Hobart (C)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA62810
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 703
Male 50.8%
Female 49.2%
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 415
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,326
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,625
Median weekly rent $280

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People Hobart (C) % Hobart (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 655 93.2 21,572 91.5 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 20 2.8 1,118 4.7 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 28 4.0 890 3.8 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Hobart (C), there were 703 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female.

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Age Hobart (C) % Hobart (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 26 -- 24 -- 23 --
0-4 years 57 8.1 2,439 10.3 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 115 16.4 5,351 22.7 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 171 24.3 4,301 18.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 108 15.4 3,037 12.9 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 84 11.9 2,446 10.4 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 82 11.7 2,563 10.9 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 54 7.7 1,986 8.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 32 4.6 1,455 6.2 30,952 4.8

In Hobart (C), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 24.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hobart (C) % Hobart (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 120 22.5 4,713 29.9 105,086 24.5
Separated 26 4.9 755 4.8 19,112 4.5
Divorced 50 9.4 1,490 9.4 28,796 6.7
Widowed 17 3.2 501 3.2 13,794 3.2
Never married 321 60.1 8,324 52.7 261,980 61.1

In Hobart (C), 22.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 14.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hobart (C) % Hobart (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 109 23.8 4,346 30.0 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 61 13.3 2,275 15.7 60,051 16.0
Not married 288 62.9 7,884 54.4 228,281 60.9

In Hobart (C), 23.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 13.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Hobart (C) % Hobart (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Pre-school 10 3.5 286 3.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 86 30.1 3,927 43.9 97,859 37.5
Secondary 61 21.3 2,259 25.3 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 25 8.7 685 7.7 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 76 26.6 525 5.9 15,489 5.9
Other 5 1.7 186 2.1 5,047 1.9
Not stated 23 8.0 1,078 12.1 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hobart (C), 40.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.1% were attending a primary school, 21.3% were attending a secondary school and 35.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Hobart (C) % Hobart (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 110 21.2 872 5.5 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 39 7.5 816 5.2 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 10 1.9 535 3.4 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 67 12.9 2,641 16.7 56,625 13.2
Year 12 119 22.9 1,954 12.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 32 6.2 1,149 7.3 34,674 8.1
Year 10 62 11.9 3,676 23.3 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 35 0.2 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 0 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 44 8.5 2,267 14.3 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 5 1.0 57 0.4 4,256 1.0
Not stated 23 4.4 1,347 8.5 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Hobart (C), 22.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Hobart (C) % Hobart (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 5 0.7 37 0.2 347 0.1
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English only spoken at home 674 95.3 22,871 97.0 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hobart (C). The only other response for language at home was Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 0.7%.

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Ancestry, top responses Hobart (C) % Hobart (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australian 443 41.6 16,536 50.8 399,843 45.0
English 277 26.0 8,625 26.5 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 103 9.7 1,579 4.9 140,480 15.8
Irish 94 8.8 2,196 6.8 45,887 5.2
Scottish 71 6.7 1,310 4.0 30,843 3.5

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Hobart (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hobart (C), the most common ancestries were Australian 41.6%, English 26.0%, Australian Aboriginal 9.7%, Irish 8.8% and Scottish 6.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Hobart (C) % Hobart (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 147 45.1 4,126 46.2 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 120 36.8 3,111 34.8 61,049 27.4
Away from work 26 8.0 549 6.1 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 33 10.1 1,152 12.9 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 204 38.3 6,547 41.5 190,132 44.3

There were 326 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hobart (C). Of these 45.1% were employed full time, 36.8% were employed part-time and 10.1% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

For information on the Community Development Programme (CDP) please refer to the Census Data Dictionary. CDP data is available in TableBuilder.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Hobart (C) % Hobart (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Professionals 69 24.0 730 9.4 24,339 13.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 41 14.2 881 11.3 23,174 12.7
Sales Workers 38 13.2 878 11.3 15,791 8.7
Managers 37 12.8 638 8.2 12,844 7.1
Community and Personal Service Workers 36 12.5 1,209 15.5 30,991 17.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 30 10.4 1,160 14.9 24,399 13.4
Labourers 27 9.4 1,435 18.4 27,814 15.3
Machinery Operators and Drivers 5 1.7 662 8.5 16,774 9.2

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hobart (C), the most common occupations were Professionals 24.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.2%, Sales Workers 13.2%, Managers 12.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.4%, Labourers 9.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Hobart (C) % Hobart (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Central Government Administration 19 8.4 124 1.6 3,808 2.1
Cafes and Restaurants 16 7.0 173 2.3 2,888 1.6
Higher Education 15 6.6 57 0.7 1,885 1.0
State Government Administration 14 6.2 148 1.9 4,176 2.3
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 12 5.3 320 4.2 5,555 3.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hobart (C), the most common industries of employment were Central Government Administration 8.4%, Cafes and Restaurants 7.0%, Higher Education 6.6%, State Government Administration 6.2% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Hobart (C) % Hobart (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal 536 -- 472 -- 441 --
Household 1,326 -- 1,079 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hobart (C) was $536 and the median weekly household income was $1,326.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Hobart (C) % Hobart (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 399 74.6 10,615 67.2 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 145 26.9 5,213 33.0 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 68 12.6 2,279 14.4 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 141 26.1 2,778 17.6 63,303 14.8

In Hobart (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 74.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.9% 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, 26.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Hobart (C) % Hobart (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.9 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 -- 1.9 -- 1.7 --

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Hobart (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 1.5 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Hobart (C) % Hobart (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 280 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,625 -- 1,300 -- 1,660 --

In Hobart (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $280 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,625.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Hobart (C) % Hobart (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 79 18.7 2,431 20.9 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 106 25.1 3,870 33.3 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 73 17.3 2,553 21.9 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 8 1.9 154 1.3 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 48 0.4 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 3 0.7 72 0.6 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 0 0.0 86 0.7 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 0 0.0 471 0.2
Other household 154 36.4 2,424 20.8 53,195 20.2

In Hobart (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 18.7% were a couple family with no children, 25.8% were a couple family with children and 17.3% were a one parent family.

In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Hobart (C) % Hobart (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 250 61.1 10,382 89.5 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 62 15.2 598 5.2 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 93 22.7 549 4.7 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 4 1.0 66 0.6 2,897 1.1

In Hobart (C) there were 415 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 61.1% were separate houses, 15.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 22.7% were flats or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Hobart (C) % Hobart (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 54 13.1 2,070 17.8 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 114 27.7 3,923 33.7 68,085 25.9
Rented 228 55.3 5,236 45.0 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 3 0.7 71 0.6 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 13 3.2 337 2.9 10,182 3.9

In Hobart (C), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 13.1% were owned outright, 27.7% were owned with a mortgage and 55.3% were rented.

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.