The main dimensions of household use of information technology relate to the proportion of households with computers, the extent of computer use at home, and the proportion of households accessing the Internet from home.
HOUSEHOLD USE OF COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET
In 2002, just over half (51%) of Tasmanian households had access to a home computer and approximately a third (31%) of Tasmanian households had home Internet access. During 2002, growth in Internet access (13.6%, from 59,000 to 67,000 households) was greater than growth in home computer access (2.1%, from 96,000 to 98,000 households).
Households with children under 15 years of age were more likely to have access to a computer than those without children under 15. Households with higher incomes were more likely to have access to a computer or the Internet than households with lower incomes. Access to a home computer or Internet was more likely to occur in metropolitan areas than in regional Tasmania.
HOUSEHOLD COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS, Tasmania(a) - 2002
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| | Computer access
| | Internet access
|
| | 2001 | 2002 | | 2001 | 2002 |
| | | | | | |
| | % | % | | % | % |
|
Households | | | | | |
| Without children under 15 | 44 | 44 | | 28 | 30 |
| With children under 15 | 68 | 70 | | 39 | 49 |
| | | | | | |
Household income | | | | | |
| $0-$24,999 | na | 28 | | na | 16 |
| $25,000-$49,999 | na | 54 | | na | 33 |
| $50,000-$74,999 | na | 74 | | na | 56 |
| $75,000 or more | na | 79 | | na | 67 |
| Not stated or unknown | na | 60 | | na | 43 |
| | | | | | |
Region | | | | | |
| Metropolitan Hobart | 54 | 55 | | 37 | 38 |
| Rest of Tasmania | 48 | 49 | | 27 | 33 |
| | | | | | |
Total | 50 | 51 | | 31 | 35 |
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(a) Proportions are of households in each category.
Source: ABS data available on request, Household Use of Information Technology Survey. |
These statistics relate to a Tasmania Together benchmark.