Northern Midlands

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 2
Area code 602031061
People 3,700
Male 50.7%
Female 49.3%
Median age 47
Families 991
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 1,985
Average number of people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,046
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,023
Median weekly rent (b) $200
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 1,876 50.7 273,765 49.1 12,545,154 49.3
Female 1,827 49.3 283,804 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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 142 3.8 30,186 5.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 3,296 89.1 501,521 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 266 7.2 25,851 4.6 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 47 N/A 42 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 204 5.5 28,277 5.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 186 5.0 31,150 5.6 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 224 6.0 33,212 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 189 5.1 30,065 5.4 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 178 4.8 31,024 5.6 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 188 5.1 38,756 7.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 199 5.4 37,908 6.8 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 201 5.4 34,708 6.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 187 5.0 31,246 5.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 242 6.5 33,228 6.0 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 285 7.7 35,976 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 275 7.4 36,993 6.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 309 8.3 38,395 6.9 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 281 7.6 35,137 6.3 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 263 7.1 31,856 5.7 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 149 4.0 22,029 4.0 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 81 2.2 14,617 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 75 2.0 12,995 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 1,436 46.4 206,403 44.4 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 105 3.4 15,471 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 301 9.7 47,755 10.3 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 180 5.8 27,690 6.0 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 1,073 34.7 167,621 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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,239 46.1 184,392 44.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 373 13.9 56,124 13.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 1,075 40.0 175,696 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)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 31 3.3 6,495 4.2 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 231 24.4 32,003 20.8 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 7 0.7 8,393 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 27 2.9 4,774 3.1 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 261 27.6 45,209 29.3 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 130 13.7 19,566 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 15 1.6 7,112 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 40 4.2 5,449 3.5 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 185 19.5 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) 53 5.6 14,763 9.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 58 6.1 19,814 12.8 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 115 12.1 34,622 22.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 20 2.1 4,810 3.1 242,821 3.2
Not stated 327 34.5 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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 372 12.0 101,841 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 213 6.9 36,691 7.9 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 84 2.7 16,316 3.5 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 461 14.9 69,830 15.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 346 11.2 55,704 12.0 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 154 5.0 19,888 4.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 666 21.5 74,077 15.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 4 0.1 388 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 386 12.5 39,838 8.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 48 1.6 10,491 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 4 0.1 1,864 0.4 175,844 0.8
Not stated 357 11.5 37,912 8.2 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australian 1,704 46.1 225,198 40.4 7,596,753 29.9
English 1,676 45.3 243,587 43.7 8,385,928 33.0
Scottish 363 9.8 52,604 9.4 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 300 8.1 56,619 10.2 2,410,833 9.5
Australian Aboriginal 135 3.6 26,926 4.8 741,307 2.9

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)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 3,035 82.0 440,809 79.1 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 131 3.5 19,283 3.5 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 46 1.2 5,483 1.0 530,492 2.1
Tonga 16 0.4 204 0.0 12,260 0.0
Philippines 13 0.4 2,441 0.4 293,892 1.2
India 13 0.4 6,137 1.1 673,352 2.6

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 354 9.5 101,972 18.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 105 2.8 30,769 5.5 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 123 3.3 21,714 3.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 2,799 75.5 371,533 66.6 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 326 8.8 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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 2,935 79.3 394,752 70.8 12,959,282 51.0
England 179 4.8 33,809 6.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 40 1.1 7,678 1.4 673,661 2.6
Germany 23 0.6 3,821 0.7 174,724 0.7
Netherlands 23 0.6 5,870 1.1 177,340 0.7

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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 2,931 79.2 404,076 72.5 13,383,605 52.6
England 190 5.1 30,581 5.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 43 1.2 7,231 1.3 650,743 2.6
Netherlands 29 0.8 5,259 0.9 152,483 0.6
Scotland 25 0.7 4,573 0.8 241,428 0.9

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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,688 45.6 276,330 49.6 9,767,448 38.4
Anglican 877 23.7 80,380 14.4 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 372 10.1 37,450 6.7 1,751,052 6.9
Catholic 308 8.3 71,045 12.7 5,075,907 20.0
Uniting Church 115 3.1 14,447 2.6 673,260 2.6

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 Northern Midlands, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (50.8%) (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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Tongan 15 0.4 183 0.0 20,757 0.1
Dutch 8 0.2 760 0.1 27,784 0.1
Malayalam 8 0.2 615 0.1 78,738 0.3
German 7 0.2 1,446 0.3 70,247 0.3
Japanese 6 0.2 576 0.1 58,757 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 3,341 90.3 479,875 86.1 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 28 1.9 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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
In the labour force 1,689 54.6 270,780 58.2 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 1,144 37.0 169,864 36.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 259 8.4 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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 931 55.1 139,850 51.6 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 580 34.3 98,591 36.4 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 118 7.0 16,275 6.0 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 63 3.7 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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 79 4.8 12,007 4.7 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 251 15.4 39,709 15.6 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 212 13.0 35,160 13.8 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 119 7.3 23,730 9.3 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 263 16.1 54,639 21.5 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 319 19.6 44,860 17.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 346 21.2 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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Labourers 348 21.3 28,679 11.3 1,086,120 9.0
Managers 338 20.7 32,403 12.7 1,645,769 13.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 229 14.0 35,480 13.9 1,554,313 12.9
Machinery Operators and Drivers 148 9.1 16,230 6.4 755,863 6.3
Sales Workers 147 9.0 21,834 8.6 986,433 8.2
Professionals 142 8.7 50,919 20.0 2,886,921 24.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 125 7.7 34,676 13.6 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 106 6.5 29,776 11.7 1,525,311 12.7

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Sheep Farming (Specialised) 158 9.7 835 0.3 18,278 0.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 53 3.3 7,447 2.9 299,810 2.5
Sheep-Beef Cattle Farming 51 3.1 405 0.2 7,521 0.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 41 2.5 11,541 4.5 545,158 4.5
Cafes and Restaurants 40 2.5 6,548 2.6 268,005 2.2

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $611 N/A $701 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,425 N/A $1,720 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,046 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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 967 59.3 163,186 64.1 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 147 9.0 10,785 4.2 306,045 2.5
Car, as passenger 72 4.4 13,393 5.3 466,904 3.9
Bus 26 1.6 6,275 2.5 175,085 1.5
Truck 22 1.3 1,742 0.7 76,657 0.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 138 8.5 29,181 11.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 213 13.1 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) 26 1.6 8,054 3.2 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 1,043 64.0 179,530 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)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 2,042 66.0 323,348 69.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 699 22.6 119,193 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) 365 11.8 59,864 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 549 17.8 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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 477 15.4 90,453 19.5 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 796 25.8 130,852 28.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 412 13.3 60,147 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 351 11.4 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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Arthritis 482 13.0 68,070 12.2 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 331 8.9 52,171 9.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 124 3.4 19,104 3.4 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 10 0.3 4,395 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 242 6.5 28,394 5.1 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 173 4.7 25,185 4.5 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 51 1.4 6,326 1.1 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 111 3.0 14,027 2.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 356 9.6 63,861 11.5 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 57 1.5 6,836 1.2 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 278 7.5 49,458 8.9 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 1,987 53.7 305,093 54.7 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 402 10.9 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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 2,095 56.6 326,646 58.6 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 749 20.2 121,261 21.7 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 285 7.7 42,817 7.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 178 4.8 23,200 4.2 772,142 3.0
Not stated 402 10.9 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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Currently serving 0 0.0 958 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 109 3.5 17,515 3.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 2,724 88.1 421,126 90.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 254 8.2 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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 496 50.1 67,011 44.5 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 329 33.2 55,446 36.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 146 14.7 25,988 17.3 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 17 1.7 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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male N/A 21.9 N/A 21.3 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 77.4 N/A 78.8 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 152 18.5 21,871 17.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 38 4.6 7,473 6.1 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 161 19.6 27,941 22.8 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 97 11.8 12,738 10.4 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 70 8.5 8,972 7.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 201 24.5 30,093 24.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 42 5.1 7,624 6.2 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 60 7.3 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) 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,499 80.1 218,412 88.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 376 20.1 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) 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,412 94.2 191,561 87.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 39 2.6 13,402 6.1 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 21 1.4 11,575 5.3 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 15 1.0 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) 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 9 0.6 1,010 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 64 4.3 10,361 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 281 18.9 44,713 20.5 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 774 52.0 108,405 49.6 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 326 21.9 50,573 23.2 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 35 2.4 3,355 1.5 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.2 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) 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 72 4.8 13,015 6.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 429 28.6 75,697 34.7 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 526 35.1 77,289 35.4 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 436 29.1 49,047 22.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 35 2.3 3,365 1.5 134,848 1.5

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

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 974 65.2 147,619 67.6 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 483 32.3 63,360 29.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 37 2.5 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) 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 634 42.3 81,042 37.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 383 25.6 72,157 33.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 334 22.3 57,762 26.4 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 102 6.8 4,045 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 44 2.9 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) 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 26.0 N/A 21.1 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 8.8 N/A 15.0 N/A 24.3

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

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 200 N/A 290 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 194 58.1 32,577 56.4 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 84 25.1 19,730 34.2 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 55 16.5 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.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,023 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) 271 70.8 56,682 78.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 55 14.4 7,311 10.1 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 53 13.8 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 74 51.4 14,761 48.9 403,709 49.7
Female 70 48.6 15,425 51.1 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 24 N/A 25 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 N/A 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 900 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 		Northern Midlands % Northern Midlands Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 250 N/A 265 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 867 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.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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