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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

Population in Lake Tyersin Wairewa +63 larger in Wairewa gap widening
4 3rd pct 67 33rd pct
  • First area, 2016: 67
  • First area, 2021: 4
  • Second area, 2016: 87
  • Second area, 2021: 67
Median age in Lake Tyersin Wairewa +1 yrs older in Lake Tyers gap narrowing
54 yrs 83rd pct 53 yrs 80th pct
  • First area, 2016: 49 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 54 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 52 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 53 yrs
First Nations in Lake Tyersin Wairewa
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 82.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
— 31.3% 88th pct
  • First area, 2016: 28.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 28.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 31.3%
— 4.5% 7th pct
  • First area, 2016: 16.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 11.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 4.5%
— 25.0% 94th pct
  • First area, 2016: 12.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 7.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 25.0%

Age structure

0.0% Older adults (45–64) +34.3 pts ▸ 34.3%
0.0% Seniors (65+) +31.3 pts ▸ 31.3%
0.0% Young adults (25–44) +11.9 pts ▸ 11.9%
0.0% Children (0–14) +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%
0.0% Youth (15–24) +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

Marital status

0.0% Married +40.6 pts ▸ 40.6%
0.0% Never married +31.3 pts ▸ 31.3%
0.0% Divorced +18.8 pts ▸ 18.8%
0.0% Widowed +7.8 pts ▸ 7.8%
0.0% Separated +4.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Lake Tyersin Wairewa
— 13.4% 59th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 14.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 13.4%

Country of birth

125.0% Australia ◂ +47.4 pts 77.6%
0.0% England +7.5 pts ▸ 7.5%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% New Zealand even 0.0%
0.0% Philippines even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%
0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

125.0% English ◂ +74.3 pts 50.7%
0.0% Australian +28.4 pts ▸ 28.4%
0.0% Scottish +17.9 pts ▸ 17.9%
0.0% Irish +13.4 pts ▸ 13.4%
0.0% Italian +13.4 pts ▸ 13.4%
0.0% Dutch +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% German even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Lake Tyersin Wairewa
— 4.5% 58th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 3.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 4.5%
Limited English in Lake Tyersin Wairewa
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Language used at home

125.0% English only ◂ +38.4 pts 86.6%
0.0% Mandarin even 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% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

— 31.3% 26th pct
  • First area, 2016: 46.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 28.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 31.3%

Religious affiliation

125.0% No religion ◂ +93.7 pts 31.3%
0.0% Christianity +59.7 pts ▸ 59.7%
0.0% Not stated +11.9 pts ▸ 11.9%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

— 25.4% 8th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 24.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 25.4%
— 7.8% 21st pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 19.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 7.8%
Schools ≤3 km in Lake Tyersin Wairewa even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Highest year of school

100.0% Year 10 ◂ +74.6 pts 25.4%
75.0% Year 11 ◂ +63.1 pts 11.9%
0.0% Year 9 or below +30.5 pts ▸ 30.5%
0.0% Year 12 +25.4 pts ▸ 25.4%

Highest qualification level

42.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +17.9 pts 25.0%
0.0% Bachelor degree +13.9 pts ▸ 13.9%
0.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +8.3 pts ▸ 8.3%
0.0% Postgraduate degree even 0.0%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate even 0.0%
0.0% Certificate I / II even 0.0%

Field of qualification

42.9% Engineering & related ◂ +20.6 pts 22.2%
0.0% Society & culture +25.0 pts ▸ 25.0%
0.0% Agriculture & environment +13.9 pts ▸ 13.9%
0.0% Architecture & building +11.1 pts ▸ 11.1%
0.0% Education +8.3 pts ▸ 8.3%
0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +8.3 pts ▸ 8.3%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%
0.0% Health even 0.0%
0.0% Management & commerce even 0.0%
0.0% Creative arts even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Lake Tyersin Wairewa +$199 higher in Lake Tyers gap widening
$649 32nd pct $450 8th pct
  • First area, 2016: $323
  • First area, 2021: $649
  • Second area, 2016: $430
  • Second area, 2021: $450
Household income in Lake Tyersin Wairewa +$535 higher in Wairewa gap widening
$350 0th pct $885 9th pct
  • First area, 2016: $417
  • First area, 2021: $350
  • Second area, 2016: $743
  • Second area, 2021: $885
Family income in Lake Tyersin Wairewa
— $1,041 8th pct
  • First area, 2016: $466
  • Second area, 2016: $784
  • Second area, 2021: $1,041
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 6.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
High-income homes in Lake Tyersin Wairewa
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Personal income distribution

0.0% Under $650 +54.7 pts ▸ 54.7%
0.0% $650–$1,499 +35.9 pts ▸ 35.9%
0.0% $1,500–$2,999 even 0.0%
0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Lake Tyersin Wairewa
— 44.8% 96th pct
Mental health in Lake Tyersin Wairewa
— 9.0% 58th pct
Needs assistance in Lake Tyersin Wairewa
— 6.0% 65th pct
  • First area, 2016: 4.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 4.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 6.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

75.0% Mental health ◂ +66.0 pts 9.0%
0.0% Arthritis +22.4 pts ▸ 22.4%
0.0% Asthma +13.4 pts ▸ 13.4%
0.0% Heart disease +6.0 pts ▸ 6.0%
0.0% Other condition +6.0 pts ▸ 6.0%
0.0% Diabetes +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%
0.0% Lung condition +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%
0.0% Stroke +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%
0.0% Cancer even 0.0%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

0.0% None +46.3 pts ▸ 46.3%
0.0% One condition +31.3 pts ▸ 31.3%
0.0% Two conditions +7.5 pts ▸ 7.5%
0.0% Three or more +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

Community Participation

— 29.7% 86th pct
  • First area, 2016: 8.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 23.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 29.7%
Unpaid carers in Lake Tyersin Wairewa
— 9.4% 22nd pct
  • First area, 2016: 6.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 23.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.4%
Unpaid child care in Lake Tyersin Wairewa
— 14.1% 12th pct
  • First area, 2016: 5.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 23.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.1%
Defence service in Lake Tyersin Wairewa
— 0.0% 0th pct
Housework 15h+ in Lake Tyersin Wairewa
— 34.4% 88th pct
  • First area, 2016: 23.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 42.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 34.4%

First Nations

First Nations people in Lake Tyersin Wairewa +4 larger in Lake Tyers
4 46th pct 0 0th pct
Median age in Lake Tyersin Wairewa +15 yrs older in Wairewa
47 yrs 85th pct 62 yrs 96th pct
Median income in Lake Tyersin Wairewa +$450 higher in Wairewa
$450 25th pct $900 73rd pct
Household income in Lake Tyersin Wairewa
— $2,250 71st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Lake Tyersin Wairewa +1.0 larger in Wairewa gap widening
1.0 0th pct 2.0 14th pct
  • First area, 2016: 2.0
  • First area, 2021: 1.0
  • Second area, 2016: 1.9
  • Second area, 2021: 2.0
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 17.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 11.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
— 46.4% 98th pct
  • First area, 2016: 33.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 41.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 46.4%

Housing & Dwellings

— $150 14th pct
  • First area, 2016: $140
  • Second area, 2016: $55
  • Second area, 2021: $150
— $819 10th pct
  • Second area, 2016: $1,300
  • Second area, 2021: $819
People / bedroom in Lake Tyersin Wairewa +0.20 higher in Wairewa gap widening
0.50 0th pct 0.70 14th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.70
  • First area, 2021: 0.50
  • Second area, 2016: 0.70
  • Second area, 2021: 0.70
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 91.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 8.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
Owned outright in Lake Tyersin Wairewa
— 46.4% 66th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 38.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 46.4%
Separate houses in Lake Tyersin Wairewa
— 100.0% 100th pct
  • First area, 2016: 83.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 100.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 100.0%
— 75.0% 38th pct
  • First area, 2016: 62.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 47.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 75.0%

Transport & Vehicles

— 0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 56.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
Work from home in Lake Tyersin Wairewa
— 25.8% 73rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 11.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 25.8%
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
PT stops in Lake Tyersin Wairewa +1 more in Wairewa
0 0th pct 1 64th pct
Stops/1k in Lake Tyersin Wairewa +14.93 more in Wairewa
0.00 0th pct 14.93 90th pct
Departures/1k in Lake Tyersin Wairewa +850.7 more in Wairewa
0.0 0th pct 850.7 85th pct
PT routes in Lake Tyersin Wairewa +2 more in Wairewa
0 0th pct 2 75th pct
— 84 99th pct

How people get to work

0.0% Car (driver) +48.4 pts ▸ 48.4%
0.0% Worked at home +25.8 pts ▸ 25.8%
0.0% Car (passenger) even 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%
0.0% Walked even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Lake Tyersin Wairewa
— 17.9% 12th pct
  • First area, 2016: 4.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 22.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 17.9%

Jobs & Industry

— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
Participation in Lake Tyersin Wairewa
— 50.0% 22nd pct
  • First area, 2016: 16.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 46.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 50.0%
— 41.9% 5th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 55.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 41.9%

Industries people work in

0.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +51.6 pts ▸ 51.6%
0.0% Health care & social assistance +16.1 pts ▸ 16.1%
0.0% Construction +12.9 pts ▸ 12.9%
0.0% Retail trade +12.9 pts ▸ 12.9%
0.0% Administrative & support +12.9 pts ▸ 12.9%
0.0% Public administration & safety +9.7 pts ▸ 9.7%
0.0% Mining even 0.0%
0.0% Manufacturing even 0.0%
0.0% Electricity, gas & water even 0.0%
0.0% Wholesale trade even 0.0%
0.0% Accommodation & food even 0.0%
0.0% Transport & warehousing even 0.0%

Occupations people work in

0.0% Managers +32.3 pts ▸ 32.3%
0.0% Machinery operators & drivers +32.3 pts ▸ 32.3%
0.0% Labourers +19.4 pts ▸ 19.4%
0.0% Technicians & trades +16.1 pts ▸ 16.1%
0.0% Community & personal service +9.7 pts ▸ 9.7%
0.0% Clerical & administrative +9.7 pts ▸ 9.7%
0.0% Professionals even 0.0%
0.0% Sales workers even 0.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Lake Tyersin Wairewa +0.1 higher in Lake Tyers
0.3 46th pct 0.2 44th pct
Types ≤15 min in Lake Tyersin Wairewa +0.1 more in Lake Tyers
0.3 47th pct 0.2 43rd pct
15-min city in Lake Tyersin Wairewa even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Lake Tyersin Wairewa even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Lake Tyersin Wairewa +9.1 pts higher in Wairewa
0.0% 0th pct 9.1% 60th pct
Walk to school in Lake Tyersin Wairewa even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Lake Tyersin Wairewa +30.8 pts higher in Lake Tyers
30.8% 58th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Lake Tyersin Wairewa even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Lake Tyersin Wairewa +14.9 more in Wairewa
0.0 0th pct 14.9 53rd pct
Intersections/km² in Lake Tyersin Wairewa +1 higher in Lake Tyers
1 57th pct 0 37th pct
Mean slope in Lake Tyersin Wairewa +2.2 pts higher in Lake Tyers
9.6% 79th pct 7.4% 66th pct

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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