West Tamar (M)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 21,817 people in West Tamar (M) of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

The median age of people in West Tamar (M) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.2% of the population.

Of people in West Tamar (M) aged 15 years and over, 56.1% were married and 11.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in West Tamar (M) was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In West Tamar (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 55.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in West Tamar (M) was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In West Tamar (M) 28.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.3% were in primary school, 23.8% in secondary school and 18.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in West Tamar (M) were English 34.3%, Australian 33.3%, Scottish 7.1%, Irish 7.0% and Dutch 3.1%.

In West Tamar (M), 82.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.9%, New Zealand 1.2%, Netherlands 0.9%, Scotland 0.7% and Germany 0.6%.

In West Tamar (M), 71.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in West Tamar (M) were No Religion 27.9%, Anglican 23.6%, Catholic 15.0%, Uniting Church 5.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.5%.

In West Tamar (M) 93.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.6%, Dutch 0.3%, Italian 0.3%, Mandarin 0.2% and Cantonese 0.2%.

Employment

There were 10,491 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in West Tamar (M). Of these 54.4% were employed full time, 34.0% were employed part-time and 5.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in West Tamar (M), 12.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in West Tamar (M) was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in West Tamar (M) included Professionals 20.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.6%, Managers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.8%, Sales Workers 9.5%, Labourers 9.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.1%.

Of the employed people in West Tamar (M), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.0%, State Government Administration 3.1%, Residential Care Services 3.1% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in West Tamar (M) was $517.

In West Tamar (M), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.1%, Car, as passenger 5.9%, Walked only 2.1%, Bus 1.0% and Truck 0.9%. On the day, 1.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In West Tamar (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 75.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.7% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in West Tamar (M), 27.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in West Tamar (M), 41.4% were couple families with children, 44.6% were couple families without children and 13.0% were one parent families.

In West Tamar (M) 18.3% of single parents were male and 81.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In West Tamar (M), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,034 and those without children was $1,788.

Employment status of couple families

In West Tamar (M), of couple families with children, 16.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 24.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In West Tamar (M), 85.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Tamar (M), 92.9% were separate houses, 4.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

In West Tamar (M), of occupied private dwellings 3.7% had 1 bedroom, 17.3% had 2 bedrooms and 49.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Tamar (M), 41.5% were owned outright, 37.5% were owned with a mortgage and 18.1% were rented.

Household composition

In West Tamar (M), of all households, 74.3% were family households, 23.5% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

In West Tamar (M), 26.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In West Tamar (M), 30.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In West Tamar (M), there were 417 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 202 (or 48.4%) were male and 215 (or 51.6%) were female. The median age was 20 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In West Tamar (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,090.

In West Tamar (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $225 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,454.