Devonport

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Urban Centres and Localities
Area code UCL612002
People 24,591
Male 47.9%
Female 52.1%
Median age 43
Families 6,670
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 11,425
Average number of people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,136
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,192
Median weekly rent (b) $250
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 11,773 47.9 273,765 49.1 12,545,154 49.3
Female 12,822 52.1 283,804 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 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 1,908 7.8 30,186 5.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 21,667 88.1 501,521 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 1,017 4.1 25,851 4.6 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 43 N/A 42 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 1,279 5.2 28,277 5.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 1,355 5.5 31,150 5.6 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 1,534 6.2 33,212 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 1,334 5.4 30,065 5.4 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 1,342 5.5 31,024 5.6 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 1,670 6.8 38,756 7.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 1,644 6.7 37,908 6.8 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 1,334 5.4 34,708 6.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 1,283 5.2 31,246 5.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 1,444 5.9 33,228 6.0 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 1,528 6.2 35,976 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 1,578 6.4 36,993 6.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 1,570 6.4 38,395 6.9 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 1,499 6.1 35,137 6.3 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 1,568 6.4 31,856 5.7 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 1,143 4.6 22,029 4.0 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 768 3.1 14,617 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 708 2.9 12,995 2.3 542,342 2.1

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

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 8,473 41.5 206,403 44.4 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 843 4.1 15,471 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 2,399 11.7 47,755 10.3 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 1,484 7.3 27,690 6.0 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 7,217 35.3 167,621 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 7,650 41.4 184,392 44.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 2,341 12.7 56,124 13.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 8,467 45.9 175,696 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 249 3.9 6,495 4.2 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 1,464 23.1 32,003 20.8 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 385 6.1 8,393 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 190 3.0 4,774 3.1 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 2,036 32.1 45,209 29.3 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 1,037 16.3 19,566 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 264 4.2 7,112 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 118 1.9 5,449 3.5 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 1,430 22.5 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) 638 10.0 14,763 9.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 460 7.2 19,814 12.8 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 1,105 17.4 34,622 22.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 224 3.5 4,810 3.1 242,821 3.2
Not stated 1,301 20.5 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,626 12.9 101,841 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,518 7.4 36,691 7.9 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 797 3.9 16,316 3.5 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 3,520 17.2 69,830 15.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 2,287 11.2 55,704 12.0 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 966 4.7 19,888 4.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 4,080 20.0 74,077 15.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 27 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 2,261 11.1 39,838 8.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 509 2.5 10,491 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 73 0.4 1,864 0.4 175,844 0.8
Not stated 1,751 8.6 37,912 8.2 1,694,773 8.2

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

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English 10,966 44.6 243,587 43.7 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 10,854 44.1 225,198 40.4 7,596,753 29.9
Scottish 2,208 9.0 52,604 9.4 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 2,202 9.0 56,619 10.2 2,410,833 9.5
Australian Aboriginal 1,682 6.8 26,926 4.8 741,307 2.9

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 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 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 20,531 83.5 440,809 79.1 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 714 2.9 19,283 3.5 927,490 3.6
India 197 0.8 6,137 1.1 673,352 2.6
New Zealand 176 0.7 5,483 1.0 530,492 2.1
Nepal 160 0.7 6,219 1.1 122,506 0.5
Philippines 142 0.6 2,441 0.4 293,892 1.2

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 3,288 13.4 101,972 18.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 1,094 4.4 30,769 5.5 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 795 3.2 21,714 3.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 18,128 73.7 371,533 66.6 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 1,286 5.2 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 19,005 77.3 394,752 70.8 12,959,282 51.0
England 1,283 5.2 33,809 6.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 268 1.1 7,678 1.4 673,661 2.6
India 249 1.0 7,562 1.4 935,066 3.7
Scotland 214 0.9 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.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 19,346 78.7 404,076 72.5 13,383,605 52.6
England 1,176 4.8 30,581 5.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 253 1.0 7,231 1.3 650,743 2.6
India 241 1.0 7,496 1.3 917,541 3.6
Philippines 216 0.9 3,520 0.6 417,285 1.6

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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 12,559 51.1 276,330 49.6 9,767,448 38.4
Anglican 3,053 12.4 80,380 14.4 2,496,273 9.8
Catholic 2,850 11.6 71,045 12.7 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 1,552 6.3 37,450 6.7 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 858 3.5 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 Devonport, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (55.0%) (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 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Mandarin 210 0.9 8,129 1.5 685,274 2.7
Nepali 177 0.7 7,248 1.3 133,068 0.5
Punjabi 95 0.4 2,556 0.5 239,033 0.9
Vietnamese 67 0.3 1,467 0.3 320,758 1.3
Tongan 62 0.3 183 0.0 20,757 0.1
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 22,030 89.6 479,875 86.1 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 656 6.4 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 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
In the labour force 11,099 54.4 270,780 58.2 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 8,293 40.6 169,864 36.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 1,028 5.0 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5,655 51.0 139,850 51.6 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 4,046 36.5 98,591 36.4 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 687 6.2 16,275 6.0 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 715 6.4 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 483 4.7 12,007 4.7 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 1,657 16.0 39,709 15.6 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 1,387 13.4 35,160 13.8 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 997 9.6 23,730 9.3 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 2,201 21.2 54,639 21.5 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,810 17.4 44,860 17.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 1,642 15.8 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 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Labourers 1,621 15.6 28,679 11.3 1,086,120 9.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,617 15.6 34,676 13.6 1,382,205 11.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,570 15.1 35,480 13.9 1,554,313 12.9
Professionals 1,453 14.0 50,919 20.0 2,886,921 24.0
Sales Workers 1,088 10.5 21,834 8.6 986,433 8.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,073 10.3 29,776 11.7 1,525,311 12.7
Managers 992 9.6 32,403 12.7 1,645,769 13.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 767 7.4 16,230 6.4 755,863 6.3

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

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Other Social Assistance Services 445 4.3 8,508 3.3 278,221 2.3
Aged Care Residential Services 425 4.1 6,896 2.7 258,274 2.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 350 3.4 7,447 2.9 299,810 2.5
Primary Education 312 3.0 6,657 2.6 265,249 2.2
Takeaway Food Services 302 2.9 4,683 1.8 232,691 1.9

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $622 N/A $701 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,468 N/A $1,720 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,136 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 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 7,426 71.5 163,186 64.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 598 5.8 13,393 5.3 466,904 3.9
Walked only 331 3.2 10,785 4.2 306,045 2.5
Bus 101 1.0 6,275 2.5 175,085 1.5
Taxi/ride-share service 44 0.4 751 0.3 25,730 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 1,142 11.0 29,181 11.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 445 4.3 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) 116 1.1 8,054 3.2 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 8,103 78.0 179,530 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 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 13,234 64.8 323,348 69.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 5,016 24.6 119,193 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) 2,730 13.4 59,864 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 3,072 15.0 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 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 3,716 18.2 90,453 19.5 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 5,230 25.6 130,852 28.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 2,511 12.3 60,147 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 1,780 8.7 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 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Arthritis 3,459 14.1 68,070 12.2 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 2,698 11.0 52,171 9.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 903 3.7 19,104 3.4 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 168 0.7 4,395 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 1,497 6.1 28,394 5.1 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 1,264 5.1 25,185 4.5 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 359 1.5 6,326 1.1 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 860 3.5 14,027 2.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 3,173 12.9 63,861 11.5 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 382 1.6 6,836 1.2 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 2,279 9.3 49,458 8.9 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 12,500 50.8 305,093 54.7 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 1,946 7.9 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 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 13,438 54.6 326,646 58.6 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 5,751 23.4 121,261 21.7 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 2,122 8.6 42,817 7.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 1,333 5.4 23,200 4.2 772,142 3.0
Not stated 1,946 7.9 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 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Currently serving 30 0.1 958 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 740 3.6 17,515 3.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 18,615 91.2 421,126 90.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 1,040 5.1 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 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 2,883 43.2 67,011 44.5 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 2,199 33.0 55,446 36.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 1,486 22.3 25,988 17.3 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 101 1.5 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 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male N/A 18.7 N/A 21.3 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 81.2 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 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 811 16.0 21,871 17.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 234 4.6 7,473 6.1 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,102 21.7 27,941 22.8 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 525 10.3 12,738 10.4 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 379 7.5 8,972 7.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 1,491 29.3 30,093 24.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 301 5.9 7,624 6.2 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 234 4.6 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) 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 10,203 92.8 218,412 88.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 792 7.2 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) 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 8,837 86.6 191,561 87.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,234 12.1 13,402 6.1 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 24 0.2 11,575 5.3 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 99 1.0 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) 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 28 0.3 1,010 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 436 4.3 10,361 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 2,100 20.6 44,713 20.5 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 5,655 55.4 108,405 49.6 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 1,818 17.8 50,573 23.2 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 163 1.6 3,355 1.5 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.3 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) 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 806 7.9 13,015 6.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 3,936 38.5 75,697 34.7 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 3,445 33.7 77,289 35.4 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 1,861 18.2 49,047 22.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 164 1.6 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) 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 6,563 64.3 147,619 67.6 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 3,327 32.6 63,360 29.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 319 3.1 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) 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3,526 34.6 81,042 37.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 3,036 29.8 72,157 33.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 3,363 33.0 57,762 26.4 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 104 1.0 4,045 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 176 1.7 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) 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 25.3 N/A 21.1 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 9.8 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 		Devonport % Devonport 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) 1,864 55.4 32,577 56.4 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 1,162 34.6 19,730 34.2 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 333 9.9 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 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,192 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) 2,462 81.1 56,682 78.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 245 8.1 7,311 10.1 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 329 10.8 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 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 910 47.7 14,761 48.9 403,709 49.7
Female 998 52.3 15,425 51.1 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 24 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 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 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) 1,151 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 		Devonport % Devonport Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 250 N/A 265 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,200 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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