Meander Valley - West Tamar

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 3
Area code 60202
People 24,254
Male 49.9%
Female 50.1%
Median age 49
Families 6,931
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 11,388
Average number of people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,211
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent (b) $250
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2.3

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 12,107 49.9 273,765 49.1 12,545,154 49.3
Female 12,150 50.1 283,804 50.9 12,877,635 50.7

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Indigenous status
All people 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 882 3.6 30,186 5.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 22,097 91.1 501,521 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 1,277 5.3 25,851 4.6 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 49 N/A 42 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 1,100 4.5 28,277 5.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 1,297 5.3 31,150 5.6 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 1,493 6.2 33,212 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 1,262 5.2 30,065 5.4 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 1,101 4.5 31,024 5.6 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 1,168 4.8 38,756 7.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 1,179 4.9 37,908 6.8 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 1,230 5.1 34,708 6.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 1,208 5.0 31,246 5.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 1,425 5.9 33,228 6.0 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 1,716 7.1 35,976 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 1,893 7.8 36,993 6.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 2,170 8.9 38,395 6.9 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 1,973 8.1 35,137 6.3 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 1,748 7.2 31,856 5.7 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 1,145 4.7 22,029 4.0 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 685 2.8 14,617 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 474 2.0 12,995 2.3 542,342 2.1

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 10,242 50.3 206,403 44.4 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 720 3.5 15,471 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 2,160 10.6 47,755 10.3 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 1,162 5.7 27,690 6.0 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 6,083 29.9 167,621 36.1 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 9,273 50.6 184,392 44.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 2,403 13.1 56,124 13.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 6,660 36.3 175,696 42.2 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 234 3.9 6,495 4.2 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 1,446 23.9 32,003 20.8 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 213 3.5 8,393 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 215 3.6 4,774 3.1 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 1,880 31.1 45,209 29.3 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 938 15.5 19,566 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 211 3.5 7,112 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 270 4.5 5,449 3.5 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 1,420 23.5 32,170 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 445 7.4 14,763 9.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 444 7.3 19,814 12.8 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 895 14.8 34,622 22.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 138 2.3 4,810 3.1 242,821 3.2
Not stated 1,480 24.5 30,895 20.0 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,979 14.6 101,841 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,688 8.3 36,691 7.9 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 743 3.6 16,316 3.5 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 3,517 17.3 69,830 15.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 2,266 11.1 55,704 12.0 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 976 4.8 19,888 4.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 3,824 18.8 74,077 15.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 15 0.1 388 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 2,010 9.9 39,838 8.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 464 2.3 10,491 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 37 0.2 1,864 0.4 175,844 0.8
Not stated 1,841 9.0 37,912 8.2 1,694,773 8.2

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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English 11,353 46.8 243,587 43.7 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 10,402 42.9 225,198 40.4 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 2,426 10.0 56,619 10.2 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 2,411 9.9 52,604 9.4 2,176,777 8.6
German 916 3.8 19,878 3.6 1,026,138 4.0

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 19,509 80.4 440,809 79.1 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,278 5.3 19,283 3.5 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 331 1.4 5,483 1.0 530,492 2.1
Netherlands 146 0.6 2,136 0.4 66,481 0.3
United States of America 122 0.5 2,056 0.4 101,309 0.4
Germany 114 0.5 2,087 0.4 101,255 0.4

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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 3,720 15.3 101,972 18.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 1,252 5.2 30,769 5.5 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 973 4.0 21,714 3.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 16,851 69.5 371,533 66.6 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 1,455 6.0 31,575 5.7 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 17,897 73.8 394,752 70.8 12,959,282 51.0
England 1,859 7.7 33,809 6.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 419 1.7 7,678 1.4 673,661 2.6
Netherlands 342 1.4 5,870 1.1 177,340 0.7
Scotland 244 1.0 5,272 0.9 272,233 1.1

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 18,170 74.9 404,076 72.5 13,383,605 52.6
England 1,791 7.4 30,581 5.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 426 1.8 7,231 1.3 650,743 2.6
Netherlands 332 1.4 5,259 0.9 152,483 0.6
Scotland 216 0.9 4,573 0.8 241,428 0.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 11,573 47.7 276,330 49.6 9,767,448 38.4
Anglican 3,846 15.9 80,380 14.4 2,496,273 9.8
Catholic 2,610 10.8 71,045 12.7 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 1,898 7.8 37,450 6.7 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 976 4.0 14,447 2.6 673,260 2.6

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Meander Valley - West Tamar, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (52.4%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Tetum 80 0.3 95 0.0 1,486 0.0
German 75 0.3 1,446 0.3 70,247 0.3
Nepali 41 0.2 7,248 1.3 133,068 0.5
Mandarin 40 0.2 8,129 1.5 685,274 2.7
Afrikaans 34 0.1 648 0.1 49,375 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 22,190 91.5 479,875 86.1 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 348 3.6 20,434 9.4 2,295,688 24.8

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Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
In the labour force 11,126 54.6 270,780 58.2 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 8,093 39.7 169,864 36.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 1,149 5.6 24,299 5.2 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5,689 51.1 139,850 51.6 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 4,134 37.2 98,591 36.4 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 710 6.4 16,275 6.0 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 587 5.3 16,058 5.9 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 507 4.8 12,007 4.7 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 1,718 16.3 39,709 15.6 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 1,430 13.6 35,160 13.8 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 993 9.4 23,730 9.3 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 1,908 18.1 54,639 21.5 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,833 17.4 44,860 17.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 1,944 18.4 40,354 15.8 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Managers 1,673 15.9 32,403 12.7 1,645,769 13.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,596 15.1 35,480 13.9 1,554,313 12.9
Professionals 1,548 14.7 50,919 20.0 2,886,921 24.0
Labourers 1,382 13.1 28,679 11.3 1,086,120 9.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,207 11.5 34,676 13.6 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,151 10.9 29,776 11.7 1,525,311 12.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 941 8.9 16,230 6.4 755,863 6.3
Sales Workers 841 8.0 21,834 8.6 986,433 8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 427 4.1 11,541 4.5 545,158 4.5
Other Social Assistance Services 325 3.1 8,508 3.3 278,221 2.3
Aged Care Residential Services 283 2.7 6,896 2.7 258,274 2.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 277 2.6 7,447 2.9 299,810 2.5
Dairy Cattle Farming 250 2.4 1,528 0.6 17,445 0.1

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $614 N/A $701 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,517 N/A $1,720 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,211 N/A $1,358 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 6,982 66.3 163,186 64.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 357 3.4 13,393 5.3 466,904 3.9
Walked only 346 3.3 10,785 4.2 306,045 2.5
Bus 131 1.2 6,275 2.5 175,085 1.5
Truck 108 1.0 1,742 0.7 76,657 0.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 1,167 11.1 29,181 11.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 1,148 10.9 20,330 8.0 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 156 1.5 8,054 3.2 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 7,407 70.3 179,530 70.5 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 14,687 72.1 323,348 69.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 4,760 23.4 119,193 25.6 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 2,691 13.2 59,864 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 3,917 19.2 83,646 18.0 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 3,705 18.2 90,453 19.5 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 5,690 27.9 130,852 28.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 2,866 14.1 60,147 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 2,429 11.9 41,900 9.0 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Arthritis 3,455 14.2 68,070 12.2 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 2,374 9.8 52,171 9.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 920 3.8 19,104 3.4 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 124 0.5 4,395 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 1,384 5.7 28,394 5.1 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 1,199 4.9 25,185 4.5 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 297 1.2 6,326 1.1 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 749 3.1 14,027 2.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 2,556 10.5 63,861 11.5 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 297 1.2 6,836 1.2 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 2,235 9.2 49,458 8.9 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 12,693 52.3 305,093 54.7 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 1,968 8.1 43,649 7.8 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 13,634 56.2 326,646 58.6 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 5,540 22.8 121,261 21.7 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 2,051 8.5 42,817 7.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 1,060 4.4 23,200 4.2 772,142 3.0
Not stated 1,968 8.1 43,649 7.8 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Currently serving 19 0.1 958 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 910 4.5 17,515 3.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 18,242 89.6 421,126 90.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 1,194 5.9 25,336 5.4 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 3,498 50.5 67,011 44.5 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 2,459 35.5 55,446 36.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 915 13.2 25,988 17.3 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 64 0.9 2,122 1.4 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male N/A 25.5 N/A 21.3 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 74.0 N/A 78.8 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 912 15.3 21,871 17.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 336 5.6 7,473 6.1 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,283 21.5 27,941 22.8 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 630 10.6 12,738 10.4 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 461 7.7 8,972 7.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 1,679 28.2 30,093 24.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 350 5.9 7,624 6.2 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 299 5.0 5,755 4.7 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 9,563 88.1 218,412 88.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,287 11.9 29,185 11.8 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 9,132 95.5 191,561 87.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 257 2.7 13,402 6.1 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 66 0.7 11,575 5.3 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 103 1.1 1,389 0.6 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 52 0.5 1,010 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 386 4.0 10,361 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 1,771 18.5 44,713 20.5 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 4,746 49.6 108,405 49.6 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 2,428 25.4 50,573 23.2 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 186 1.9 3,355 1.5 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.4 N/A 2.4 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 250 2.6 13,015 6.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 2,622 27.4 75,697 34.7 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 3,489 36.5 77,289 35.4 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 3,024 31.6 49,047 22.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 182 1.9 3,365 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
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Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 6,780 70.9 147,619 67.6 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 2,581 27.0 63,360 29.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 205 2.1 7,429 3.4 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 4,371 45.7 81,042 37.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 3,237 33.8 72,157 33.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 1,569 16.4 57,762 26.4 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 193 2.0 4,045 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 190 2.0 3,403 1.6 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
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Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 23.1 N/A 21.1 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 11.1 N/A 15.0 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 250 N/A 290 N/A 375 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 852 54.3 32,577 56.4 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 561 35.8 19,730 34.2 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 153 9.8 5,459 9.5 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 N/A 1,313 N/A 1,863 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 2,465 76.2 56,682 78.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 366 11.3 7,311 10.1 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 411 12.7 8,167 11.3 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 410 46.6 14,761 48.9 403,709 49.7
Female 470 53.4 15,425 51.1 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 22 N/A 25 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
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Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 N/A 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,391 N/A 1,370 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Meander Valley - West Tamar % Meander Valley - West Tamar Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 265 N/A 265 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 N/A 1,300 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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