George Town

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA62210
People 7,033
Male 50.5%
Female 49.5%
Median age 49
Families 1,966
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 3,674
Average number of people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $996
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,083
Median weekly rent (b) $220
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 3,552 50.5 273,765 49.1 12,545,154 49.3
Female 3,481 49.5 283,804 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 366 5.2 30,186 5.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 6,268 89.1 501,521 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 396 5.6 25,851 4.6 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 49 N/A 42 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 323 4.6 28,277 5.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 366 5.2 31,150 5.6 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 434 6.2 33,212 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 394 5.6 30,065 5.4 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 307 4.4 31,024 5.6 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 365 5.2 38,756 7.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 331 4.7 37,908 6.8 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 362 5.2 34,708 6.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 345 4.9 31,246 5.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 372 5.3 33,228 6.0 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 480 6.8 35,976 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 572 8.2 36,993 6.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 579 8.3 38,395 6.9 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 595 8.5 35,137 6.3 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 496 7.1 31,856 5.7 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 335 4.8 22,029 4.0 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 196 2.8 14,617 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 163 2.3 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 2,681 45.3 206,403 44.4 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 245 4.1 15,471 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 632 10.7 47,755 10.3 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 406 6.9 27,690 6.0 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 1,941 32.8 167,621 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)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 2,452 46.1 184,392 44.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 647 12.2 56,124 13.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 2,219 41.7 175,696 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 63 3.6 6,495 4.2 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 397 22.6 32,003 20.8 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 116 6.6 8,393 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 20 1.1 4,774 3.1 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 535 30.5 45,209 29.3 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 252 14.4 19,566 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 110 6.3 7,112 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 27 1.5 5,449 3.5 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 391 22.3 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) 138 7.9 14,763 9.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 108 6.2 19,814 12.8 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 244 13.9 34,622 22.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 45 2.6 4,810 3.1 242,821 3.2
Not stated 473 27.0 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 592 10.0 101,841 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 385 6.5 36,691 7.9 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 204 3.5 16,316 3.5 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 1,051 17.8 69,830 15.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 667 11.3 55,704 12.0 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 291 4.9 19,888 4.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 1,291 21.8 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 663 11.2 39,838 8.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 134 2.3 10,491 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 25 0.4 1,864 0.4 175,844 0.8
Not stated 610 10.3 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English 3,244 46.1 243,587 43.7 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 3,078 43.8 225,198 40.4 7,596,753 29.9
Scottish 698 9.9 52,604 9.4 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 678 9.6 56,619 10.2 2,410,833 9.5
Australian Aboriginal 305 4.3 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 5,717 81.3 440,809 79.1 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 301 4.3 19,283 3.5 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 100 1.4 5,483 1.0 530,492 2.1
Scotland 48 0.7 2,280 0.4 118,496 0.5
Netherlands 36 0.5 2,136 0.4 66,481 0.3
Germany 26 0.4 2,087 0.4 101,255 0.4

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,001 14.2 101,972 18.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 361 5.1 30,769 5.5 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 245 3.5 21,714 3.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 4,946 70.3 371,533 66.6 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 481 6.8 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 5,231 74.4 394,752 70.8 12,959,282 51.0
England 470 6.7 33,809 6.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 136 1.9 7,678 1.4 673,661 2.6
Scotland 110 1.6 5,272 0.9 272,233 1.1
Netherlands 65 0.9 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 5,349 76.1 404,076 72.5 13,383,605 52.6
England 437 6.2 30,581 5.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 116 1.6 7,231 1.3 650,743 2.6
Scotland 103 1.5 4,573 0.8 241,428 0.9
Netherlands 77 1.1 5,259 0.9 152,483 0.6

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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 3,552 50.5 276,330 49.6 9,767,448 38.4
Anglican 1,208 17.2 80,380 14.4 2,496,273 9.8
Catholic 901 12.8 71,045 12.7 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 546 7.8 37,450 6.7 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 181 2.6 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 George Town, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (55.0%) (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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Nepali 19 0.3 7,248 1.3 133,068 0.5
German 12 0.2 1,446 0.3 70,247 0.3
Spanish 10 0.1 1,571 0.3 171,370 0.7
Italian 9 0.1 954 0.2 228,042 0.9
Dutch 8 0.1 760 0.1 27,784 0.1
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 6,431 91.4 479,875 86.1 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 126 4.3 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
In the labour force 2,760 46.7 270,780 58.2 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 2,793 47.2 169,864 36.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 356 6.0 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,379 50.0 139,850 51.6 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 921 33.4 98,591 36.4 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 186 6.7 16,275 6.0 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 276 10.0 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 121 4.9 12,007 4.7 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 387 15.5 39,709 15.6 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 326 13.1 35,160 13.8 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 206 8.3 23,730 9.3 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 516 20.7 54,639 21.5 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 410 16.5 44,860 17.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 457 18.4 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 406 16.3 35,480 13.9 1,554,313 12.9
Labourers 390 15.7 28,679 11.3 1,086,120 9.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 330 13.3 34,676 13.6 1,382,205 11.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 309 12.4 16,230 6.4 755,863 6.3
Professionals 293 11.8 50,919 20.0 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 247 9.9 32,403 12.7 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 221 8.9 29,776 11.7 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 213 8.6 21,834 8.6 986,433 8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aluminium Smelting 138 5.5 517 0.2 4,909 0.0
Aged Care Residential Services 80 3.2 6,896 2.7 258,274 2.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 78 3.1 7,447 2.9 299,810 2.5
Other Social Assistance Services 72 2.9 8,508 3.3 278,221 2.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 66 2.7 11,541 4.5 545,158 4.5

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $519 N/A $701 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,272 N/A $1,720 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $996 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,731 69.5 163,186 64.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 114 4.6 13,393 5.3 466,904 3.9
Walked only 71 2.9 10,785 4.2 306,045 2.5
Truck 24 1.0 1,742 0.7 76,657 0.6
Bicycle 16 0.6 1,776 0.7 79,089 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 294 11.8 29,181 11.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 178 7.2 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) 8 0.3 8,054 3.2 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 1,857 74.6 179,530 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 3,827 64.8 323,348 69.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,242 21.0 119,193 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) 857 14.5 59,864 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 935 15.8 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)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 921 15.6 90,453 19.5 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 1,437 24.3 130,852 28.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 806 13.6 60,147 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 669 11.3 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Arthritis 1,183 16.8 68,070 12.2 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 779 11.1 52,171 9.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 272 3.9 19,104 3.4 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 66 0.9 4,395 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 514 7.3 28,394 5.1 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 399 5.7 25,185 4.5 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 95 1.4 6,326 1.1 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 316 4.5 14,027 2.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 925 13.2 63,861 11.5 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 99 1.4 6,836 1.2 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 745 10.6 49,458 8.9 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 3,303 47.0 305,093 54.7 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 627 8.9 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)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 3,589 51.0 326,646 58.6 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 1,680 23.9 121,261 21.7 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 679 9.7 42,817 7.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 450 6.4 23,200 4.2 772,142 3.0
Not stated 627 8.9 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Currently serving 6 0.1 958 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 288 4.9 17,515 3.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 5,250 88.8 421,126 90.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 362 6.1 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 991 50.4 67,011 44.5 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 586 29.8 55,446 36.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 374 19.0 25,988 17.3 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 17 0.9 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male N/A 19.3 N/A 21.3 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 78.9 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 215 13.7 21,871 17.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 65 4.1 7,473 6.1 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 250 15.9 27,941 22.8 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 189 12.0 12,738 10.4 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 130 8.3 8,972 7.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 558 35.5 30,093 24.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 92 5.8 7,624 6.2 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 72 4.6 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) 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,911 83.4 218,412 88.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 587 16.8 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) 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,607 89.6 191,561 87.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 251 8.6 13,402 6.1 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 27 0.9 11,575 5.3 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 26 0.9 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) 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 13 0.4 1,010 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 103 3.5 10,361 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 469 16.1 44,713 20.5 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 1,676 57.6 108,405 49.6 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 576 19.8 50,573 23.2 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 73 2.5 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) 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 187 6.4 13,015 6.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 1,007 34.6 75,697 34.7 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 972 33.4 77,289 35.4 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 676 23.2 49,047 22.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 67 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) 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 1,926 66.2 147,619 67.6 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 918 31.5 63,360 29.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 66 2.3 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) 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,210 41.6 81,042 37.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 786 27.0 72,157 33.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 791 27.2 57,762 26.4 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 55 1.9 4,045 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 64 2.2 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) 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 30.3 N/A 21.1 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 8.1 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 220 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) 417 52.7 32,577 56.4 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 289 36.5 19,730 34.2 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 79 10.0 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,083 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) 610 77.6 56,682 78.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 83 10.6 7,311 10.1 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 91 11.6 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 175 47.3 14,761 48.9 403,709 49.7
Female 195 52.7 15,425 51.1 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 23 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 		George Town % George Town 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 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,132 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 		George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 227 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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