Howden

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL60280
People 717
Male 50.8%
Female 49.2%
Median age 44
Families 220
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 260
Average number of people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $2,324
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,771
Median weekly rent (b) $415
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2.5

(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.

Search all persons QuickStats for another area

Map is loading.
Other 2021 Census products available for this area:
To view more QuickStats or Community Profiles for a different area, see Search Census data.

Small random changes have been made to all cell values for privacy reasons. These changes may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals.

People and population

People
All people 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 364 50.8 273,765 49.1 12,545,154 49.3
Female 353 49.2 283,804 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 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 29 4.0 30,186 5.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 680 94.8 501,521 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 11 1.5 25,851 4.6 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
All people 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 44 N/A 42 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 32 4.5 28,277 5.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 42 5.9 31,150 5.6 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 70 9.9 33,212 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 52 7.3 30,065 5.4 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 26 3.7 31,024 5.6 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 25 3.5 38,756 7.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 36 5.1 37,908 6.8 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 38 5.4 34,708 6.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 37 5.2 31,246 5.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 56 7.9 33,228 6.0 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 62 8.8 35,976 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 58 8.2 36,993 6.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 60 8.5 38,395 6.9 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 42 5.9 35,137 6.3 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 37 5.2 31,856 5.7 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 21 3.0 22,029 4.0 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 10 1.4 14,617 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 4 0.6 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 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 340 59.2 206,403 44.4 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 6 1.0 15,471 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 41 7.1 47,755 10.3 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 20 3.5 27,690 6.0 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 167 29.1 167,621 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 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 316 58.2 184,392 44.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 60 11.0 56,124 13.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 167 30.8 175,696 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 11 4.9 6,495 4.2 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 34 15.2 32,003 20.8 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 21 9.4 8,393 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 23 10.3 4,774 3.1 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 77 34.5 45,209 29.3 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 23 10.3 19,566 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 19 8.5 7,112 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 30 13.5 5,449 3.5 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 73 32.7 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) 14 6.3 14,763 9.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 31 13.9 19,814 12.8 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 46 20.6 34,622 22.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 0 0.0 4,810 3.1 242,821 3.2
Not stated 10 4.5 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 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 218 38.0 101,841 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 62 10.8 36,691 7.9 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 19 3.3 16,316 3.5 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 94 16.4 69,830 15.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 56 9.8 55,704 12.0 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 12 2.1 19,888 4.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 57 9.9 74,077 15.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 388 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 26 4.5 39,838 8.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 8 1.4 10,491 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 0 0.0 1,864 0.4 175,844 0.8
Not stated 17 3.0 37,912 8.2 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English 394 55.0 243,587 43.7 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 274 38.2 225,198 40.4 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 98 13.7 56,619 10.2 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 89 12.4 52,604 9.4 2,176,777 8.6
Dutch 39 5.4 11,838 2.1 381,948 1.5

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 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 572 79.8 440,809 79.1 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 48 6.7 19,283 3.5 927,490 3.6
United States of America 13 1.8 2,056 0.4 101,309 0.4
South Africa 11 1.5 2,089 0.4 189,207 0.7
Netherlands 10 1.4 2,136 0.4 66,481 0.3
New Zealand 9 1.3 5,483 1.0 530,492 2.1

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

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 163 22.6 101,972 18.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 66 9.1 30,769 5.5 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 49 6.8 21,714 3.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 433 60.0 371,533 66.6 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 11 1.5 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 477 66.5 394,752 70.8 12,959,282 51.0
England 91 12.7 33,809 6.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 17 2.4 7,678 1.4 673,661 2.6
Netherlands 17 2.4 5,870 1.1 177,340 0.7
South Africa 16 2.2 2,590 0.5 229,259 0.9

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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 501 69.9 404,076 72.5 13,383,605 52.6
England 77 10.7 30,581 5.5 1,488,479 5.9
Netherlands 15 2.1 5,259 0.9 152,483 0.6
South Africa 14 2.0 2,534 0.5 231,248 0.9
Scotland 13 1.8 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 357 49.8 276,330 49.6 9,767,448 38.4
Anglican 111 15.5 80,380 14.4 2,496,273 9.8
Catholic 89 12.4 71,045 12.7 5,075,907 20.0
Christian, nfd 33 4.6 13,986 2.5 688,440 2.7
Pentecostal 30 4.2 4,804 0.9 255,838 1.0

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 Howden, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (52.5%) (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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 6 0.8 648 0.1 49,375 0.2
Dutch 5 0.7 760 0.1 27,784 0.1
German 4 0.6 1,446 0.3 70,247 0.3
Cantonese 4 0.6 1,536 0.3 295,281 1.2
Mandarin 4 0.6 8,129 1.5 685,274 2.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 675 94.1 479,875 86.1 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 13 5.2 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 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
In the labour force 403 70.2 270,780 58.2 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 162 28.2 169,864 36.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 10 1.7 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 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 213 52.9 139,850 51.6 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 160 39.7 98,591 36.4 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 22 5.5 16,275 6.0 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 14 3.5 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 13 3.4 12,007 4.7 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 76 19.7 39,709 15.6 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 53 13.8 35,160 13.8 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 38 9.9 23,730 9.3 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 64 16.6 54,639 21.5 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 70 18.2 44,860 17.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 74 19.2 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Professionals 117 30.4 50,919 20.0 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 61 15.8 32,403 12.7 1,645,769 13.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 55 14.3 35,480 13.9 1,554,313 12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 48 12.5 29,776 11.7 1,525,311 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 44 11.4 34,676 13.6 1,382,205 11.5
Sales Workers 26 6.8 21,834 8.6 986,433 8.2
Labourers 21 5.5 28,679 11.3 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 9 2.3 16,230 6.4 755,863 6.3

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

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 21 5.5 11,541 4.5 545,158 4.5
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 15 3.9 4,592 1.8 146,993 1.2
State Government Administration 14 3.6 5,383 2.1 174,336 1.4
Engineering Design and Engineering Consulting Services 12 3.1 1,293 0.5 95,456 0.8
Central Government Administration 11 2.9 4,264 1.7 135,293 1.1

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $1,031 N/A $701 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,512 N/A $1,720 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $2,324 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 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 263 68.3 163,186 64.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 14 3.6 13,393 5.3 466,904 3.9
Bus 9 2.3 6,275 2.5 175,085 1.5
Bus, car as driver 4 1.0 569 0.2 11,595 0.1
Truck 4 1.0 1,742 0.7 76,657 0.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 39 10.1 29,181 11.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 49 12.7 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) 13 3.4 8,054 3.2 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 278 72.2 179,530 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 479 83.2 323,348 69.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 186 32.5 119,193 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) 97 16.9 59,864 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 165 28.9 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 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 131 22.5 90,453 19.5 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 197 33.8 130,852 28.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 108 18.6 60,147 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 49 8.4 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Arthritis 66 9.2 68,070 12.2 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 60 8.4 52,171 9.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 18 2.5 19,104 3.4 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 3 0.4 4,395 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 24 3.3 28,394 5.1 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 30 4.2 25,185 4.5 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 6 0.8 6,326 1.1 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 8 1.1 14,027 2.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 50 7.0 63,861 11.5 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 3 0.4 6,836 1.2 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 68 9.5 49,458 8.9 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 433 60.4 305,093 54.7 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 37 5.2 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 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 475 66.2 326,646 58.6 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 162 22.6 121,261 21.7 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 30 4.2 42,817 7.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 14 2.0 23,200 4.2 772,142 3.0
Not stated 37 5.2 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Currently serving 0 0.0 958 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 21 3.7 17,515 3.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 543 94.6 421,126 90.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 7 1.2 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Families

Family composition
All families 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 85 38.6 67,011 44.5 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 111 50.5 55,446 36.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 26 11.8 25,988 17.3 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 0 0.0 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 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male N/A 30.8 N/A 21.3 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 69.2 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 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 41 21.1 21,871 17.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 4 2.1 7,473 6.1 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 57 29.4 27,941 22.8 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 14 7.2 12,738 10.4 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 17 8.8 8,972 7.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 36 18.6 30,093 24.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 10 5.2 7,624 6.2 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 5 2.6 5,755 4.7 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 251 96.9 218,412 88.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 10 3.9 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) 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 251 100.0 191,561 87.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 13,402 6.1 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 11,575 5.3 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 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) 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 0 0.0 1,010 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 8 3.2 10,361 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 17 6.8 44,713 20.5 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 96 38.4 108,405 49.6 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 129 51.6 50,573 23.2 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 3,355 1.5 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.6 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.9 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) 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 3 1.2 13,015 6.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 40 16.1 75,697 34.7 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 100 40.2 77,289 35.4 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 106 42.6 49,047 22.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 0 0.0 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) 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 213 86.2 147,619 67.6 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 34 13.8 63,360 29.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 0 0.0 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) 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 115 45.8 81,042 37.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 113 45.0 72,157 33.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 17 6.8 57,762 26.4 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 0 0.0 4,045 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 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) 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 9.4 N/A 21.1 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 37.7 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 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 415 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) 8 47.1 32,577 56.4 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 7 41.2 19,730 34.2 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 0 0.0 5,459 9.5 259,992 9.1

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

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,771 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) 83 73.5 56,682 78.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 13 11.5 7,311 10.1 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 20 17.7 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 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 12 63.2 14,761 48.9 403,709 49.7
Female 7 36.8 15,425 51.1 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 32 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 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 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) 2,916 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 		Howden % Howden Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 60 N/A 265 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,775 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

Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.