Launceston

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 3
Area code 60201
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3,303
Male 47.8%
Female 52.2%
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 1,340
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 1,784
Average number of people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $1,276
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent (a) $264

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

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 3,303 3.8 30,186 5.4 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 3,055 3.5 27,738 5.0 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 136 0.2 1,225 0.2 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 118 0.1 1,229 0.2 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 80,586 92.3 501,521 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 3,457 4.0 25,851 4.6 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 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 24 N/A 25 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 329 10.0 2,875 9.5 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 755 22.9 6,635 22.0 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 612 18.5 5,325 17.6 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 446 13.5 4,019 13.3 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 370 11.2 3,266 10.8 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 350 10.6 3,105 10.3 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 244 7.4 2,663 8.8 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 194 5.9 2,304 7.6 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 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 523 23.5 5,806 28.1 127,525 23.3
Separated 90 4.0 888 4.3 23,982 4.4
Divorced 206 9.3 1,917 9.3 37,473 6.8
Widowed 66 3.0 688 3.3 16,329 3.0
Never married 1,342 60.3 11,383 55.0 341,871 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 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 499 24.0 5,495 28.7 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 340 16.3 3,131 16.3 81,295 16.6
Not married 1,239 59.5 10,537 55.0 296,032 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 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 79 6.1 571 5.0 25,485 8.0
Primary 542 42.2 4,753 41.9 120,864 37.9
Secondary 317 24.7 3,218 28.4 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 99 7.7 868 7.7 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 114 8.9 704 6.2 21,149 6.6
Other 40 3.1 275 2.4 7,310 2.3
Not stated 100 7.8 952 8.4 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 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 188 8.5 1,445 7.0 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 122 5.5 1,167 5.6 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 72 3.2 831 4.0 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 367 16.5 3,820 18.5 84,821 15.5
Year 12 333 15.0 2,802 13.5 82,998 15.2
Year 11 167 7.5 1,444 7.0 43,335 7.9
Year 10 527 23.7 4,700 22.7 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 3 0.1 31 0.1 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 0 0.0 3 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 260 11.7 2,729 13.2 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 59 2.7 458 2.2 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 11 0.5 85 0.4 5,242 1.0
Not stated 108 4.9 1,150 5.6 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 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 37 1.1 131 0.4 2,863 0.4
Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 5 0.2 32 0.1 4,197 0.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 44 1.3 178 0.6 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 3,171 96.0 29,102 96.4 683,122 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 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 2,792 84.5 24,735 81.9 695,359 85.6
Australian 1,466 44.4 13,173 43.6 277,467 34.1
English 794 24.0 7,851 26.0 131,618 16.2
Irish 164 5.0 1,404 4.7 31,853 3.9
Torres Strait Islander 163 4.9 1,665 5.5 57,353 7.1

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). 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

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
In the labour force 1,381 62.1 12,127 58.6 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 801 36.0 8,151 39.4 234,314 42.8
Not stated 43 1.9 398 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 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 610 44.2 5,670 46.8 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 496 35.9 4,350 35.9 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 98 7.1 873 7.2 28,075 9.5
Total employed 1,203 87.1 10,898 89.9 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 172 12.5 1,228 10.1 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 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Labourers 205 17.0 1,714 15.7 37,003 14.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 196 16.3 1,798 16.5 45,221 17.4
Sales Workers 161 13.4 1,201 11.0 22,365 8.6
Professionals 153 12.7 1,181 10.8 36,013 13.9
Technicians and Trades Workers 142 11.8 1,613 14.8 35,333 13.6
Clerical and Administrative Workers 135 11.2 1,192 10.9 30,731 11.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 97 8.1 913 8.4 23,291 9.0
Managers 89 7.4 1,034 9.5 21,218 8.2

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 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 67 5.6 490 4.5 8,816 3.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 62 5.2 343 3.1 9,313 3.6
Other Social Assistance Services 54 4.5 469 4.3 10,154 3.9
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 40 3.3 186 1.7 3,925 1.5
Takeaway Food Services 35 2.9 323 3.0 7,371 2.8

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 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 567 N/A 560 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 1,384 N/A 1,476 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,276 N/A 1,370 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 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 1,430 64.2 13,325 64.4 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 683 30.7 6,511 31.5 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 340 15.3 3,299 16.0 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 275 12.4 2,809 13.6 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 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Arthritis 283 8.6 3,057 10.1 50,807 6.3
Asthma 564 17.1 4,864 16.1 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 61 1.8 655 2.2 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 13 0.4 124 0.4 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 168 5.1 1,539 5.1 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 116 3.5 1,114 3.7 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 38 1.2 361 1.2 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 86 2.6 928 3.1 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 650 19.7 5,266 17.4 107,776 13.3
Stroke 29 0.9 311 1.0 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 346 10.5 3,020 10.0 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 1,686 51.0 15,744 52.2 462,348 56.9
Not stated 203 6.1 1,899 6.3 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).

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 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 1,804 54.6 16,916 56.0 493,110 60.7
One condition 845 25.6 7,129 23.6 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 284 8.6 2,640 8.7 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 163 4.9 1,597 5.3 32,701 4.0
Not stated 203 6.1 1,899 6.3 65,539 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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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 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 119 6.7 957 6.4 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 2.8 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 1.8 N/A 2.1 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 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $264 N/A $265 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, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

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 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 351 19.7 3,239 21.6 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 485 27.2 4,855 32.3 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 444 24.9 3,254 21.7 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 28 1.6 200 1.3 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 3 0.2 52 0.3 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 20 1.1 154 1.0 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 22 1.2 187 1.2 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 8 0.1 412 0.1
Other household 426 23.9 3,070 20.4 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 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,457 81.7 13,457 89.6 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 177 9.9 886 5.9 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 137 7.7 532 3.5 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 3 0.2 107 0.7 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 		Launceston % Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 219 12.3 3,030 20.2 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 531 29.8 5,280 35.2 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 979 54.9 6,204 41.3 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 14 0.8 229 1.5 5,582 1.6
Not stated 36 2.0 274 1.8 8,652 2.5

(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

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.