Tasmania

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type State/Territory
Area code 6
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 30,186
Male 48.9%
Female 51.1%
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 11,930
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 15,021
Average number of people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,370
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent (a) $265

(a) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Tasmania, 2021 % Tasmania, 2021 Tasmania, 2016 % Tasmania, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 30,186 5.4 23,578 4.6 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 27,738 5.0 21,571 4.2 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 1,225 0.2 1,119 0.2 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 1,229 0.2 889 0.2 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 501,521 89.9 455,132 89.2 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 25,851 4.6 31,255 6.1 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Place of Usual Residence (PURP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Tasmania, 2021 % Tasmania, 2021 Tasmania, 2016 % Tasmania, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Median age 25 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 2,875 9.5 2,439 10.3 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 6,635 22.0 5,348 22.7 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 5,325 17.6 4,298 18.2 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 4,019 13.3 3,041 12.9 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 3,266 10.8 2,444 10.4 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 3,105 10.3 2,566 10.9 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 2,663 8.8 1,986 8.4 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 2,304 7.6 1,454 6.2 47,677 5.9

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

Registered marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Tasmania, 2021 % Tasmania, 2021 Tasmania, 2016 % Tasmania, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Married 5,806 28.1 4,714 29.9 127,525 23.3
Separated 888 4.3 757 4.8 23,982 4.4
Divorced 1,917 9.3 1,492 9.4 37,473 6.8
Widowed 688 3.3 502 3.2 16,329 3.0
Never married 11,383 55.0 8,326 52.7 341,871 62.5

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
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Tasmania, 2021 % Tasmania, 2021 Tasmania, 2016 % Tasmania, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Registered marriage (a) 5,495 28.7 4,346 30.0 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 3,131 16.3 2,271 15.7 81,295 16.6
Not married 10,537 55.0 7,885 54.4 296,032 60.4

(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
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people attending an educational institution 		Tasmania, 2021 % Tasmania, 2021 Tasmania, 2016 % Tasmania, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Preschool 571 5.0 287 3.2 25,485 8.0
Primary 4,753 41.9 3,923 43.9 120,864 37.9
Secondary 3,218 28.4 2,254 25.2 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 868 7.7 683 7.6 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 704 6.2 522 5.8 21,149 6.6
Other 275 2.4 185 2.1 7,310 2.3
Not stated 952 8.4 1,081 12.1 38,814 12.2

More information Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Tasmania, 2021 % Tasmania, 2021 Tasmania, 2016 % Tasmania, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,445 7.0 875 5.5 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,167 5.6 819 5.2 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 831 4.0 533 3.4 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 3,820 18.5 2,636 16.7 84,821 15.5
Year 12 2,802 13.5 1,952 12.4 82,998 15.2
Year 11 1,444 7.0 1,147 7.3 43,335 7.9
Year 10 4,700 22.7 3,677 23.3 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 31 0.1 40 0.3 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 3 0.0 0 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 2,729 13.2 2,274 14.4 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 458 2.2 442 2.8 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 85 0.4 53 0.3 5,242 1.0
Not stated 1,150 5.6 1,345 8.5 41,467 7.6

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

Cultural diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Tasmania, 2021 % Tasmania, 2021 Tasmania, 2016 % Tasmania, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 131 0.4 41 0.2 2,863 0.4
Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 32 0.1 17 0.1 4,197 0.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 178 0.6 64 0.3 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 29,102 96.4 22,866 97.0 683,122 84.1

More information on Language used at home (LANP), Whether reported using an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander language at home (LNGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Ancestry, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Tasmania, 2021 % Tasmania, 2021 Tasmania, 2016 % Tasmania, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Australian Aboriginal 24,735 81.9 1,582 6.7 695,359 85.6
Australian 13,173 43.6 16,537 70.1 277,467 34.1
English 7,851 26.0 8,623 36.6 131,618 16.2
Torres Strait Islander 1,665 5.5 49 0.2 57,353 7.1
Irish 1,404 4.7 2,195 9.3 31,853 3.9

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 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Tasmania, 2021 % Tasmania, 2021 Tasmania, 2016 % Tasmania, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
In the labour force 12,127 58.6 8,942 56.6 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 8,151 39.4 6,551 41.5 234,314 42.8
Not stated 398 1.9 300 1.9 16,695 3.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 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.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Tasmania, 2021 % Tasmania, 2021 Tasmania, 2016 % Tasmania, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 5,670 46.8 4,127 46.2 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 4,350 35.9 3,117 34.9 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 873 7.2 552 6.2 28,075 9.5
Total employed 10,898 89.9 7,792 87.1 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 1,228 10.1 1,152 12.9 36,419 12.3

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 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.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

(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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Tasmania, 2021 % Tasmania, 2021 Tasmania, 2016 % Tasmania, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,798 16.5 1,204 15.5 45,221 17.4
Labourers 1,714 15.7 1,434 18.4 37,003 14.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,613 14.8 1,165 15.0 35,333 13.6
Sales Workers 1,201 11.0 876 11.2 22,365 8.6
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,192 10.9 886 11.4 30,731 11.8
Professionals 1,181 10.8 731 9.4 36,013 13.9
Managers 1,034 9.5 640 8.2 21,218 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 913 8.4 666 8.5 23,291 9.0

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Tasmania, 2021 % Tasmania, 2021 Tasmania, 2016 % Tasmania, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 490 4.5 322 4.1 8,816 3.4
Other Social Assistance Services 469 4.3 204 2.6 10,154 3.9
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 343 3.1 166 2.1 9,313 3.6
Takeaway Food Services 323 3.0 208 2.7 7,371 2.8
Aged Care Residential Services 282 2.6 272 3.5 5,245 2.0

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Tasmania, 2021 % Tasmania, 2021 Tasmania, 2016 % Tasmania, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Personal (b) 560 N/A 472 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 1,476 N/A 1,188 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,370 N/A 1,079 N/A 1,507 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 (weekly) (INCP), Total family income (weekly) (FINF), Total household income (weekly) (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander family indicator (INGF)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Tasmania, 2021 % Tasmania, 2021 Tasmania, 2016 % Tasmania, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 13,325 64.4 10,610 67.2 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 6,511 31.5 5,212 33.0 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 3,299 16.0 2,283 14.5 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,809 13.6 2,777 17.6 58,029 10.6

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (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

Health

Type of long-term health condition
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Tasmania, 2021 % Tasmania, 2021 Tasmania, 2016 % Tasmania, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Arthritis 3,057 10.1 N/A N/A 50,807 6.3
Asthma 4,864 16.1 N/A N/A 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 655 2.2 N/A N/A 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 124 0.4 N/A N/A 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 1,539 5.1 N/A N/A 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 1,114 3.7 N/A N/A 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 361 1.2 N/A N/A 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 928 3.1 N/A N/A 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 5,266 17.4 N/A N/A 107,776 13.3
Stroke 311 1.0 N/A N/A 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 3,020 10.0 N/A N/A 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 15,744 52.2 N/A N/A 462,348 56.9
Not stated 1,899 6.3 N/A N/A 65,539 8.1

Note 1: Measures the number of people who reported that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions.
Note 2: 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 3: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).
Note 4: 2016 comparison data is not available for this table. Long-term health conditions is a new question for the 2021 Census.

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

Count of selected long-term health conditions
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Tasmania, 2021 % Tasmania, 2021 Tasmania, 2016 % Tasmania, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
None of the selected conditions 16,916 56.0 N/A N/A 493,110 60.7
One condition 7,129 23.6 N/A N/A 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 2,640 8.7 N/A N/A 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 1,597 5.3 N/A N/A 32,701 4.0
Not stated 1,899 6.3 N/A N/A 65,539 8.1

Note 1: 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.
Note 2: 2016 comparison data is not available for this table. Long-term health conditions is a new question for the 2021 Census.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Housing

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Tasmania, 2021 % Tasmania, 2021 Tasmania, 2016 % Tasmania, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 957 6.4 663 5.7 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 2.9 N/A 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1 N/A 1.9 N/A 1.9 N/A

(a) The Canadian National Occupancy Standard for Housing Appropriateness is used to determine whether there are enough bedrooms in the dwelling for the usual residents. See Housing suitability information below for more details.

More information on Number of bedrooms in private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Housing suitability (HOSD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and Rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Tasmania, 2021 % Tasmania, 2021 Tasmania, 2016 % Tasmania, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Median weekly rent (a) $265 N/A $220 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300 N/A $1,300 N/A $1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free. The 2016 figure presented above is conceptually comparable with the 2021 data, however this is not comparable with historical QuickStats as dwellings being occupied rent-free were included in the rented categories.

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

Family household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Tasmania, 2021 % Tasmania, 2021 Tasmania, 2016 % Tasmania, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
One family household: Couple family with no children 3,239 21.6 2,435 20.9 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 4,855 32.3 3,871 33.3 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 3,254 21.7 2,554 21.9 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 200 1.3 157 1.3 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 52 0.3 47 0.4 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 154 1.0 68 0.6 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 187 1.2 84 0.7 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 8 0.1 0 0.0 412 0.1
Other household 3,070 20.4 2,424 20.8 73,717 20.9

Note: This table counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level. In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

More information on Family household composition (dwelling) (HCFMD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Tasmania, 2021 % Tasmania, 2021 Tasmania, 2016 % Tasmania, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Separate house 13,457 89.6 10,379 89.2 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 886 5.9 594 5.1 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 532 3.5 549 4.7 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 107 0.7 69 0.6 2,861 0.8

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

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Tasmania, 2021 % Tasmania, 2021 Tasmania, 2016 % Tasmania, 2016 Australia, 2021 % Australia, 2021
Owned outright 3,030 20.2 2,077 17.8 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 5,280 35.2 3,926 33.7 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 6,204 41.3 5,100 43.8 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 229 1.5 197 1.7 5,582 1.6
Not stated 274 1.8 333 2.9 8,652 2.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free. The 2016 figure presented above is conceptually comparable with the 2021 data, however this is not comparable with historical QuickStats as dwellings being occupied rent-free were included in the rented categories.
(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

Please note that there are small random adjustments 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 table totals.