Port Sorell

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL60516
People 2,221
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Median age 52
Families 666
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 1,088
Average number of people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,356
Median weekly rent (b) $275
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(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 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 1,085 48.8 273,765 49.1 12,545,154 49.3
Female 1,137 51.2 283,804 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 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 114 5.1 30,186 5.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 2,020 91.0 501,521 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 87 3.9 25,851 4.6 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 52 N/A 42 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 118 5.3 28,277 5.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 110 5.0 31,150 5.6 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 111 5.0 33,212 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 96 4.3 30,065 5.4 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 84 3.8 31,024 5.6 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 81 3.7 38,756 7.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 105 4.7 37,908 6.8 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 109 4.9 34,708 6.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 92 4.2 31,246 5.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 132 6.0 33,228 6.0 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 175 7.9 35,976 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 192 8.7 36,993 6.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 202 9.1 38,395 6.9 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 200 9.0 35,137 6.3 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 189 8.5 31,856 5.7 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 120 5.4 22,029 4.0 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 68 3.1 14,617 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 29 1.3 12,995 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 1,065 56.3 206,403 44.4 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 65 3.4 15,471 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 191 10.1 47,755 10.3 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 103 5.4 27,690 6.0 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 464 24.5 167,621 36.1 7,583,393 36.5

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

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 926 55.7 184,392 44.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 187 11.3 56,124 13.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 549 33.0 175,696 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 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 27 5.4 6,495 4.2 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 131 26.4 32,003 20.8 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 25 5.0 8,393 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 11 2.2 4,774 3.1 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 165 33.3 45,209 29.3 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 77 15.5 19,566 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 17 3.4 7,112 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 9 1.8 5,449 3.5 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 108 21.8 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) 44 8.9 14,763 9.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 50 10.1 19,814 12.8 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 93 18.8 34,622 22.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 9 1.8 4,810 3.1 242,821 3.2
Not stated 97 19.6 30,895 20.0 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 277 14.6 101,841 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 134 7.1 36,691 7.9 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 73 3.9 16,316 3.5 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 398 21.0 69,830 15.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 205 10.8 55,704 12.0 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 80 4.2 19,888 4.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 360 19.0 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 167 8.8 39,838 8.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 56 3.0 10,491 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 0 0.0 1,864 0.4 175,844 0.8
Not stated 135 7.1 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 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English 1,035 46.6 243,587 43.7 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 1,005 45.2 225,198 40.4 7,596,753 29.9
Scottish 200 9.0 52,604 9.4 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 198 8.9 56,619 10.2 2,410,833 9.5
Australian Aboriginal 95 4.3 26,926 4.8 741,307 2.9

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

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 1,833 82.5 440,809 79.1 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 105 4.7 19,283 3.5 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 29 1.3 5,483 1.0 530,492 2.1
Netherlands 19 0.9 2,136 0.4 66,481 0.3
Scotland 15 0.7 2,280 0.4 118,496 0.5
India 12 0.5 6,137 1.1 673,352 2.6

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 328 14.8 101,972 18.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 105 4.7 30,769 5.5 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 79 3.6 21,714 3.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 1,608 72.5 371,533 66.6 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 98 4.4 31,575 5.7 1,509,188 5.9

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

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 1,688 76.0 394,752 70.8 12,959,282 51.0
England 169 7.6 33,809 6.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 44 2.0 7,678 1.4 673,661 2.6
Netherlands 36 1.6 5,870 1.1 177,340 0.7
Scotland 20 0.9 5,272 0.9 272,233 1.1

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

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 1,722 77.5 404,076 72.5 13,383,605 52.6
England 159 7.2 30,581 5.5 1,488,479 5.9
Netherlands 36 1.6 5,259 0.9 152,483 0.6
New Zealand 31 1.4 7,231 1.3 650,743 2.6
Scotland 14 0.6 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.

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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,155 52.0 276,330 49.6 9,767,448 38.4
Anglican 310 14.0 80,380 14.4 2,496,273 9.8
Catholic 278 12.5 71,045 12.7 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 132 5.9 37,450 6.7 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 93 4.2 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 Port Sorell, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (55.7%) (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 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
German 13 0.6 1,446 0.3 70,247 0.3
Polish 8 0.4 622 0.1 45,379 0.2
Hebrew 6 0.3 53 0.0 11,504 0.0
Dutch 5 0.2 760 0.1 27,784 0.1
Sinhalese 5 0.2 1,114 0.2 85,869 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 2,052 92.4 479,875 86.1 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 34 3.8 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 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
In the labour force 1,017 53.7 270,780 58.2 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 784 41.4 169,864 36.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 87 4.6 24,299 5.2 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 541 53.2 139,850 51.6 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 377 37.1 98,591 36.4 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 65 6.4 16,275 6.0 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 43 4.2 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 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 53 5.4 12,007 4.7 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 163 16.6 39,709 15.6 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 133 13.6 35,160 13.8 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 80 8.2 23,730 9.3 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 171 17.5 54,639 21.5 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 193 19.7 44,860 17.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 175 17.9 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 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 170 17.4 35,480 13.9 1,554,313 12.9
Professionals 159 16.2 50,919 20.0 2,886,921 24.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 139 14.2 34,676 13.6 1,382,205 11.5
Managers 125 12.8 32,403 12.7 1,645,769 13.7
Labourers 101 10.3 28,679 11.3 1,086,120 9.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 94 9.6 29,776 11.7 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 91 9.3 21,834 8.6 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 83 8.5 16,230 6.4 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 44 4.5 11,541 4.5 545,158 4.5
Other Social Assistance Services 41 4.2 8,508 3.3 278,221 2.3
Aged Care Residential Services 36 3.7 6,896 2.7 258,274 2.1
Secondary Education 27 2.8 4,221 1.7 205,360 1.7
Cafes and Restaurants 26 2.7 6,548 2.6 268,005 2.2

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $666 N/A $701 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,536 N/A $1,720 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,300 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 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 727 74.3 163,186 64.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 44 4.5 13,393 5.3 466,904 3.9
Truck 11 1.1 1,742 0.7 76,657 0.6
Bus 8 0.8 6,275 2.5 175,085 1.5
Walked only 7 0.7 10,785 4.2 306,045 2.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 113 11.5 29,181 11.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 64 6.5 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) 10 1.0 8,054 3.2 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 771 78.8 179,530 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 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 1,363 72.2 323,348 69.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 454 24.0 119,193 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) 262 13.9 59,864 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 325 17.2 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)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 321 17.0 90,453 19.5 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 521 27.6 130,852 28.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 281 14.9 60,147 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 238 12.6 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 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Arthritis 327 14.7 68,070 12.2 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 199 9.0 52,171 9.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 93 4.2 19,104 3.4 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 8 0.4 4,395 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 130 5.9 28,394 5.1 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 143 6.4 25,185 4.5 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 30 1.4 6,326 1.1 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 71 3.2 14,027 2.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 195 8.8 63,861 11.5 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 28 1.3 6,836 1.2 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 187 8.4 49,458 8.9 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 1,187 53.4 305,093 54.7 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 155 7.0 43,649 7.8 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 1,281 57.7 326,646 58.6 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 504 22.7 121,261 21.7 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 174 7.8 42,817 7.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 111 5.0 23,200 4.2 772,142 3.0
Not stated 155 7.0 43,649 7.8 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Currently serving 0 0.0 958 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 61 3.2 17,515 3.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 1,749 92.4 421,126 90.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 80 4.2 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)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 359 53.9 67,011 44.5 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 215 32.3 55,446 36.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 84 12.6 25,988 17.3 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 8 1.2 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 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male N/A 20.2 N/A 21.3 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 82.1 N/A 78.8 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 85 14.8 21,871 17.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 26 4.5 7,473 6.1 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 120 20.9 27,941 22.8 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 55 9.6 12,738 10.4 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 43 7.5 8,972 7.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 175 30.5 30,093 24.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 33 5.7 7,624 6.2 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 38 6.6 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)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 892 84.6 218,412 88.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 161 15.3 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) 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 799 89.6 191,561 87.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 41 4.6 13,402 6.1 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 20 2.2 11,575 5.3 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 25 2.8 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) 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 0 0.0 1,010 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 33 3.7 10,361 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 157 17.6 44,713 20.5 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 481 54.0 108,405 49.6 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 203 22.8 50,573 23.2 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 17 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 2.3 N/A 2.4 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 21 2.4 13,015 6.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 238 26.8 75,697 34.7 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 364 40.9 77,289 35.4 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 249 28.0 49,047 22.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 17 1.9 3,365 1.5 134,848 1.5

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

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Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 651 73.6 147,619 67.6 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 216 24.4 63,360 29.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 18 2.0 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) 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 405 45.4 81,042 37.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 289 32.4 72,157 33.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 177 19.8 57,762 26.4 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 6 0.7 4,045 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 16 1.8 3,403 1.6 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

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Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 20.1 N/A 21.1 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 11.1 N/A 15.0 N/A 24.3

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

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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 275 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) 103 58.2 32,577 56.4 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 49 27.7 19,730 34.2 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 28 15.8 5,459 9.5 259,992 9.1

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

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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 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,356 N/A 1,313 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 218 75.4 56,682 78.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 30 10.4 7,311 10.1 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 35 12.1 8,167 11.3 374,734 11.6

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

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 58 51.8 14,761 48.9 403,709 49.7
Female 54 48.2 15,425 51.1 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 31 N/A 25 N/A 24 N/A

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Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell 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) 1,468 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)
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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 		Port Sorell % Port Sorell Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 275 N/A 265 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 N/A 1,300 N/A 1,721 N/A

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

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