Newstead (Tas.)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats

Area code SSC60448

People	5,366
Male	46.3%
Female	53.7%
Median age	41

Families	1,288
Average children per family	null
for families with children	1.9
for all households (a)	0.7

All private dwellings	2,454
Average people per household	2.3
Median weekly household income	$1,125
Median monthly mortgage repayments	$1,500
Median weekly rent	$250
Average motor vehicles per dwelling	1.5

(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

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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	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Male	2,483	46.3	249,478	48.9	11,546,638	49.3
Female	2,882	53.7	260,482	51.1	11,855,248	50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people	110	2.0	23,572	4.6	649,171	2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,366 people in Newstead (Tas.). Of these 46.3% were male and 53.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.0% of the population.

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Age	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Median age	41	--	42	--	38	--
0-4 years	293	5.5	28,469	5.6	1,464,779	6.3
5-9 years	379	7.1	31,514	6.2	1,502,646	6.4
10-14 years	405	7.5	30,219	5.9	1,397,183	6.0
15-19 years	387	7.2	31,078	6.1	1,421,595	6.1
20-24 years	300	5.6	29,865	5.9	1,566,793	6.7
25-29 years	230	4.3	28,703	5.6	1,664,602	7.1
30-34 years	282	5.3	29,328	5.8	1,703,847	7.3
35-39 years	326	6.1	28,333	5.6	1,561,679	6.7
40-44 years	374	7.0	31,495	6.2	1,583,257	6.8
45-49 years	363	6.8	34,512	6.8	1,581,455	6.8
50-54 years	333	6.2	35,538	7.0	1,523,551	6.5
55-59 years	305	5.7	37,378	7.3	1,454,332	6.2
60-64 years	258	4.8	34,778	6.8	1,299,397	5.6
65-69 years	304	5.7	32,945	6.5	1,188,999	5.1
70-74 years	255	4.7	24,434	4.8	887,716	3.8
75-79 years	224	4.2	17,613	3.5	652,657	2.8
80-84 years	185	3.4	11,994	2.4	460,549	2.0
85 years and over	166	3.1	11,767	2.3	486,842	2.1

The median age of people in Newstead (Tas.) was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Married	2,011	47.0	193,360	46.1	9,148,218	48.1
Separated	121	2.8	14,675	3.5	608,059	3.2
Divorced	407	9.5	43,274	10.3	1,626,890	8.5
Widowed	356	8.3	26,962	6.4	985,204	5.2
Never married	1,388	32.4	141,488	33.7	6,668,910	35.0

Of people in Newstead (Tas.) aged 15 years and over, 47.0% were married and 12.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status People aged 15 years and over	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Registered marriage	1,712	46.8	167,398	45.8	8,001,141	47.7
De facto marriage	327	8.9	45,527	12.5	1,751,731	10.4
Not married	1,617	44.2	152,391	41.7	7,024,973	41.9

In Newstead (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 46.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Preschool	46	2.6	3,736	2.5	347,621	4.8
Primary - Government	338	19.2	31,234	21.3	1,314,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	73	4.1	8,077	5.5	380,604	5.3
Primary - other non Government	123	7.0	4,467	3.0	231,490	3.2
Secondary - Government	175	9.9	17,971	12.2	827,505	11.5
Secondary - Catholic	62	3.5	6,630	4.5	338,384	4.7
Secondary - other non Government	213	12.1	4,840	3.3	280,618	3.9
Technical or further education institution	118	6.7	10,630	7.2	424,869	5.9
University or tertiary institution	220	12.5	18,250	12.4	1,160,626	16.1
Other	29	1.6	2,810	1.9	198,383	2.8
Not stated	368	20.8	38,329	26.1	1,707,023	23.7

In Newstead (Tas.) 32.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.5% were in primary school, 25.5% in secondary school and 19.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment People aged 15 years and over	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above	1,013	23.7	67,863	16.2	4,181,406	22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level	360	8.4	31,487	7.5	1,687,893	8.9
Certificate level IV	115	2.7	12,132	2.9	551,767	2.9
Certificate level III	468	10.9	62,121	14.8	2,442,203	12.8
Year 12	570	13.3	50,460	12.0	2,994,097	15.7
Year 11	212	5.0	19,697	4.7	941,531	4.9
Year 10	636	14.9	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	381	8.9	43,314	10.3	1,529,897	8.0
No educational attainment	39	0.9	1,641	0.4	145,844	0.8
Not stated	401	9.4	46,190	11.0	1,974,794	10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Newstead (Tas.), 13.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

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Ancestry, top responses	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
English	2,420	33.2	227,074	33.3	7,852,224	25.0
Australian	2,150	29.5	220,382	32.3	7,298,243	23.3
Irish	635	8.7	55,702	8.2	2,388,058	7.6
Scottish	583	8.0	47,546	7.0	2,023,470	6.4
German	217	3.0	18,391	2.7	982,226	3.1

The most common ancestries in Newstead (Tas.) were English 33.2%, Australian 29.5%, Irish 8.7%, Scottish 8.0% and German 3.0%.

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

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Country of birth	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Australia	4,273	79.9	411,490	80.7	15,614,835	66.7
Other top responses:	null	null	null	null	null	null
England	200	3.7	18,776	3.7	907,570	3.9
India	55	1.0	1,980	0.4	455,389	1.9
Iran	37	0.7	565	0.1	58,112	0.2
New Zealand	36	0.7	4,977	1.0	518,466	2.2
Scotland	35	0.7	2,283	0.4	119,417	0.5

In Newstead (Tas.), 79.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.7%, India 1.0%, Iran 0.7%, New Zealand 0.7% and Scotland 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Both parents born overseas	828	15.4	73,757	14.5	8,051,196	34.4
Father only born overseas	310	5.8	27,091	5.3	1,488,092	6.4
Mother only born overseas	236	4.4	18,595	3.6	1,094,591	4.7
Both parents born in Australia	3,622	67.5	353,447	69.3	11,070,538	47.3

In Newstead (Tas.), 67.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Australia	3,885	72.6	374,705	73.5	12,231,150	52.3
England	304	5.7	28,820	5.7	1,403,096	6.0
Afghanistan	80	1.5	686	0.1	69,920	0.3
India	79	1.5	2,729	0.5	616,939	2.6
Scotland	73	1.4	5,174	1.0	276,038	1.2

In Newstead (Tas.), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.6%, England 5.7%, Afghanistan 1.5%, India 1.5% and Scotland 1.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Australia	3,950	74.3	383,599	75.2	12,643,365	54.0
England	288	5.4	26,528	5.2	1,302,147	5.6
Afghanistan	80	1.5	670	0.1	68,276	0.3
India	72	1.4	2,672	0.5	605,777	2.6
Scotland	67	1.3	4,485	0.9	245,915	1.1

In Newstead (Tas.), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 74.3%, England 5.4%, Afghanistan 1.5%, India 1.4% and Scotland 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
No Religion, so described	1,937	36.1	192,515	37.8	6,933,708	29.6
Anglican	1,114	20.8	103,839	20.4	3,101,185	13.3
Catholic	689	12.9	79,454	15.6	5,291,834	22.6
Not stated	527	9.8	49,690	9.7	2,238,735	9.6
Uniting Church	231	4.3	19,341	3.8	870,183	3.7

The most common responses for religion in Newstead (Tas.) were No Religion, so described 36.1%, Anglican 20.8%, Catholic 12.9%, Not stated 9.8% and Uniting Church 4.3%. In Newstead (Tas.), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English)	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Persian (excluding Dari)	49	0.9	593	0.1	58,313	0.2
Mandarin	34	0.6	3,971	0.8	596,711	2.5
German	20	0.4	1,576	0.3	79,353	0.3
Dari	18	0.3	160	0.0	30,437	0.1
Hindi	17	0.3	639	0.1	159,652	0.7
null	null	null	null	null	null	null
English only spoken at home	4,678	87.7	450,411	88.3	17,020,417	72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken	167	7.6	13,712	6.5	1,971,011	22.2

In Newstead (Tas.) 87.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Persian (excluding Dari) 0.9%, Mandarin 0.6%, German 0.4%, Dari 0.3% and Hindi 0.3%.

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Employment

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Employment People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Worked full-time	1,246	53.2	121,822	52.3	6,623,065	57.7
Worked part-time	853	36.4	81,601	35.0	3,491,503	30.4
Away from work	114	4.9	13,162	5.7	569,276	5.0
Unemployed	129	5.5	16,365	7.0	787,452	6.9

There were 2,342 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Newstead (Tas.). Of these 53.2% were employed full time, 36.4% were employed part-time and 5.5% 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	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
1-15 hours per week	326	14.8	28,693	13.2	1,218,823	11.4
16-24 hours per week	237	10.8	24,125	11.1	1,079,236	10.1
25-34 hours per week	286	13.0	28,779	13.3	1,193,445	11.2
35-39 hours per week	381	17.3	42,568	19.7	2,031,263	19.0
40 hours or more per week	859	39.0	79,249	36.6	4,591,801	43.0

Of employed people in Newstead (Tas.), 14.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation Employed people aged 15 years and over	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Professionals	642	28.9	40,772	18.8	2,370,966	22.2
Managers	291	13.1	26,467	12.2	1,390,047	13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers	279	12.6	26,754	12.4	1,157,003	10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers	258	11.6	28,194	13.0	1,449,681	13.6
Sales Workers	241	10.9	21,402	9.9	1,000,955	9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers	228	10.3	30,243	14.0	1,447,414	13.5
Labourers	160	7.2	25,183	11.6	1,011,520	9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers	85	3.8	13,800	6.4	670,106	6.3

The most common occupations in Newstead (Tas.) included Professionals 28.9%, Managers 13.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.6%, Sales Workers 10.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.3%, Labourers 7.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals)	139	6.7	7,767	3.6	411,808	3.9
Primary Education	72	3.5	5,653	2.6	231,198	2.2
State Government Administration	69	3.3	5,929	2.7	158,980	1.5
Combined Primary and Secondary Education	66	3.2	3,633	1.7	122,286	1.1
Cafes and Restaurants	61	2.9	5,275	2.4	253,385	2.4

Of the employed people in Newstead (Tas.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.7%, Primary Education 3.5%, State Government Administration 3.3%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 3.2% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.9%.

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Median weekly incomes People aged 15 years and over	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Personal	621	--	573	--	662	--
Family	1,643	--	1,399	--	1,734	--
Household	1,125	--	1,100	--	1,438	--

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Newstead (Tas.) was $621.

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Travel to work, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Car, as driver	1,469	66.7	141,396	65.3	6,574,571	61.5
Car, as passenger	163	7.4	12,541	5.8	489,922	4.6
Walked only	118	5.4	10,443	4.8	370,427	3.5
Worked at home	81	3.7	10,135	4.7	503,582	4.7
Bus	35	1.6	5,226	2.4	323,201	3.0
null	null	null	null	null	null	null
People who travelled to work by public transport	42	1.9	6,510	3.0	1,225,668	11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger	1,655	74.8	156,315	72.2	7,305,271	68.4

In Newstead (Tas.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.7%, Car, as passenger 7.4%, Walked only 5.4%, Worked at home 3.7% and Bus 1.6%. On the day, 1.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work People aged 15 years and over	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	3,104	72.3	295,218	70.3	13,143,914	69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	1,268	29.6	111,542	26.6	5,259,400	27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	472	11.0	49,528	11.8	2,145,203	11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	990	23.1	89,216	21.3	3,620,726	19.0

In Newstead (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 72.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.6% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.1% 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	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Less than 5 hours per week	950	22.1	83,591	19.9	4,298,593	22.6
5 to 14 hours per week	1,195	27.8	113,245	27.0	4,944,578	26.0
15 to 29 hours per week	577	13.4	55,346	13.2	2,189,776	11.5
30 hours or more per week	388	9.0	43,040	10.3	1,710,970	9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Newstead (Tas.), 27.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Couple family without children	488	38.2	57,849	43.1	2,291,987	37.8
Couple family with children	557	43.6	51,286	38.2	2,716,224	44.7
One parent family	217	17.0	23,423	17.4	959,543	15.8
Other family	16	1.3	1,781	1.3	102,559	1.7

Of the families in Newstead (Tas.), 43.6% were couple families with children, 38.2% were couple families without children and 17.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Male	--	13.1	--	19.4	--	18.2
Female	--	86.9	--	80.6	--	81.8

In Newstead (Tas.), 13.1% of single parents were male and 86.9% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Both employed, worked full-time	208	19.8	18,546	17.0	1,084,006	21.6
Both employed, worked part-time	56	5.3	5,538	5.1	203,596	4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time	240	22.9	24,746	22.7	1,086,460	21.7
One employed full-time, other not working	114	10.9	12,935	11.9	749,886	15.0
One employed part-time, other not working	79	7.5	7,876	7.2	302,037	6.0
Both not working	226	21.5	26,810	24.6	1,006,697	20.1
Other (includes away from work)	48	4.6	6,016	5.5	264,145	5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family)	78	7.4	6,662	6.1	311,381	6.2

In Newstead (Tas.), of couple families with children, 19.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.3% had both employed part-time and 22.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

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Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Occupied private dwellings	2,068	88.6	197,575	86.0	8,286,073	88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings	267	11.4	32,135	14.0	1,039,874	11.2

In Newstead (Tas.), 88.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure Occupied private dwellings	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Separate house	1,583	76.5	172,998	87.6	6,041,788	72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	232	11.2	11,376	5.8	1,055,016	12.7
Flat or apartment	243	11.8	11,267	5.7	1,087,434	13.1
Other dwelling	3	0.1	1,202	0.6	64,425	0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Newstead (Tas.), 76.5% were separate houses, 11.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.8% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms Occupied private dwellings	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
None (includes bedsitters)	3	0.1	772	0.4	39,769	0.5
1 bedroom	173	8.4	9,381	4.7	411,252	5.0
2 bedrooms	478	23.1	40,523	20.5	1,562,759	18.9
3 bedrooms	904	43.7	99,381	50.3	3,403,190	41.1
4 or more bedrooms	472	22.8	42,983	21.8	2,670,758	32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated	41	2.0	4,535	2.3	198,351	2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	2.9	--	3	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.3	--	2.3	--	2.6	--

In Newstead (Tas.), of occupied private dwellings 8.4% had 1 bedroom, 23.1% had 2 bedrooms and 43.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure Occupied private dwellings	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Owned outright	699	33.8	70,444	35.7	2,565,695	31.0
Owned with a mortgage	638	30.8	66,218	33.5	2,855,222	34.5
Rented	659	31.8	54,034	27.3	2,561,302	30.9
Other tenure type	21	1.0	1,676	0.8	78,994	1.0
Tenure type not stated	53	2.6	5,201	2.6	224,869	2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Newstead (Tas.), 33.8% were owned outright, 30.8% were owned with a mortgage and 31.8% were rented.

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Household composition

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

Household composition	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Family households	1,282	61.8	132,574	67.1	5,907,625	71.3
Single (or lone) person households	720	34.7	58,517	29.6	2,023,542	24.4
Group households	73	3.5	6,492	3.3	354,917	4.3

In Newstead (Tas.), of all households, 61.8% were family households, 34.7% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

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Household income	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income	--	28.3	--	26.3	--	20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	11.6	--	8.3	--	16.4

In Newstead (Tas.), 28.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Median rent	250	--	230	--	335	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	86.1	--	89.8	--	88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income	--	13.9	--	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	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Median mortgage repayments	1,500	--	1,300	--	1,755	--
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income	--	96.3	--	94.9	--	92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income	--	3.7	--	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

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

Number of registered motor vehicles	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
None	258	12.4	13,694	6.9	623,829	7.5
1 motor vehicle	794	38.2	69,261	35.1	2,881,485	34.8
2 motor vehicles	693	33.3	69,092	35.0	2,999,184	36.2
3 or more vehicles	266	12.8	38,398	19.4	1,496,382	18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated	67	3.2	7,139	3.6	285,197	3.4

In Newstead (Tas.), 38.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

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

Dwelling internet connection	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling	382	18.4	38,482	19.5	1,172,415	14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling	1,650	79.6	154,061	78.0	6,892,165	83.2
Not stated	41	2.0	5,032	2.5	221,494	2.7

In Newstead (Tas.), 79.6% 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

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People characteristics

people characteristics | dwelling characteristics

People characteristics Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Male	45	42.5	11,578	49.1	322,171	49.6
Female	61	57.5	11,993	50.9	326,996	50.4
Median age	20	--	24	--	23	--

In Newstead (Tas.), 42.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.5% were female. The median age was 20 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

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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	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Average number of people per household	2.7	--	2.9	--	3.2	--
Average number of persons per bedroom	0.9	--	1	--	1	--
Median weekly household income	1,160	--	1,079	--	1,203	--

In Newstead (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,160.

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Mortgage and rent Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Newstead (Tas.)	% Newstead (Tas.)	Tasmania	% Tasmania	Australia	% Australia
Median weekly rent	260	--	220	--	250	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	1,617	--	1,300	--	1,660	--

In Newstead (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $260 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,617.

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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.