Shearwater

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL60598
People 2,051
Male 45.4%
Female 54.6%
Median age 58
Families 579
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 1,026
Average number of people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $1,104
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,500
Median weekly rent (b) $295
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 929 45.4 273,765 49.1 12,545,154 49.3
Female 1,116 54.6 283,804 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 100 4.9 30,186 5.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 1,876 91.5 501,521 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 71 3.5 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 58 N/A 42 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 87 4.3 28,277 5.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 93 4.6 31,150 5.6 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 96 4.7 33,212 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 81 4.0 30,065 5.4 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 64 3.2 31,024 5.6 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 64 3.2 38,756 7.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 89 4.4 37,908 6.8 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 79 3.9 34,708 6.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 79 3.9 31,246 5.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 100 4.9 33,228 6.0 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 104 5.1 35,976 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 131 6.5 36,993 6.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 157 7.7 38,395 6.9 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 212 10.5 35,137 6.3 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 213 10.5 31,856 5.7 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 160 7.9 22,029 4.0 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 114 5.6 14,617 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 104 5.1 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 935 52.6 206,403 44.4 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 64 3.6 15,471 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 189 10.6 47,755 10.3 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 198 11.1 27,690 6.0 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 403 22.7 167,621 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 783 51.7 184,392 44.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 195 12.9 56,124 13.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 537 35.4 175,696 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 24 5.9 6,495 4.2 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 98 24.1 32,003 20.8 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 13 3.2 8,393 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 3 0.7 4,774 3.1 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 119 29.3 45,209 29.3 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 81 20.0 19,566 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 18 4.4 7,112 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 6 1.5 5,449 3.5 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 99 24.4 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) 42 10.3 14,763 9.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 24 5.9 19,814 12.8 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 69 17.0 34,622 22.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 6 1.5 4,810 3.1 242,821 3.2
Not stated 87 21.4 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 250 14.1 101,841 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 183 10.3 36,691 7.9 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 69 3.9 16,316 3.5 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 293 16.5 69,830 15.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 165 9.3 55,704 12.0 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 75 4.2 19,888 4.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 359 20.2 74,077 15.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 7 0.4 388 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 198 11.1 39,838 8.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 48 2.7 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 7.6 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English 993 48.4 243,587 43.7 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 891 43.4 225,198 40.4 7,596,753 29.9
Scottish 215 10.5 52,604 9.4 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 193 9.4 56,619 10.2 2,410,833 9.5
Australian Aboriginal 85 4.1 26,926 4.8 741,307 2.9

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

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

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 1,670 81.4 440,809 79.1 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 120 5.9 19,283 3.5 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 36 1.8 5,483 1.0 530,492 2.1
Scotland 16 0.8 2,280 0.4 118,496 0.5
Netherlands 12 0.6 2,136 0.4 66,481 0.3
South Africa 11 0.5 2,089 0.4 189,207 0.7

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

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 305 14.8 101,972 18.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 105 5.1 30,769 5.5 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 68 3.3 21,714 3.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 1,469 71.5 371,533 66.6 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 108 5.3 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 1,549 75.5 394,752 70.8 12,959,282 51.0
England 173 8.4 33,809 6.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 36 1.8 7,678 1.4 673,661 2.6
Scotland 25 1.2 5,272 0.9 272,233 1.1
Netherlands 23 1.1 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 1,579 77.0 404,076 72.5 13,383,605 52.6
England 154 7.5 30,581 5.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 37 1.8 7,231 1.3 650,743 2.6
Scotland 22 1.1 4,573 0.8 241,428 0.9
Germany 15 0.7 3,608 0.6 173,712 0.7

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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 914 44.6 276,330 49.6 9,767,448 38.4
Anglican 368 17.9 80,380 14.4 2,496,273 9.8
Catholic 290 14.1 71,045 12.7 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 119 5.8 37,450 6.7 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 103 5.0 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 Shearwater, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (51.3%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 10 0.5 648 0.1 49,375 0.2
German 7 0.3 1,446 0.3 70,247 0.3
Spanish 6 0.3 1,571 0.3 171,370 0.7
Mandarin 6 0.3 8,129 1.5 685,274 2.7
Tongan 6 0.3 183 0.0 20,757 0.1
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English only used at home 1,917 93.5 479,875 86.1 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 32 3.7 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
In the labour force 794 44.6 270,780 58.2 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 908 51.0 169,864 36.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 78 4.4 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 417 52.5 139,850 51.6 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 281 35.4 98,591 36.4 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 68 8.6 16,275 6.0 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 26 3.3 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 50 6.5 12,007 4.7 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 113 14.7 39,709 15.6 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 95 12.4 35,160 13.8 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 67 8.7 23,730 9.3 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 148 19.3 54,639 21.5 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 137 17.9 44,860 17.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 133 17.3 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Professionals 131 17.1 50,919 20.0 2,886,921 24.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 117 15.3 34,676 13.6 1,382,205 11.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 109 14.2 35,480 13.9 1,554,313 12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 99 12.9 29,776 11.7 1,525,311 12.7
Managers 92 12.0 32,403 12.7 1,645,769 13.7
Sales Workers 85 11.1 21,834 8.6 986,433 8.2
Labourers 73 9.5 28,679 11.3 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 43 5.6 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 38 5.0 11,541 4.5 545,158 4.5
Primary Education 36 4.7 6,657 2.6 265,249 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 29 3.8 7,447 2.9 299,810 2.5
Other Social Assistance Services 26 3.4 8,508 3.3 278,221 2.3
Secondary Education 25 3.3 4,221 1.7 205,360 1.7

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $581 N/A $701 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,407 N/A $1,720 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,104 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 539 70.3 163,186 64.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 25 3.3 13,393 5.3 466,904 3.9
Walked only 11 1.4 10,785 4.2 306,045 2.5
Motorbike/scooter 4 0.5 1,139 0.4 49,683 0.4
Bus, other 3 0.4 51 0.0 2,288 0.0
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Did not go to work 103 13.4 29,181 11.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 53 6.9 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) 3 0.4 8,054 3.2 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 568 74.1 179,530 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 1,220 68.5 323,348 69.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 370 20.8 119,193 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) 243 13.7 59,864 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 320 17.9 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 288 16.2 90,453 19.5 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 485 27.2 130,852 28.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 263 14.8 60,147 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 184 10.3 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Arthritis 359 17.5 68,070 12.2 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 214 10.4 52,171 9.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 106 5.2 19,104 3.4 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 48 2.3 4,395 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 127 6.2 28,394 5.1 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 157 7.7 25,185 4.5 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 38 1.9 6,326 1.1 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 86 4.2 14,027 2.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 234 11.4 63,861 11.5 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 51 2.5 6,836 1.2 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 198 9.7 49,458 8.9 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 995 48.5 305,093 54.7 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 131 6.4 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 1,080 52.7 326,646 58.6 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 484 23.6 121,261 21.7 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 217 10.6 42,817 7.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 140 6.8 23,200 4.2 772,142 3.0
Not stated 131 6.4 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Currently serving 3 0.2 958 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 97 5.5 17,515 3.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 1,609 90.4 421,126 90.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 71 4.0 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 353 61.0 67,011 44.5 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 146 25.2 55,446 36.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 71 12.3 25,988 17.3 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 7 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male N/A 19.7 N/A 21.3 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 74.6 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 54 10.7 21,871 17.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 23 4.6 7,473 6.1 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 91 18.1 27,941 22.8 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 43 8.5 12,738 10.4 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 27 5.4 8,972 7.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 209 41.6 30,093 24.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 36 7.2 7,624 6.2 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 30 6.0 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) 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 858 85.8 218,412 88.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 145 14.5 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) 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 784 91.4 191,561 87.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 70 8.2 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 4 0.5 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) 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 0 0.0 1,010 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 3 0.4 10,361 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 170 20.0 44,713 20.5 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 493 57.9 108,405 49.6 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 173 20.3 50,573 23.2 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 13 1.5 3,355 1.5 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.1 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) 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 13 1.5 13,015 6.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 361 42.1 75,697 34.7 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 340 39.7 77,289 35.4 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 131 15.3 49,047 22.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 12 1.4 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) 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 569 66.3 147,619 67.6 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 268 31.2 63,360 29.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 21 2.4 7,429 3.4 361,822 3.9

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

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 448 52.2 81,042 37.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 206 24.0 72,157 33.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 184 21.4 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 13 1.5 3,403 1.6 136,538 1.5

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

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 24.2 N/A 21.1 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 12.4 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 295 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) 101 54.9 32,577 56.4 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 67 36.4 19,730 34.2 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 16 8.7 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,500 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) 155 75.2 56,682 78.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 15 7.3 7,311 10.1 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 30 14.6 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 52 51.0 14,761 48.9 403,709 49.7
Female 50 49.0 15,425 51.1 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 28 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 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) 1,452 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 		Shearwater % Shearwater Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 310 N/A 265 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,582 N/A 1,300 N/A 1,721 N/A

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

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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