Devonport

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC60100101
Total population 25,585
Total dwellings 11,416
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,335
Male 647
Female 688
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 657
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $849
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $184

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,228 92.0 17,741 90.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 50 3.7 1,172 6.0 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 57 4.3 715 3.6 21,206 3.9
Total 1,335 -- 19,628 -- 548,370 --
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Male 647 48.5 9,629 49.1 270,331 49.3
Female 688 51.5 9,996 50.9 278,037 50.7

In Devonport, there were 1,335 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 647 (or 48.5%) were male and 688 (or 51.5%) were female.

Age Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
0-4 years 193 14.4 2,405 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 282 21.1 4,530 23.1 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 248 18.5 3,747 19.1 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 460 34.4 6,736 34.3 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 97 7.3 1,319 6.7 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 57 4.3 888 4.5 20,772 3.8
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Median age 22 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Devonport the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 259 30.1 3,859 30.4 85,741 24.4
Separated 35 4.1 533 4.2 14,925 4.2
Divorced 93 10.8 1,194 9.4 23,126 6.6
Widowed 29 3.4 402 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 444 51.6 6,707 52.8 215,347 61.3

In Devonport 30.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 15.1% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 45 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 42 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 49 -- 50 -- 51 --
Widowed 67 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 23 -- 26 --

In Devonport for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 45 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 248 30.8 3,595 30.9 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 128 15.9 1,899 16.3 48,600 15.8
Not married 429 53.3 6,146 52.8 187,097 60.9

In Devonport 30.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.9% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 44 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 33 -- 31 -- 34 --
Not married 26 -- 26 -- 28 --

In Devonport for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 44 years and in a de facto marriage was 33 years.

Education Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Pre-school 32 6.4 354 4.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 182 36.5 2,975 38.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 108 21.6 1,885 24.5 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 57 11.4 744 9.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 19 3.8 353 4.6 10,125 4.5
Other 11 2.2 115 1.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 90 18.0 1,258 16.4 50,410 22.5
Total 499 -- 7,684 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Devonport, 37.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.5% were attending a primary school, 21.6% were attending a secondary school and 14.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 1,301 97.3 19,053 97.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Devonport. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 197 43.4 3,562 49.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 161 35.5 2,285 31.4 47,035 26.4
Away from work 39 8.6 515 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 57 12.6 904 12.4 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 454 -- 7,266 -- 178,170 --

There were 454 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Devonport. Of these 43.4% were employed full time, 35.5% were employed part-time and 12.6% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 36 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 32 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Devonport who were employed full time was 36 years and those employed part time was 32 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal 364 -- 395 -- 362 --
Household 849 -- 923 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Devonport was $364 and the median weekly household income was $849.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7 -- 1.8 -- 1.5 --

In Devonport, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.7 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 184 -- 190 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,300 -- 1,647 --

In Devonport, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $184 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 567 86.4 8,313 88.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 63 9.6 437 4.6 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 21 3.2 589 6.3 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 5 0.8 76 0.8 2,949 1.4
Total 656 -- 9,418 -- 209,047 --

In Devonport there were 656 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 86.4% were separate houses, 9.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.2% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 105 16.0 1,680 17.8 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 194 29.5 3,173 33.7 51,761 24.8
Rented 336 51.1 4,274 45.4 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 46 0.5 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 22 3.3 247 2.6 8,338 4.0

In Devonport, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 16.0% were owned outright, 29.5% were owned with a mortgage and 51.1% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.