People in Tasmania who were born in South Korea

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 627 people in Tasmania who were born in South Korea. Of these 47.2% were male and 52.8% were female.

Of the population born in South Korea who usually live in Tasmania, 13.9% were aged 0 - 14 years and 1.9% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Tasmania who were born in South Korea was 24 years.

Of people in Tasmania aged 15 years and over who were born in South Korea, 36.1% were married, 0.7% were separated, and 2.0% were divorced.

Of people who usually live in Tasmania and who were born in South Korea the median age of married people was 43 years. Of people never married, the median age was 23 years.

Of the population born in South Korea who usually live in Tasmania, 50.9% were attending an educational institution. There were 6.2% in primary school, 11.6% in secondary school and 26.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

In Tasmania of people who were born in South Korea, 48.0% arrived in Australia from 2006 - 2011 and 15.3% from 2001 - 2005.

In Tasmania of people who were born in South Korea, 32.9% were Australian citizens.

In Tasmania of people who were born in South Korea and had a spouse or partner, 73.1% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 25.0% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.

In Tasmania of people who were born in South Korea, the most common responses to the religion question were No Religion 29.4%, Catholic 17.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 12.5%, Uniting Church 11.5% and Anglican 5.6%.

In Tasmania of people who were born in South Korea, 24.6% spoke English only at home. A further 46.9% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

Employment

In Tasmania of people who were born in South Korea and who were in the labour force, 48.9% worked full-time, 37.7% worked part-time and 9.3% were unemployed.

In Tasmania of people who were born in South Korea and who were employed, 32.5% worked 40 hours or more per week and 20.2% worked 35-39 hours per week.

In Tasmania of people who were born in South Korea the median age for those who were employed full-time was 29, while the median age for those employed part-time was 28.

In Tasmania of people who were born in South Korea, the most common responses for occupation were Labourers 22.6%, Professionals 18.1%, Managers 12.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.8% and Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%.

In Tasmania of people who were born in South Korea, the most common responses for industry of employment were Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 19.3%, Aquaculture 5.8%, Hospitals 4.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.5% and Personal Care Services 4.1%.

In Tasmania of people who were born in South Korea, the personal weekly median income was $225. Family median weekly income was $887 and Household median weekly income was $1,019.

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 66.7% of employed people who were born in South Korea, travelled to work on census day by car, while 5.3% travelled by bus or train.

In Tasmania 58.9% of people who were born in South Korea did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 19.7% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

In Tasmania of people who were born in South Korea and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 22.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.3% 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 South Korea 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 South Korea. Of these families, 41.5% were couple families with children, 42.8% were couple families without children and 13.8% were one parent families.

Weekly incomes

These statistics are for families in Tasmania. They are for families where the reference person was born in South Korea 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 South Korea. Of these families, the median weekly income for families without children was $2,049 and for families with children the median weekly income was $1,062.

Employment status of couple families

These statistics are for families in Tasmania. They are for families where the reference person was born in South Korea 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 South Korea. Of these families, 22.3% of families had both parents working full-time, 12.2% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 20.9% 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 South Korea, 65.5% were a separate house, 18.9% were a flat, unit or apartment, and 11.7% 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 South Korea, 24.8% had two bedrooms, 37.5% had three bedrooms and 29.0% 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 South Korea, 15.0% were owned outright, 32.6% were owned with a mortgage and 50.2% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,200 and the median weekly rent paid was $290.

Household composition

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'People born in South Korea' includes households in Tasmania where at least one person was born in South Korea. Of those households, 65.9% were one family households and 12.1% were lone person households.