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At the 2001 Census, people in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region recorded the highest computer use and Internet use, 39.1% and 36.5% respectively, of the three Tasmanian Regions. For farms, the highest computer use and Internet use for business operations was recorded by farms in the Northern Region, 53% and 41% respectively.

There is a relationship between age and use of computers and the Internet. At the 2001 Census, people aged 0-24 years recorded the highest levels of computer use (46.0%). People aged 25-49 years recorded the highest levels of Internet use (42.2%).

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS, Regional overview
		Greater Hobart-Southern	Northern	Mersey-Lyell	Tasmania
		%	%	%	%
Computer use at home by age(a)
	0-24 years	47.5	46.2	42.6	46.0
	25-49 years	44.9	42.9	40.3	43.3
	50+ years	22.7	19.8	17.4	20.7
	Total	39.1	37.1	34.3	37.4
Internet use by age(b)
	0-24 years	40.8	38.5	34.9	38.8
	25-49 years	45.9	40.5	36.4	42.2
	50+ years	20.2	16.4	14.0	17.7
	Total	36.5	32.5	29.1	33.7
Farms using a computer and the Internet(c)
	Computer use for business operations	48	53	49	50
	Internet use for business operations	40	41	38	40
(a) Persons who used a personal computer at home in the week before the 2001 Census. (b) Persons who used the Internet in the week before the 2001 Census. (c) Includes establishments undertaking agricultural activity having an Estimated Value of Agricultural Operations (EVAO) of $5,000 or more at June 2002. Source: ABS data available on request, Census of Population and Housing; Use of Information Technology on Farms, Australia (cat. no. 8150.0).