Derwent Valley (M)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA61510
People 10,021
Male 50%
Female 50%
Median age 43
Families 2,702
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 4,432
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $998
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,148
Median weekly rent $210
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 5,015 50.0 249,478 48.9 11,546,638 49.3
Female 5,011 50.0 260,482 51.1 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 467 4.7 23,572 4.6 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 10,021 people in Derwent Valley (M). Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.7% of the population.

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Age Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 43 -- 42 -- 38 --
0-4 years 553 5.5 28,469 5.6 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 692 6.9 31,514 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 636 6.4 30,219 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 612 6.1 31,078 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 481 4.8 29,865 5.9 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 502 5.0 28,703 5.6 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 549 5.5 29,328 5.8 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 542 5.4 28,333 5.6 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 627 6.3 31,495 6.2 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 700 7.0 34,512 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 768 7.7 35,538 7.0 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 793 7.9 37,378 7.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 682 6.8 34,778 6.8 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 694 6.9 32,945 6.5 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 454 4.5 24,434 4.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 355 3.5 17,613 3.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 221 2.2 11,994 2.4 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 154 1.5 11,767 2.3 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Derwent Valley (M) was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 3,678 45.1 193,360 46.1 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 329 4.0 14,675 3.5 608,059 3.2
Divorced 766 9.4 43,274 10.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 505 6.2 26,962 6.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 2,869 35.2 141,488 33.7 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Derwent Valley (M) aged 15 years and over, 45.1% were married and 13.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 3,199 44.3 167,398 45.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,048 14.5 45,527 12.5 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,981 41.2 152,391 41.7 7,024,973 41.9

In Derwent Valley (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 76 2.8 3,736 2.5 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 670 24.3 31,234 21.3 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 230 8.3 8,077 5.5 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 22 0.8 4,467 3.0 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 349 12.6 17,971 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 175 6.3 6,630 4.5 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 35 1.3 4,840 3.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 188 6.8 10,630 7.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 141 5.1 18,250 12.4 1,160,626 16.1
Other 49 1.8 2,810 1.9 198,383 2.8
Not stated 827 29.9 38,329 26.1 1,707,023 23.7

In Derwent Valley (M) 27.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.4% were in primary school, 20.2% in secondary school and 11.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 538 6.6 67,863 16.2 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 489 6.0 31,487 7.5 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 255 3.1 12,132 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,337 16.4 62,121 14.8 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 874 10.7 50,460 12.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 454 5.6 19,697 4.7 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,848 22.7 73,242 17.4 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 384 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 48 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,080 13.3 43,314 10.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 49 0.6 1,641 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,018 12.5 46,190 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Derwent Valley (M), 10.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australian 4,724 37.3 220,382 32.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 4,672 36.9 227,074 33.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 874 6.9 55,702 8.2 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 670 5.3 47,546 7.0 2,023,470 6.4
German 313 2.5 18,391 2.7 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Derwent Valley (M) were Australian 37.3%, English 36.9%, Irish 6.9%, Scottish 5.3% and German 2.5%.

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 Derwent Valley (M) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 8,409 84.1 411,490 80.7 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 319 3.2 18,776 3.7 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 82 0.8 4,977 1.0 518,466 2.2
Netherlands 36 0.4 2,193 0.4 70,172 0.3
Scotland 34 0.3 2,283 0.4 119,417 0.5
Germany 26 0.3 2,108 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Derwent Valley (M), 84.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.2%, New Zealand 0.8%, Netherlands 0.4%, Scotland 0.3% and Germany 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 917 9.2 73,757 14.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 380 3.8 27,091 5.3 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 221 2.2 18,595 3.6 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 7,724 77.1 353,447 69.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Derwent Valley (M), 77.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 8,033 80.3 374,705 73.5 12,231,150 52.3
England 490 4.9 28,820 5.7 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 127 1.3 6,786 1.3 617,331 2.6
Scotland 82 0.8 5,174 1.0 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 76 0.8 5,563 1.1 175,354 0.7

In Derwent Valley (M), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 80.3%, England 4.9%, New Zealand 1.3%, Scotland 0.8% and Netherlands 0.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 8,190 81.9 383,599 75.2 12,643,365 54.0
England 452 4.5 26,528 5.2 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 120 1.2 6,518 1.3 608,329 2.6
Scotland 66 0.7 4,485 0.9 245,915 1.1
Netherlands 57 0.6 5,021 1.0 152,088 0.6

In Derwent Valley (M), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 81.9%, England 4.5%, New Zealand 1.2%, Scotland 0.7% and Netherlands 0.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 3,454 34.5 192,515 37.8 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 2,742 27.4 103,839 20.4 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 1,863 18.6 79,454 15.6 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 971 9.7 49,690 9.7 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 311 3.1 19,341 3.8 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Derwent Valley (M) were No Religion, so described 34.5%, Anglican 27.4%, Catholic 18.6%, Not stated 9.7% and Uniting Church 3.1%. In Derwent Valley (M), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Polish 18 0.2 685 0.1 48,083 0.2
Cantonese 14 0.1 972 0.2 280,943 1.2
Dutch 11 0.1 903 0.2 33,835 0.1
French 10 0.1 820 0.2 70,873 0.3
German 8 0.1 1,576 0.3 79,353 0.3
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English only spoken at home 9,202 92.0 450,411 88.3 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 124 3.1 13,712 6.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Derwent Valley (M) 92.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Polish 0.2%, Cantonese 0.1%, Dutch 0.1%, French 0.1% and German 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,172 51.5 121,822 52.3 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,402 33.2 81,601 35.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 287 6.8 13,162 5.7 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 356 8.4 16,365 7.0 787,452 6.9

There were 4,217 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Derwent Valley (M). Of these 51.5% were employed full time, 33.2% were employed part-time and 8.4% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 425 11.0 28,693 13.2 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 410 10.6 24,125 11.1 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 569 14.7 28,779 13.3 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 805 20.8 42,568 19.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,370 35.4 79,249 36.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Derwent Valley (M), 11.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 631 16.3 26,754 12.4 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 629 16.2 30,243 14.0 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 573 14.8 25,183 11.6 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 438 11.3 28,194 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 436 11.3 13,800 6.4 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 390 10.1 21,402 9.9 1,000,955 9.4
Professionals 379 9.8 40,772 18.8 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 317 8.2 26,467 12.2 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Derwent Valley (M) included Community and Personal Service Workers 16.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.2%, Labourers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.3%, Sales Workers 10.1%, Professionals 9.8% and Managers 8.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Other Social Assistance Services 166 4.4 4,713 2.2 158,230 1.5
Aged Care Residential Services 165 4.3 6,139 2.8 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 147 3.9 6,511 3.0 254,275 2.4
Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Manufacturing 103 2.7 294 0.1 2,416 0.0
Primary Education 102 2.7 5,653 2.6 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Derwent Valley (M), the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Social Assistance Services 4.4%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.9%, Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Manufacturing 2.7% and Primary Education 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal 505 -- 573 -- 662 --
Family 1,264 -- 1,399 -- 1,734 --
Household 998 -- 1,100 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Derwent Valley (M) was $505.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,639 68.3 141,396 65.3 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 239 6.2 12,541 5.8 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 131 3.4 10,135 4.7 503,582 4.7
Walked only 96 2.5 10,443 4.8 370,427 3.5
Bus 62 1.6 5,226 2.4 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 81 2.1 6,510 3.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,924 75.6 156,315 72.2 7,305,271 68.4

In Derwent Valley (M), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.3%, Car, as passenger 6.2%, Worked at home 3.4%, Walked only 2.5% and Bus 1.6%. On the day, 2.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 5,365 65.8 295,218 70.3 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,154 26.4 111,542 26.6 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 959 11.8 49,528 11.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,299 16.0 89,216 21.3 3,620,726 19.0

In Derwent Valley (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 65.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.4% provided care for children and 11.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,400 17.2 83,591 19.9 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,920 23.5 113,245 27.0 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,145 14.0 55,346 13.2 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 901 11.1 43,040 10.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Derwent Valley (M), 23.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,119 41.4 57,849 43.1 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,054 39.0 51,286 38.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 497 18.4 23,423 17.4 959,543 15.8
Other family 30 1.1 1,781 1.3 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Derwent Valley (M), 39.0% were couple families with children, 41.4% were couple families without children and 18.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.2 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.8 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Derwent Valley (M), 21.2% of single parents were male and 78.8% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 326 15.0 18,546 17.0 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 86 4.0 5,538 5.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 446 20.6 24,746 22.7 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 296 13.6 12,935 11.9 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 165 7.6 7,876 7.2 302,037 6.0
Both not working 595 27.4 26,810 24.6 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 133 6.1 6,016 5.5 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 123 5.7 6,662 6.1 311,381 6.2

In Derwent Valley (M), of couple families with children, 15.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.0% had both employed part-time and 20.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 3,798 90.8 197,575 86.0 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 386 9.2 32,135 14.0 1,039,874 11.2

In Derwent Valley (M), 90.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 3,575 94.1 172,998 87.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 112 2.9 11,376 5.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 73 1.9 11,267 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 31 0.8 1,202 0.6 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Derwent Valley (M), 94.1% were separate houses, 2.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.9% were flats or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 12 0.3 772 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 150 3.9 9,381 4.7 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 667 17.5 40,523 20.5 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,150 56.5 99,381 50.3 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 738 19.4 42,983 21.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 87 2.3 4,535 2.3 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.3 -- 2.6 --

In Derwent Valley (M), of occupied private dwellings 3.9% had 1 bedroom, 17.5% had 2 bedrooms and 56.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,312 34.4 70,444 35.7 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,447 38.0 66,218 33.5 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 932 24.5 54,034 27.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 25 0.7 1,676 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 95 2.5 5,201 2.6 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Derwent Valley (M), 34.4% were owned outright, 38.0% were owned with a mortgage and 24.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 2,663 69.9 132,574 67.1 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,068 28.0 58,517 29.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 79 2.1 6,492 3.3 354,917 4.3

In Derwent Valley (M), of all households, 69.9% were family households, 28.0% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

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Household income Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 28.8 -- 26.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 4.8 -- 8.3 -- 16.4

In Derwent Valley (M), 28.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent 210 -- 230 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.4 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.6 -- 10.2 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,148 -- 1,300 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.9 -- 94.9 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.1 -- 5.1 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 287 7.5 13,694 6.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,180 31.0 69,261 35.1 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,250 32.8 69,092 35.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 924 24.2 38,398 19.4 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 171 4.5 7,139 3.6 285,197 3.4

In Derwent Valley (M), 31.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,013 26.6 38,482 19.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 2,711 71.2 154,061 78.0 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 86 2.3 5,032 2.5 221,494 2.7

In Derwent Valley (M), 71.2% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 213 45.9 11,578 49.1 322,171 49.6
Female 251 54.1 11,993 50.9 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 24 -- 23 --

In Derwent Valley (M), 45.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.1% were female. The median age was 22 years.

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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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 2.9 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,086 -- 1,079 -- 1,203 --

In Derwent Valley (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,086.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Derwent Valley (M) % Derwent Valley (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 220 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,196 -- 1,300 -- 1,660 --

In Derwent Valley (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,196.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

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.