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Lake Margaret vs Zeehan

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 17 km apart · Lake Margaret profile · Zeehan profile

Lake Margaret Zeehan

Zeehan and Lake Margaret are nearby areas in Tasmania's West Coast, though they serve very different purposes. Zeehan is a residential hub with 722 people, while Lake Margaret is largely non-residential with a population of zero. Because of this, Zeehan has far more infrastructure and people, including one school and 51 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, compared to none in Lake Margaret.

Both areas are located in the same rugged region of the West Coast. While they share this same environment, the gap in their built surroundings has widened over time. Zeehan has far more street connectivity, with two intersections per square kilometre, whereas Lake Margaret has none. Zeehan also has far more public transport options, including one route and one stop, while Lake Margaret has no such services.

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Where they differ most

Population: 722 larger in Zeehan

Demographics & Identity

Population in Lake Margaretin Zeehan +722 larger in Zeehan gap steady
0 0th pct 722 71st pct
Median age in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 48 yrs 62nd pct
First Nations in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 7.1% 82nd pct
Aged 65+ in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 20.5% 58th pct
Under 15 in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 15.8% 41st pct
De facto in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 12.3% 51st pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 12.3% 54th pct

Language

Other language in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 4.4% 58th pct
Limited English in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 0.4% 67th pct

Religion

No religion in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 51.4% 82nd pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 25.8% 8th pct
Bachelor+ in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 6.0% 14th pct
Schools/1k kids in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 8.77 73rd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Lake Margaretin Zeehan +1 more in Zeehan
0 0th pct 1 43rd pct
Avg size in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 43 15th pct
ICSEA in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 919 14th pct

Income

Personal income in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— $498 12th pct
Household income in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— $951 12th pct
Family income in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— $1,202 12th pct
High earners in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 6.7% 42nd pct
High-income homes in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 8.2% 24th pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 36.8% 84th pct
Mental health in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 15.9% 94th pct
Needs assistance in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 10.0% 89th pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 17.2% 45th pct
Unpaid carers in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 16.3% 80th pct
Unpaid child care in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 21.2% 30th pct
Defence service in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 4.2% 73rd pct
Housework 15h+ in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 26.8% 65th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Lake Margaretin Zeehan +51 larger in Zeehan
0 0th pct 51 77th pct
Median age in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 43 yrs 81st pct
Year 12 in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 24.4% 15th pct
Median income in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— $405 17th pct
Household income in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— $780 10th pct
Indigenous language in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 2.0 14th pct
One-parent in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 19.5% 86th pct
Living alone in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 42.6% 93rd pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— $160 16th pct
Mortgage in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— $606 4th pct
People / bedroom in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 29.0% 77th pct
Owned outright in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 38.5% 42nd pct
Separate houses in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 89.3% 30th pct
3+ bedrooms in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 75.1% 38th pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 5.4% 75th pct
Work from home in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 3.7% 8th pct
PT commute in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Lake Margaretin Zeehan +1 more in Zeehan
0 0th pct 1 64th pct
Stops/1k in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 1.39 63rd pct
Departures/1k in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 19.4 59th pct
PT routes in Lake Margaretin Zeehan +1 more in Zeehan
0 0th pct 1 71st pct
Stop walk in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 27 64th pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 39.4% 76th pct
Recent arrivals in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 10.1% 64th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 10.1% 90th pct
Participation in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 44.7% 13th pct
Full-time in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 61.2% 65th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 6.1 88th pct
Types ≤15 min in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 7.1 95th pct
15-min city in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 93.3% 96th pct
Walk to shops in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 89.8% 94th pct
Walk to transit in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 54.2% 74th pct
Walk to school in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 88.1% 91st pct
Walk to a park in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 98.2% 85th pct
Walk to health in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 93.2% 98th pct
Amenities/1k in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 22.2 64th pct
Intersections/km² in Lake Margaretin Zeehan +1 higher in Zeehan
0 41st pct 2 59th pct
Mean slope in Lake Margaretin Zeehan
— 4.4% 34th pct

Compare Lake Margaret with nearby areas

Gormanston Queenstown Rosebery Zeehan Renison Bell Strahan Tullah Trial Harbour

Compare Zeehan with nearby areas

Renison Bell Rosebery Trial Harbour Lake Margaret Queenstown Gormanston Tullah Granville Harbour

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lake Margaret vs Zeehan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL60314/lake-margaret/vs/SAL60776/zeehan