West Coast (M)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA65610
People 4,149
Male 52%
Female 48%
Median age 44
Families 1,052
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 2,924
Average people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $910
Median monthly mortgage repayments $673
Median weekly rent $135
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 2,159 52.0 249,478 48.9 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,992 48.0 260,482 51.1 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 304 7.3 23,572 4.6 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,149 people in West Coast (M). Of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.3% of the population.

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Age West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 42 -- 38 --
0-4 years 260 6.3 28,469 5.6 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 273 6.6 31,514 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 236 5.7 30,219 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 177 4.3 31,078 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 203 4.9 29,865 5.9 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 250 6.0 28,703 5.6 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 217 5.2 29,328 5.8 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 250 6.0 28,333 5.6 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 252 6.1 31,495 6.2 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 329 7.9 34,512 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 335 8.1 35,538 7.0 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 358 8.6 37,378 7.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 308 7.4 34,778 6.8 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 247 5.9 32,945 6.5 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 202 4.9 24,434 4.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 139 3.3 17,613 3.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 83 2.0 11,994 2.4 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 38 0.9 11,767 2.3 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in West Coast (M) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 1,379 40.8 193,360 46.1 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 172 5.1 14,675 3.5 608,059 3.2
Divorced 343 10.1 43,274 10.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 205 6.1 26,962 6.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,285 38.0 141,488 33.7 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in West Coast (M) aged 15 years and over, 40.8% were married and 15.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,202 41.1 167,398 45.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 477 16.3 45,527 12.5 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,244 42.6 152,391 41.7 7,024,973 41.9

In West Coast (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 41.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 32 3.0 3,736 2.5 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 190 17.7 31,234 21.3 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 163 15.1 8,077 5.5 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 7 0.7 4,467 3.0 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 168 15.6 17,971 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 7 0.7 6,630 4.5 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 6 0.6 4,840 3.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 51 4.7 10,630 7.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 49 4.6 18,250 12.4 1,160,626 16.1
Other 19 1.8 2,810 1.9 198,383 2.8
Not stated 384 35.7 38,329 26.1 1,707,023 23.7

In West Coast (M) 25.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.5% were in primary school, 16.7% in secondary school and 9.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 236 7.0 67,863 16.2 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 170 5.0 31,487 7.5 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 80 2.4 12,132 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 612 18.1 62,121 14.8 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 312 9.2 50,460 12.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 189 5.6 19,697 4.7 941,531 4.9
Year 10 817 24.1 73,242 17.4 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.1 384 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 48 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 410 12.1 43,314 10.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 10 0.3 1,641 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 467 13.8 46,190 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in West Coast (M), 9.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australian 1,871 34.4 220,382 32.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,763 32.4 227,074 33.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 495 9.1 55,702 8.2 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 346 6.4 47,546 7.0 2,023,470 6.4
German 217 4.0 18,391 2.7 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in West Coast (M) were Australian 34.4%, English 32.4%, Irish 9.1%, Scottish 6.4% and German 4.0%.

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 West Coast (M) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 3,393 82.1 411,490 80.7 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 104 2.5 18,776 3.7 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 60 1.5 4,977 1.0 518,466 2.2
Netherlands 19 0.5 2,193 0.4 70,172 0.3
Scotland 18 0.4 2,283 0.4 119,417 0.5
Germany 17 0.4 2,108 0.4 102,595 0.4

In West Coast (M), 82.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.5%, New Zealand 1.5%, Netherlands 0.5%, Scotland 0.4% and Germany 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 442 10.6 73,757 14.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 193 4.6 27,091 5.3 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 87 2.1 18,595 3.6 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,061 73.7 353,447 69.3 11,070,538 47.3

In West Coast (M), 73.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 3,183 76.7 374,705 73.5 12,231,150 52.3
England 172 4.1 28,820 5.7 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 63 1.5 6,786 1.3 617,331 2.6
Scotland 48 1.2 5,174 1.0 276,038 1.2
Germany 48 1.2 3,624 0.7 170,571 0.7

In West Coast (M), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 76.7%, England 4.1%, New Zealand 1.5%, Scotland 1.2% and Germany 1.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 3,277 79.1 383,599 75.2 12,643,365 54.0
England 145 3.5 26,528 5.2 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 68 1.6 6,518 1.3 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 33 0.8 5,021 1.0 152,088 0.6
Scotland 31 0.7 4,485 0.9 245,915 1.1

In West Coast (M), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.1%, England 3.5%, New Zealand 1.6%, Netherlands 0.8% and Scotland 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,382 33.3 192,515 37.8 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 933 22.5 79,454 15.6 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 925 22.3 103,839 20.4 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 433 10.4 49,690 9.7 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 135 3.3 19,341 3.8 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in West Coast (M) were No Religion, so described 33.3%, Catholic 22.5%, Anglican 22.3%, Not stated 10.4% and Uniting Church 3.3%. In West Coast (M), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
German 11 0.3 1,576 0.3 79,353 0.3
Afrikaans 11 0.3 375 0.1 43,741 0.2
Dutch 9 0.2 903 0.2 33,835 0.1
Mandarin 9 0.2 3,971 0.8 596,711 2.5
Spanish 8 0.2 936 0.2 140,817 0.6
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English only spoken at home 3,721 89.9 450,411 88.3 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 81 4.1 13,712 6.5 1,971,011 22.2

In West Coast (M) 89.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.3%, Afrikaans 0.3%, Dutch 0.2%, Mandarin 0.2% and Spanish 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 887 50.3 121,822 52.3 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 514 29.1 81,601 35.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 120 6.8 13,162 5.7 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 243 13.8 16,365 7.0 787,452 6.9

There were 1,764 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in West Coast (M). Of these 50.3% were employed full time, 29.1% were employed part-time and 13.8% 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
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 208 13.7 28,693 13.2 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 153 10.1 24,125 11.1 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 154 10.2 28,779 13.3 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 179 11.8 42,568 19.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 706 46.5 79,249 36.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in West Coast (M), 13.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Labourers 264 17.5 25,183 11.6 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 252 16.7 30,243 14.0 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 221 14.6 13,800 6.4 670,106 6.3
Managers 174 11.5 26,467 12.2 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 168 11.1 26,754 12.4 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 150 9.9 40,772 18.8 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 120 7.9 21,402 9.9 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 119 7.9 28,194 13.0 1,449,681 13.6

The most common occupations in West Coast (M) included Labourers 17.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.6%, Managers 11.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Professionals 9.9%, Sales Workers 7.9% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Accommodation 134 8.8 3,856 1.8 113,377 1.1
Other Metal Ore Mining 116 7.7 281 0.1 3,161 0.0
Silver-Lead-Zinc Ore Mining 98 6.5 271 0.1 3,153 0.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 75 4.9 6,511 3.0 254,275 2.4
Primary Education 55 3.6 5,653 2.6 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in West Coast (M), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 8.8%, Other Metal Ore Mining 7.7%, Silver-Lead-Zinc Ore Mining 6.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.9% and Primary Education 3.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal 469 -- 573 -- 662 --
Family 1,258 -- 1,399 -- 1,734 --
Household 910 -- 1,100 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in West Coast (M) was $469.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 928 61.7 141,396 65.3 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 135 9.0 10,443 4.8 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 103 6.9 12,541 5.8 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 66 4.4 10,135 4.7 503,582 4.7
Other 15 1.0 1,417 0.7 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 8 0.5 6,510 3.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,035 68.6 156,315 72.2 7,305,271 68.4

In West Coast (M), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.7%, Walked only 9.0%, Car, as passenger 6.9%, Worked at home 4.4% and Other 1.0%. On the day, 0.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,235 66.0 295,218 70.3 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 832 24.6 111,542 26.6 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 362 10.7 49,528 11.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 686 20.3 89,216 21.3 3,620,726 19.0

In West Coast (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 66.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.6% provided care for children and 10.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.3% 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
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 539 15.9 83,591 19.9 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 816 24.1 113,245 27.0 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 450 13.3 55,346 13.2 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 435 12.8 43,040 10.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in West Coast (M), 24.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 491 46.7 57,849 43.1 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 370 35.2 51,286 38.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 175 16.7 23,423 17.4 959,543 15.8
Other family 15 1.4 1,781 1.3 102,559 1.7

Of the families in West Coast (M), 35.2% were couple families with children, 46.7% were couple families without children and 16.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.5 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.5 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In West Coast (M), 21.5% of single parents were male and 78.5% 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
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 93 10.9 18,546 17.0 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 26 3.1 5,538 5.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 152 17.9 24,746 22.7 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 167 19.6 12,935 11.9 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 72 8.5 7,876 7.2 302,037 6.0
Both not working 232 27.3 26,810 24.6 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 53 6.2 6,016 5.5 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 56 6.6 6,662 6.1 311,381 6.2

In West Coast (M), of couple families with children, 10.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 17.9% 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 West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,757 65.1 197,575 86.0 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 942 34.9 32,135 14.0 1,039,874 11.2

In West Coast (M), 65.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 34.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,629 92.7 172,998 87.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 59 3.4 11,376 5.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 55 3.1 11,267 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 1,202 0.6 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in West Coast (M), 92.7% were separate houses, 3.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.1% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 4 0.2 772 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 68 3.8 9,381 4.7 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 358 20.2 40,523 20.5 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,013 57.3 99,381 50.3 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 271 15.3 42,983 21.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 55 3.1 4,535 2.3 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.1 -- 2.3 -- 2.6 --

In West Coast (M), of occupied private dwellings 3.8% had 1 bedroom, 20.2% had 2 bedrooms and 57.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 741 41.9 70,444 35.7 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 427 24.1 66,218 33.5 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 525 29.7 54,034 27.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 13 0.7 1,676 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 64 3.6 5,201 2.6 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in West Coast (M), 41.9% were owned outright, 24.1% were owned with a mortgage and 29.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 1,047 59.4 132,574 67.1 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 658 37.3 58,517 29.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 58 3.3 6,492 3.3 354,917 4.3

In West Coast (M), of all households, 59.4% were family households, 37.3% were single person households and 3.3% were group households.

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Household income West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 35.8 -- 26.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.8 -- 8.3 -- 16.4

In West Coast (M), 35.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.8% 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 West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent 135 -- 230 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.5 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.5 -- 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 West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 673 -- 1,300 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 97.2 -- 94.9 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 2.8 -- 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 West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 151 8.5 13,694 6.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 705 39.8 69,261 35.1 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 591 33.4 69,092 35.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 235 13.3 38,398 19.4 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 88 5.0 7,139 3.6 285,197 3.4

In West Coast (M), 39.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 444 25.2 38,482 19.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,256 71.2 154,061 78.0 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 63 3.6 5,032 2.5 221,494 2.7

In West Coast (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.
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 169 54.0 11,578 49.1 322,171 49.6
Female 144 46.0 11,993 50.9 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 24 -- 23 --

In West Coast (M), 54.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.0% were female. The median age was 26 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
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.9 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,136 -- 1,079 -- 1,203 --

In West Coast (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,136.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 155 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 540 -- 1,300 -- 1,660 --

In West Coast (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $155 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $540.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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.