Oonah vs Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury and Oonah are both sparsely populated neighbouring areas in Tasmania. The most striking difference is in income; the typical personal weekly income in Oonah is $1,500, which is far higher than the $493 seen in Tewkesbury. Oonah also has a much higher typical weekly household income of $2,250 compared to $1,274 in Tewkesbury. In contrast, Tewkesbury has a slightly higher number of people per home and residents who are noticeably older, with a typical age of 54 compared to 50 in Oonah.

Both areas are car-dependent and lack easy walking access to schools, health services, or groceries. This shared isolation is reflected in the way they have tracked against each other, though the gap in typical income between the two has widened since 2011. While both are very far older than the national figure, Tewkesbury is slightly more likely to have homes within a 15-minute walk of a park.