George Town

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,257 people in George Town. Of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.3% of the population.

The median age of people in George Town was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.5% of the population.

Of people in George Town aged 15 years and over, 42.3% were married and 15.1% were either divorced or separated.

In George Town, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In George Town 29.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.7% were in primary school, 18.2% in secondary school and 11.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in George Town, 10.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in George Town were Australian 35.4%, English 34.4%, Scottish 7.6%, Irish 7.0% 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 George Town (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In George Town, 80.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.0%, Scotland 1.0%, New Zealand 1.0%, Netherlands 0.5% and India 0.3%.

In George Town, 70.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In George Town, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.2%, England 6.7%, Scotland 1.9%, New Zealand 1.8% and Netherlands 1.0%.

In George Town, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.8%, England 6.2%, Scotland 1.8%, New Zealand 1.2% and Netherlands 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in George Town were No Religion, so described 38.5%, Anglican 23.2%, Catholic 15.8%, Not stated 11.0% and Uniting Church 3.8%. In George Town, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In George Town 90.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.1%, German 0.1%, Russian 0.1%, Mandarin 0.1% and Spanish 0.1%.

Employment

There were 1,441 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in George Town. Of these 46.3% were employed full time, 31.6% were employed part-time and 16.7% 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.

Of employed people in George Town, 12.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in George Town included Labourers 21.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 15.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.0%, Sales Workers 11.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.1%, Professionals 6.8% and Managers 6.4%.

Of the employed people in George Town, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aluminium Smelting 9.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.1%, Aged Care Residential Services 5.3%, Log Sawmilling 4.4% and Iron Smelting and Steel Manufacturing 3.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in George Town was $435.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In George Town, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.2%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Walked only 2.8%, Worked at home 2.3% and Bus 1.2%. On the day, 1.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In George Town, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.9% provided care for children and 13.3% 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.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in George Town, 22.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in George Town, 32.7% were couple families with children, 43.0% were couple families without children and 22.8% were one parent families.

In George Town, 15.1% of single parents were male and 84.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In George Town, of couple families with children, 10.7% had both partners employed full-time, 2.4% had both employed part-time and 15.6% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In George Town, 89.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in George Town, 90.0% were separate houses, 3.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.2% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In George Town, of occupied private dwellings 3.3% had 1 bedroom, 13.4% had 2 bedrooms and 67.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in George Town, 33.6% were owned outright, 25.1% were owned with a mortgage and 38.0% were rented.

Household composition

In George Town, of all households, 65.5% were family households, 32.2% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

In George Town, 38.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In George Town, 39.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In George Town, 71.8% 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.

People characteristics

In George Town, 45.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.8% were female. The median age was 21 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In George Town, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $831.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In George Town, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $175 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083.

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