Hobart (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 46,622 people were counted in Hobart (C): of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Of the total population 1.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Hobart (C) there were 7,328 children aged 0-14 years and 10,766 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Hobart (C), 41,921 people were Australian citizens, 8,025 were born overseas and 697 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Hobart (C), 41.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.2% were separated or divorced, 7.0% were widowed and 39.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Hobart (C), 77.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Hobart (C) were England 4.8%, New Zealand 1.1%, Malaysia 0.8%, Scotland 0.8% and Italy 0.7%.

Of all people counted in Hobart (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 25.8%, No Religion 23.5%, Catholic 20.7%, Uniting Church 4.6% and Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Hobart (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 1.1%, Italian 1.0%, Mandarin 0.7%, Cantonese 0.6% and German 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 87.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 23,872 people aged 15 years and over in Hobart (C) were in the labour force. Of these 56.0% worked full-time, 34.3% worked part-time, 2.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.6% were unemployed. 13,907 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Hobart (C), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 18.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.6%, Associate Professionals 7.7%, Managers and Administrators 5.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 2.3%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Hobart (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 7.0%, Business Services 6.2%, Health Services 6.1%, Government Administration 5.0% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.2%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Hobart (C), 11,054 families were counted: of these, 40.6% were couple families without children, 40.3% were couple families with children, 16.6% were one parent families and 2.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Hobart (C), 19,871 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Hobart (C), 67.1% were separate houses, 9.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 22.1% were flats, units or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Hobart (C), 36.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 23.8% were being purchased and 32.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Hobart (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 33.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 10.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 55.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Hobart (C), 55.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 33.6% were single (or lone) person households and 7.0% were group households.