Meander Valley

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA64210
People 20,709
Male 48.9%
Female 51.1%
Median age 46
Families 5,864
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 9,259
Average number of people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,290
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,322
Median weekly rent (b) $270
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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 10,125 48.9 273,765 49.1 12,545,154 49.3
Female 10,578 51.1 283,804 50.9 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
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Indigenous status
All people 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 773 3.7 30,186 5.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 19,097 92.2 501,521 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 845 4.1 25,851 4.6 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 46 N/A 42 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 963 4.7 28,277 5.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 1,166 5.6 31,150 5.6 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 1,282 6.2 33,212 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 1,095 5.3 30,065 5.4 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 1,027 5.0 31,024 5.6 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 1,143 5.5 38,756 7.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 1,128 5.4 37,908 6.8 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 1,137 5.5 34,708 6.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 1,111 5.4 31,246 5.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 1,258 6.1 33,228 6.0 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 1,436 6.9 35,976 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 1,492 7.2 36,993 6.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 1,569 7.6 38,395 6.9 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 1,449 7.0 35,137 6.3 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 1,362 6.6 31,856 5.7 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 949 4.6 22,029 4.0 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 634 3.1 14,617 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 503 2.4 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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 8,597 49.7 206,403 44.4 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 592 3.4 15,471 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 1,753 10.1 47,755 10.3 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 1,059 6.1 27,690 6.0 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 5,298 30.6 167,621 36.1 7,583,393 36.5

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

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 7,847 49.9 184,392 44.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 1,958 12.4 56,124 13.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 5,925 37.7 175,696 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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 224 4.4 6,495 4.2 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 1,209 23.5 32,003 20.8 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 306 6.0 8,393 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 186 3.6 4,774 3.1 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 1,694 33.0 45,209 29.3 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 689 13.4 19,566 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 351 6.8 7,112 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 210 4.1 5,449 3.5 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 1,258 24.5 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) 360 7.0 14,763 9.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 463 9.0 19,814 12.8 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 830 16.2 34,622 22.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 120 2.3 4,810 3.1 242,821 3.2
Not stated 1,007 19.6 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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,594 15.0 101,841 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,382 8.0 36,691 7.9 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 666 3.9 16,316 3.5 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 2,845 16.5 69,830 15.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 2,020 11.7 55,704 12.0 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 802 4.6 19,888 4.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 3,434 19.9 74,077 15.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 12 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 1,746 10.1 39,838 8.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 395 2.3 10,491 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 42 0.2 1,864 0.4 175,844 0.8
Not stated 1,354 7.8 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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English 9,640 46.5 243,587 43.7 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 9,129 44.1 225,198 40.4 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 2,022 9.8 56,619 10.2 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 1,968 9.5 52,604 9.4 2,176,777 8.6
German 708 3.4 19,878 3.6 1,026,138 4.0

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 17,176 82.9 440,809 79.1 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 824 4.0 19,283 3.5 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 228 1.1 5,483 1.0 530,492 2.1
Philippines 99 0.5 2,441 0.4 293,892 1.2
Netherlands 94 0.5 2,136 0.4 66,481 0.3
Timor-Leste 86 0.4 110 0.0 9,761 0.0

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

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,965 14.3 101,972 18.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 1,008 4.9 30,769 5.5 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 813 3.9 21,714 3.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 14,954 72.2 371,533 66.6 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 966 4.7 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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 15,816 76.4 394,752 70.8 12,959,282 51.0
England 1,316 6.4 33,809 6.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 304 1.5 7,678 1.4 673,661 2.6
Netherlands 233 1.1 5,870 1.1 177,340 0.7
Scotland 176 0.8 5,272 0.9 272,233 1.1

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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 16,008 77.3 404,076 72.5 13,383,605 52.6
England 1,224 5.9 30,581 5.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 295 1.4 7,231 1.3 650,743 2.6
Netherlands 251 1.2 5,259 0.9 152,483 0.6
Scotland 165 0.8 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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 9,339 45.1 276,330 49.6 9,767,448 38.4
Anglican 3,486 16.8 80,380 14.4 2,496,273 9.8
Catholic 2,953 14.3 71,045 12.7 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 1,306 6.3 37,450 6.7 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 806 3.9 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 Meander Valley, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (49.4%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Tetum 80 0.4 95 0.0 1,486 0.0
Mandarin 62 0.3 8,129 1.5 685,274 2.7
Nepali 51 0.2 7,248 1.3 133,068 0.5
Tagalog 44 0.2 820 0.1 131,195 0.5
Italian 34 0.2 954 0.2 228,042 0.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 18,946 91.5 479,875 86.1 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 381 4.6 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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
In the labour force 10,122 58.5 270,780 58.2 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 6,405 37.0 169,864 36.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 765 4.4 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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5,432 53.7 139,850 51.6 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 3,643 36.0 98,591 36.4 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 577 5.7 16,275 6.0 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 472 4.7 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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 431 4.5 12,007 4.7 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 1,492 15.5 39,709 15.6 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 1,263 13.1 35,160 13.8 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 896 9.3 23,730 9.3 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 1,893 19.6 54,639 21.5 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,762 18.3 44,860 17.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 1,775 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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Managers 1,468 15.2 32,403 12.7 1,645,769 13.7
Professionals 1,464 15.2 50,919 20.0 2,886,921 24.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,354 14.0 35,480 13.9 1,554,313 12.9
Labourers 1,199 12.4 28,679 11.3 1,086,120 9.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,185 12.3 29,776 11.7 1,525,311 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,166 12.1 34,676 13.6 1,382,205 11.5
Sales Workers 850 8.8 21,834 8.6 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 797 8.3 16,230 6.4 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 445 4.6 11,541 4.5 545,158 4.5
Other Social Assistance Services 290 3.0 8,508 3.3 278,221 2.3
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 287 3.0 7,447 2.9 299,810 2.5
Aged Care Residential Services 276 2.9 6,896 2.7 258,274 2.1
Primary Education 255 2.6 6,657 2.6 265,249 2.2

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $670 N/A $701 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,675 N/A $1,720 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,290 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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 6,669 69.1 163,186 64.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 372 3.9 13,393 5.3 466,904 3.9
Walked only 259 2.7 10,785 4.2 306,045 2.5
Bus 146 1.5 6,275 2.5 175,085 1.5
Truck 88 0.9 1,742 0.7 76,657 0.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 994 10.3 29,181 11.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 839 8.7 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) 172 1.8 8,054 3.2 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 7,105 73.6 179,530 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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 12,231 70.7 323,348 69.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 4,408 25.5 119,193 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) 2,255 13.0 59,864 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 3,161 18.3 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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 3,358 19.4 90,453 19.5 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 4,768 27.6 130,852 28.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 2,292 13.3 60,147 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 1,807 10.5 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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Arthritis 2,858 13.8 68,070 12.2 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 2,074 10.0 52,171 9.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 756 3.7 19,104 3.4 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 141 0.7 4,395 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 1,159 5.6 28,394 5.1 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 990 4.8 25,185 4.5 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 274 1.3 6,326 1.1 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 608 2.9 14,027 2.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 2,147 10.4 63,861 11.5 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 275 1.3 6,836 1.2 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,834 8.9 49,458 8.9 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 11,256 54.4 305,093 54.7 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 1,458 7.0 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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 12,025 58.1 326,646 58.6 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 4,600 22.2 121,261 21.7 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 1,656 8.0 42,817 7.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 964 4.7 23,200 4.2 772,142 3.0
Not stated 1,458 7.0 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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Currently serving 19 0.1 958 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 682 3.9 17,515 3.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 15,759 91.1 421,126 90.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 834 4.8 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.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 2,769 47.2 67,011 44.5 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 2,224 37.9 55,446 36.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 827 14.1 25,988 17.3 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 50 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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male N/A 23.6 N/A 21.3 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 76.1 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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 939 18.8 21,871 17.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 271 5.4 7,473 6.1 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,203 24.1 27,941 22.8 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 492 9.9 12,738 10.4 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 315 6.3 8,972 7.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 1,263 25.3 30,093 24.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 291 5.8 7,624 6.2 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 224 4.5 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) 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 8,257 92.8 218,412 88.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 637 7.2 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) 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 7,426 89.9 191,561 87.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 406 4.9 13,402 6.1 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 366 4.4 11,575 5.3 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 51 0.6 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) 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 31 0.4 1,010 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 285 3.5 10,361 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 1,660 20.1 44,713 20.5 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 3,942 47.8 108,405 49.6 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 2,208 26.8 50,573 23.2 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 123 1.5 3,355 1.5 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.4 N/A 2.4 N/A 2.5 N/A

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Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 307 3.7 13,015 6.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 2,503 30.3 75,697 34.7 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 3,013 36.5 77,289 35.4 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 2,312 28.0 49,047 22.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 116 1.4 3,365 1.5 134,848 1.5

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

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Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 5,747 69.6 147,619 67.6 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 2,329 28.2 63,360 29.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 179 2.2 7,429 3.4 361,822 3.9

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Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3,531 42.8 81,042 37.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 2,774 33.6 72,157 33.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 1,691 20.5 57,762 26.4 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 142 1.7 4,045 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 115 1.4 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.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 22.3 N/A 21.1 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 13.3 N/A 15.0 N/A 24.3

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

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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 270 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) 978 57.8 32,577 56.4 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 571 33.8 19,730 34.2 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 141 8.3 5,459 9.5 259,992 9.1

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

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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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,322 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) 2,190 78.9 56,682 78.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 270 9.7 7,311 10.1 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 319 11.5 8,167 11.3 374,734 11.6

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

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Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 363 47.0 14,761 48.9 403,709 49.7
Female 409 53.0 15,425 51.1 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 25 N/A 25 N/A 24 N/A

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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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley 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) 1,412 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.

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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 		Meander Valley % Meander Valley Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 268 N/A 265 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,400 N/A 1,300 N/A 1,721 N/A

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

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