George Town

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 4,304 people in George Town of these 48.1% were male and 51.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.5% of the population.

The median age of people in George Town was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.4% of the population.

Of people in George Town aged 15 years and over, 42.9% were married and 14.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in George Town was 57 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In George Town, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in George Town was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

In George Town 27.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.7% were in primary school, 20.4% in secondary school and 12.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in George Town were Australian 36.7%, English 34.5%, Scottish 7.2%, Irish 6.8% and German 2.3%.

In George Town, 84.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.2%, Scotland 1.0%, New Zealand 0.9%, Netherlands 0.7% and Philippines 0.3%.

In George Town, 77.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in George Town were Anglican 29.5%, No Religion 29.0%, Catholic 18.8%, Uniting Church 4.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.3%.

In George Town 95.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.3%, Dutch 0.2%, Japanese 0.1%, Gaelic (Scotland) 0.1% and Spanish 0.1%.

Employment

There were 1,551 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in George Town. Of these 50.0% were employed full time, 31.0% were employed part-time and 12.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in George Town, 13.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in George Town was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.

The most common occupations in George Town included Labourers 20.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 16.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.9%, Sales Workers 9.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.0%, Professionals 6.3% and Managers 5.5%.

Of the employed people in George Town, the most common responses for industry of employment included Basic Non-Ferrous Metal Manufacturing 9.9%, Basic Ferrous Metal Manufacturing 6.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.5%, School Education 4.1% and Residential Care Services 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in George Town was $366.

In George Town, 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 7.1%, Walked only 4.3%, Bicycle 1.2% and Bus 1.0%. On the day, 0.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In George Town, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.7% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.8% 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 George Town, 21.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in George Town, 36.4% were couple families with children, 38.5% were couple families without children and 23.8% were one parent families.

In George Town 17.3% of single parents were male and 82.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In George Town, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,927 and those without children was $1,687.

Employment status of couple families

In George Town, of couple families with children, 11.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 14.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In George Town, 89.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in George Town, 88.8% were separate houses, 1.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

In George Town, of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 12.6% had 2 bedrooms and 67.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in George Town, 32.5% were owned outright, 25.3% were owned with a mortgage and 38.3% were rented.

Household composition

In George Town, of all households, 69.4% were family households, 28.3% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

In George Town, 43.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 1.9% 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 George Town, 38.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In George Town, there were 238 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 103 (or 43.3%) were male and 135 (or 56.7%) were female. The median age was 13 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 George Town, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $691.

In George Town, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $175 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,042.