Mountain River

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL60436
People 606
Male 51.5%
Female 48.5%
Median age 42
Families 182
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 239
Average number of people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,758
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent (b) $300
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2.4

(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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 311 51.5 273,765 49.1 12,545,154 49.3
Female 293 48.5 283,804 50.9 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 15 2.5 30,186 5.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 562 92.7 501,521 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 28 4.6 25,851 4.6 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 42 N/A 42 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 41 6.8 28,277 5.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 37 6.1 31,150 5.6 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 38 6.3 33,212 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 32 5.3 30,065 5.4 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 24 4.0 31,024 5.6 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 22 3.6 38,756 7.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 39 6.4 37,908 6.8 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 49 8.1 34,708 6.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 29 4.8 31,246 5.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 47 7.8 33,228 6.0 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 43 7.1 35,976 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 53 8.7 36,993 6.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 52 8.6 38,395 6.9 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 29 4.8 35,137 6.3 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 33 5.4 31,856 5.7 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 18 3.0 22,029 4.0 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 15 2.5 14,617 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 5 0.8 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 264 54.4 206,403 44.4 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 11 2.3 15,471 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 51 10.5 47,755 10.3 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 22 4.5 27,690 6.0 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 142 29.3 167,621 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 245 55.1 184,392 44.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 64 14.4 56,124 13.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 136 30.6 175,696 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 7 4.6 6,495 4.2 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 31 20.3 32,003 20.8 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 14 9.2 8,393 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 13 8.5 4,774 3.1 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 59 38.6 45,209 29.3 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 25 16.3 19,566 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 4 2.6 7,112 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 13 8.5 5,449 3.5 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 39 25.5 32,170 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 12 7.8 14,763 9.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 14 9.2 19,814 12.8 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 28 18.3 34,622 22.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 3 2.0 4,810 3.1 242,821 3.2
Not stated 18 11.8 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 149 30.7 101,841 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 46 9.5 36,691 7.9 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 27 5.6 16,316 3.5 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 79 16.3 69,830 15.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 59 12.2 55,704 12.0 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 12 2.5 19,888 4.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 64 13.2 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 17 3.5 39,838 8.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 9 1.9 10,491 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 0 0.0 1,864 0.4 175,844 0.8
Not stated 25 5.2 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English 303 50.0 243,587 43.7 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 228 37.6 225,198 40.4 7,596,753 29.9
Scottish 81 13.4 52,604 9.4 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 72 11.9 56,619 10.2 2,410,833 9.5
German 41 6.8 19,878 3.6 1,026,138 4.0

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

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 471 77.7 440,809 79.1 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 36 5.9 19,283 3.5 927,490 3.6
South Africa 10 1.7 2,089 0.4 189,207 0.7
United States of America 9 1.5 2,056 0.4 101,309 0.4
Germany 8 1.3 2,087 0.4 101,255 0.4
Netherlands 8 1.3 2,136 0.4 66,481 0.3

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

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 142 23.6 101,972 18.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 42 7.0 30,769 5.5 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 40 6.6 21,714 3.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 357 59.3 371,533 66.6 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 21 3.5 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 397 65.5 394,752 70.8 12,959,282 51.0
England 62 10.2 33,809 6.1 1,626,778 6.4
South Africa 15 2.5 2,590 0.5 229,259 0.9
Germany 14 2.3 3,821 0.7 174,724 0.7
Netherlands 11 1.8 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 402 66.3 404,076 72.5 13,383,605 52.6
England 69 11.4 30,581 5.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 13 2.1 7,231 1.3 650,743 2.6
Netherlands 12 2.0 5,259 0.9 152,483 0.6
Scotland 9 1.5 4,573 0.8 241,428 0.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 334 55.1 276,330 49.6 9,767,448 38.4
Anglican 96 15.8 80,380 14.4 2,496,273 9.8
Catholic 48 7.9 71,045 12.7 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 38 6.3 37,450 6.7 1,751,052 6.9
Christian, nfd 34 5.6 13,986 2.5 688,440 2.7

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 Mountain River, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (60.0%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
German 16 2.6 1,446 0.3 70,247 0.3
Mandarin 5 0.8 8,129 1.5 685,274 2.7
Greek 4 0.7 1,126 0.2 229,643 0.9
Dutch 3 0.5 760 0.1 27,784 0.1
Afrikaans 3 0.5 648 0.1 49,375 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 548 90.4 479,875 86.1 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 14 6.5 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
In the labour force 307 63.3 270,780 58.2 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 162 33.4 169,864 36.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 20 4.1 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 166 54.1 139,850 51.6 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 113 36.8 98,591 36.4 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 23 7.5 16,275 6.0 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 8 2.6 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 20 6.8 12,007 4.7 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 44 14.9 39,709 15.6 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 42 14.2 35,160 13.8 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 27 9.2 23,730 9.3 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 59 20.0 54,639 21.5 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 53 18.0 44,860 17.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 56 19.0 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Professionals 79 26.8 50,919 20.0 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 45 15.3 32,403 12.7 1,645,769 13.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 43 14.6 35,480 13.9 1,554,313 12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 41 13.9 29,776 11.7 1,525,311 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 26 8.8 34,676 13.6 1,382,205 11.5
Labourers 26 8.8 28,679 11.3 1,086,120 9.0
Sales Workers 21 7.1 21,834 8.6 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 17 5.8 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 13 4.4 11,541 4.5 545,158 4.5
Primary Education 12 4.1 6,657 2.6 265,249 2.2
Secondary Education 10 3.4 4,221 1.7 205,360 1.7
Computer System Design and Related Services 9 3.1 1,834 0.7 221,712 1.8
State Government Administration 9 3.1 5,383 2.1 174,336 1.4

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $763 N/A $701 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,009 N/A $1,720 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,758 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 186 63.1 163,186 64.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 9 3.1 13,393 5.3 466,904 3.9
Walked only 9 3.1 10,785 4.2 306,045 2.5
Bus, car as driver 5 1.7 569 0.2 11,595 0.1
Car as driver, car as passenger 4 1.4 607 0.2 23,300 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 33 11.2 29,181 11.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 41 13.9 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) 11 3.7 8,054 3.2 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 210 71.2 179,530 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 395 81.1 323,348 69.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 143 28.6 119,193 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) 62 12.8 59,864 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 94 19.2 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 101 20.6 90,453 19.5 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 149 30.4 130,852 28.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 82 16.7 60,147 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 66 13.5 41,900 9.0 1,785,591 8.6

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

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

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Arthritis 66 10.9 68,070 12.2 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 58 9.6 52,171 9.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 20 3.3 19,104 3.4 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 0 0.0 4,395 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 19 3.1 28,394 5.1 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 30 5.0 25,185 4.5 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 0 0.0 6,326 1.1 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 9 1.5 14,027 2.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 86 14.2 63,861 11.5 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 5 0.8 6,836 1.2 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 43 7.1 49,458 8.9 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 360 59.4 305,093 54.7 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 27 4.5 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 379 62.5 326,646 58.6 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 141 23.3 121,261 21.7 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 35 5.8 42,817 7.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 24 4.0 23,200 4.2 772,142 3.0
Not stated 27 4.5 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Currently serving 0 0.0 958 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 25 5.2 17,515 3.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 436 89.9 421,126 90.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 24 4.9 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 80 44.0 67,011 44.5 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 77 42.3 55,446 36.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 16 8.8 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male N/A 25.0 N/A 21.3 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 62.5 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 24 15.2 21,871 17.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 9 5.7 7,473 6.1 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 39 24.7 27,941 22.8 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 23 14.6 12,738 10.4 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 8 5.1 8,972 7.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 33 20.9 30,093 24.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 13 8.2 7,624 6.2 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 9 5.7 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 216 91.1 218,412 88.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 15 6.3 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) 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 218 100.0 191,561 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) 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 0 0.0 1,010 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 16 7.3 10,361 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 33 15.0 44,713 20.5 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 81 36.8 108,405 49.6 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 90 40.9 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
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.7 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) 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 13,015 6.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 43 19.5 75,697 34.7 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 92 41.6 77,289 35.4 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 86 38.9 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) 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 175 81.4 147,619 67.6 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 35 16.3 63,360 29.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 5 2.3 7,429 3.4 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 106 49.1 81,042 37.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 91 42.1 72,157 33.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 14 6.5 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) 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 12.4 N/A 21.1 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 19.2 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 300 N/A 290 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 10 71.4 32,577 56.4 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 3 21.4 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 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) 63 69.2 56,682 78.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 13 14.3 7,311 10.1 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 14 15.4 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 9 56.2 14,761 48.9 403,709 49.7
Female 7 43.8 15,425 51.1 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 21 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River 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 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 2,200 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 		Mountain River % Mountain River Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 255 N/A 265 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,625 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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