd pct 9.7 21st pct

Intersections/km² in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +28 higher in Romaine - Havenview

31 34th pct 3 16th pct

Mean slope in Romaine - Havenview in Smithton +4.9 pts higher in Romaine - Havenview

10.8% 92nd pct 5.9% 60th pct

Compare Romaine - Havenview with nearby areas

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Compare Smithton with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Romaine - Havenview vs Smithton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/604011080/romaine-havenview/vs/604031095/smithton