Strahan

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC60358
People 824
Male 431
Female 393
Median age 40
Families 204
Average children per family 1.8
All private dwellings 686
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $993
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,404
Median weekly rent $100
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Total 824 -- 495,354 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 431 52.3 242,675 49.0 10,634,013 49.4
Female 393 47.7 252,679 51.0 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 54 6.6 19,626 4.0 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 824 people in Strahan of these 52.3% were male and 47.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.6% of the population.

Age
People
Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
0-4 years 52 6.3 31,182 6.3 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 44 5.3 30,231 6.1 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 42 5.1 32,455 6.6 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 39 4.7 32,687 6.6 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 62 7.5 29,577 6.0 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 53 6.4 28,074 5.7 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 34 4.1 27,209 5.5 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 59 7.2 30,908 6.2 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 48 5.8 33,944 6.9 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 63 7.7 35,030 7.1 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 79 9.6 36,528 7.4 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 59 7.2 34,090 6.9 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 53 6.4 32,733 6.6 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 41 5.0 25,312 5.1 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 39 4.7 19,449 3.9 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 32 3.9 14,522 2.9 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 11 1.3 11,175 2.3 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 13 1.6 10,247 2.1 402,681 1.9
Median age 40 -- 40 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Strahan was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.5% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 326 47.8 190,899 47.5 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 23 3.4 13,090 3.3 529,280 3.0
Divorced 65 9.5 39,595 9.9 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 30 4.4 26,245 6.5 949,634 5.5
Never married 238 34.9 131,655 32.8 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Strahan aged 15 years and over, 47.8% were married and 13.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 52 -- 53 -- 50 --
Separated 62 -- 49 -- 49 --
Divorced 56 -- 55 -- 54 --
Widowed 77 -- 77 -- 78 --
Never married 27 -- 26 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Strahan was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 271 48.0 172,039 48.0 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 92 16.3 41,694 11.6 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 202 35.8 144,719 40.4 6,413,399 41.3

In Strahan, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 54 -- 53 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 36 -- 36 -- 35 --
Not married 39 -- 39 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Strahan was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

Education Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Pre-school 12 6.2 4,217 3.0 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 48 24.6 30,054 21.5 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 4 2.1 7,668 5.5 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 0 0.0 4,349 3.1 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 32 16.4 18,175 13.0 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 6,481 4.6 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 6 3.1 4,952 3.5 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 15 7.7 12,869 9.2 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 4 2.1 16,530 11.8 932,524 14.3
Other 0 0.0 2,865 2.0 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 74 37.9 31,624 22.6 1,511,694 23.2
Total 195 -- 139,784 -- 6,503,580 --

In Strahan 24.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.5% were in primary school, 19.4% in secondary school and 10.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australian 384 35.7 218,577 33.9 7,098,486 25.4
English 335 31.2 217,069 33.7 7,238,533 25.9
Irish 106 9.9 50,254 7.8 2,087,758 7.5
Scottish 64 6.0 43,196 6.7 1,792,622 6.4
German 35 3.3 17,062 2.6 898,674 3.2

The most common ancestries in Strahan were Australian 35.7%, English 31.2%, Irish 9.9%, Scottish 6.0% and German 3.3%.

Country of birth Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 684 83.1 414,261 83.6 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 22 2.7 19,470 3.9 911,593 4.2
New Zealand 16 1.9 4,927 1.0 483,398 2.2
Germany 5 0.6 2,191 0.4 108,002 0.5
Philippines 4 0.5 1,267 0.3 171,234 0.8
Canada 3 0.4 746 0.2 38,871 0.2

In Strahan, 83.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.7%, New Zealand 1.9%, Germany 0.6%, Philippines 0.5% and Canada 0.4%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 66 8.8 69,303 14.9 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 43 5.7 26,629 5.7 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 26 3.5 18,037 3.9 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 617 82.0 351,939 75.5 10,757,087 53.7

In Strahan, 82.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Anglican 271 32.9 128,712 26.0 3,679,907 17.1
No Religion 236 28.7 141,872 28.6 4,796,787 22.3
Catholic 126 15.3 88,838 17.9 5,439,268 25.3
Uniting Church 31 3.8 24,004 4.8 1,065,795 5.0
Presbyterian and Reformed 27 3.3 12,103 2.4 599,515 2.8

The most common responses for religion in Strahan were Anglican 32.9%, No Religion 28.7%, Catholic 15.3%, Uniting Church 3.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.3%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 751 91.7 454,118 91.7 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 7 2.2 11,074 5.7 1,579,949 20.4

In Strahan 91.7% of people only spoke English at home. 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
Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 242 57.2 126,465 54.5 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 114 27.0 76,384 32.9 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 48 11.3 14,452 6.2 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 19 4.5 14,825 6.4 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 423 -- 232,126 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 423 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Strahan. Of these 57.2% were employed full time, 27.0% were employed part-time and 4.5% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 44 10.9 27,159 12.5 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 25 6.2 23,356 10.7 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 47 11.7 25,868 11.9 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 42 10.4 41,655 19.2 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 196 48.8 84,811 39.0 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Strahan, 10.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.8% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 43 -- 42 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 46 -- 42 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Strahan was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Labourers 91 22.8 24,653 11.3 947,608 9.4
Managers 70 17.5 26,970 12.4 1,293,970 12.9
Technicians and Trades Workers 57 14.2 32,255 14.8 1,425,146 14.2
Machinery Operators And Drivers 52 13.0 14,578 6.7 659,551 6.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 48 12.0 24,221 11.1 971,897 9.7
Professionals 31 7.8 40,145 18.5 2,145,442 21.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 25 6.2 30,054 13.8 1,483,558 14.7
Sales Workers 22 5.5 21,152 9.7 942,140 9.4

The most common occupations in Strahan included Labourers 22.8%, Managers 17.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 13.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.0%, Professionals 7.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.2% and Sales Workers 5.5%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Accommodation 76 19.0 4,245 2.0 120,813 1.2
Metal Ore Mining 43 10.8 1,701 0.8 60,783 0.6
Aquaculture 33 8.2 1,154 0.5 3,360 0.0
School Education 17 4.2 12,855 5.9 467,373 4.6
Pubs, Taverns and Bars 16 4.0 1,616 0.7 61,064 0.6

Of the employed people in Strahan, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 19.0%, Metal Ore Mining 10.8%, Aquaculture 8.2%, School Education 4.2% and Pubs, Taverns and Bars 4.0%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal 581 -- 499 -- 577 --
Family 1,298 -- 1,203 -- 1,481 --
Household 993 -- 948 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Strahan was $581.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 237 59.0 137,139 63.1 6,059,972 60.2
Walked only 37 9.2 10,849 5.0 377,043 3.7
Car, as passenger 20 5.0 14,797 6.8 537,638 5.3
Other 14 3.5 1,425 0.7 66,616 0.7
Bus 3 0.7 5,507 2.5 301,187 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3 0.7 6,868 3.2 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 257 64.2 152,618 70.2 6,620,840 65.8

In Strahan, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.0%, Walked only 9.2%, Car, as passenger 5.0%, Other 3.5% and Bus 0.7%. On the day, 0.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 64.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 477 69.9 289,363 72.1 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 176 25.8 111,822 27.9 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 64 9.4 46,646 11.6 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 138 20.3 78,249 19.5 3,090,874 17.8

In Strahan, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.8% provided care for children and 9.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 129 18.9 80,975 20.2 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 175 25.7 106,957 26.6 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 86 12.6 54,796 13.6 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 87 12.8 46,635 11.6 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Strahan, 25.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 103 50.5 56,435 42.1 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 80 39.2 53,219 39.7 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 21 10.3 22,824 17.0 901,637 15.9
Other family 0 0.0 1,718 1.3 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Strahan, 39.2% were couple families with children, 50.5% were couple families without children and 10.3% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male -- 38.9 -- 18.5 -- 17.6
Female -- 61.1 -- 81.5 -- 82.4

In Strahan 38.9% of single parents were male and 61.1% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Families without children 1,553 -- 1,771 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 1,799 -- 1,999 -- 2,310 --

In Strahan, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,799 and those without children was $1,553.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 29 15.3 18,916 17.3 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 10 5.3 5,113 4.7 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 29 15.3 24,509 22.4 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 33 17.5 14,195 12.9 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 16 8.5 7,386 6.7 251,191 5.4
Both not working 35 18.5 25,360 23.1 899,598 19.2
Other 23 12.2 6,840 6.2 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 14 7.4 7,334 6.7 314,529 6.7

In Strahan, of couple families with children, 15.3% had both partners employed full-time, 5.3% had both employed part-time and 15.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 321 50.0 192,819 85.6 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 321 50.0 32,494 14.4 934,470 10.7

In Strahan, 50.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 50.0% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 306 95.0 166,516 86.4 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 10,329 5.4 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 8 2.5 14,516 7.5 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 8 2.5 1,355 0.7 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Strahan, 95.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.5% were flats, units or apartments and 2.5% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 693 0.4 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 27 8.4 9,380 4.9 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 81 25.2 39,348 20.4 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 146 45.5 99,420 51.6 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 62 19.3 40,675 21.1 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 5 1.6 3,310 1.7 143,394 1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Strahan, of occupied private dwellings 8.4% had 1 bedroom, 25.2% had 2 bedrooms and 45.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 130 40.4 69,770 36.2 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 75 23.3 65,922 34.2 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 104 32.3 50,956 26.4 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 3 0.9 1,495 0.8 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 10 3.1 4,683 2.4 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Strahan, 40.4% were owned outright, 23.3% were owned with a mortgage and 32.3% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 207 63.9 132,582 68.8 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 102 31.5 54,039 28.0 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 15 4.6 6,205 3.2 321,007 4.1

In Strahan, of all households, 63.9% were family households, 31.5% were single person households and 4.6% were group households.

Household income Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 27.2 -- 30.7 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 2.5 -- 5.4 -- 11.2

In Strahan, 27.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent 100 -- 200 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.9 -- 90.5 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 4.1 -- 9.5 -- 10.4

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,404 -- 1,300 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.0 -- 92.5 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 7.0 -- 7.5 -- 9.9

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 17 5.3 15,145 7.9 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 108 33.6 68,647 35.6 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 137 42.7 68,499 35.5 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 51 15.9 34,946 18.1 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 8 2.5 5,589 2.9 234,292 3.0

In Strahan, 33.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 53 -- 19,625 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 30 56.6 9,629 49.1 270,331 49.3
Female 23 43.4 9,996 50.9 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 22 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Strahan, there were 53 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 30 (or 56.6%) were male and 23 (or 43.4%) were female. The median age was 22 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.

Dwelling characteristics Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 1,375 -- 923 -- 991 --

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

In Strahan, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,375.

Mortgage and rent Strahan % Strahan Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 190 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 928 -- 1,300 -- 1,647 --

In Strahan, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $928.

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