Somerset (Tas.)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC60602
People 3,903
Male 48.7%
Female 51.3%
Median age 45
Families 1,036
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 1,808
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $922
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,103
Median weekly rent $206
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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
Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 1,902 48.7 249,478 48.9 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,003 51.3 260,482 51.1 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 264 6.8 23,572 4.6 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,903 people in Somerset (Tas.). Of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.8% of the population.

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Age Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 45 -- 42 -- 38 --
0-4 years 209 5.3 28,469 5.6 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 244 6.2 31,514 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 238 6.1 30,219 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 205 5.2 31,078 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 196 5.0 29,865 5.9 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 184 4.7 28,703 5.6 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 189 4.8 29,328 5.8 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 222 5.7 28,333 5.6 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 224 5.7 31,495 6.2 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 278 7.1 34,512 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 271 6.9 35,538 7.0 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 271 6.9 37,378 7.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 293 7.5 34,778 6.8 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 253 6.5 32,945 6.5 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 221 5.7 24,434 4.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 188 4.8 17,613 3.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 112 2.9 11,994 2.4 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 112 2.9 11,767 2.3 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Somerset (Tas.) was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 1,521 47.3 193,360 46.1 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 115 3.6 14,675 3.5 608,059 3.2
Divorced 343 10.7 43,274 10.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 255 7.9 26,962 6.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 982 30.5 141,488 33.7 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Somerset (Tas.) aged 15 years and over, 47.3% were married and 14.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,309 47.4 167,398 45.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 313 11.3 45,527 12.5 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,137 41.2 152,391 41.7 7,024,973 41.9

In Somerset (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 47.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 28 2.6 3,736 2.5 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 282 26.4 31,234 21.3 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 40 3.7 8,077 5.5 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 24 2.2 4,467 3.0 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 149 14.0 17,971 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 45 4.2 6,630 4.5 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 11 1.0 4,840 3.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 80 7.5 10,630 7.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 61 5.7 18,250 12.4 1,160,626 16.1
Other 25 2.3 2,810 1.9 198,383 2.8
Not stated 322 30.2 38,329 26.1 1,707,023 23.7

In Somerset (Tas.) 27.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.4% were in primary school, 19.0% in secondary school and 13.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 273 8.5 67,863 16.2 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 213 6.6 31,487 7.5 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 88 2.7 12,132 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 559 17.4 62,121 14.8 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 254 7.9 50,460 12.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 159 4.9 19,697 4.7 941,531 4.9
Year 10 660 20.5 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 475 14.8 43,314 10.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 16 0.5 1,641 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 426 13.3 46,190 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Somerset (Tas.), 7.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australian 1,925 38.6 220,382 32.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,706 34.2 227,074 33.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 369 7.4 55,702 8.2 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 335 6.7 47,546 7.0 2,023,470 6.4
German 99 2.0 18,391 2.7 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Somerset (Tas.) were Australian 38.6%, English 34.2%, Irish 7.4%, Scottish 6.7% and German 2.0%.

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 Somerset (Tas.) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 3,359 87.0 411,490 80.7 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 111 2.9 18,776 3.7 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 22 0.6 4,977 1.0 518,466 2.2
Scotland 13 0.3 2,283 0.4 119,417 0.5
Netherlands 12 0.3 2,193 0.4 70,172 0.3
India 8 0.2 1,980 0.4 455,389 1.9

In Somerset (Tas.), 87.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.9%, New Zealand 0.6%, Scotland 0.3%, Netherlands 0.3% and India 0.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 315 8.1 73,757 14.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 123 3.2 27,091 5.3 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 101 2.6 18,595 3.6 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,067 78.6 353,447 69.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Somerset (Tas.), 78.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 3,197 82.4 374,705 73.5 12,231,150 52.3
England 169 4.4 28,820 5.7 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 39 1.0 5,174 1.0 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 34 0.9 5,563 1.1 175,354 0.7
New Zealand 21 0.5 6,786 1.3 617,331 2.6

In Somerset (Tas.), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 82.4%, England 4.4%, Scotland 1.0%, Netherlands 0.9% and New Zealand 0.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 3,215 82.6 383,599 75.2 12,643,365 54.0
England 157 4.0 26,528 5.2 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 36 0.9 4,485 0.9 245,915 1.1
Netherlands 36 0.9 5,021 1.0 152,088 0.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 28 0.7 3,499 0.7 155,231 0.7

In Somerset (Tas.), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 82.6%, England 4.0%, Scotland 0.9%, Netherlands 0.9% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,377 35.3 192,515 37.8 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 772 19.8 103,839 20.4 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 584 15.0 79,454 15.6 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 406 10.4 49,690 9.7 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 253 6.5 19,341 3.8 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Somerset (Tas.) were No Religion, so described 35.3%, Anglican 19.8%, Catholic 15.0%, Not stated 10.4% and Uniting Church 6.5%. In Somerset (Tas.), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Auslan 11 0.3 204 0.0 10,112 0.0
Spanish 8 0.2 936 0.2 140,817 0.6
Mandarin 5 0.1 3,971 0.8 596,711 2.5
Danish 4 0.1 98 0.0 5,777 0.0
Kannada 4 0.1 32 0.0 9,701 0.0
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English only spoken at home 3,587 92.3 450,411 88.3 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 43 2.6 13,712 6.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Somerset (Tas.) 92.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Auslan 0.3%, Spanish 0.2%, Mandarin 0.1%, Danish 0.1% and Kannada 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 884 52.7 121,822 52.3 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 579 34.5 81,601 35.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 86 5.1 13,162 5.7 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 128 7.6 16,365 7.0 787,452 6.9

There were 1,677 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Somerset (Tas.). Of these 52.7% were employed full time, 34.5% were employed part-time and 7.6% 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
Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 217 14.0 28,693 13.2 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 162 10.5 24,125 11.1 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 195 12.6 28,779 13.3 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 306 19.8 42,568 19.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 577 37.3 79,249 36.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Somerset (Tas.), 14.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 238 15.3 30,243 14.0 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 224 14.4 25,183 11.6 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 210 13.5 40,772 18.8 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 195 12.6 28,194 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 191 12.3 26,754 12.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 182 11.7 21,402 9.9 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 146 9.4 13,800 6.4 670,106 6.3
Managers 129 8.3 26,467 12.2 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Somerset (Tas.) included Technicians and Trades Workers 15.3%, Labourers 14.4%, Professionals 13.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Sales Workers 11.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.4% and Managers 8.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 60 4.2 6,511 3.0 254,275 2.4
Primary Education 52 3.6 5,653 2.6 231,198 2.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 49 3.4 7,767 3.6 411,808 3.9
Cheese and Other Dairy Product Manufacturing 43 3.0 757 0.3 9,256 0.1
Aged Care Residential Services 43 3.0 6,139 2.8 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Somerset (Tas.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.2%, Primary Education 3.6%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.4%, Cheese and Other Dairy Product Manufacturing 3.0% and Aged Care Residential Services 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal 509 -- 573 -- 662 --
Family 1,216 -- 1,399 -- 1,734 --
Household 922 -- 1,100 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Somerset (Tas.) was $509.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,130 72.9 141,396 65.3 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 79 5.1 12,541 5.8 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 47 3.0 10,135 4.7 503,582 4.7
Walked only 31 2.0 10,443 4.8 370,427 3.5
Bus 16 1.0 5,226 2.4 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 23 1.5 6,510 3.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,217 78.6 156,315 72.2 7,305,271 68.4

In Somerset (Tas.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.9%, Car, as passenger 5.1%, Worked at home 3.0%, Walked only 2.0% and Bus 1.0%. On the day, 1.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,193 68.3 295,218 70.3 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 829 25.8 111,542 26.6 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 365 11.3 49,528 11.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 583 18.1 89,216 21.3 3,620,726 19.0

In Somerset (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.8% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.1% 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
Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 553 17.2 83,591 19.9 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 849 26.4 113,245 27.0 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 431 13.4 55,346 13.2 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 368 11.4 43,040 10.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Somerset (Tas.), 26.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

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Family composition

Family composition Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 464 44.9 57,849 43.1 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 370 35.8 51,286 38.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 189 18.3 23,423 17.4 959,543 15.8
Other family 11 1.1 1,781 1.3 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Somerset (Tas.), 35.8% were couple families with children, 44.9% were couple families without children and 18.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.5 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.5 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Somerset (Tas.), 18.5% of single parents were male and 81.5% 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
Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 126 15.0 18,546 17.0 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 35 4.2 5,538 5.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 188 22.4 24,746 22.7 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 94 11.2 12,935 11.9 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 51 6.1 7,876 7.2 302,037 6.0
Both not working 246 29.3 26,810 24.6 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 42 5.0 6,016 5.5 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 57 6.8 6,662 6.1 311,381 6.2

In Somerset (Tas.), of couple families with children, 15.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 22.4% 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 Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,561 90.3 197,575 86.0 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 167 9.7 32,135 14.0 1,039,874 11.2

In Somerset (Tas.), 90.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,417 90.8 172,998 87.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 106 6.8 11,376 5.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 6 0.4 11,267 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 32 2.0 1,202 0.6 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Somerset (Tas.), 90.8% were separate houses, 6.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.4% were flats or apartments and 2.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 772 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 74 4.8 9,381 4.7 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 318 20.5 40,523 20.5 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 847 54.5 99,381 50.3 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 275 17.7 42,983 21.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 41 2.6 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 2.3 -- 2.3 -- 2.6 --

In Somerset (Tas.), of occupied private dwellings 4.8% had 1 bedroom, 20.5% had 2 bedrooms and 54.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 599 38.7 70,444 35.7 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 479 31.0 66,218 33.5 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 422 27.3 54,034 27.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 5 0.3 1,676 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 42 2.7 5,201 2.6 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Somerset (Tas.), 38.7% were owned outright, 31.0% were owned with a mortgage and 27.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 1,030 66.0 132,574 67.1 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 496 31.8 58,517 29.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 34 2.2 6,492 3.3 354,917 4.3

In Somerset (Tas.), of all households, 66.0% were family households, 31.8% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

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Household income Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 31.0 -- 26.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.3 -- 8.3 -- 16.4

In Somerset (Tas.), 31.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.3% 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 Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent 206 -- 230 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.1 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.9 -- 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 Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,103 -- 1,300 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.7 -- 94.9 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.3 -- 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 Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 96 6.1 13,694 6.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 584 37.4 69,261 35.1 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 538 34.4 69,092 35.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 281 18.0 38,398 19.4 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 63 4.0 7,139 3.6 285,197 3.4

In Somerset (Tas.), 37.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 378 24.3 38,482 19.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,141 73.3 154,061 78.0 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 38 2.4 5,032 2.5 221,494 2.7

In Somerset (Tas.), 73.3% 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.
Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 143 54.0 11,578 49.1 322,171 49.6
Female 122 46.0 11,993 50.9 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 24 -- 23 --

In Somerset (Tas.), 54.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.0% were female. The median age was 23 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
Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 2.9 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,125 -- 1,079 -- 1,203 --

In Somerset (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Somerset (Tas.) % Somerset (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 250 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,136 -- 1,300 -- 1,660 --

In Somerset (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,136.

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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.