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Central Plateau vs Doctors Point

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 17 km apart · Central Plateau profile · Doctors Point profile

Central Plateau Doctors Point

Doctors Point and Central Plateau are both sparsely populated, rural parts of Tasmania. Doctors Point has a tiny population of just 8 people, while Central Plateau is largely non-residential with no residents. Central Plateau is much more remote, with a drive time to the city of 371 minutes, which is far higher than the 107 minutes for Doctors Point. Doctors Point also has a steeper landscape, with a mean terrain slope of 7.8% compared to 2.2% in Central Plateau.

Both areas are entirely car-dependent, as neither has any walkable access to shops, parks, schools or health services. This lack of local amenities is consistent across both locations, and they share a walkability score of 0.0. While Doctors Point has slightly more street connectivity with 5 intersections per square kilometre, Central Plateau has none.

Demographics & Identity

Population in Central Plateauin Doctors Point +8 larger in Doctors Point gap widening
0 0th pct 8 6th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0
  • First area, 2021: 0
  • Second area, 2016: 5
  • Second area, 2021: 8
70 yrs 100th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 57 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 70 yrs

Education & Qualifications

Schools ≤3 km in Central Plateauin Doctors Point even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Income

$450 8th pct
  • Second area, 2016: $725
  • Second area, 2021: $450
$474 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: $899
  • Second area, 2021: $474
$450 0th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Central Plateauin Doctors Point even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Family & Households

1.2 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 1.0
  • Second area, 2021: 1.2

Housing & Dwellings

$596 4th pct
0.50 0th pct

Transport & Vehicles

0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Drive to city in Central Plateauin Doctors Point +264 longer in Central Plateau
371 100th pct 107 73rd pct

Walkability

0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
Types ≤15 min in Central Plateauin Doctors Point even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Central Plateauin Doctors Point even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Central Plateauin Doctors Point +5 higher in Doctors Point
0 12th pct 5 66th pct
Mean slope in Central Plateauin Doctors Point +5.6 pts higher in Doctors Point
2.2% 0th pct 7.8% 69th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Central Plateau vs Doctors Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL60105/central-plateau/vs/SAL60158/doctors-point