Invermay (Tas.)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 3,087 people in Invermay (Tas.) of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Invermay (Tas.) was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.7% of the population.

Of people in Invermay (Tas.) aged 15 years and over, 29.2% were married and 17.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Invermay (Tas.) was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Invermay (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 29.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Invermay (Tas.) was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

In Invermay (Tas.) 35.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.8% were in primary school, 12.8% in secondary school and 40.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Invermay (Tas.) were English 31.3%, Australian 29.1%, Irish 9.1%, Scottish 6.8% and German 2.4%.

In Invermay (Tas.), 78.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.3%, Bhutan 1.9%, New Zealand 1.0%, Malaysia 1.0% and Nepal 0.9%.

In Invermay (Tas.), 71.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Invermay (Tas.) were No Religion 30.9%, Anglican 21.8%, Catholic 17.9%, Uniting Church 3.1% and Baptist 2.1%.

In Invermay (Tas.) 85.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Nepali 2.6%, Mandarin 0.8%, Cantonese 0.6%, French 0.5% and Dutch 0.4%.

Employment

There were 1,464 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Invermay (Tas.). Of these 49.3% were employed full time, 33.3% were employed part-time and 11.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Invermay (Tas.), 13.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Invermay (Tas.) was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 37 years.

The most common occupations in Invermay (Tas.) included Professionals 17.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.7%, Sales Workers 12.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Labourers 11.7%, Managers 8.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.5%.

Of the employed people in Invermay (Tas.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 7.9%, School Education 5.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.8%, Tertiary Education 3.8% and Residential Care Services 3.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Invermay (Tas.) was $391.

In Invermay (Tas.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.5%, Walked only 9.0%, Car, as passenger 7.6%, Bicycle 1.8% and Bus 1.5%. On the day, 2.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Invermay (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 67.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.1% provided care for children and 10.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Invermay (Tas.), 26.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Invermay (Tas.), 32.3% were couple families with children, 38.7% were couple families without children and 24.7% were one parent families.

In Invermay (Tas.) 18.4% of single parents were male and 81.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Invermay (Tas.), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,833 and those without children was $1,581.

Employment status of couple families

In Invermay (Tas.), of couple families with children, 14.8% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 21.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Invermay (Tas.), 89.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Invermay (Tas.), 76.0% were separate houses, 14.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

In Invermay (Tas.), of occupied private dwellings 12.8% had 1 bedroom, 30.8% had 2 bedrooms and 43.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Invermay (Tas.), 21.4% were owned outright, 27.0% were owned with a mortgage and 48.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Invermay (Tas.), of all households, 50.9% were family households, 39.3% were single person households and 9.8% were group households.

In Invermay (Tas.), 42.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Invermay (Tas.), 40.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 25.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Invermay (Tas.), there were 102 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 48 (or 47.1%) were male and 54 (or 52.9%) were female. The median age was 27 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

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

In Invermay (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $724.

In Invermay (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083.