West Hobart

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 5,800 people in West Hobart of these 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in West Hobart was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.0% of the population.

Of people in West Hobart aged 15 years and over, 39.4% were married and 13.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in West Hobart was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In West Hobart, of people aged 15 years and over, 38.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in West Hobart was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In West Hobart 32.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.6% were in primary school, 17.4% in secondary school and 34.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in West Hobart were English 29.7%, Australian 27.2%, Irish 10.6%, Scottish 8.9% and German 3.1%.

In West Hobart, 78.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.5%, New Zealand 1.3%, Scotland 0.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.6% and Germany 0.6%.

In West Hobart, 61.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in West Hobart were No Religion 46.3%, Catholic 16.7%, Anglican 14.3%, Uniting Church 2.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.0%.

In West Hobart 87.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.0%, Italian 0.9%, German 0.6%, Greek 0.4% and Spanish 0.4%.

Employment

There were 3,319 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in West Hobart. Of these 55.7% were employed full time, 34.2% were employed part-time and 5.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in West Hobart, 12.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in West Hobart was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The most common occupations in West Hobart included Professionals 40.2%, Managers 13.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.1%, Sales Workers 7.3%, Labourers 4.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.3%.

Of the employed people in West Hobart, the most common responses for industry of employment included State Government Administration 9.5%, School Education 6.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.0%, Tertiary Education 4.6% and Hospitals 4.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in West Hobart was $730.

In West Hobart, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 41.8%, Walked only 24.8%, Car, as passenger 6.5%, Bus 3.0% and Bicycle 2.2%. On the day, 3.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 48.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In West Hobart, of people aged 15 years and over, 82.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.1% provided care for children and 10.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.6% 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 West Hobart, 32.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in West Hobart, 42.6% were couple families with children, 39.2% were couple families without children and 16.8% were one parent families.

In West Hobart 18.6% of single parents were male and 81.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In West Hobart, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,654 and those without children was $2,299.

Employment status of couple families

In West Hobart, of couple families with children, 23.9% had both partners employed full-time, 8.1% had both employed part-time and 25.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In West Hobart, 89.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Hobart, 74.3% were separate houses, 10.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

In West Hobart, of occupied private dwellings 11.1% had 1 bedroom, 27.8% had 2 bedrooms and 38.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Hobart, 30.9% were owned outright, 30.6% were owned with a mortgage and 35.9% were rented.

Household composition

In West Hobart, of all households, 59.0% were family households, 32.9% were single person households and 8.2% were group households.

In West Hobart, 21.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 13.0% 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 West Hobart, 45.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In West Hobart, there were 62 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 31 (or 50.0%) were male and 31 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 28 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 West Hobart, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,416.

In West Hobart, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,156.