People in Tasmania who were born in Netherlands

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,379 people in Tasmania who were born in Netherlands. Of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female.

Of the population born in Netherlands who usually live in Tasmania, 1.0% were aged 0 - 14 years and 50.3% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Tasmania who were born in Netherlands was 65 years.

Of people in Tasmania aged 15 years and over who were born in Netherlands, 67.8% were married, 2.0% were separated, and 10.6% were divorced.

Of people who usually live in Tasmania and who were born in Netherlands the median age of married people was 64 years. Of people never married, the median age was 45 years.

Of the population born in Netherlands who usually live in Tasmania, 6.8% were attending an educational institution. There were 0.5% in primary school, 0.7% in secondary school and 2.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

In Tasmania of people who were born in Netherlands, 2.6% arrived in Australia from 2006 - 2011 and 3.1% from 2001 - 2005.

In Tasmania of people who were born in Netherlands, 81.2% were Australian citizens.

In Tasmania of people who were born in Netherlands and had a spouse or partner, 44.2% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 53.8% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.

In Tasmania of people who were born in Netherlands, the most common responses to the religion question were No Religion 25.5%, Presbyterian and Reformed 22.1%, Catholic 20.5%, Uniting Church 6.4% and Anglican 5.7%.

In Tasmania of people who were born in Netherlands, 63.7% spoke English only at home. A further 35.1% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

Employment

In Tasmania of people who were born in Netherlands and who were in the labour force, 49.2% worked full-time, 39.0% worked part-time and 4.4% were unemployed.

In Tasmania of people who were born in Netherlands and who were employed, 36.0% worked 40 hours or more per week and 16.1% worked 35-39 hours per week.

In Tasmania of people who were born in Netherlands the median age for those who were employed full-time was 55, while the median age for those employed part-time was 59.

In Tasmania of people who were born in Netherlands, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 23.5%, Managers 17.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.4% and Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7%.

In Tasmania of people who were born in Netherlands, the most common responses for industry of employment were School Education 5.7%, Residential Care Services 4.5%, State Government Administration 3.8%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.2% and Residential Building Construction 3.1%.

In Tasmania of people who were born in Netherlands, the personal weekly median income was $389. Family median weekly income was $950 and Household median weekly income was $796.

Family and Household are determined for the selected country of birth, 'All overseas born' and 'Australian born' by the Reference Person and/or their spouse/partner's response to country of birth. See explanatory notes for more information.

In Tasmania 62.0% of employed people who were born in Netherlands, travelled to work on census day by car, while 2.0% travelled by bus or train.

In Tasmania 73.0% of people who were born in Netherlands did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 20.6% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

In Tasmania of people who were born in Netherlands and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 25.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

For important information on how migrant families are classified, please see the explanatory notes

These statistics are for families in Tasmania. They are for families where the reference person was born in Netherlands and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in Netherlands. Of these families, 27.7% were couple families with children, 68.1% were couple families without children and 3.7% were one parent families.

Weekly incomes

These statistics are for families in Tasmania. They are for families where the reference person was born in Netherlands and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in Netherlands. Of these families, the median weekly income for families without children was $1,587 and for families with children the median weekly income was $2,039.

Employment status of couple families

These statistics are for families in Tasmania. They are for families where the reference person was born in Netherlands and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in Netherlands. Of these families, 7.6% of families had both parents working full-time, 15.6% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 41.9% of families stated that both parents were not working.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

For important information on how migrant households are classified, please see the explanatory notes

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Tasmania. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Netherlands, 90.3% were a separate house, 5.0% were a flat, unit or apartment, and 3.8% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Tasmania. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Netherlands, 20.0% had two bedrooms, 49.0% had three bedrooms and 25.3% had four or more bedrooms.

Mortgage & rent

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Tasmania. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Netherlands, 61.1% were owned outright, 22.2% were owned with a mortgage and 13.2% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,200 and the median weekly rent paid was $183.

Household composition

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'People born in Netherlands' includes households in Tasmania where at least one person was born in Netherlands. Of those households, 73.7% were one family households and 23.4% were lone person households.