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Newstead vs Ravenswood

Name: Newstead vs Ravenswood — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.8 km apart · Newstead profile · Ravenswood profile

Newstead Ravenswood

Newstead (Tas.) and Ravenswood (Tas.) are neighbouring areas in Tasmania with very different profiles. Newstead (Tas.) is a more affluent and qualified area, where 30.0% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher and the typical weekly family income is $2,141. In contrast, Ravenswood (Tas.) has much lower figures, with only 5.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree and a typical weekly family income of $1,104. This gap extends to the workforce, with Newstead (Tas.) seeing far more professionals and managers, while Ravenswood (Tas.) has a higher share of labourers and an unemployment rate that is far higher at 14.4%.

Daily life in both places shares many similarities, including a similar number of people living alone and almost identical house sizes, with 2.3 people per home. They also have similar levels of overseas arrivals and a shared experience for those caring for children unpaid. However, the two areas are moving in different directions, with Newstead (Tas.) seeing a much higher share of people moving into the area recently. This is consistent with Newstead (Tas.) having a higher proportion of renters and a typical resident who is noticeably older at 43, compared to 36 in Ravenswood (Tas.).

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 26.0 pts higher in Newstead Bachelor+: 24.6 pts higher in Newstead Renting: 23.0 pts higher in Ravenswood One-parent: 21.7 pts higher in Ravenswood Owned outright: 15.4 pts higher in Newstead

Demographics & Identity

Population in Newstead in Ravenswood +1,813 larger in Newstead gap widening

5,617 86th pct 3,804 86th pct

Median age in Newstead in Ravenswood +7 yrs older in Newstead gap narrowing

43 yrs 43rd pct 36 yrs 17th pct

Age structure

25.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.2 pts 24.3%

23.1% Young adults (25–44) +0.8 pts ▸ 23.9%

22.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.7 pts 17.1%

16.3% Children (0–14) +5.1 pts ▸ 21.5%

12.1% Youth (15–24) +1.2 pts ▸ 13.3%

Marital status

35.0% Never married +14.0 pts ▸ 49.1%

44.2% Married ◂ +15.2 pts 29.0%

9.9% Divorced +1.4 pts ▸ 11.3%

7.7% Widowed ◂ +2.4 pts 5.3%

3.2% Separated +1.9 pts ▸ 5.1%

Age & sex structure

Newstead Ravenswood

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.4% Australia +4.4 pts ▸ 83.8%

3.8% England ◂ +2.1 pts 1.8%

1.4% India ◂ +0.9 pts 0.4%

1.1% Nepal ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.8% China ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.3% Philippines even 0.4%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

44.9% English +1.4 pts ▸ 46.3%

40.3% Australian +3.0 pts ▸ 43.2%

11.7% Scottish ◂ +4.8 pts 6.8%

11.2% Irish ◂ +3.6 pts 7.6%

4.0% German ◂ +1.3 pts 2.7%

2.4% Dutch ◂ +1.5 pts 1.0%

1.9% Chinese ◂ +1.2 pts 0.7%

1.3% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

1.3% Indian ◂ +0.9 pts 0.4%

0.5% Filipino even 0.5%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.2% Greek even 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

86.8% English only +1.9 pts ▸ 88.7%

1.1% Mandarin ◂ +0.9 pts 0.1%

0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italian even 0.1%

0.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.1% No religion +8.8 pts ▸ 56.9%

40.2% Christianity ◂ +8.4 pts 31.7%

5.9% Not stated +3.2 pts ▸ 9.0%

2.0% Hinduism ◂ +1.2 pts 0.8%

1.7% Islam ◂ +1.3 pts 0.3%

1.1% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

0.8% Other religions even 0.7%

0.3% Judaism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Newstead in Ravenswood +4.10 more in Newstead

6.55 65th pct 2.45 35th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Newstead in Ravenswood +7 more in Newstead

26 88th pct 19 86th pct

Avg size in Newstead in Ravenswood +40 larger in Ravenswood

369 56th pct 409 60th pct

ICSEA in Newstead in Ravenswood +8 higher in Ravenswood

1,002 57th pct 1,010 61st pct

Highest year of school

55.0% Year 12 ◂ +26.0 pts 29.0%

23.6% Year 10 +11.6 pts ▸ 35.2%

8.7% Year 9 or below +8.1 pts ▸ 16.7%

6.9% Year 11 +2.4 pts ▸ 9.3%

Highest qualification level

21.4% Certificate III / IV +18.8 pts ▸ 40.2%

32.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +23.4 pts 9.2%

13.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.6 pts 10.5%

11.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +8.8 pts 2.7%

1.8% Certificate I / II +5.7 pts ▸ 7.5%

5.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +4.0 pts 0.9%

Field of qualification

17.6% Management & commerce ◂ +4.0 pts 13.6%

11.9% Society & culture +5.1 pts ▸ 17.0%

16.6% Health ◂ +11.0 pts 5.6%

9.7% Engineering & related +2.6 pts ▸ 12.3%

11.6% Education ◂ +7.0 pts 4.6%

4.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +3.7 pts ▸ 8.5%

4.6% Architecture & building ◂ +0.5 pts 4.1%

3.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 2.7%

2.8% Agriculture & environment even 2.7%

2.6% Information technology ◂ +1.2 pts 1.3%

2.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.1 pts 0.3%

Income

Personal income in Newstead in Ravenswood +$291 higher in Newstead gap widening

$787 57th pct $496 12th pct

Household income in Newstead in Ravenswood +$612 higher in Newstead gap widening

$1,470 45th pct $858 8th pct

Family income in Newstead in Ravenswood +$1,037 higher in Newstead gap widening

$2,141 65th pct $1,104 9th pct

Household income distribution

27.8% $650–$1,499 +12.1 pts ▸ 39.8%

19.8% Under $650 +11.8 pts ▸ 31.7%

25.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.3 pts 16.5%

10.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +9.6 pts 1.0%

9.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +7.3 pts 2.2%

Personal income distribution

40.1% Under $650 +17.5 pts ▸ 57.5%

30.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.1 pts 29.2%

18.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +14.2 pts 3.9%

5.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.4 pts 0.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.6% Mental health +5.8 pts ▸ 16.4%

9.5% Asthma +5.8 pts ▸ 15.3%

11.8% Arthritis +1.5 pts ▸ 13.3%

8.8% Other condition +0.2 pts ▸ 9.0%

4.3% Diabetes +3.3 pts ▸ 7.6%

4.5% Heart disease +0.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.6% Lung condition +1.6 pts ▸ 4.2%

4.1% Cancer ◂ +1.4 pts 2.8%

1.5% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.8% None ◂ +11.5 pts 48.3%

21.5% One condition +2.4 pts ▸ 23.9%

7.1% Two conditions +3.1 pts ▸ 10.2%

4.3% Three or more +2.3 pts ▸ 6.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Newstead in Ravenswood +257 larger in Ravenswood

150 86th pct 407 86th pct

Median age in Newstead in Ravenswood even

21 yrs 29th pct 21 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Newstead in Ravenswood +$131 higher in Newstead

$575 43rd pct $444 24th pct

Household income in Newstead in Ravenswood +$687 higher in Newstead

$1,587 46th pct $900 14th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Newstead in Ravenswood even gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

53.9% Couples with children ◂ +13.7 pts 40.2%

15.0% One-parent families +21.7 pts ▸ 36.6%

30.1% Couples without children ◂ +8.7 pts 21.5%

1.1% Other families +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

Household size

34.1% 1 person ◂ +0.6 pts 33.6%

32.5% 2 people ◂ +1.2 pts 31.3%

13.7% 3 people +2.7 pts ▸ 16.4%

13.9% 4 people ◂ +2.4 pts 11.6%

4.7% 5 people +0.1 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.2% 6 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Newstead in Ravenswood +$85 higher in Newstead gap widening

$310 60th pct $225 32nd pct

Mortgage in Newstead in Ravenswood +$550 higher in Newstead gap widening

$1,417 36th pct $867 11th pct

People / bedroom in Newstead in Ravenswood even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

27.1% Rented +23.0 pts ▸ 50.1%

37.0% Owned outright ◂ +15.4 pts 21.6%

29.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.1 pts 26.0%

5.0% Not stated ◂ +2.9 pts 2.1%

1.7% Other tenure ◂ +1.0 pts 0.7%

Types of homes

76.1% Separate house +3.9 pts ▸ 80.0%

10.4% Flat or apartment +5.0 pts ▸ 15.5%

13.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +8.4 pts 5.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

43.4% 3 bedrooms +24.5 pts ▸ 67.9%

23.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +7.6 pts 15.3%

19.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +13.6 pts 5.6%

4.2% 1 bedroom +3.4 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.1% 5 or more ◂ +3.7 pts 1.4%

0.1% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

48.1% $200–$349 +14.5 pts ▸ 62.6%

31.3% $350–$549 ◂ +29.0 pts 2.2%

13.4% Under $200 +17.0 pts ▸ 30.5%

3.3% $550–$749 ◂ +3.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

23.7% Under $1,000 +33.4 pts ▸ 57.1%

43.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +13.1 pts 30.3%

22.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +17.9 pts 4.3%

7.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.9 pts 1.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Newstead in Ravenswood +5 more in Newstead

30 86th pct 25 86th pct

Stops/1k in Newstead in Ravenswood +1.23 more in Ravenswood

5.34 79th pct 6.57 84th pct

Departures/1k in Newstead in Ravenswood +43.3 more in Newstead

643.9 81st pct 600.7 80th pct

PT routes in Newstead in Ravenswood +7 more in Newstead

10 86th pct 3 79th pct

Stop walk in Newstead in Ravenswood +2 longer in Ravenswood

2 14th pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Newstead in Ravenswood +4 longer in Ravenswood

122 82nd pct 126 84th pct

How people get to work

65.2% Car (driver) +3.4 pts ▸ 68.6%

8.8% Worked at home ◂ +6.6 pts 2.2%

6.1% Car (passenger) +1.7 pts ▸ 7.8%

4.3% Walked ◂ +2.6 pts 1.7%

0.9% Bus +1.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.7% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.5 pts 39.0%

36.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.4 pts 30.4%

6.0% No vehicle +9.3 pts ▸ 15.3%

11.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.2 pts 9.9%

5.5% 4 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 5.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

21.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.9 pts 17.0%

9.9% Retail trade +2.7 pts ▸ 12.6%

12.6% Education & training ◂ +6.8 pts 5.8%

7.8% Accommodation & food +0.9 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.9% Construction +0.9 pts ▸ 7.8%

2.9% Transport & warehousing +4.4 pts ▸ 7.3%

2.3% Administrative & support +4.9 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.6% Manufacturing +1.2 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.0 pts 2.6%

5.5% Professional & technical ◂ +3.9 pts 1.5%

3.2% Other services +2.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.2% Wholesale trade +0.6 pts ▸ 2.9%

Occupations people work in

29.4% Professionals ◂ +23.5 pts 5.9%

7.8% Labourers +16.4 pts ▸ 24.2%

13.1% Community & personal service +4.6 pts ▸ 17.8%

15.3% Managers ◂ +11.0 pts 4.3%

10.3% Technicians & trades +3.2 pts ▸ 13.5%

4.3% Machinery operators & drivers +7.2 pts ▸ 11.5%

8.8% Sales workers +2.5 pts ▸ 11.2%

9.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.7 pts 8.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Newstead in Ravenswood +0.5 higher in Newstead

7.3 94th pct 6.7 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Newstead in Ravenswood +0.4 more in Newstead

7.4 97th pct 7.0 94th pct

15-min city in Newstead in Ravenswood +10.9 pts higher in Newstead

95.4% 97th pct 84.6% 91st pct

Walk to shops in Newstead in Ravenswood +16.6 pts higher in Newstead

95.0% 97th pct 78.4% 88th pct

Walk to transit in Newstead in Ravenswood +1.3 pts higher in Newstead

99.5% 98th pct 98.2% 94th pct

Walk to school in Newstead in Ravenswood +12.1 pts higher in Newstead

99.1% 99th pct 87.1% 90th pct

Walk to a park in Newstead in Ravenswood +2.8 pts higher in Newstead

99.9% 97th pct 97.1% 84th pct

Walk to health in Newstead in Ravenswood +5.1 pts higher in Newstead

82.0% 94th pct 76.8% 92nd pct

Amenities/1k in Newstead in Ravenswood +2.0 more in Newstead

16.7 57th pct 14.7 53rd pct

Intersections/km² in Newstead in Ravenswood +174 higher in Newstead

213 91st pct 39 76th pct

Mean slope in Newstead in Ravenswood +2.0 pts higher in Newstead

7.9% 70th pct 5.9% 52nd pct

Compare Newstead with nearby areas

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Compare Ravenswood with nearby areas

Waverley Mowbray Newstead East Launceston Norwood Punchbowl Invermay Launceston

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Newstead vs Ravenswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL60453/newstead/vs/SAL60538/ravenswood