Kentish (M)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA63210
People 6,128
Male 51.1%
Female 48.9%
Median age 47
Families 1,701
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 2,703
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $995
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,083
Median weekly rent $200
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 3,133 51.1 249,478 48.9 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,993 48.9 260,482 51.1 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 308 5.0 23,572 4.6 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,128 people in Kentish (M). Of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.0% of the population.

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Age Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 47 -- 42 -- 38 --
0-4 years 275 4.5 28,469 5.6 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 369 6.0 31,514 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 377 6.2 30,219 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 393 6.4 31,078 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 251 4.1 29,865 5.9 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 255 4.2 28,703 5.6 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 284 4.6 29,328 5.8 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 298 4.9 28,333 5.6 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 361 5.9 31,495 6.2 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 472 7.7 34,512 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 541 8.8 35,538 7.0 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 562 9.2 37,378 7.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 474 7.7 34,778 6.8 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 489 8.0 32,945 6.5 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 312 5.1 24,434 4.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 208 3.4 17,613 3.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 107 1.7 11,994 2.4 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 100 1.6 11,767 2.3 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Kentish (M) was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 2,725 53.3 193,360 46.1 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 151 3.0 14,675 3.5 608,059 3.2
Divorced 517 10.1 43,274 10.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 265 5.2 26,962 6.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,456 28.5 141,488 33.7 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Kentish (M) aged 15 years and over, 53.3% were married and 12.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,359 53.6 167,398 45.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 501 11.4 45,527 12.5 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,544 35.1 152,391 41.7 7,024,973 41.9

In Kentish (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 53.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 40 2.4 3,736 2.5 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 419 25.2 31,234 21.3 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 40 2.4 8,077 5.5 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 47 2.8 4,467 3.0 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 231 13.9 17,971 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 51 3.1 6,630 4.5 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 39 2.3 4,840 3.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 143 8.6 10,630 7.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 91 5.5 18,250 12.4 1,160,626 16.1
Other 43 2.6 2,810 1.9 198,383 2.8
Not stated 520 31.2 38,329 26.1 1,707,023 23.7

In Kentish (M) 27.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.6% were in primary school, 19.4% in secondary school and 14.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 506 9.9 67,863 16.2 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 394 7.7 31,487 7.5 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 135 2.6 12,132 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 874 17.1 62,121 14.8 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 465 9.1 50,460 12.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 243 4.8 19,697 4.7 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,010 19.7 73,242 17.4 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.1 384 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 48 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 668 13.1 43,314 10.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 18 0.4 1,641 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 656 12.8 46,190 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Kentish (M), 9.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australian 2,798 35.1 220,382 32.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 2,664 33.4 227,074 33.3 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 568 7.1 47,546 7.0 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 551 6.9 55,702 8.2 2,388,058 7.6
German 225 2.8 18,391 2.7 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Kentish (M) were Australian 35.1%, English 33.4%, Scottish 7.1%, Irish 6.9% and German 2.8%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Kentish (M) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 4,860 79.4 411,490 80.7 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 327 5.3 18,776 3.7 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 57 0.9 4,977 1.0 518,466 2.2
Germany 44 0.7 2,108 0.4 102,595 0.4
Netherlands 35 0.6 2,193 0.4 70,172 0.3
Scotland 29 0.5 2,283 0.4 119,417 0.5

In Kentish (M), 79.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.3%, New Zealand 0.9%, Germany 0.7%, Netherlands 0.6% and Scotland 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 874 14.3 73,757 14.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 291 4.7 27,091 5.3 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 181 3.0 18,595 3.6 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 4,295 70.1 353,447 69.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Kentish (M), 70.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 4,517 73.5 374,705 73.5 12,231,150 52.3
England 404 6.6 28,820 5.7 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 108 1.8 6,786 1.3 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 74 1.2 5,563 1.1 175,354 0.7
Scotland 66 1.1 5,174 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Kentish (M), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.5%, England 6.6%, New Zealand 1.8%, Netherlands 1.2% and Scotland 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 4,627 75.4 383,599 75.2 12,643,365 54.0
England 387 6.3 26,528 5.2 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 77 1.3 6,518 1.3 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 70 1.1 5,021 1.0 152,088 0.6
Scotland 59 1.0 4,485 0.9 245,915 1.1

In Kentish (M), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.4%, England 6.3%, New Zealand 1.3%, Netherlands 1.1% and Scotland 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,302 37.5 192,515 37.8 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 1,034 16.9 103,839 20.4 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 706 11.5 49,690 9.7 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 705 11.5 79,454 15.6 5,291,834 22.6
Uniting Church 296 4.8 19,341 3.8 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Kentish (M) were No Religion, so described 37.5%, Anglican 16.9%, Not stated 11.5%, Catholic 11.5% and Uniting Church 4.8%. In Kentish (M), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
German 28 0.5 1,576 0.3 79,353 0.3
Mandarin 20 0.3 3,971 0.8 596,711 2.5
Dutch 18 0.3 903 0.2 33,835 0.1
French 14 0.2 820 0.2 70,873 0.3
Hungarian 14 0.2 129 0.0 19,895 0.1
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English only spoken at home 5,527 90.3 450,411 88.3 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 109 4.5 13,712 6.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Kentish (M) 90.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.5%, Mandarin 0.3%, Dutch 0.3%, French 0.2% and Hungarian 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,284 48.9 121,822 52.3 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 959 36.5 81,601 35.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 205 7.8 13,162 5.7 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 180 6.8 16,365 7.0 787,452 6.9

There were 2,628 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kentish (M). Of these 48.9% were employed full time, 36.5% were employed part-time and 6.8% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 340 13.9 28,693 13.2 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 301 12.3 24,125 11.1 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 322 13.2 28,779 13.3 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 374 15.3 42,568 19.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 909 37.2 79,249 36.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Kentish (M), 13.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 398 16.3 30,243 14.0 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 375 15.3 25,183 11.6 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 351 14.3 26,467 12.2 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 300 12.3 26,754 12.4 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 293 12.0 40,772 18.8 2,370,966 22.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 241 9.9 13,800 6.4 670,106 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 221 9.0 28,194 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 202 8.3 21,402 9.9 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Kentish (M) included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.3%, Labourers 15.3%, Managers 14.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Professionals 12.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.0% and Sales Workers 8.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Accommodation 103 4.4 3,856 1.8 113,377 1.1
Aged Care Residential Services 88 3.7 6,139 2.8 211,621 2.0
Road Freight Transport 76 3.2 2,729 1.3 129,528 1.2
Dairy Cattle Farming 72 3.1 1,568 0.7 20,326 0.2
Primary Education 56 2.4 5,653 2.6 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Kentish (M), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 4.4%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.7%, Road Freight Transport 3.2%, Dairy Cattle Farming 3.1% and Primary Education 2.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal 475 -- 573 -- 662 --
Family 1,167 -- 1,399 -- 1,734 --
Household 995 -- 1,100 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kentish (M) was $475.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,622 66.3 141,396 65.3 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 199 8.1 10,135 4.7 503,582 4.7
Walked only 118 4.8 10,443 4.8 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 86 3.5 12,541 5.8 489,922 4.6
Truck 33 1.3 1,695 0.8 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 14 0.6 6,510 3.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,723 70.3 156,315 72.2 7,305,271 68.4

In Kentish (M), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.3%, Worked at home 8.1%, Walked only 4.8%, Car, as passenger 3.5% and Truck 1.3%. On the day, 0.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,545 69.4 295,218 70.3 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,200 23.5 111,542 26.6 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 649 12.7 49,528 11.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,152 22.5 89,216 21.3 3,620,726 19.0

In Kentish (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 69.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.5% provided care for children and 12.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 859 16.8 83,591 19.9 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,270 24.9 113,245 27.0 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 685 13.4 55,346 13.2 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 734 14.4 43,040 10.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Kentish (M), 24.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 844 49.7 57,849 43.1 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 619 36.5 51,286 38.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 221 13.0 23,423 17.4 959,543 15.8
Other family 13 0.8 1,781 1.3 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Kentish (M), 36.5% were couple families with children, 49.7% were couple families without children and 13.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male -- 29.3 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 70.7 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Kentish (M), 29.3% of single parents were male and 70.7% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 171 11.7 18,546 17.0 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 90 6.2 5,538 5.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 300 20.6 24,746 22.7 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 147 10.1 12,935 11.9 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 127 8.7 7,876 7.2 302,037 6.0
Both not working 435 29.9 26,810 24.6 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 86 5.9 6,016 5.5 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 101 6.9 6,662 6.1 311,381 6.2

In Kentish (M), of couple families with children, 11.7% had both partners employed full-time, 6.2% had both employed part-time and 20.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,266 88.5 197,575 86.0 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 294 11.5 32,135 14.0 1,039,874 11.2

In Kentish (M), 88.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,188 96.6 172,998 87.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 52 2.3 11,376 5.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 3 0.1 11,267 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 11 0.5 1,202 0.6 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Kentish (M), 96.6% were separate houses, 2.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.1% were flats or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 15 0.7 772 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 111 4.9 9,381 4.7 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 337 14.9 40,523 20.5 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,225 54.1 99,381 50.3 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 516 22.8 42,983 21.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 62 2.7 4,535 2.3 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.3 -- 2.6 --

In Kentish (M), of occupied private dwellings 4.9% had 1 bedroom, 14.9% had 2 bedrooms and 54.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,020 45.0 70,444 35.7 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 821 36.2 66,218 33.5 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 345 15.2 54,034 27.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 11 0.5 1,676 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 72 3.2 5,201 2.6 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Kentish (M), 45.0% were owned outright, 36.2% were owned with a mortgage and 15.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 1,669 73.7 132,574 67.1 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 547 24.2 58,517 29.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 49 2.2 6,492 3.3 354,917 4.3

In Kentish (M), of all households, 73.7% were family households, 24.2% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

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Household income Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 28.2 -- 26.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 4.6 -- 8.3 -- 16.4

In Kentish (M), 28.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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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 Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent 200 -- 230 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.0 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.0 -- 10.2 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,083 -- 1,300 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.4 -- 94.9 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.6 -- 5.1 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 68 3.0 13,694 6.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 578 25.6 69,261 35.1 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 845 37.4 69,092 35.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 669 29.6 38,398 19.4 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 97 4.3 7,139 3.6 285,197 3.4

In Kentish (M), 25.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 456 20.1 38,482 19.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,739 76.7 154,061 78.0 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 71 3.1 5,032 2.5 221,494 2.7

In Kentish (M), 76.7% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 163 51.7 11,578 49.1 322,171 49.6
Female 152 48.3 11,993 50.9 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 24 -- 23 --

In Kentish (M), 51.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.3% were female. The median age was 26 years.

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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
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 2.9 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,025 -- 1,079 -- 1,203 --

In Kentish (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,025.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kentish (M) % Kentish (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 218 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 927 -- 1,300 -- 1,660 --

In Kentish (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $218 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $927.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.