Westbury

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL615026
People 1,473
Male 48.4%
Female 51.6%
Median age 50
Families 391
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 745
Average people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $801
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,138
Median weekly rent $225
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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 713 48.4 249,478 48.9 11,546,638 49.3
Female 761 51.6 260,482 51.1 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 36 2.4 23,572 4.6 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,473 people in Westbury. Of these 48.4% were male and 51.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.4% of the population.

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Age Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 50 -- 42 -- 38 --
0-4 years 81 5.5 28,469 5.6 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 79 5.3 31,514 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 64 4.3 30,219 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 73 4.9 31,078 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 70 4.7 29,865 5.9 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 52 3.5 28,703 5.6 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 73 4.9 29,328 5.8 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 65 4.4 28,333 5.6 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 67 4.5 31,495 6.2 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 92 6.2 34,512 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 117 7.9 35,538 7.0 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 102 6.9 37,378 7.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 132 8.9 34,778 6.8 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 147 9.9 32,945 6.5 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 104 7.0 24,434 4.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 64 4.3 17,613 3.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 57 3.9 11,994 2.4 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 39 2.6 11,767 2.3 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Westbury was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 27.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 587 47.1 193,360 46.1 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 60 4.8 14,675 3.5 608,059 3.2
Divorced 133 10.7 43,274 10.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 106 8.5 26,962 6.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 359 28.8 141,488 33.7 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Westbury aged 15 years and over, 47.1% were married and 15.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 522 46.8 167,398 45.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 126 11.3 45,527 12.5 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 468 41.9 152,391 41.7 7,024,973 41.9

In Westbury, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 12 3.3 3,736 2.5 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 91 25.3 31,234 21.3 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 18 5.0 8,077 5.5 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 4,467 3.0 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 31 8.6 17,971 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 12 3.3 6,630 4.5 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 3 0.8 4,840 3.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 29 8.1 10,630 7.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 29 8.1 18,250 12.4 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 0.8 2,810 1.9 198,383 2.8
Not stated 132 36.7 38,329 26.1 1,707,023 23.7

In Westbury 25.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.5% were in primary school, 13.6% in secondary school and 15.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 166 13.3 67,863 16.2 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 83 6.7 31,487 7.5 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 16 1.3 12,132 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 187 15.0 62,121 14.8 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 110 8.8 50,460 12.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 51 4.1 19,697 4.7 941,531 4.9
Year 10 243 19.5 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 197 15.8 43,314 10.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.2 1,641 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 156 12.5 46,190 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Westbury, 8.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English 684 35.6 227,074 33.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 665 34.6 220,382 32.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 159 8.3 55,702 8.2 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 107 5.6 47,546 7.0 2,023,470 6.4
Dutch 55 2.9 10,283 1.5 339,549 1.1

The most common ancestries in Westbury were English 35.6%, Australian 34.6%, Irish 8.3%, Scottish 5.6% and Dutch 2.9%.

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 Westbury (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 1,160 79.3 411,490 80.7 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 90 6.2 18,776 3.7 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 23 1.6 4,977 1.0 518,466 2.2
Netherlands 15 1.0 2,193 0.4 70,172 0.3
United States of America 10 0.7 1,630 0.3 86,125 0.4
Scotland 8 0.5 2,283 0.4 119,417 0.5

In Westbury, 79.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.2%, New Zealand 1.6%, Netherlands 1.0%, United States of America 0.7% and Scotland 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 209 14.1 73,757 14.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 55 3.7 27,091 5.3 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 56 3.8 18,595 3.6 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,050 70.9 353,447 69.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Westbury, 70.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 1,112 76.3 374,705 73.5 12,231,150 52.3
England 106 7.3 28,820 5.7 1,403,096 6.0
Netherlands 26 1.8 5,563 1.1 175,354 0.7
New Zealand 25 1.7 6,786 1.3 617,331 2.6
Scotland 13 0.9 5,174 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Westbury, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 76.3%, England 7.3%, Netherlands 1.8%, New Zealand 1.7% and Scotland 0.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 1,109 76.0 383,599 75.2 12,643,365 54.0
England 104 7.1 26,528 5.2 1,302,147 5.6
Netherlands 29 2.0 5,021 1.0 152,088 0.6
New Zealand 24 1.6 6,518 1.3 608,329 2.6
Scotland 11 0.8 4,485 0.9 245,915 1.1

In Westbury, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.0%, England 7.1%, Netherlands 2.0%, New Zealand 1.6% and Scotland 0.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 459 31.0 192,515 37.8 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 288 19.5 103,839 20.4 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 248 16.8 79,454 15.6 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 165 11.1 49,690 9.7 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 100 6.8 19,341 3.8 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Westbury were No Religion, so described 31.0%, Anglican 19.5%, Catholic 16.8%, Not stated 11.1% and Uniting Church 6.8%. In Westbury, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Dutch 6 0.4 903 0.2 33,835 0.1
Hindi 6 0.4 639 0.1 159,652 0.7
French 4 0.3 820 0.2 70,873 0.3
German 3 0.2 1,576 0.3 79,353 0.3
Mandarin 3 0.2 3,971 0.8 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 1,352 91.8 450,411 88.3 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 17 2.5 13,712 6.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Westbury 91.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Dutch 0.4%, Hindi 0.4%, French 0.3%, German 0.2% and Mandarin 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 288 50.3 121,822 52.3 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 202 35.3 81,601 35.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 29 5.1 13,162 5.7 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 53 9.3 16,365 7.0 787,452 6.9

There were 572 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Westbury. Of these 50.3% were employed full time, 35.3% were employed part-time and 9.3% 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
Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 75 14.2 28,693 13.2 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 59 11.1 24,125 11.1 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 79 14.9 28,779 13.3 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 103 19.4 42,568 19.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 186 35.1 79,249 36.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Westbury, 14.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Professionals 87 16.4 40,772 18.8 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 78 14.7 30,243 14.0 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 70 13.2 25,183 11.6 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 65 12.3 13,800 6.4 670,106 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 61 11.5 26,754 12.4 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 60 11.3 26,467 12.2 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 53 10.0 21,402 9.9 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 50 9.4 28,194 13.0 1,449,681 13.6

The most common occupations in Westbury included Professionals 16.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.7%, Labourers 13.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.5%, Managers 11.3%, Sales Workers 10.0% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 31 6.9 6,511 3.0 254,275 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 24 5.3 6,139 2.8 211,621 2.0
Local Government Administration 18 4.0 3,173 1.5 142,724 1.3
Human Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Product Manufacturing 16 3.5 257 0.1 13,795 0.1
Accommodation 16 3.5 3,856 1.8 113,377 1.1

Of the employed people in Westbury, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.9%, Aged Care Residential Services 5.3%, Local Government Administration 4.0%, Human Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Product Manufacturing 3.5% and Accommodation 3.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal 474 -- 573 -- 662 --
Family 1,091 -- 1,399 -- 1,734 --
Household 801 -- 1,100 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Westbury was $474.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 361 69.2 141,396 65.3 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 30 5.7 10,135 4.7 503,582 4.7
Walked only 28 5.4 10,443 4.8 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 17 3.3 12,541 5.8 489,922 4.6
Truck 10 1.9 1,695 0.8 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3 0.6 6,510 3.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 382 74.2 156,315 72.2 7,305,271 68.4

In Westbury, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.2%, Worked at home 5.7%, Walked only 5.4%, Car, as passenger 3.3% and Truck 1.9%. On the day, 0.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 856 68.3 295,218 70.3 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 282 22.6 111,542 26.6 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 139 11.1 49,528 11.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 276 22.1 89,216 21.3 3,620,726 19.0

In Westbury, 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, 22.6% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.1% 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
Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 219 17.5 83,591 19.9 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 299 23.9 113,245 27.0 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 180 14.4 55,346 13.2 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 155 12.4 43,040 10.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Westbury, 23.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 197 49.5 57,849 43.1 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 129 32.4 51,286 38.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 59 14.8 23,423 17.4 959,543 15.8
Other family 13 3.3 1,781 1.3 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Westbury, 32.4% were couple families with children, 49.5% were couple families without children and 14.8% were one parent families.

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

In Westbury, 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
Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 42 12.9 18,546 17.0 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 11 3.4 5,538 5.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 54 16.6 24,746 22.7 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 42 12.9 12,935 11.9 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 34 10.5 7,876 7.2 302,037 6.0
Both not working 111 34.2 26,810 24.6 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 20 6.2 6,016 5.5 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 11 3.4 6,662 6.1 311,381 6.2

In Westbury, of couple families with children, 12.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 16.6% 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

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 640 90.8 197,575 86.0 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 65 9.2 32,135 14.0 1,039,874 11.2

In Westbury, 90.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 620 96.9 172,998 87.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 14 2.2 11,376 5.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 11,267 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 6 0.9 1,202 0.6 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Westbury, 96.9% were separate houses, 2.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 5 0.8 772 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 23 3.5 9,381 4.7 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 144 22.1 40,523 20.5 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 338 51.8 99,381 50.3 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 123 18.8 42,983 21.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 20 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 Westbury, of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 22.1% had 2 bedrooms and 51.8% 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
Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 275 42.6 70,444 35.7 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 176 27.2 66,218 33.5 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 169 26.2 54,034 27.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.5 1,676 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 23 3.6 5,201 2.6 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Westbury, 42.6% were owned outright, 27.2% were owned with a mortgage and 26.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 387 60.5 132,574 67.1 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 236 36.9 58,517 29.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 17 2.7 6,492 3.3 354,917 4.3

In Westbury, of all households, 60.5% were family households, 36.9% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

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Household income Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 35.9 -- 26.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 3.6 -- 8.3 -- 16.4

In Westbury, 35.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.6% 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 Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent 225 -- 230 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.8 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 13.2 -- 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 Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,138 -- 1,300 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.1 -- 94.9 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.9 -- 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 Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 34 5.3 13,694 6.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 245 38.0 69,261 35.1 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 220 34.2 69,092 35.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 116 18.0 38,398 19.4 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 29 4.5 7,139 3.6 285,197 3.4

In Westbury, 38.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 173 26.9 38,482 19.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 454 70.6 154,061 78.0 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 16 2.5 5,032 2.5 221,494 2.7

In Westbury, 70.6% 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.
Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 19 48.7 11,578 49.1 322,171 49.6
Female 20 51.3 11,993 50.9 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 24 -- 23 --

In Westbury, 48.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.3% were female. The median age was 23 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 2.9 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.2 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,125 -- 1,079 -- 1,203 --

In Westbury, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

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

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Westbury % Westbury Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 290 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,489 -- 1,300 -- 1,660 --

In Westbury, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $290 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,489.

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.