West Launceston

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL60734
People 4,316
Male 48.1%
Female 51.9%
Median age 42
Families 1,170
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 2,043
Average number of people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,468
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent (b) $300
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 2,076 48.1 273,765 49.1 12,545,154 49.3
Female 2,237 51.9 283,804 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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 104 2.4 30,186 5.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 4,094 94.9 501,521 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 123 2.8 25,851 4.6 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 42 N/A 42 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 210 4.9 28,277 5.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 234 5.4 31,150 5.6 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 219 5.1 33,212 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 243 5.6 30,065 5.4 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 275 6.4 31,024 5.6 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 295 6.8 38,756 7.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 281 6.5 37,908 6.8 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 295 6.8 34,708 6.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 242 5.6 31,246 5.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 292 6.8 33,228 6.0 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 309 7.2 35,976 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 306 7.1 36,993 6.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 317 7.3 38,395 6.9 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 249 5.8 35,137 6.3 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 231 5.4 31,856 5.7 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 143 3.3 22,029 4.0 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 86 2.0 14,617 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 88 2.0 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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 1,612 44.1 206,403 44.4 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 111 3.0 15,471 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 420 11.5 47,755 10.3 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 155 4.2 27,690 6.0 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 1,362 37.2 167,621 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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,458 43.1 184,392 44.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 446 13.2 56,124 13.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 1,476 43.7 175,696 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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 59 5.2 6,495 4.2 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 241 21.3 32,003 20.8 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 48 4.2 8,393 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 50 4.4 4,774 3.1 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 337 29.8 45,209 29.3 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 139 12.3 19,566 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 67 5.9 7,112 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 53 4.7 5,449 3.5 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 260 23.0 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) 105 9.3 14,763 9.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 205 18.1 19,814 12.8 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 309 27.3 34,622 22.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 45 4.0 4,810 3.1 242,821 3.2
Not stated 122 10.8 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)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,147 31.4 101,841 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 349 9.5 36,691 7.9 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 136 3.7 16,316 3.5 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 514 14.1 69,830 15.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 433 11.8 55,704 12.0 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 133 3.6 19,888 4.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 434 11.9 74,077 15.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 3 0.1 388 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 212 5.8 39,838 8.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 104 2.8 10,491 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 13 0.4 1,864 0.4 175,844 0.8
Not stated 171 4.7 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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English 2,077 48.1 243,587 43.7 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 1,752 40.6 225,198 40.4 7,596,753 29.9
Scottish 506 11.7 52,604 9.4 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 506 11.7 56,619 10.2 2,410,833 9.5
German 169 3.9 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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 3,502 81.1 440,809 79.1 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 162 3.8 19,283 3.5 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 41 0.9 5,483 1.0 530,492 2.1
Nepal 36 0.8 6,219 1.1 122,506 0.5
United States of America 31 0.7 2,056 0.4 101,309 0.4
India 29 0.7 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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 819 19.0 101,972 18.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 329 7.6 30,769 5.5 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 261 6.0 21,714 3.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 2,793 64.7 371,533 66.6 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 116 2.7 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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 3,059 70.9 394,752 70.8 12,959,282 51.0
England 349 8.1 33,809 6.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 71 1.6 7,678 1.4 673,661 2.6
Netherlands 66 1.5 5,870 1.1 177,340 0.7
Scotland 61 1.4 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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 3,119 72.3 404,076 72.5 13,383,605 52.6
England 283 6.6 30,581 5.5 1,488,479 5.9
Netherlands 70 1.6 5,259 0.9 152,483 0.6
New Zealand 67 1.6 7,231 1.3 650,743 2.6
Scotland 54 1.3 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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,299 53.3 276,330 49.6 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 550 12.7 71,045 12.7 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 476 11.0 80,380 14.4 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 168 3.9 37,450 6.7 1,751,052 6.9
Christian, nfd 145 3.4 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 West Launceston, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (56.4%) (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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Nepali 41 0.9 7,248 1.3 133,068 0.5
Mandarin 26 0.6 8,129 1.5 685,274 2.7
French 24 0.6 813 0.1 70,740 0.3
Hazaraghi 18 0.4 233 0.0 41,678 0.2
German 15 0.3 1,446 0.3 70,247 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 3,882 89.9 479,875 86.1 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 155 8.5 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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
In the labour force 2,429 66.4 270,780 58.2 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 1,113 30.4 169,864 36.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 109 3.0 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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,325 54.5 139,850 51.6 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 906 37.3 98,591 36.4 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 100 4.1 16,275 6.0 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 96 4.0 16,058 5.9 646,442 5.1

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

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 84 3.6 12,007 4.7 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 363 15.6 39,709 15.6 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 314 13.5 35,160 13.8 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 224 9.6 23,730 9.3 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 508 21.8 54,639 21.5 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 457 19.6 44,860 17.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 360 15.5 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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Professionals 657 28.2 50,919 20.0 2,886,921 24.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 316 13.6 35,480 13.9 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 303 13.0 34,676 13.6 1,382,205 11.5
Managers 291 12.5 32,403 12.7 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 278 11.9 29,776 11.7 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 192 8.2 21,834 8.6 986,433 8.2
Labourers 186 8.0 28,679 11.3 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 96 4.1 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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 182 7.8 11,541 4.5 545,158 4.5
Other Social Assistance Services 80 3.4 8,508 3.3 278,221 2.3
Primary Education 77 3.3 6,657 2.6 265,249 2.2
Cafes and Restaurants 76 3.3 6,548 2.6 268,005 2.2
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 68 2.9 4,592 1.8 146,993 1.2

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $793 N/A $701 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,022 N/A $1,720 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,468 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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,510 64.8 163,186 64.1 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 133 5.7 10,785 4.2 306,045 2.5
Car, as passenger 124 5.3 13,393 5.3 466,904 3.9
Bicycle 25 1.1 1,776 0.7 79,089 0.7
Bus 19 0.8 6,275 2.5 175,085 1.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 269 11.5 29,181 11.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 185 7.9 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) 28 1.2 8,054 3.2 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 1,650 70.8 179,530 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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 2,812 76.9 323,348 69.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 983 26.9 119,193 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) 436 11.9 59,864 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 742 20.3 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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 847 23.2 90,453 19.5 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 1,168 32.0 130,852 28.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 486 13.3 60,147 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 305 8.4 41,900 9.0 1,785,591 8.6

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

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

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Arthritis 482 11.2 68,070 12.2 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 458 10.6 52,171 9.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 138 3.2 19,104 3.4 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 16 0.4 4,395 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 173 4.0 28,394 5.1 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 178 4.1 25,185 4.5 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 41 0.9 6,326 1.1 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 91 2.1 14,027 2.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 471 10.9 63,861 11.5 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 50 1.2 6,836 1.2 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 404 9.4 49,458 8.9 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 2,468 57.2 305,093 54.7 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 248 5.7 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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 2,651 61.4 326,646 58.6 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 979 22.7 121,261 21.7 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 293 6.8 42,817 7.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 145 3.4 23,200 4.2 772,142 3.0
Not stated 248 5.7 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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Currently serving 3 0.1 958 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 133 3.6 17,515 3.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 3,412 93.3 421,126 90.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 110 3.0 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.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 535 45.7 67,011 44.5 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 440 37.6 55,446 36.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 179 15.3 25,988 17.3 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 16 1.4 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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male N/A 20.1 N/A 21.3 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 83.8 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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 195 20.0 21,871 17.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 54 5.5 7,473 6.1 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 277 28.4 27,941 22.8 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 86 8.8 12,738 10.4 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 70 7.2 8,972 7.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 190 19.5 30,093 24.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 50 5.1 7,624 6.2 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 54 5.5 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) 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,820 91.7 218,412 88.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 162 8.2 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) 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,535 84.3 191,561 87.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 153 8.4 13,402 6.1 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 134 7.4 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) 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 8 0.4 1,010 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 109 6.0 10,361 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 394 21.6 44,713 20.5 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 857 47.1 108,405 49.6 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 439 24.1 50,573 23.2 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 14 0.8 3,355 1.5 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 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

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Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 89 4.9 13,015 6.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 710 39.0 75,697 34.7 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 660 36.2 77,289 35.4 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 347 19.0 49,047 22.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 16 0.9 3,365 1.5 134,848 1.5

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

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Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 1,158 63.5 147,619 67.6 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 579 31.8 63,360 29.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 86 4.7 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) 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 660 36.3 81,042 37.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 579 31.8 72,157 33.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 562 30.9 57,762 26.4 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 6 0.3 4,045 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 21 1.2 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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Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 17.6 N/A 21.1 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 18.3 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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Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 300 N/A 290 N/A 375 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 360 64.1 32,577 56.4 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 166 29.5 19,730 34.2 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 35 6.2 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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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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 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) 474 81.9 56,682 78.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 42 7.3 7,311 10.1 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 60 10.4 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.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 42 42.9 14,761 48.9 403,709 49.7
Female 56 57.1 15,425 51.1 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 25 N/A 25 N/A 24 N/A

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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 		West Launceston % West Launceston 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) 1,625 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.

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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 		West Launceston % West Launceston Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 255 N/A 265 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,204 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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