Launceston

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 2
Area code 602011038
People 5,421
Male 49.1%
Female 50.9%
Median age 41
Families 1,318
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 2,835
Average number of people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $1,581
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,571
Median weekly rent (b) $320
Average number of 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.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 2,660 49.1 273,765 49.1 12,545,154 49.3
Female 2,762 50.9 283,804 50.9 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 110 2.0 30,186 5.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 5,066 93.5 501,521 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 246 4.5 25,851 4.6 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 41 N/A 42 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 201 3.7 28,277 5.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 209 3.8 31,150 5.6 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 260 4.8 33,212 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 311 5.7 30,065 5.4 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 390 7.2 31,024 5.6 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 523 9.6 38,756 7.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 428 7.9 37,908 6.8 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 320 5.9 34,708 6.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 319 5.9 31,246 5.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 328 6.0 33,228 6.0 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 366 6.7 35,976 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 385 7.1 36,993 6.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 369 6.8 38,395 6.9 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 337 6.2 35,137 6.3 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 299 5.5 31,856 5.7 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 180 3.3 22,029 4.0 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 115 2.1 14,617 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 91 1.7 12,995 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 2,021 42.5 206,403 44.4 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 157 3.3 15,471 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 455 9.6 47,755 10.3 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 199 4.2 27,690 6.0 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 1,928 40.6 167,621 36.1 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,709 41.5 184,392 44.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 481 11.7 56,124 13.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 1,933 46.9 175,696 42.2 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 37 2.4 6,495 4.2 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 162 10.7 32,003 20.8 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 59 3.9 8,393 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 96 6.3 4,774 3.1 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 323 21.3 45,209 29.3 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 114 7.5 19,566 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 69 4.5 7,112 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 152 10.0 5,449 3.5 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 331 21.8 32,170 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 170 11.2 14,763 9.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 293 19.3 19,814 12.8 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 464 30.6 34,622 22.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 62 4.1 4,810 3.1 242,821 3.2
Not stated 291 19.2 30,895 20.0 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,853 39.0 101,841 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 401 8.4 36,691 7.9 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 135 2.8 16,316 3.5 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 450 9.5 69,830 15.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 611 12.9 55,704 12.0 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 185 3.9 19,888 4.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 446 9.4 74,077 15.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 388 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 210 4.4 39,838 8.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 96 2.0 10,491 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 21 0.4 1,864 0.4 175,844 0.8
Not stated 341 7.2 37,912 8.2 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English 2,274 41.9 243,587 43.7 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 1,830 33.8 225,198 40.4 7,596,753 29.9
Scottish 647 11.9 52,604 9.4 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 624 11.5 56,619 10.2 2,410,833 9.5
German 231 4.3 19,878 3.6 1,026,138 4.0

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 3,918 72.3 440,809 79.1 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 196 3.6 19,283 3.5 927,490 3.6
India 134 2.5 6,137 1.1 673,352 2.6
Nepal 107 2.0 6,219 1.1 122,506 0.5
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 84 1.5 6,830 1.2 549,618 2.2
New Zealand 67 1.2 5,483 1.0 530,492 2.1

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,406 26.0 101,972 18.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 362 6.7 30,769 5.5 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 271 5.0 21,714 3.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 3,063 56.6 371,533 66.6 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 314 5.8 31,575 5.7 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 3,351 61.8 394,752 70.8 12,959,282 51.0
England 349 6.4 33,809 6.1 1,626,778 6.4
India 161 3.0 7,562 1.4 935,066 3.7
Nepal 120 2.2 6,332 1.1 140,364 0.6
New Zealand 99 1.8 7,678 1.4 673,661 2.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 3,438 63.4 404,076 72.5 13,383,605 52.6
England 329 6.1 30,581 5.5 1,488,479 5.9
India 156 2.9 7,496 1.3 917,541 3.6
Nepal 118 2.2 6,385 1.1 139,489 0.5
New Zealand 100 1.8 7,231 1.3 650,743 2.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,560 47.2 276,330 49.6 9,767,448 38.4
Anglican 751 13.9 80,380 14.4 2,496,273 9.8
Catholic 699 12.9 71,045 12.7 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 346 6.4 37,450 6.7 1,751,052 6.9
Hinduism 171 3.2 9,724 1.7 684,002 2.7

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Launceston, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (51.2%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Mandarin 121 2.2 8,129 1.5 685,274 2.7
Nepali 114 2.1 7,248 1.3 133,068 0.5
Punjabi 47 0.9 2,556 0.5 239,033 0.9
Sinhalese 29 0.5 1,114 0.2 85,869 0.3
Spanish 27 0.5 1,571 0.3 171,370 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 4,344 80.1 479,875 86.1 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 347 15.2 20,434 9.4 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
In the labour force 3,088 65.0 270,780 58.2 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 1,408 29.6 169,864 36.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 252 5.3 24,299 5.2 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,654 53.6 139,850 51.6 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 1,083 35.1 98,591 36.4 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 156 5.1 16,275 6.0 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 194 6.3 16,058 5.9 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 122 4.2 12,007 4.7 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 462 15.9 39,709 15.6 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 367 12.7 35,160 13.8 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 260 9.0 23,730 9.3 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 576 19.9 54,639 21.5 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 516 17.8 44,860 17.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 565 19.5 40,354 15.8 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Professionals 920 31.7 50,919 20.0 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 436 15.0 32,403 12.7 1,645,769 13.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 385 13.3 34,676 13.6 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 327 11.3 29,776 11.7 1,525,311 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 251 8.7 35,480 13.9 1,554,313 12.9
Sales Workers 248 8.6 21,834 8.6 986,433 8.2
Labourers 192 6.6 28,679 11.3 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 94 3.2 16,230 6.4 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 263 9.1 11,541 4.5 545,158 4.5
Cafes and Restaurants 137 4.7 6,548 2.6 268,005 2.2
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 78 2.7 4,592 1.8 146,993 1.2
Other Social Assistance Services 75 2.6 8,508 3.3 278,221 2.3
Accommodation 69 2.4 4,244 1.7 107,476 0.9

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $894 N/A $701 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,186 N/A $1,720 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,581 N/A $1,358 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,474 50.8 163,186 64.1 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 543 18.7 10,785 4.2 306,045 2.5
Car, as passenger 167 5.8 13,393 5.3 466,904 3.9
Bus 36 1.2 6,275 2.5 175,085 1.5
Taxi/ride-share service 26 0.9 751 0.3 25,730 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 312 10.8 29,181 11.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 259 8.9 20,330 8.0 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 46 1.6 8,054 3.2 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 1,668 57.5 179,530 70.5 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 3,365 70.8 323,348 69.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,005 21.1 119,193 25.6 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 516 10.9 59,864 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 992 20.9 83,646 18.0 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 1,045 22.0 90,453 19.5 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 1,427 30.0 130,852 28.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 567 11.9 60,147 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 330 6.9 41,900 9.0 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Arthritis 427 7.9 68,070 12.2 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 484 8.9 52,171 9.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 182 3.4 19,104 3.4 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 18 0.3 4,395 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 182 3.4 28,394 5.1 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 203 3.7 25,185 4.5 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 35 0.6 6,326 1.1 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 92 1.7 14,027 2.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 563 10.4 63,861 11.5 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 36 0.7 6,836 1.2 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 424 7.8 49,458 8.9 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 3,183 58.7 305,093 54.7 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 441 8.1 43,649 7.8 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 3,391 62.6 326,646 58.6 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 1,128 20.8 121,261 21.7 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 341 6.3 42,817 7.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 121 2.2 23,200 4.2 772,142 3.0
Not stated 441 8.1 43,649 7.8 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Currently serving 13 0.3 958 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 136 2.9 17,515 3.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 4,329 91.1 421,126 90.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 281 5.9 25,336 5.4 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 672 51.0 67,011 44.5 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 442 33.5 55,446 36.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 200 15.2 25,988 17.3 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 13 1.0 2,122 1.4 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male N/A 20.0 N/A 21.3 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 78.5 N/A 78.8 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 233 21.0 21,871 17.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 79 7.1 7,473 6.1 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 277 25.0 27,941 22.8 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 139 12.5 12,738 10.4 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 89 8.0 8,972 7.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 202 18.2 30,093 24.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 49 4.4 7,624 6.2 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 42 3.8 5,755 4.7 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,290 86.1 218,412 88.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 373 14.0 29,185 11.8 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,218 53.2 191,561 87.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 516 22.5 13,402 6.1 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 491 21.4 11,575 5.3 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 49 2.1 1,389 0.6 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 25 1.1 1,010 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 257 11.2 10,361 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 711 31.0 44,713 20.5 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 792 34.6 108,405 49.6 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 480 21.0 50,573 23.2 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 26 1.1 3,355 1.5 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.7 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.1 N/A 2.4 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 245 10.7 13,015 6.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 1,023 44.7 75,697 34.7 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 704 30.8 77,289 35.4 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 290 12.7 49,047 22.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 25 1.1 3,365 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 1,307 57.1 147,619 67.6 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 842 36.8 63,360 29.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 138 6.0 7,429 3.4 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 764 33.4 81,042 37.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 485 21.2 72,157 33.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 1,001 43.7 57,762 26.4 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 15 0.7 4,045 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 18 0.8 3,403 1.6 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 18.0 N/A 21.1 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 21.8 N/A 15.0 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 320 N/A 290 N/A 375 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 625 62.4 32,577 56.4 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 297 29.7 19,730 34.2 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 75 7.5 5,459 9.5 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,571 N/A 1,313 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 381 78.6 56,682 78.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 42 8.7 7,311 10.1 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 56 11.5 8,167 11.3 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 61 56.0 14,761 48.9 403,709 49.7
Female 48 44.0 15,425 51.1 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 29 N/A 25 N/A 24 N/A

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Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.3 N/A 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.8 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,593 N/A 1,370 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 320 N/A 265 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,517 N/A 1,300 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

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