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Hastings vs Ida Bay

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 6.1 km apart · Hastings profile · Ida Bay profile

Hastings Ida Bay

Hastings (Tas.) and Ida Bay are both sparsely populated neighbouring areas. Residents in Ida Bay are far older, with a typical age of 69 compared to 51 in Hastings (Tas.). Rent is far higher in Hastings (Tas.), where the typical weekly cost is $310, while Ida Bay is much lower at $167. Typical weekly household income is also well higher in Ida Bay at $1,062, compared to $833 in Hastings (Tas.).

Both areas are car-dependent and lack basic local amenities. Neither has a school, grocery store, or health service within a 15-minute walk. This shared reliance on vehicles is consistent across both places, as neither has any homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Hastingsin Ida Bay +40 larger in Hastings gap widening
54 29th pct 14 10th pct
  • First area, 2016: 44
  • First area, 2021: 54
  • Second area, 2016: 9
  • Second area, 2021: 14
Median age in Hastingsin Ida Bay +18 yrs older in Ida Bay gap widening
51 yrs 74th pct 69 yrs 100th pct
  • First area, 2016: 51 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 51 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 57 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 69 yrs
First Nations in Hastingsin Ida Bay
18.5% 91st pct
  • First area, 2016: 9.1%
  • First area, 2021: 18.5%
22.2% 65th pct
  • First area, 2016: 13.6%
  • First area, 2021: 22.2%
33.3% 100th pct
  • First area, 2016: 15.9%
  • First area, 2021: 33.3%
10.5% 36th pct
  • First area, 2016: 28.6%
  • First area, 2021: 10.5%

Age structure

22.2% Seniors (65+) +20.6 pts ▸ 42.9%
33.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +33.3 pts 0.0%
27.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +27.8 pts 0.0%
22.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +22.2 pts 0.0%
5.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +5.6 pts 0.0%

Marital status

37.5% Married ◂ +37.5 pts 0.0%
29.2% Never married ◂ +29.2 pts 0.0%
8.3% Divorced +20.2 pts ▸ 28.6%
12.5% Widowed ◂ +12.5 pts 0.0%
6.3% Separated ◂ +6.3 pts 0.0%

Age & sex structure

Hastings Ida Bay

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

  • 85+ in Hastings: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Ida Bay: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 80–84 in Hastings: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Ida Bay: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 75–79 in Hastings: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Ida Bay: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 70–74 in Hastings: 5.3% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Ida Bay: 66.7% males, 33.3% females
  • 65–69 in Hastings: 8.8% males, 10.5% females; 65–69 in Ida Bay: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 60–64 in Hastings: 14.0% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Ida Bay: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 55–59 in Hastings: 0.0% males, 8.8% females; 55–59 in Ida Bay: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 50–54 in Hastings: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Ida Bay: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 45–49 in Hastings: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Ida Bay: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 40–44 in Hastings: 0.0% males, 10.5% females; 40–44 in Ida Bay: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 35–39 in Hastings: 8.8% males, 7.0% females; 35–39 in Ida Bay: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 30–34 in Hastings: 5.3% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Ida Bay: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 25–29 in Hastings: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Ida Bay: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 20–24 in Hastings: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Ida Bay: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 15–19 in Hastings: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Ida Bay: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 10–14 in Hastings: 5.3% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Ida Bay: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 5–9 in Hastings: 5.3% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Ida Bay: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 0–4 in Hastings: 0.0% males, 10.5% females; 0–4 in Ida Bay: 0.0% males, 0.0% females

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Hastingsin Ida Bay
13.0% 57th pct
  • First area, 2016: 6.8%
  • First area, 2021: 13.0%

Country of birth

68.5% Australia ◂ +25.7 pts 42.9%
0.0% England even 0.0%
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

37.0% English +5.8 pts ▸ 42.9%
31.5% Australian ◂ +10.1 pts 21.4%
31.5% Irish ◂ +10.1 pts 21.4%
7.4% Scottish ◂ +7.4 pts 0.0%
5.6% German ◂ +5.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Dutch even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Hastingsin Ida Bay
9.3% 74th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 9.3%
Limited English in Hastingsin Ida Bay
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Language used at home

81.5% English only +18.5 pts ▸ 100.0%
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

No religion in Hastingsin Ida Bay
70.4% 100th pct
  • First area, 2016: 68.2%
  • First area, 2021: 70.4%

Religious affiliation

70.4% No religion ◂ +6.1 pts 64.3%
14.8% Christianity +6.6 pts ▸ 21.4%
0.0% Buddhism +21.4 pts ▸ 21.4%
18.5% Not stated ◂ +18.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

53.3% 69th pct
  • First area, 2016: 45.5%
  • First area, 2021: 53.3%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 12.9%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
Schools ≤3 km in Hastingsin Ida Bay even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Highest year of school

53.3% Year 12 ◂ +31.9 pts 21.4%
6.7% Year 10 +14.8 pts ▸ 21.4%
13.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +13.3 pts 0.0%
6.7% Year 11 ◂ +6.7 pts 0.0%

Highest qualification level

28.1% Certificate III / IV +71.9 pts ▸ 100.0%
25.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +25.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Postgraduate degree even 0.0%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate even 0.0%
0.0% Bachelor degree even 0.0%
0.0% Certificate I / II even 0.0%

Field of qualification

0.0% Architecture & building +50.0 pts ▸ 50.0%
25.0% Management & commerce ◂ +25.0 pts 0.0%
12.5% Engineering & related ◂ +12.5 pts 0.0%
12.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +12.5 pts 0.0%
12.5% Society & culture ◂ +12.5 pts 0.0%
12.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +12.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%
0.0% Health even 0.0%
0.0% Education even 0.0%
0.0% Creative arts even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Hastingsin Ida Bay +$41 higher in Hastings gap narrowing
$491 11th pct $450 8th pct
  • First area, 2016: $378
  • First area, 2021: $491
  • Second area, 2016: $474
  • Second area, 2021: $450
Household income in Hastingsin Ida Bay +$229 higher in Ida Bay gap widening
$833 7th pct $1,062 17th pct
  • First area, 2016: $725
  • First area, 2021: $833
  • Second area, 2016: $849
  • Second area, 2021: $1,062
Family income in Hastingsin Ida Bay +$113 higher in Ida Bay
$949 5th pct $1,062 8th pct
  • First area, 2016: $725
  • First area, 2021: $949
  • Second area, 2021: $1,062
High earners in Hastingsin Ida Bay
10.4% 62nd pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 10.4%
High-income homes in Hastingsin Ida Bay
0.0% 0th pct

Household income distribution

66.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.7 pts 60.0%
20.8% Under $650 ◂ +20.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% $1,500–$2,999 even 0.0%
0.0% $3,000–$3,999 even 0.0%
0.0% $4,000 or more even 0.0%

Personal income distribution

77.1% Under $650 ◂ +12.8 pts 64.3%
18.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +18.8 pts 0.0%
8.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +8.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Hastingsin Ida Bay
40.7% 90th pct
Mental health in Hastingsin Ida Bay
20.4% 100th pct
Needs assistance in Hastingsin Ida Bay
7.4% 77th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 7.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

0.0% Heart disease +21.4 pts ▸ 21.4%
20.4% Mental health ◂ +20.4 pts 0.0%
16.7% Arthritis ◂ +16.7 pts 0.0%
14.8% Other condition ◂ +14.8 pts 0.0%
7.4% Lung condition ◂ +7.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Asthma even 0.0%
0.0% Cancer even 0.0%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%
0.0% Diabetes even 0.0%
0.0% Stroke even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

55.6% None ◂ +5.6 pts 50.0%
24.1% One condition ◂ +24.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Three or more +21.4 pts ▸ 21.4%
5.6% Two conditions ◂ +5.6 pts 0.0%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Hastingsin Ida Bay
14.6% 32nd pct
  • First area, 2016: 32.3%
  • First area, 2021: 14.6%
Unpaid carers in Hastingsin Ida Bay
12.5% 47th pct
  • First area, 2016: 19.4%
  • First area, 2021: 12.5%
Unpaid child care in Hastingsin Ida Bay
35.4% 88th pct
  • First area, 2016: 29.0%
  • First area, 2021: 35.4%
Defence service in Hastingsin Ida Bay
0.0% 0th pct
Housework 15h+ in Hastingsin Ida Bay
52.1% 100th pct
  • First area, 2016: 58.1%
  • First area, 2021: 52.1%

First Nations

First Nations people in Hastingsin Ida Bay +10 larger in Hastings
10 59th pct 0 0th pct
Median age in Hastingsin Ida Bay +7 yrs older in Hastings
35 yrs 73rd pct 28 yrs 57th pct
Median income in Hastingsin Ida Bay +$1 higher in Ida Bay
$349 11th pct $350 12th pct
Household income in Hastingsin Ida Bay +$726 higher in Ida Bay
$649 6th pct $1,375 35th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Hastingsin Ida Bay +0.4 larger in Ida Bay gap widening
1.8 9th pct 2.2 24th pct
  • First area, 2016: 1.8
  • First area, 2021: 1.8
  • Second area, 2016: 1.5
  • Second area, 2021: 2.2
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 15.2%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
Living alone in Hastingsin Ida Bay
62.5% 100th pct

Family composition

36.7% Couples without children +63.3 pts ▸ 100.0%
66.7% Couples with children ◂ +66.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% One-parent families even 0.0%
0.0% Other families even 0.0%

Household size

33.3% 2 people +106.7 pts ▸ 140.0%
62.5% 1 person ◂ +62.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% 3 people even 0.0%
0.0% 4 people even 0.0%
0.0% 5 people even 0.0%
0.0% 6 or more even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Hastingsin Ida Bay +$143 higher in Hastings
$310 60th pct $167 17th pct
$867 11th pct
  • First area, 2016: $846
  • First area, 2021: $867
People / bedroom in Hastingsin Ida Bay +0.20 higher in Hastings gap narrowing
0.90 86th pct 0.70 14th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.90
  • First area, 2021: 0.90
  • Second area, 2016: 0.50
  • Second area, 2021: 0.70
0.0% 0th pct
Owned outright in Hastingsin Ida Bay
54.2% 83rd pct
Separate houses in Hastingsin Ida Bay
100.0% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Hastingsin Ida Bay
41.7% 5th pct

How homes are owned or rented

54.2% Owned outright +85.8 pts ▸ 140.0%
29.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +29.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Rented even 0.0%
0.0% Other tenure even 0.0%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house even 100.0%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

29.2% 3 bedrooms +30.8 pts ▸ 60.0%
25.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +25.0 pts 0.0%
12.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +12.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 1 bedroom even 0.0%
0.0% 5 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

17.9% 93rd pct
Work from home in Hastingsin Ida Bay
17.4% 53rd pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 17.4%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
PT stops in Hastingsin Ida Bay even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Hastingsin Ida Bay even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Hastingsin Ida Bay even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Hastingsin Ida Bay even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Drive to city in Hastingsin Ida Bay +8 longer in Ida Bay
78 55th pct 86 60th pct

Motor vehicles per home

32.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +32.1 pts 0.0%
28.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +28.6 pts 0.0%
21.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +21.4 pts 0.0%
17.9% No vehicle ◂ +17.9 pts 0.0%
10.7% 4 or more ◂ +10.7 pts 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Hastingsin Ida Bay
30.2% 47th pct
  • First area, 2016: 25.0%
  • First area, 2021: 30.2%

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Hastingsin Ida Bay
0.0% 0th pct
Participation in Hastingsin Ida Bay
50.0% 22nd pct
  • First area, 2016: 58.1%
  • First area, 2021: 50.0%
26.1% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 31.8%
  • First area, 2021: 26.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Hastingsin Ida Bay +0.3 higher in Ida Bay
0.1 39th pct 0.4 50th pct
Types ≤15 min in Hastingsin Ida Bay +0.3 more in Ida Bay
0.1 40th pct 0.4 49th pct
15-min city in Hastingsin Ida Bay even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Hastingsin Ida Bay even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Hastingsin Ida Bay even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Hastingsin Ida Bay even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Hastingsin Ida Bay +30.0 pts higher in Ida Bay
11.7% 48th pct 41.7% 61st pct
Walk to health in Hastingsin Ida Bay even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Hastingsin Ida Bay +34.4 more in Ida Bay
37.0 76th pct 71.4 86th pct
Intersections/km² in Hastingsin Ida Bay +1 higher in Hastings
1 51st pct 0 31st pct
Mean slope in Hastingsin Ida Bay +9.9 pts higher in Hastings
15.2% 92nd pct 5.3% 46th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hastings vs Ida Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL60262/hastings/vs/SAL60286/ida-bay