Approximately 50% of all Tasmanians aged 18 years and over accessed the Internet at some time during 2002. The comparable proportion for 2001 was 47% and for 2000 the proportion was 42%.

In 2002, home was the site where adults were most likely to use the Internet. Adults in metropolitan Hobart were more likely to access the Internet from home when compared with adults in the rest of Tasmania who accessed the Internet from home. Over 50% of adults outside metropolitan Hobart did not access the Internet.

ADULTS ACCESSING THE INTERNET, Site of access, Tasmania(a)(b)
		Home			Work			Other sites			Any site
		2001	2002		2001	2002		2001	2002		2001	2002
		%	%		%	%		%	%		%	%
Age group (years)
	18-24	40	42		26	24		69	69		80	80
	25-34	29	39		30	35		28	45		54	67
	35-44	36	46		32	30		26	30		57	61
	45-54	39	35		32	36		18	19		54	51
	55-64	16	21		13	21		10	13		25	35
	65 and over(c)	na	7		na	np		na	*4		na	9
Sex
	Males	30	35		26	27		26	31		48	53
	Females	27	29		21	23		22	26		45	47
Level of highest educational attainment(d)
	Bachelor degree or above	63	56		67	66		36	45		87	83
	Advanced diploma or diploma	40	48		40	48		27	43		69	68
	Certificate	30	29		19	21		22	21		50	46
	Year 12 or below	19	26		13	15		21	25		35	42
Labour force status(e)
	Not employed	15	16		2	5		16	20		25	27
	Employed	39	44		40	40		30	35		63	66
Region
	Metropolitan Hobart	36	35		30	30		28	31		55	54
	Rest of Tasmania	23	30		18	21		21	26		41	47
Total		28	32		23	25		24	28		47	50
na not available np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable * estimate has a relative standard error of between 25% and 50% and should be used with caution ** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use (a) Proportions are of all adults in each category. Adults could nominate more than one site if applicable. (b) Access occurred at least once during the 12-month period. (c) Persons aged 65 years or over not in scope in 2001. Imputed data for this category included in totals and other classifications. (d) Excludes those who never attended school and where level was not determined. (e) Labour force status in week before the survey. Source: ABS data available on request, Household Use of Information Technology Survey.