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Cradle Mountain vs Lorinna
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 27 km apart · Cradle Mountain profile · Lorinna profile
Cradle Mountain Lorinna
Cradle Mountain and Lorinna are both sparsely populated areas in Tasmania, but they have very different profiles. Cradle Mountain is much younger, with a typical resident aged 30 compared to 49 in Lorinna. It is also more diverse and better paid; 53.9% of its people were born overseas and typical weekly personal income is $1,038, while in Lorinna these figures are 21.0% and $366. Cradle Mountain has a highly qualified workforce, with 45.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 20.6% in Lorinna.
Both areas share a similar typical weekly household income of $762 and neither has any public transport stops. This shared isolation is mirrored in their home lives, as neither area has homes within a short walk of a school or health services. While Cradle Mountain has seen many new arrivals with 58.1% moving in recently, Lorinna is more stable, with only 10.3% arriving in the last five years.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 66
- First area, 2021: 152
- Second area, 2016: 77
- Second area, 2021: 81
- First area, 2016: 27 yrs
- First area, 2021: 30 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Cradle Mountain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Lorinna: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Cradle Mountain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Lorinna: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Cradle Mountain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Lorinna: 4.5% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Cradle Mountain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Lorinna: 6.1% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Cradle Mountain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Lorinna: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Cradle Mountain: 2.2% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Lorinna: 4.5% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Cradle Mountain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 55–59 in Lorinna: 9.1% males, 7.6% females
- 50–54 in Cradle Mountain: 0.0% males, 2.2% females; 50–54 in Lorinna: 6.1% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Cradle Mountain: 2.2% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Lorinna: 7.6% males, 6.1% females
- 40–44 in Cradle Mountain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Lorinna: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Cradle Mountain: 5.8% males, 8.6% females; 35–39 in Lorinna: 0.0% males, 4.5% females
- 30–34 in Cradle Mountain: 15.8% males, 14.4% females; 30–34 in Lorinna: 10.6% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Cradle Mountain: 20.1% males, 16.5% females; 25–29 in Lorinna: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Cradle Mountain: 6.5% males, 5.8% females; 20–24 in Lorinna: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Cradle Mountain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Lorinna: 0.0% males, 6.1% females
- 10–14 in Cradle Mountain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Lorinna: 0.0% males, 4.5% females
- 5–9 in Cradle Mountain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Lorinna: 9.1% males, 4.5% females
- 0–4 in Cradle Mountain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Lorinna: 9.1% males, 0.0% females
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: $963
- First area, 2021: $1,038
- Second area, 2016: $332
- Second area, 2021: $366
- First area, 2021: $762
- Second area, 2016: $479
- Second area, 2021: $762
- First area, 2021: $2,750
- Second area, 2016: $491
- Second area, 2021: $1,031
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2021: 1.5
- Second area, 2016: 1.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- Second area, 2016: $352
- Second area, 2021: $455
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2016: 1.50
- Second area, 2021: 1.30
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
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). Cradle Mountain vs Lorinna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL60133/cradle-mountain/vs/SAL60355/lorinna