St Helens (Tas.)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,173 people in St Helens (Tas.) of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.6% of the population.

The median age of people in St Helens (Tas.) was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.9% of the population.

Of people in St Helens (Tas.) aged 15 years and over, 47.5% were married and 18.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in St Helens (Tas.) was 60 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

In St Helens (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 47.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in St Helens (Tas.) was 60 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

In St Helens (Tas.) 22.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.9% were in primary school, 23.7% in secondary school and 9.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in St Helens (Tas.) were English 35.0%, Australian 34.7%, Irish 8.0%, Scottish 6.9% and German 3.2%.

In St Helens (Tas.), 82.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.3%, New Zealand 1.3%, Germany 0.6%, United States of America 0.6% and Ireland 0.5%.

In St Helens (Tas.), 74.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in St Helens (Tas.) were Anglican 36.2%, No Religion 27.5%, Catholic 13.4%, Uniting Church 4.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.9%.

In St Helens (Tas.) 94.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.5%, Igbo 0.2%, Irish 0.1%, French 0.1% and Greek 0.1%.

Employment

There were 793 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in St Helens (Tas.). Of these 43.3% were employed full time, 38.6% were employed part-time and 7.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in St Helens (Tas.), 17.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in St Helens (Tas.) was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 45 years.

The most common occupations in St Helens (Tas.) included Labourers 17.8%, Managers 15.4%, Sales Workers 12.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.4%, Professionals 11.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.4%.

Of the employed people in St Helens (Tas.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 7.8%, School Education 6.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.0% and Local Government Administration 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in St Helens (Tas.) was $375.

In St Helens (Tas.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 54.2%, Car, as passenger 8.2%, Walked only 7.4%, Other 1.9% and Truck 1.8%. On the day, 0.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 62.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In St Helens (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 67.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.9% provided care for children and 12.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.9% 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 St Helens (Tas.), 22.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in St Helens (Tas.), 28.7% were couple families with children, 52.8% were couple families without children and 18.0% were one parent families.

In St Helens (Tas.) 11.8% of single parents were male and 88.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In St Helens (Tas.), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,458 and those without children was $1,147.

Employment status of couple families

In St Helens (Tas.), of couple families with children, 12.3% had both partners employed full-time, 6.5% had both employed part-time and 12.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In St Helens (Tas.), 71.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 28.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in St Helens (Tas.), 93.4% were separate houses, 3.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.9% were flats, units or apartments and 1.8% were other dwellings.

In St Helens (Tas.), of occupied private dwellings 6.8% had 1 bedroom, 29.1% had 2 bedrooms and 45.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in St Helens (Tas.), 44.3% were owned outright, 23.9% were owned with a mortgage and 28.6% were rented.

Household composition

In St Helens (Tas.), of all households, 61.8% were family households, 35.5% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

In St Helens (Tas.), 45.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 1.5% 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 St Helens (Tas.), 40.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In St Helens (Tas.), there were 77 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 40 (or 51.9%) were male and 37 (or 48.1%) were female. The median age was 34 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 St Helens (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $779.

In St Helens (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $162 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $950.