Mount Stuart (Tas.)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC60429
People 2,399
Male 50.1%
Female 49.9%
Median age 42
Families 602
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 1,103
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,639
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $275
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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
Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 1,202 50.1 249,478 48.9 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,199 49.9 260,482 51.1 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 41 1.7 23,572 4.6 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,399 people in Mount Stuart (Tas.). Of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

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Age Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 42 -- 38 --
0-4 years 100 4.2 28,469 5.6 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 138 5.8 31,514 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 154 6.4 30,219 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 139 5.8 31,078 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 130 5.4 29,865 5.9 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 170 7.1 28,703 5.6 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 124 5.2 29,328 5.8 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 152 6.4 28,333 5.6 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 171 7.1 31,495 6.2 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 175 7.3 34,512 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 179 7.5 35,538 7.0 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 188 7.9 37,378 7.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 167 7.0 34,778 6.8 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 153 6.4 32,945 6.5 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 91 3.8 24,434 4.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 67 2.8 17,613 3.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 45 1.9 11,994 2.4 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 50 2.1 11,767 2.3 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Mount Stuart (Tas.) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 914 45.4 193,360 46.1 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 43 2.1 14,675 3.5 608,059 3.2
Divorced 178 8.8 43,274 10.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 89 4.4 26,962 6.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 788 39.2 141,488 33.7 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Mount Stuart (Tas.) aged 15 years and over, 45.4% were married and 11.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 795 44.8 167,398 45.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 237 13.4 45,527 12.5 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 741 41.8 152,391 41.7 7,024,973 41.9

In Mount Stuart (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 20 2.8 3,736 2.5 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 135 18.6 31,234 21.3 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 43 5.9 8,077 5.5 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 36 5.0 4,467 3.0 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 47 6.5 17,971 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 38 5.2 6,630 4.5 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 57 7.9 4,840 3.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 36 5.0 10,630 7.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 162 22.4 18,250 12.4 1,160,626 16.1
Other 13 1.8 2,810 1.9 198,383 2.8
Not stated 137 18.9 38,329 26.1 1,707,023 23.7

In Mount Stuart (Tas.) 30.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.1% were in primary school, 20.1% in secondary school and 27.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 868 43.2 67,863 16.2 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 163 8.1 31,487 7.5 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 45 2.2 12,132 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 156 7.8 62,121 14.8 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 271 13.5 50,460 12.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 66 3.3 19,697 4.7 941,531 4.9
Year 10 154 7.7 73,242 17.4 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 384 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 48 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 72 3.6 43,314 10.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 1,641 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 168 8.4 46,190 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Stuart (Tas.), 13.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English 1,134 33.0 227,074 33.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 851 24.8 220,382 32.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 425 12.4 55,702 8.2 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 317 9.2 47,546 7.0 2,023,470 6.4
German 91 2.7 18,391 2.7 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Mount Stuart (Tas.) were English 33.0%, Australian 24.8%, Irish 12.4%, Scottish 9.2% and German 2.7%.

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 Mount Stuart (Tas.) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 1,884 79.5 411,490 80.7 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 107 4.5 18,776 3.7 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 26 1.1 4,977 1.0 518,466 2.2
United States of America 17 0.7 1,630 0.3 86,125 0.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 16 0.7 3,036 0.6 509,555 2.2
South Africa 12 0.5 1,524 0.3 162,449 0.7

In Mount Stuart (Tas.), 79.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.5%, New Zealand 1.1%, United States of America 0.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.7% and South Africa 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 469 19.6 73,757 14.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 218 9.1 27,091 5.3 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 112 4.7 18,595 3.6 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,438 60.1 353,447 69.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Mount Stuart (Tas.), 60.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 1,563 65.4 374,705 73.5 12,231,150 52.3
England 202 8.4 28,820 5.7 1,403,096 6.0
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 34 1.4 4,003 0.8 177,536 0.8
New Zealand 30 1.3 6,786 1.3 617,331 2.6
Germany 30 1.3 3,624 0.7 170,571 0.7

In Mount Stuart (Tas.), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 65.4%, England 8.4%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.4%, New Zealand 1.3% and Germany 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 1,671 70.2 383,599 75.2 12,643,365 54.0
England 145 6.1 26,528 5.2 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 35 1.5 6,518 1.3 608,329 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 34 1.4 3,499 0.7 155,231 0.7
Scotland 25 1.0 4,485 0.9 245,915 1.1

In Mount Stuart (Tas.), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.2%, England 6.1%, New Zealand 1.5%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.4% and Scotland 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,130 47.4 192,515 37.8 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 426 17.9 79,454 15.6 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 299 12.5 103,839 20.4 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 226 9.5 49,690 9.7 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 73 3.1 19,341 3.8 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Mount Stuart (Tas.) were No Religion, so described 47.4%, Catholic 17.9%, Anglican 12.5%, Not stated 9.5% and Uniting Church 3.1%. In Mount Stuart (Tas.), No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (52.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Mandarin 19 0.8 3,971 0.8 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 17 0.7 972 0.2 280,943 1.2
Greek 14 0.6 1,191 0.2 237,588 1.0
French 12 0.5 820 0.2 70,873 0.3
Italian 12 0.5 1,096 0.2 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 2,078 87.0 450,411 88.3 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 103 10.1 13,712 6.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Mount Stuart (Tas.) 87.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.8%, Cantonese 0.7%, Greek 0.6%, French 0.5% and Italian 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 726 55.5 121,822 52.3 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 476 36.4 81,601 35.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 55 4.2 13,162 5.7 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 52 4.0 16,365 7.0 787,452 6.9

There were 1,309 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Stuart (Tas.). Of these 55.5% were employed full time, 36.4% were employed part-time and 4.0% 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
Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 170 13.5 28,693 13.2 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 155 12.3 24,125 11.1 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 152 12.0 28,779 13.3 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 244 19.3 42,568 19.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 487 38.6 79,249 36.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Mount Stuart (Tas.), 13.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Professionals 518 41.3 40,772 18.8 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 165 13.1 26,467 12.2 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 161 12.8 28,194 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 132 10.5 26,754 12.4 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 101 8.0 30,243 14.0 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 98 7.8 21,402 9.9 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 42 3.3 25,183 11.6 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 17 1.4 13,800 6.4 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Mount Stuart (Tas.) included Professionals 41.3%, Managers 13.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.0%, Sales Workers 7.8%, Labourers 3.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
State Government Administration 69 6.0 5,929 2.7 158,980 1.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 64 5.6 7,767 3.6 411,808 3.9
Higher Education 56 4.9 3,365 1.6 155,985 1.5
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 49 4.3 3,633 1.7 122,286 1.1
Central Government Administration 40 3.5 3,419 1.6 127,598 1.2

Of the employed people in Mount Stuart (Tas.), the most common responses for industry of employment included State Government Administration 6.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.6%, Higher Education 4.9%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 4.3% and Central Government Administration 3.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal 858 -- 573 -- 662 --
Family 2,204 -- 1,399 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,639 -- 1,100 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Stuart (Tas.) was $858.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 693 55.0 141,396 65.3 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 153 12.1 10,443 4.8 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 106 8.4 12,541 5.8 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 64 5.1 10,135 4.7 503,582 4.7
Bicycle 35 2.8 1,656 0.8 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 35 2.8 6,510 3.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 810 64.2 156,315 72.2 7,305,271 68.4

In Mount Stuart (Tas.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 55.0%, Walked only 12.1%, Car, as passenger 8.4%, Worked at home 5.1% and Bicycle 2.8%. 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 64.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,610 80.6 295,218 70.3 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 527 26.3 111,542 26.6 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 253 12.6 49,528 11.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 594 29.6 89,216 21.3 3,620,726 19.0

In Mount Stuart (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 80.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.3% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.6% 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
Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 525 26.2 83,591 19.9 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 669 33.4 113,245 27.0 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 280 14.0 55,346 13.2 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 140 7.0 43,040 10.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mount Stuart (Tas.), 33.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

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Family composition

Family composition Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 262 43.2 57,849 43.1 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 271 44.7 51,286 38.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 63 10.4 23,423 17.4 959,543 15.8
Other family 10 1.7 1,781 1.3 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Mount Stuart (Tas.), 44.7% were couple families with children, 43.2% were couple families without children and 10.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.9 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.1 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Mount Stuart (Tas.), 15.9% of single parents were male and 84.1% 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
Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 123 22.7 18,546 17.0 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 27 5.0 5,538 5.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 144 26.6 24,746 22.7 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 53 9.8 12,935 11.9 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 31 5.7 7,876 7.2 302,037 6.0
Both not working 94 17.3 26,810 24.6 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 31 5.7 6,016 5.5 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 39 7.2 6,662 6.1 311,381 6.2

In Mount Stuart (Tas.), of couple families with children, 22.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 26.6% 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 Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 951 92.1 197,575 86.0 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 82 7.9 32,135 14.0 1,039,874 11.2

In Mount Stuart (Tas.), 92.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 768 80.8 172,998 87.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 12 1.3 11,376 5.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 171 18.0 11,267 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 1,202 0.6 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Stuart (Tas.), 80.8% were separate houses, 1.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 18.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 8 0.8 772 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 66 6.9 9,381 4.7 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 211 22.0 40,523 20.5 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 385 40.1 99,381 50.3 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 275 28.7 42,983 21.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 14 1.5 4,535 2.3 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.3 -- 2.6 --

In Mount Stuart (Tas.), of occupied private dwellings 6.9% had 1 bedroom, 22.0% had 2 bedrooms and 40.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 395 41.4 70,444 35.7 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 303 31.8 66,218 33.5 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 235 24.6 54,034 27.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 1,676 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 21 2.2 5,201 2.6 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Stuart (Tas.), 41.4% were owned outright, 31.8% were owned with a mortgage and 24.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 599 62.5 132,574 67.1 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 308 32.2 58,517 29.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 51 5.3 6,492 3.3 354,917 4.3

In Mount Stuart (Tas.), of all households, 62.5% were family households, 32.2% were single person households and 5.3% were group households.

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Household income Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 15.9 -- 26.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 20.4 -- 8.3 -- 16.4

In Mount Stuart (Tas.), 15.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 20.4% 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 Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent 275 -- 230 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.0 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.0 -- 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 Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,300 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.8 -- 94.9 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.2 -- 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 Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 62 6.5 13,694 6.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 400 41.7 69,261 35.1 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 323 33.6 69,092 35.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 157 16.4 38,398 19.4 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 18 1.9 7,139 3.6 285,197 3.4

In Mount Stuart (Tas.), 41.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 83 8.7 38,482 19.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 859 89.6 154,061 78.0 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 17 1.8 5,032 2.5 221,494 2.7

In Mount Stuart (Tas.), 89.6% 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.
Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 21 50.0 11,578 49.1 322,171 49.6
Female 21 50.0 11,993 50.9 326,996 50.4
Median age 19 -- 24 -- 23 --

In Mount Stuart (Tas.), 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 19 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
Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 2.9 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,624 -- 1,079 -- 1,203 --

In Mount Stuart (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,624.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mount Stuart (Tas.) % Mount Stuart (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 245 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 3,000 -- 1,300 -- 1,660 --

In Mount Stuart (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $245 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $3,000.

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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.