George Town

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL60225
People 4,536
Male 49.7%
Female 50.3%
Median age 45
Families 1,243
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 2,144
Average number of people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $901
Median monthly mortgage repayments $913
Median weekly rent (b) $220
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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 2,252 49.7 273,765 49.1 12,545,154 49.3
Female 2,281 50.3 283,804 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 275 6.1 30,186 5.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 4,019 88.6 501,521 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 243 5.4 25,851 4.6 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people
George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 45 N/A 42 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 223 4.9 28,277 5.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 274 6.0 31,150 5.6 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 311 6.8 33,212 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 273 6.0 30,065 5.4 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 224 4.9 31,024 5.6 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 256 5.6 38,756 7.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 221 4.9 37,908 6.8 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 243 5.4 34,708 6.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 223 4.9 31,246 5.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 234 5.2 33,228 6.0 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 294 6.5 35,976 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 329 7.2 36,993 6.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 333 7.3 38,395 6.9 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 345 7.6 35,137 6.3 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 319 7.0 31,856 5.7 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 216 4.8 22,029 4.0 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 124 2.7 14,617 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 100 2.2 12,995 2.3 542,342 2.1

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

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 1,523 40.9 206,403 44.4 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 176 4.7 15,471 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 406 10.9 47,755 10.3 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 259 7.0 27,690 6.0 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 1,361 36.6 167,621 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)
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
George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,428 41.7 184,392 44.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 425 12.4 56,124 13.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 1,574 45.9 175,696 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 50 4.1 6,495 4.2 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 306 25.1 32,003 20.8 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 93 7.6 8,393 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 3 0.2 4,774 3.1 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 398 32.6 45,209 29.3 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 193 15.8 19,566 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 80 6.6 7,112 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 10 0.8 5,449 3.5 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 282 23.1 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) 99 8.1 14,763 9.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 67 5.5 19,814 12.8 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 167 13.7 34,622 22.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 33 2.7 4,810 3.1 242,821 3.2
Not stated 291 23.9 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 257 6.9 101,841 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 194 5.2 36,691 7.9 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 115 3.1 16,316 3.5 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 642 17.3 69,830 15.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 462 12.4 55,704 12.0 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 206 5.5 19,888 4.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 883 23.7 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 460 12.4 39,838 8.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 87 2.3 10,491 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 19 0.5 1,864 0.4 175,844 0.8
Not stated 380 10.2 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 2,096 46.2 243,587 43.7 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 2,015 44.4 225,198 40.4 7,596,753 29.9
Scottish 419 9.2 52,604 9.4 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 397 8.8 56,619 10.2 2,410,833 9.5
Australian Aboriginal 232 5.1 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people
George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 3,718 82.0 440,809 79.1 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 199 4.4 19,283 3.5 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 51 1.1 5,483 1.0 530,492 2.1
Scotland 29 0.6 2,280 0.4 118,496 0.5
Netherlands 26 0.6 2,136 0.4 66,481 0.3
Nepal 23 0.5 6,219 1.1 122,506 0.5

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

Country of birth of parents
All people
George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 625 13.8 101,972 18.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 233 5.1 30,769 5.5 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 154 3.4 21,714 3.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 3,220 71.1 371,533 66.6 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 295 6.5 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 3,402 75.0 394,752 70.8 12,959,282 51.0
England 298 6.6 33,809 6.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 76 1.7 7,678 1.4 673,661 2.6
Scotland 72 1.6 5,272 0.9 272,233 1.1
Netherlands 43 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 3,490 76.9 404,076 72.5 13,383,605 52.6
England 289 6.4 30,581 5.5 1,488,479 5.9
Scotland 63 1.4 4,573 0.8 241,428 0.9
New Zealand 60 1.3 7,231 1.3 650,743 2.6
Netherlands 54 1.2 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 2,369 52.2 276,330 49.6 9,767,448 38.4
Anglican 751 16.6 80,380 14.4 2,496,273 9.8
Catholic 611 13.5 71,045 12.7 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 308 6.8 37,450 6.7 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 107 2.4 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 George Town, 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
George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Nepali 14 0.3 7,248 1.3 133,068 0.5
Spanish 10 0.2 1,571 0.3 171,370 0.7
Italian 8 0.2 954 0.2 228,042 0.9
Punjabi 8 0.2 2,556 0.5 239,033 0.9
Mandarin 7 0.2 8,129 1.5 685,274 2.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 4,142 91.3 479,875 86.1 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 92 4.8 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 1,626 43.7 270,780 58.2 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 1,872 50.3 169,864 36.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 226 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

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 758 46.6 139,850 51.6 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 541 33.3 98,591 36.4 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 118 7.3 16,275 6.0 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 211 13.0 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) 76 5.4 12,007 4.7 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 232 16.4 39,709 15.6 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 201 14.2 35,160 13.8 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 102 7.2 23,730 9.3 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 304 21.4 54,639 21.5 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 217 15.3 44,860 17.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 233 16.4 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
Labourers 273 19.3 28,679 11.3 1,086,120 9.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 228 16.1 35,480 13.9 1,554,313 12.9
Machinery Operators and Drivers 209 14.7 16,230 6.4 755,863 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 208 14.7 34,676 13.6 1,382,205 11.5
Sales Workers 124 8.7 21,834 8.6 986,433 8.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 114 8.0 29,776 11.7 1,525,311 12.7
Professionals 110 7.8 50,919 20.0 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 104 7.3 32,403 12.7 1,645,769 13.7

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

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aluminium Smelting 102 7.2 517 0.2 4,909 0.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 55 3.9 7,447 2.9 299,810 2.5
Log Sawmilling 48 3.4 477 0.2 5,038 0.0
Aged Care Residential Services 48 3.4 6,896 2.7 258,274 2.1
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 45 3.2 4,592 1.8 146,993 1.2

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over
George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $483 N/A $701 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,161 N/A $1,720 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $901 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 991 69.9 163,186 64.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 67 4.7 13,393 5.3 466,904 3.9
Walked only 49 3.5 10,785 4.2 306,045 2.5
Truck 10 0.7 1,742 0.7 76,657 0.6
Bus 7 0.5 6,275 2.5 175,085 1.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 184 13.0 29,181 11.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 69 4.9 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) 7 0.5 8,054 3.2 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 1,074 75.7 179,530 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) 2,314 62.2 323,348 69.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 818 22.0 119,193 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) 584 15.7 59,864 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 538 14.4 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
George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 578 15.6 90,453 19.5 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 848 22.8 130,852 28.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 465 12.5 60,147 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 417 11.2 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 785 17.3 68,070 12.2 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 570 12.6 52,171 9.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 172 3.8 19,104 3.4 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 27 0.6 4,395 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 362 8.0 28,394 5.1 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 254 5.6 25,185 4.5 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 69 1.5 6,326 1.1 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 219 4.8 14,027 2.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 644 14.2 63,861 11.5 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 62 1.4 6,836 1.2 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 502 11.1 49,458 8.9 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 2,055 45.3 305,093 54.7 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 409 9.0 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people
George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 2,241 49.4 326,646 58.6 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 1,111 24.5 121,261 21.7 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 451 9.9 42,817 7.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 322 7.1 23,200 4.2 772,142 3.0
Not stated 409 9.0 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
George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Currently serving 4 0.1 958 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 186 5.0 17,515 3.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 3,320 89.2 421,126 90.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 218 5.9 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 574 46.2 67,011 44.5 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 366 29.4 55,446 36.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 287 23.1 25,988 17.3 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 12 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
George Town % George Town Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male N/A 17.1 N/A 21.3 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 84.3 N/A 78.8 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

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 103 10.9 21,871 17.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 28 3.0 7,473 6.1 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 137 14.6 27,941 22.8 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 113 12.0 12,738 10.4 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 77 8.2 8,972 7.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 366 38.9 30,093 24.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 66 7.0 7,624 6.2 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 51 5.4 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 1,900 92.6 218,412 88.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 158 7.7 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 1,649 86.8 191,561 87.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 212 11.2 13,402 6.1 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 27 1.4 11,575 5.3 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 8 0.4 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) 9 0.5 1,010 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 62 3.3 10,361 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 274 14.5 44,713 20.5 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 1,218 64.3 108,405 49.6 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 294 15.5 50,573 23.2 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 36 1.9 3,355 1.5 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
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 168 8.8 13,015 6.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 753 39.7 75,697 34.7 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 586 30.9 77,289 35.4 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 354 18.6 49,047 22.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 38 2.0 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 1,217 64.2 147,619 67.6 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 634 33.4 63,360 29.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 46 2.4 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 728 38.3 81,042 37.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 464 24.4 72,157 33.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 659 34.7 57,762 26.4 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 19 1.0 4,045 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 30 1.6 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 33.8 N/A 21.1 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 5.7 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
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 348 52.8 32,577 56.4 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 241 36.6 19,730 34.2 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 69 10.5 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 913 N/A 1,313 N/A 1,863 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 367 79.1 56,682 78.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 44 9.5 7,311 10.1 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 53 11.4 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 123 44.4 14,761 48.9 403,709 49.7
Female 154 55.6 15,425 51.1 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 22 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 2.8 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) 1,031 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) 220 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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