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Quamby Bend vs Whitemore
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Quamby Bend profile · Whitemore profile
Quamby Bend Whitemore
Whitemore and Quamby Bend are two small, rural areas in Tasmania. Whitemore has a larger population and a higher share of children, at 21.8% compared to 10.7% in Quamby Bend. There are also notable differences in how people live and work; de facto relationships are far more common in Quamby Bend, where 42.9% of people are in one, while Whitemore has a far higher share of people working from home at 23.8%. Whitemore also has more high earners, with 10.3% earning $2,000 or more a week, while no one in Quamby Bend reaches that level.
Both areas are completely car-dependent and have no public transport stops or walkable shops and services. They also share the same drive time to the city. While they are similar in these ways, they differ in their mobility; 57.1% of people in Quamby Bend moved there in the last five years, which is far higher than the 21.3% in Whitemore. Quamby Bend also has a higher proportion of adults working or looking for work, at 85.7% compared to 71.0% in Whitemore.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 26
- First area, 2021: 28
- Second area, 2011: 236
- Second area, 2016: 198
- Second area, 2021: 197
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 40 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 Quamby Bend: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Whitemore: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Quamby Bend: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Whitemore: 1.5% males, 2.5% females
- 75–79 in Quamby Bend: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Whitemore: 1.5% males, 1.5% females
- 70–74 in Quamby Bend: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Whitemore: 5.0% males, 2.0% females
- 65–69 in Quamby Bend: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Whitemore: 6.5% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Quamby Bend: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Whitemore: 4.5% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Quamby Bend: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 55–59 in Whitemore: 1.5% males, 1.5% females
- 50–54 in Quamby Bend: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Whitemore: 2.5% males, 2.0% females
- 45–49 in Quamby Bend: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Whitemore: 4.5% males, 1.5% females
- 40–44 in Quamby Bend: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Whitemore: 4.5% males, 4.5% females
- 35–39 in Quamby Bend: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Whitemore: 1.5% males, 5.5% females
- 30–34 in Quamby Bend: 30.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Whitemore: 3.5% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Quamby Bend: 0.0% males, 40.0% females; 25–29 in Whitemore: 1.5% males, 4.5% females
- 20–24 in Quamby Bend: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Whitemore: 2.0% males, 4.5% females
- 15–19 in Quamby Bend: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Whitemore: 0.0% males, 2.0% females
- 10–14 in Quamby Bend: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Whitemore: 4.5% males, 4.5% females
- 5–9 in Quamby Bend: 0.0% males, 30.0% females; 5–9 in Whitemore: 1.5% males, 2.0% females
- 0–4 in Quamby Bend: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Whitemore: 4.0% males, 5.0% 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: $466
- First area, 2021: $875
- Second area, 2011: $495
- Second area, 2016: $564
- Second area, 2021: $753
- First area, 2016: $1,062
- First area, 2021: $1,937
- Second area, 2011: $1,199
- Second area, 2016: $1,458
- Second area, 2021: $1,687
- First area, 2016: $1,375
- First area, 2021: $2,083
- Second area, 2011: $1,261
- Second area, 2016: $1,562
- Second area, 2021: $1,854
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, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 3.0
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $250
- First area, 2021: $290
- Second area, 2011: $130
- Second area, 2016: $200
- Second area, 2021: $250
- First area, 2021: $759
- Second area, 2011: $1,400
- Second area, 2016: $1,232
- Second area, 2021: $1,083
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
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). Quamby Bend vs Whitemore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL60528/quamby-bend/vs/SAL60753/whitemore