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Lake Tyers vs Wairewa
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 17 km apart · Lake Tyers profile · Wairewa profile
Lake Tyers Wairewa
Wairewa and Lake Tyers are both sparsely populated areas in East Gippsland. Wairewa has a far higher typical weekly household income of $885 compared to $350 in Lake Tyers. Wairewa is also better connected to transport, with two public transport routes and one stop, while Lake Tyers has none. In contrast, Lake Tyers has more homes within a 15-minute walk of a park, at 30.8% compared to 0.0% in Wairewa.
These two areas have both remained car-dependent, as neither has any homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, health services or schools. The gap in household income between them has widened over time, with Wairewa's typical weekly income now $535 higher than that of Lake Tyers.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 67
- First area, 2021: 4
- Second area, 2016: 87
- Second area, 2021: 67
- First area, 2016: 49 yrs
- First area, 2021: 54 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 52 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 53 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2016: $323
- First area, 2021: $649
- Second area, 2016: $430
- Second area, 2021: $450
- First area, 2016: $417
- First area, 2021: $350
- Second area, 2016: $743
- Second area, 2021: $885
- First area, 2016: $466
- Second area, 2016: $784
- Second area, 2021: $1,041
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2016: 2.0
- First area, 2021: 1.0
- Second area, 2016: 1.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $140
- Second area, 2016: $55
- Second area, 2021: $150
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.50
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lake Tyers vs Wairewa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21443/lake-tyers/vs/SAL22647/wairewa