Sassafras (Tas.)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 328 people in Sassafras (Tas.) of these 55.8% were male and 44.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Sassafras (Tas.) was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.2% of the population.

Of people in Sassafras (Tas.) aged 15 years and over, 57.0% were married and 7.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Sassafras (Tas.) was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

In Sassafras (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 59.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Sassafras (Tas.) was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

In Sassafras (Tas.) 24.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.7% were in primary school, 29.1% in secondary school and 15.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Sassafras (Tas.) were Australian 40.6%, English 40.6%, Scottish 8.0%, Irish 3.9% and German 1.3%.

In Sassafras (Tas.), 87.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.8%, Northern Ireland 1.2%, Austria 0.9%, New Zealand 0.9% and Tanzania 0.9%.

In Sassafras (Tas.), 89.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Sassafras (Tas.) were No Religion 23.2%, Anglican 21.0%, Uniting Church 16.8%, Catholic 12.8% and Baptist 11.3%.

In Sassafras (Tas.) 97.6% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 202 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sassafras (Tas.). Of these 63.9% were employed full time, 29.2% were employed part-time and 2.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Sassafras (Tas.), 11.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Sassafras (Tas.) was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

The most common occupations in Sassafras (Tas.) included Managers 31.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Labourers 10.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.6%, Professionals 7.6%, Sales Workers 6.1% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.1%.

Of the employed people in Sassafras (Tas.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Mushroom and Vegetable Growing 13.1%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 10.1%, Road Freight Transport 4.0%, Non-Residential Building Construction 3.0% and Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sassafras (Tas.) was $531.

In Sassafras (Tas.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 57.9%, Walked only 5.6%, Car, as passenger 5.1%, Truck 2.0% and Other 1.5%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Sassafras (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 69.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.8% provided care for children and 6.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.3% 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 Sassafras (Tas.), 22.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Sassafras (Tas.), 49.5% were couple families with children, 39.6% were couple families without children and 11.0% were one parent families.

In Sassafras (Tas.) 40.0% of single parents were male and 60.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Sassafras (Tas.), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,218 and those without children was $1,594.

Employment status of couple families

In Sassafras (Tas.), of couple families with children, 29.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.9% had both employed part-time and 34.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Sassafras (Tas.), 92.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Sassafras (Tas.), 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Sassafras (Tas.), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 7.7% had 2 bedrooms and 55.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Sassafras (Tas.), 43.0% were owned outright, 30.8% were owned with a mortgage and 20.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Sassafras (Tas.), of all households, 87.9% were family households, 12.1% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Sassafras (Tas.), 15.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.8% 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 Sassafras (Tas.), 6.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 39.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Sassafras (Tas.), there were 8 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 5 (or 62.5%) were male and 3 (or 37.5%) were female. The median age was 43 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 Sassafras (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.5, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,375.

In Sassafras (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.