Tasmania

Demographics & education

In Tasmania, there were 19,544 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 9,566 (or 49.0%) were male and 9,976 (or 51.0%) were female.

In Tasmania the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.5% were people aged 65 years and over.

In Tasmania 30.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Tasmania for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

In Tasmania 30.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 16.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Tasmania for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 47 years and in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tasmania, 39.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.8% were attending a primary school, 24.6% were attending a secondary school and 14.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tasmania. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 0.2%, Kriol 0.0%, Kunwinjku 0.0%, Dyirbal 0.0% and Kimberley Area Languages, nec 0.0%.

Employment

There were 7,245 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tasmania. Of these 49.1% were employed full time, 31.5% were employed part-time and 12.3% were unemployed.

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tasmania who were employed full time was 36 years and those employed part time was 35 years.

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tasmania was $395 and the median weekly household income was $924.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Tasmania, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.8 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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

In Tasmania, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $190 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

Dwelling structure

In Tasmania there were 9,418 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 88.3% were separate houses, 4.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.3% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

In Tasmania, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 17.8% were owned outright, 33.7% were owned with a mortgage and 45.4% were rented.