Tasmania - West Coast

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Areas
Area code IARE601010
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 4,738
Male 48.6%
Female 51.4%
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 1,840
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 2,329
Average number of people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,340
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,100
Median weekly rent (a) $235

(a) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Tasmania - West Coast % Tasmania - West Coast Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 4,738 9.8 30,186 5.4 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 4,432 9.2 27,738 5.0 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 143 0.3 1,225 0.2 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 170 0.4 1,229 0.2 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 40,571 84.1 501,521 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 2,901 6.0 25,851 4.6 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Place of Usual Residence (PURP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Tasmania - West Coast % Tasmania - West Coast Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 25 N/A 25 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 489 10.3 2,875 9.5 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 1,017 21.5 6,635 22.0 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 840 17.7 5,325 17.6 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 629 13.3 4,019 13.3 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 500 10.6 3,266 10.8 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 502 10.6 3,105 10.3 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 392 8.3 2,663 8.8 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 364 7.7 2,304 7.6 47,677 5.9

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Tasmania - West Coast % Tasmania - West Coast Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 996 30.8 5,806 28.1 127,525 23.3
Separated 146 4.5 888 4.3 23,982 4.4
Divorced 288 8.9 1,917 9.3 37,473 6.8
Widowed 110 3.4 688 3.3 16,329 3.0
Never married 1,687 52.2 11,383 55.0 341,871 62.5

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.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Tasmania - West Coast % Tasmania - West Coast Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 947 31.1 5,495 28.7 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 530 17.4 3,131 16.3 81,295 16.6
Not married 1,565 51.4 10,537 55.0 296,032 60.4

(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.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people attending an educational institution 		Tasmania - West Coast % Tasmania - West Coast Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 78 4.5 571 5.0 25,485 8.0
Primary 748 43.1 4,753 41.9 120,864 37.9
Secondary 517 29.8 3,218 28.4 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 131 7.6 868 7.7 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 98 5.7 704 6.2 21,149 6.6
Other 39 2.2 275 2.4 7,310 2.3
Not stated 111 6.4 952 8.4 38,814 12.2

More information Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Tasmania - West Coast % Tasmania - West Coast Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 168 5.2 1,445 7.0 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 190 5.9 1,167 5.6 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 138 4.3 831 4.0 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 644 19.9 3,820 18.5 84,821 15.5
Year 12 373 11.5 2,802 13.5 82,998 15.2
Year 11 258 8.0 1,444 7.0 43,335 7.9
Year 10 784 24.3 4,700 22.7 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 31 0.1 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 0 0.0 3 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 423 13.1 2,729 13.2 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 69 2.1 458 2.2 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 17 0.5 85 0.4 5,242 1.0
Not stated 163 5.0 1,150 5.6 41,467 7.6

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Tasmania - West Coast % Tasmania - West Coast Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 13 0.3 32 0.1 4,197 0.5
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 3 0.1 131 0.4 2,863 0.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 17 0.4 178 0.6 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 4,628 97.7 29,102 96.4 683,122 84.1

More information on Language used at home (LANP), Whether reported using an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander language at home (LNGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Ancestry, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Tasmania - West Coast % Tasmania - West Coast Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 3,879 81.9 24,735 81.9 695,359 85.6
Australian 2,281 48.1 13,173 43.6 277,467 34.1
English 1,216 25.7 7,851 26.0 131,618 16.2
Torres Strait Islander 202 4.3 1,665 5.5 57,353 7.1
Irish 191 4.0 1,404 4.7 31,853 3.9

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 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Tasmania - West Coast % Tasmania - West Coast Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
In the labour force 1,982 61.3 12,127 58.6 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 1,214 37.6 8,151 39.4 234,314 42.8
Not stated 40 1.2 398 1.9 16,695 3.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 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.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Tasmania - West Coast % Tasmania - West Coast Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 935 47.2 5,670 46.8 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 720 36.3 4,350 35.9 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 137 6.9 873 7.2 28,075 9.5
Total employed 1,798 90.7 10,898 89.9 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 178 9.0 1,228 10.1 36,419 12.3

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 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.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

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

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Tasmania - West Coast % Tasmania - West Coast Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Labourers 323 18.0 1,714 15.7 37,003 14.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 282 15.7 1,798 16.5 45,221 17.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 253 14.1 1,613 14.8 35,333 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 204 11.3 913 8.4 23,291 9.0
Sales Workers 198 11.0 1,201 11.0 22,365 8.6
Managers 179 10.0 1,034 9.5 21,218 8.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 177 9.8 1,192 10.9 30,731 11.8
Professionals 150 8.3 1,181 10.8 36,013 13.9

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Tasmania - West Coast % Tasmania - West Coast Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 94 5.2 490 4.5 8,816 3.4
Dairy Cattle Farming 71 3.9 101 0.9 347 0.1
Other Social Assistance Services 68 3.8 469 4.3 10,154 3.9
Primary Education 53 2.9 257 2.4 6,313 2.4
Takeaway Food Services 49 2.7 323 3.0 7,371 2.8

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Tasmania - West Coast % Tasmania - West Coast Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 557 N/A 560 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 1,490 N/A 1,476 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,340 N/A 1,370 N/A 1,507 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 (weekly) (INCP), Total family income (weekly) (FINF), Total household income (weekly) (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander family indicator (INGF)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Tasmania - West Coast % Tasmania - West Coast Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 2,168 67.1 13,325 64.4 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,076 33.3 6,511 31.5 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 536 16.6 3,299 16.0 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 489 15.1 2,809 13.6 58,029 10.6

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Tasmania - West Coast % Tasmania - West Coast Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Arthritis 430 9.1 3,057 10.1 50,807 6.3
Asthma 787 16.6 4,864 16.1 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 107 2.3 655 2.2 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 20 0.4 124 0.4 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 247 5.2 1,539 5.1 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 161 3.4 1,114 3.7 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 52 1.1 361 1.2 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 118 2.5 928 3.1 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 722 15.2 5,266 17.4 107,776 13.3
Stroke 59 1.2 311 1.0 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 455 9.6 3,020 10.0 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 2,592 54.7 15,744 52.2 462,348 56.9
Not stated 236 5.0 1,899 6.3 65,539 8.1

Note 1: Measures the number of people who reported that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions.
Note 2: 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 3: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Tasmania - West Coast % Tasmania - West Coast Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 2,780 58.7 16,916 56.0 493,110 60.7
One condition 1,104 23.3 7,129 23.6 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 394 8.3 2,640 8.7 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 228 4.8 1,597 5.3 32,701 4.0
Not stated 236 5.0 1,899 6.3 65,539 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.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Housing

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Tasmania - West Coast % Tasmania - West Coast Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 113 4.9 957 6.4 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 2.9 N/A 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 2 N/A 2.1 N/A 1.9 N/A

(a) The Canadian National Occupancy Standard for Housing Appropriateness is used to determine whether there are enough bedrooms in the dwelling for the usual residents. See Housing suitability information below for more details.

More information on Number of bedrooms in private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Housing suitability (HOSD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and Rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Tasmania - West Coast % Tasmania - West Coast Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $235 N/A $265 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,100 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) dollar values (RNTD), Mortgage repayments (monthly) dollar values (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Family household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Tasmania - West Coast % Tasmania - West Coast Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 542 23.3 3,239 21.6 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 789 33.9 4,855 32.3 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 452 19.4 3,254 21.7 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 33 1.4 200 1.3 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 5 0.2 52 0.3 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 12 0.5 154 1.0 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 19 0.8 187 1.2 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 8 0.1 412 0.1
Other household 480 20.6 3,070 20.4 73,717 20.9

Note: This table counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level. In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

More information on Family household composition (dwelling) (HCFMD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Tasmania - West Coast % Tasmania - West Coast Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,170 93.2 13,457 89.6 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 123 5.3 886 5.9 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 18 0.8 532 3.5 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 16 0.7 107 0.7 2,861 0.8

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

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Tasmania - West Coast % Tasmania - West Coast Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 486 20.9 3,030 20.2 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 862 37.0 5,280 35.2 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 886 38.0 6,204 41.3 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 69 3.0 229 1.5 5,582 1.6
Not stated 35 1.5 274 1.8 8,652 2.5

(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)
Table based on place of enumeration

Please note that there are small random adjustments 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 table totals.