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At the 2001 Census, slightly over one-third of people in Tasmania (33.7%) stated that they had used the Internet in the week before the Census. Just under two-thirds (62.3%) stated they had not.
For the regions:
- Greater Hobart-Southern - The Region recorded the highest level of Internet use of the three regions in the week before the Census (36.5%).
- Northern Region - The Region recorded the second highest level of Internet use of the three regions in the week before the Census (32.5%).
- Mersey-Lyell - The Region recorded the lowest level of Internet use of the three regions in the week before the Census (29.1%).
Just over half of all people in Hobart local government area (51.0%) stated that they had used the Internet in the week before the Census. This is the highest level of all local government areas in Tasmania and is followed by Kingborough (44.3%), West Tamar (38.3%), Clarence (37.7%) and Launceston (34.2%). The lowest level of Internet use was recorded in Central Highlands (20.2%).
INTERNET USE, Tasmanian local government areas - Census 2001(a)(b)
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| | Yes
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| No | At
home | At
work(c) | Else-
where | Other(c)(d) | Total | Other(e) | Total |
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Local government area | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | no. |
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Greater Hobart-Southern |
| Brighton | 72.6 | 11.2 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 23.7 | 3.7 | 12,541 |
| Central Highlands | 75.7 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 20.2 | 4.1 | 2,347 |
| Clarence | 58.4 | 16.2 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 9.8 | 37.7 | 3.8 | 47,446 |
| Derwent Valley | 72.1 | 11.1 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 24.0 | 3.9 | 9,010 |
| Glamorgan/Spring Bay | 71.3 | 10.3 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 22.8 | 5.8 | 4,080 |
| Glenorchy | 68.2 | 12.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 28.4 | 3.4 | 42,518 |
| Hobart | 43.5 | 16.9 | 10.7 | 7.3 | 16.1 | 51.0 | 5.5 | 47,319 |
| Huon Valley | 67.3 | 13.3 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 27.9 | 4.8 | 13,160 |
| Kingborough | 52.8 | 18.9 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 12.5 | 44.3 | 2.8 | 27,991 |
| Sorell | 65.8 | 14.1 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 30.9 | 3.3 | 10,523 |
| Southern Midlands | 72.3 | 10.6 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 24.8 | 2.9 | 5,521 |
| Tasman | 70.1 | 10.4 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 25.5 | 4.4 | 2,267 |
| Total | 59.5 | 14.9 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 9.4 | 36.5 | 4.0 | 224,723 |
Northern |
| Break O’Day | 72.1 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 23.9 | 4.0 | 5,554 |
| Dorset | 72.7 | 10.8 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 23.2 | 4.1 | 6,979 |
| Flinders | 70.1 | 12.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 27.5 | 2.4 | 865 |
| George Town | 68.2 | 13.2 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 26.2 | 5.6 | 6,273 |
| Launceston | 61.6 | 14.3 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 34.2 | 4.2 | 60,833 |
| Meander Valley | 64.5 | 15.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 31.4 | 4.1 | 17,375 |
| Northern Midlands | 67.9 | 14.5 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 28.9 | 3.2 | 11,427 |
| West Tamar | 58.4 | 18.0 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 38.3 | 3.3 | 19,346 |
| Total | 63.5 | 14.6 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 32.5 | 4.0 | 128,652 |
Mersey-Lyell |
| Burnie | 65.9 | 13.9 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 30.1 | 4.0 | 18,145 |
| Central Coast | 65.5 | 14.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 29.9 | 4.6 | 19,938 |
| Circular Head | 71.0 | 11.9 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 25.4 | 3.6 | 7,702 |
| Devonport | 66.9 | 13.5 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 29.2 | 3.9 | 23,030 |
| Kentish | 66.7 | 15.3 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 27.9 | 5.5 | 5,407 |
| King Island | 66.7 | 14.7 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 30.2 | 3.1 | 1,686 |
| Latrobe | 68.5 | 14.1 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 28.6 | 3.0 | 7,845 |
| Waratah/Wynyard | 66.9 | 14.6 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 29.7 | 3.3 | 13,083 |
| West Coast | 69.4 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 26.8 | 3.7 | 5,515 |
| Total | 67.0 | 13.9 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 29.1 | 3.9 | 102,351 |
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Tasmania(f) | 62.3 | 14.6 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 33.7 | 4.0 | 456,654 |
(a) Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data.
(b) In the week before the 2001 Census.
(c) The categories which refer to people who use the Internet at work are applicable to people aged 15 and over only.
(d) Includes Internet use at home and at work, at home and elsewhere, at work and elsewhere, and at home, at work and elsewhere.
(e) Includes not stated and overseas visitors.
(f) Totals include unincorporated.
Source: ABS data available on request, Census of Population and Housing. |
FURTHER INFORMATION
Australian Census Analytic Program: Australia Online: How Australians are Using Computers and the Internet, 2001 (cat. no. 2056.0) examines the socioeconomic and regional characteristics of people using computers at home and the Internet, using data from the 2001 Census of Population and Housing.
Internet use by age
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