Waratah-Wynyard

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA65410
People 14,300
Male 48.6%
Female 51.4%
Median age 48
Families 3,970
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 6,895
Average number of people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,138
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,200
Median weekly rent (b) $240
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 6,956 48.6 273,765 49.1 12,545,154 49.3
Female 7,345 51.4 283,804 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 1,263 8.8 30,186 5.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 12,270 85.8 501,521 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 768 5.4 25,851 4.6 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 48 N/A 42 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 715 5.0 28,277 5.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 800 5.6 31,150 5.6 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 910 6.4 33,212 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 700 4.9 30,065 5.4 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 666 4.7 31,024 5.6 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 672 4.7 38,756 7.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 682 4.8 37,908 6.8 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 804 5.6 34,708 6.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 718 5.0 31,246 5.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 810 5.7 33,228 6.0 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 1,015 7.1 35,976 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 1,115 7.8 36,993 6.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 1,098 7.7 38,395 6.9 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 1,095 7.7 35,137 6.3 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 965 6.7 31,856 5.7 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 704 4.9 22,029 4.0 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 477 3.3 14,617 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 364 2.5 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 5,617 47.3 206,403 44.4 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 427 3.6 15,471 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 1,259 10.6 47,755 10.3 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 863 7.3 27,690 6.0 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 3,707 31.2 167,621 36.1 7,583,393 36.5

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

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 5,052 47.6 184,392 44.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 1,347 12.7 56,124 13.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 4,204 39.6 175,696 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 135 3.7 6,495 4.2 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 940 25.7 32,003 20.8 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 227 6.2 8,393 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 29 0.8 4,774 3.1 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 1,197 32.8 45,209 29.3 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 604 16.5 19,566 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 157 4.3 7,112 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 20 0.5 5,449 3.5 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 788 21.6 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) 275 7.5 14,763 9.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 271 7.4 19,814 12.8 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 547 15.0 34,622 22.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 74 2.0 4,810 3.1 242,821 3.2
Not stated 911 24.9 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,518 12.8 101,841 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 889 7.5 36,691 7.9 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 402 3.4 16,316 3.5 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 2,229 18.8 69,830 15.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 1,123 9.5 55,704 12.0 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 577 4.9 19,888 4.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 2,322 19.6 74,077 15.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 13 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 1,331 11.2 39,838 8.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 270 2.3 10,491 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 49 0.4 1,864 0.4 175,844 0.8
Not stated 1,150 9.7 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English 6,497 45.4 243,587 43.7 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 6,473 45.3 225,198 40.4 7,596,753 29.9
Scottish 1,407 9.8 52,604 9.4 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 1,381 9.7 56,619 10.2 2,410,833 9.5
Australian Aboriginal 1,132 7.9 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 11,927 83.4 440,809 79.1 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 565 4.0 19,283 3.5 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 185 1.3 5,483 1.0 530,492 2.1
Scotland 66 0.5 2,280 0.4 118,496 0.5
United States of America 53 0.4 2,056 0.4 101,309 0.4
South Africa 51 0.4 2,089 0.4 189,207 0.7

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,678 11.7 101,972 18.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 635 4.4 30,769 5.5 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 482 3.4 21,714 3.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 10,594 74.1 371,533 66.6 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 914 6.4 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 11,120 77.8 394,752 70.8 12,959,282 51.0
England 878 6.1 33,809 6.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 231 1.6 7,678 1.4 673,661 2.6
Scotland 148 1.0 5,272 0.9 272,233 1.1
Netherlands 139 1.0 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 11,273 78.8 404,076 72.5 13,383,605 52.6
England 827 5.8 30,581 5.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 238 1.7 7,231 1.3 650,743 2.6
Scotland 140 1.0 4,573 0.8 241,428 0.9
Netherlands 132 0.9 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 7,358 51.5 276,330 49.6 9,767,448 38.4
Anglican 1,725 12.1 80,380 14.4 2,496,273 9.8
Catholic 1,693 11.8 71,045 12.7 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 1,142 8.0 37,450 6.7 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 630 4.4 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 Waratah-Wynyard, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (56.3%) (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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Nepali 30 0.2 7,248 1.3 133,068 0.5
Auslan 27 0.2 364 0.1 16,242 0.1
German 24 0.2 1,446 0.3 70,247 0.3
Afrikaans 20 0.1 648 0.1 49,375 0.2
Thai 19 0.1 629 0.1 66,576 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 13,160 92.0 479,875 86.1 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 191 3.3 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
In the labour force 6,175 52.0 270,780 58.2 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 4,973 41.9 169,864 36.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 729 6.1 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,241 52.5 139,850 51.6 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 2,163 35.0 98,591 36.4 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 435 7.0 16,275 6.0 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 336 5.4 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 321 5.5 12,007 4.7 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 902 15.5 39,709 15.6 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 807 13.8 35,160 13.8 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 460 7.9 23,730 9.3 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 1,090 18.7 54,639 21.5 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,014 17.4 44,860 17.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 1,133 19.4 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 914 15.7 35,480 13.9 1,554,313 12.9
Professionals 908 15.6 50,919 20.0 2,886,921 24.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 805 13.8 34,676 13.6 1,382,205 11.5
Labourers 710 12.2 28,679 11.3 1,086,120 9.0
Managers 695 11.9 32,403 12.7 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 607 10.4 29,776 11.7 1,525,311 12.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 564 9.7 16,230 6.4 755,863 6.3
Sales Workers 525 9.0 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Other Social Assistance Services 260 4.5 8,508 3.3 278,221 2.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 234 4.0 11,541 4.5 545,158 4.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 228 3.9 7,447 2.9 299,810 2.5
Primary Education 205 3.5 6,657 2.6 265,249 2.2
Iron Ore Mining 149 2.6 704 0.3 42,728 0.4

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $605 N/A $701 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,516 N/A $1,720 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,138 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 4,129 70.8 163,186 64.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 215 3.7 13,393 5.3 466,904 3.9
Walked only 154 2.6 10,785 4.2 306,045 2.5
Truck 45 0.8 1,742 0.7 76,657 0.6
Bus 36 0.6 6,275 2.5 175,085 1.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 693 11.9 29,181 11.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 421 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) 55 0.9 8,054 3.2 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 4,378 75.0 179,530 70.5 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 8,238 69.4 323,348 69.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 2,949 24.9 119,193 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) 1,671 14.1 59,864 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,920 16.2 83,646 18.0 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 2,057 17.3 90,453 19.5 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 3,106 26.2 130,852 28.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 1,719 14.5 60,147 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 1,354 11.4 41,900 9.0 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Arthritis 1,900 13.3 68,070 12.2 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 1,570 11.0 52,171 9.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 529 3.7 19,104 3.4 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 117 0.8 4,395 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 1,007 7.0 28,394 5.1 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 787 5.5 25,185 4.5 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 226 1.6 6,326 1.1 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 468 3.3 14,027 2.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,601 11.2 63,861 11.5 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 215 1.5 6,836 1.2 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,336 9.3 49,458 8.9 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 7,361 51.5 305,093 54.7 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 1,180 8.3 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 7,891 55.2 326,646 58.6 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 3,190 22.3 121,261 21.7 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 1,282 9.0 42,817 7.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 748 5.2 23,200 4.2 772,142 3.0
Not stated 1,180 8.3 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Currently serving 17 0.1 958 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 436 3.7 17,515 3.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 10,692 90.1 421,126 90.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 727 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,971 49.6 67,011 44.5 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 1,318 33.2 55,446 36.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 641 16.1 25,988 17.3 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 38 1.0 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male N/A 21.1 N/A 21.3 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 79.9 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 468 14.2 21,871 17.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 133 4.0 7,473 6.1 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 688 20.9 27,941 22.8 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 345 10.5 12,738 10.4 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 221 6.7 8,972 7.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 982 29.9 30,093 24.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 225 6.8 7,624 6.2 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 221 6.7 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) 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 5,850 89.1 218,412 88.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 708 10.8 29,185 11.8 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 5,407 92.4 191,561 87.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 355 6.1 13,402 6.1 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 21 0.4 11,575 5.3 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 58 1.0 1,389 0.6 54,711 0.6

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

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 25 0.4 1,010 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 254 4.3 10,361 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 1,161 19.8 44,713 20.5 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 3,038 51.9 108,405 49.6 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 1,290 22.1 50,573 23.2 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 82 1.4 3,355 1.5 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.3 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)
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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 363 6.2 13,015 6.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 2,015 34.4 75,697 34.7 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 2,033 34.7 77,289 35.4 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 1,359 23.2 49,047 22.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 85 1.5 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) 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 3,911 66.9 147,619 67.6 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 1,829 31.3 63,360 29.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 107 1.8 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) 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,439 41.7 81,042 37.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,838 31.4 72,157 33.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 1,408 24.1 57,762 26.4 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 81 1.4 4,045 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 87 1.5 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) 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 26.7 N/A 21.1 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 10.8 N/A 15.0 N/A 24.3

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

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 240 N/A 290 N/A 375 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 787 55.9 32,577 56.4 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 488 34.7 19,730 34.2 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 131 9.3 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.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
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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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,200 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) 1,417 77.1 56,682 78.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 166 9.0 7,311 10.1 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 260 14.1 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 621 49.0 14,761 48.9 403,709 49.7
Female 646 51.0 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

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
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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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 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) 1,286 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 		Waratah-Wynyard % Waratah-Wynyard Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 248 N/A 265 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,185 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)
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