Circular Head

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA61210
People 8,117
Male 51.4%
Female 48.6%
Median age 41
Families 2,108
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 4,037
Average number of people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,270
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,083
Median weekly rent (b) $220
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(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 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 4,176 51.4 273,765 49.1 12,545,154 49.3
Female 3,942 48.6 283,804 50.9 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 1,404 17.3 30,186 5.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 6,041 74.4 501,521 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 672 8.3 25,851 4.6 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 41 N/A 42 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 508 6.2 28,277 5.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 493 6.1 31,150 5.6 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 545 6.7 33,212 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 474 5.8 30,065 5.4 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 398 4.9 31,024 5.6 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 550 6.8 38,756 7.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 473 5.8 37,908 6.8 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 481 5.9 34,708 6.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 409 5.0 31,246 5.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 460 5.7 33,228 6.0 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 548 6.7 35,976 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 564 6.9 36,993 6.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 611 7.5 38,395 6.9 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 546 6.7 35,137 6.3 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 428 5.3 31,856 5.7 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 296 3.6 22,029 4.0 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 181 2.2 14,617 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 170 2.1 12,995 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 3,037 46.2 206,403 44.4 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 227 3.5 15,471 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 632 9.6 47,755 10.3 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 430 6.5 27,690 6.0 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 2,245 34.2 167,621 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.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 2,595 45.7 184,392 44.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 896 15.8 56,124 13.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 2,187 38.5 175,696 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.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 69 3.0 6,495 4.2 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 475 20.6 32,003 20.8 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 142 6.2 8,393 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 101 4.4 4,774 3.1 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 721 31.3 45,209 29.3 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 321 13.9 19,566 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 80 3.5 7,112 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 94 4.1 5,449 3.5 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 493 21.4 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) 133 5.8 14,763 9.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 105 4.6 19,814 12.8 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 239 10.4 34,622 22.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 45 2.0 4,810 3.1 242,821 3.2
Not stated 725 31.5 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.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 665 10.1 101,841 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 411 6.3 36,691 7.9 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 228 3.5 16,316 3.5 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 1,117 17.0 69,830 15.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 639 9.7 55,704 12.0 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 335 5.1 19,888 4.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 1,408 21.4 74,077 15.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 10 0.2 388 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 830 12.6 39,838 8.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 101 1.5 10,491 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 4 0.1 1,864 0.4 175,844 0.8
Not stated 829 12.6 37,912 8.2 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australian 3,585 44.2 225,198 40.4 7,596,753 29.9
English 3,196 39.4 243,587 43.7 8,385,928 33.0
Australian Aboriginal 1,166 14.4 26,926 4.8 741,307 2.9
Irish 764 9.4 56,619 10.2 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 611 7.5 52,604 9.4 2,176,777 8.6

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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 6,489 79.9 440,809 79.1 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 206 2.5 5,483 1.0 530,492 2.1
England 160 2.0 19,283 3.5 927,490 3.6
Pakistan 116 1.4 1,469 0.3 89,633 0.4
India 37 0.5 6,137 1.1 673,352 2.6
Netherlands 35 0.4 2,136 0.4 66,481 0.3

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 978 12.0 101,972 18.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 290 3.6 30,769 5.5 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 221 2.7 21,714 3.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 5,878 72.4 371,533 66.6 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 756 9.3 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.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 6,144 75.7 394,752 70.8 12,959,282 51.0
New Zealand 279 3.4 7,678 1.4 673,661 2.6
England 252 3.1 33,809 6.1 1,626,778 6.4
Pakistan 124 1.5 1,689 0.3 116,967 0.5
Netherlands 88 1.1 5,870 1.1 177,340 0.7

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.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 6,204 76.4 404,076 72.5 13,383,605 52.6
New Zealand 257 3.2 7,231 1.3 650,743 2.6
England 257 3.2 30,581 5.5 1,488,479 5.9
Pakistan 127 1.6 1,679 0.3 116,125 0.5
Netherlands 70 0.9 5,259 0.9 152,483 0.6

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.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 3,650 45.0 276,330 49.6 9,767,448 38.4
Anglican 1,097 13.5 80,380 14.4 2,496,273 9.8
Catholic 933 11.5 71,045 12.7 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 854 10.5 37,450 6.7 1,751,052 6.9
Christian, nfd 419 5.2 13,986 2.5 688,440 2.7

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 Circular Head, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (50.6%) (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.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Urdu 113 1.4 1,492 0.3 111,873 0.4
Mandarin 33 0.4 8,129 1.5 685,274 2.7
Filipino 21 0.3 618 0.1 90,853 0.4
Dutch 17 0.2 760 0.1 27,784 0.1
Russian 14 0.2 380 0.1 54,883 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 7,095 87.4 479,875 86.1 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 164 5.4 20,434 9.4 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
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 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
In the labour force 3,804 57.9 270,780 58.2 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 2,208 33.6 169,864 36.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 569 8.7 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 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,110 55.5 139,850 51.6 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 1,225 32.2 98,591 36.4 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 284 7.5 16,275 6.0 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 176 4.6 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.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 208 5.7 12,007 4.7 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 507 14.0 39,709 15.6 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 430 11.9 35,160 13.8 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 283 7.8 23,730 9.3 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 662 18.3 54,639 21.5 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 573 15.8 44,860 17.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 882 24.3 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 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Labourers 822 22.7 28,679 11.3 1,086,120 9.0
Managers 733 20.2 32,403 12.7 1,645,769 13.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 411 11.3 35,480 13.9 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 364 10.0 34,676 13.6 1,382,205 11.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 354 9.8 16,230 6.4 755,863 6.3
Professionals 346 9.5 50,919 20.0 2,886,921 24.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 285 7.9 29,776 11.7 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 246 6.8 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 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Dairy Cattle Farming 497 13.7 1,528 0.6 17,445 0.1
Meat Processing 180 5.0 678 0.3 33,892 0.3
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 148 4.1 1,345 0.5 44,450 0.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 123 3.4 7,447 2.9 299,810 2.5
Primary Education 116 3.2 6,657 2.6 265,249 2.2

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $670 N/A $701 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,614 N/A $1,720 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,270 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 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,416 66.6 163,186 64.1 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 181 5.0 10,785 4.2 306,045 2.5
Car, as passenger 173 4.8 13,393 5.3 466,904 3.9
Motorbike/scooter 71 2.0 1,139 0.4 49,683 0.4
Truck 32 0.9 1,742 0.7 76,657 0.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 344 9.5 29,181 11.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 285 7.9 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) 15 0.4 8,054 3.2 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 2,616 72.1 179,530 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 4,335 66.0 323,348 69.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,727 26.3 119,193 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) 771 11.7 59,864 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,301 19.8 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 1,151 17.5 90,453 19.5 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 1,571 23.9 130,852 28.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 901 13.7 60,147 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 708 10.8 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.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Arthritis 886 10.9 68,070 12.2 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 734 9.0 52,171 9.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 278 3.4 19,104 3.4 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 54 0.7 4,395 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 445 5.5 28,394 5.1 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 342 4.2 25,185 4.5 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 102 1.3 6,326 1.1 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 187 2.3 14,027 2.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 626 7.7 63,861 11.5 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 81 1.0 6,836 1.2 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 548 6.8 49,458 8.9 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 4,619 56.9 305,093 54.7 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 845 10.4 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 4,858 59.8 326,646 58.6 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 1,556 19.2 121,261 21.7 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 555 6.8 42,817 7.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 299 3.7 23,200 4.2 772,142 3.0
Not stated 845 10.4 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.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Currently serving 7 0.1 958 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 167 2.5 17,515 3.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 5,837 88.8 421,126 90.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 564 8.6 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.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 987 46.8 67,011 44.5 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 788 37.4 55,446 36.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 302 14.3 25,988 17.3 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 26 1.2 2,122 1.4 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male N/A 25.2 N/A 21.3 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 75.5 N/A 78.8 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 326 18.3 21,871 17.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 77 4.3 7,473 6.1 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 426 24.0 27,941 22.8 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 219 12.3 12,738 10.4 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 108 6.1 8,972 7.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 371 20.9 30,093 24.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 148 8.3 7,624 6.2 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 96 5.4 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)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 3,027 81.4 218,412 88.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 687 18.5 29,185 11.8 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,868 94.7 191,561 87.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 103 3.4 13,402 6.1 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 26 0.9 11,575 5.3 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 23 0.8 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) 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 7 0.2 1,010 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 106 3.5 10,361 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 497 16.5 44,713 20.5 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 1,633 54.1 108,405 49.6 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 711 23.5 50,573 23.2 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 66 2.2 3,355 1.5 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 108 3.6 13,015 6.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 948 31.3 75,697 34.7 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 1,168 38.6 77,289 35.4 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 731 24.2 49,047 22.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 69 2.3 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 2,081 68.7 147,619 67.6 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 863 28.5 63,360 29.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 83 2.7 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) 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,133 37.4 81,042 37.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 983 32.5 72,157 33.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 666 22.0 57,762 26.4 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 181 6.0 4,045 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 72 2.4 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 22.5 N/A 21.1 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 10.1 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 220 N/A 290 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 411 61.7 32,577 56.4 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 160 24.0 19,730 34.2 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 89 13.4 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

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 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,083 N/A 1,313 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 777 79.0 56,682 78.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 80 8.1 7,311 10.1 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 120 12.2 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 679 48.4 14,761 48.9 403,709 49.7
Female 725 51.6 15,425 51.1 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 25 N/A 25 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

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 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 N/A 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,463 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

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 		Circular Head % Circular Head Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 225 N/A 265 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,180 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

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