2016 Census QuickStats

People — demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Male	1,101	48.9	249,478	48.9	11,546,638	49.3
Female	1,151	51.1	260,482	51.1	11,855,248	50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people	118	5.2	23,572	4.6	649,171	2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,251 people in Austins Ferry (State Suburbs). Of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.2% of the population.

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Age	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Median age	40	--	42	--	38	--
0-4 years	128	5.7	28,469	5.6	1,464,779	6.3
5-9 years	157	7.0	31,514	6.2	1,502,646	6.4
10-14 years	135	6.0	30,219	5.9	1,397,183	6.0
15-19 years	150	6.7	31,078	6.1	1,421,595	6.1
20-24 years	124	5.5	29,865	5.9	1,566,793	6.7
25-29 years	128	5.7	28,703	5.6	1,664,602	7.1
30-34 years	133	5.9	29,328	5.8	1,703,847	7.3
35-39 years	138	6.1	28,333	5.6	1,561,679	6.7
40-44 years	184	8.2	31,495	6.2	1,583,257	6.8
45-49 years	150	6.7	34,512	6.8	1,581,455	6.8
50-54 years	159	7.1	35,538	7.0	1,523,551	6.5
55-59 years	142	6.3	37,378	7.3	1,454,332	6.2
60-64 years	140	6.2	34,778	6.8	1,299,397	5.6
65-69 years	122	5.4	32,945	6.5	1,188,999	5.1
70-74 years	88	3.9	24,434	4.8	887,716	3.8
75-79 years	83	3.7	17,613	3.5	652,657	2.8
80-84 years	53	2.4	11,994	2.4	460,549	2.0
85 years and over	30	1.3	11,767	2.3	486,842	2.1

The median age of people in Austins Ferry (State Suburbs) was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Married	867	47.4	193,360	46.1	9,148,218	48.1
Separated	72	3.9	14,675	3.5	608,059	3.2
Divorced	179	9.8	43,274	10.3	1,626,890	8.5
Widowed	81	4.4	26,962	6.4	985,204	5.2
Never married	632	34.5	141,488	33.7	6,668,910	35.0

Of people in Austins Ferry (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 47.4% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status People aged 15 years and over	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Registered marriage	770	46.6	167,398	45.8	8,001,141	47.7
De facto marriage	229	13.9	45,527	12.5	1,751,731	10.4
Not married	652	39.5	152,391	41.7	7,024,973	41.9

In Austins Ferry (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 46.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Preschool	12	1.9	3,736	2.5	347,621	4.8
Primary - Government	127	20.6	31,234	21.3	1,314,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	86	14.0	8,077	5.5	380,604	5.3
Primary - other non Government	13	2.1	4,467	3.0	231,490	3.2
Secondary - Government	60	9.7	17,971	12.2	827,505	11.5
Secondary - Catholic	77	12.5	6,630	4.5	338,384	4.7
Secondary - other non Government	7	1.1	4,840	3.3	280,618	3.9
Technical or further education institution	47	7.6	10,630	7.2	424,869	5.9
University or tertiary institution	54	8.8	18,250	12.4	1,160,626	16.1
Other	12	1.9	2,810	1.9	198,383	2.8
Not stated	121	19.6	38,329	26.1	1,707,023	23.7

In Austins Ferry (State Suburbs), 27.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.9% were in primary school, 23.0% in secondary school and 16.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment People aged 15 years and over	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Bachelor Degree level and above	186	10.1	67,863	16.2	4,181,406	22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level	153	8.3	31,487	7.5	1,687,893	8.9
Certificate level IV	62	3.4	12,132	2.9	551,767	2.9
Certificate level III	335	18.3	62,121	14.8	2,442,203	12.8
Year 12	257	14.0	50,460	12.0	2,994,097	15.7
Year 11	105	5.7	19,697	4.7	941,531	4.9
Year 10	370	20.2	73,242	17.4	2,054,331	10.8
Certificate level II	3	0.2	384	0.1	13,454	0.1
Certificate level I	0	0.0	48	0.0	2,176	0.0
Year 9 or below	168	9.2	43,314	10.3	1,529,897	8.0
No educational attainment	7	0.4	1,641	0.4	145,844	0.8
Not stated	130	7.1	46,190	11.0	1,974,794	10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Austins Ferry (State Suburbs), 14.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

2011 benchmarks are not available for this data item.

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People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Austins Ferry (State Suburbs) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Australia	1,953	87.7	411,490	80.7	15,614,835	66.7
Other top responses

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	249	11.0	73,757	14.5	8,051,196	34.4
Father only born overseas	127	5.6	27,091	5.3	1,488,092	6.4
Mother only born overseas	66	2.9	18,595	3.6	1,094,591	4.7
Both parents born in Australia	1,703	75.5	353,447	69.3	11,070,538	47.3

In Austins Ferry (State Suburbs), 75.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%

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Religious affiliation, top responses	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%

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Language, top responses (other than English)	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%

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People — employment

Employment People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Worked full-time	640	56.7	121,822	52.3	6,623,065	57.7
Worked part-time	387	34.3	81,601	35.0	3,491,503	30.4
Away from work	44	3.9	13,162	5.7	569,276	5.0
Unemployed	57	5.1	16,365	7.0	787,452	6.9

There were 1,128 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Austins Ferry (State Suburbs). Of these 56.7% were employed full time, 34.3% were employed part-time and 5.1% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked Employed people aged 15 years and over	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
1-15 hours per week	147	13.7	28,693	13.2	1,218,823	11.4
16-24 hours per week	105	9.8	24,125	11.1	1,079,236	10.1
25-34 hours per week	135	12.6	28,779	13.3	1,193,445	11.2
35-39 hours per week	280	26.0	42,568	19.7	2,031,263	19.0
40 hours or more per week	360	33.5	79,249	36.6	4,591,801	43.0

Of employed people in Austins Ferry (State Suburbs), 13.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation Employed people aged 15 years and over	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%

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Industry of employment, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%

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Median weekly incomes People aged 15 years and over	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Personal	643	--	573	--	662	--
Family	1,505	--	1,399	--	1,734	--
Household	1,314	--	1,100	--	1,438	--

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Austins Ferry (State Suburbs) was $643.

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Travel to work, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%

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Unpaid work People aged 15 years and over	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	1,329	72.7	295,218	70.3	13,143,914	69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	583	31.8	111,542	26.6	5,259,400	27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	246	13.5	49,528	11.8	2,145,203	11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	300	16.4	89,216	21.3	3,620,726	19.0

In Austins Ferry (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 72.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.8% provided care for children and 13.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours People aged 15 years and over	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Less than 5 hours per week	424	23.2	83,591	19.9	4,298,593	22.6
5 to 14 hours per week	512	28.0	113,245	27.0	4,944,578	26.0
15 to 29 hours per week	211	11.5	55,346	13.2	2,189,776	11.5
30 hours or more per week	183	10.0	43,040	10.3	1,710,970	9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Austins Ferry (State Suburbs), 28.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families — family composition

Family composition	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	259	40.0	57,849	43.1	2,291,987	37.8
Couple family with children	260	40.2	51,286	38.2	2,716,224	44.7
One parent family	112	17.3	23,423	17.4	959,543	15.8
Other family	16	2.5	1,781	1.3	102,559	1.7

Of the families in Austins Ferry (State Suburbs), 40.2% were couple families with children, 40.0% were couple families without children and 17.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Male	--	17.4	--	19.4	--	18.2
Female	--	82.6	--	80.6	--	81.8

In Austins Ferry (State Suburbs), 17.4% of single parents were male and 82.6% were female.

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Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of parents in couple families Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Both employed, worked full-time	114	22.3	18,546	17.0	1,084,006	21.6
Both employed, worked part-time	16	3.1	5,538	5.1	203,596	4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time	126	24.7	24,746	22.7	1,086,460	21.7
One employed full-time, other not working	58	11.4	12,935	11.9	749,886	15.0
One employed part-time, other not working	34	6.7	7,876	7.2	302,037	6.0
Both not working	110	21.5	26,810	24.6	1,006,697	20.1
Other (includes away from work)	17	3.3	6,016	5.5	264,145	5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family)	36	7.0	6,662	6.1	311,381	6.2

In Austins Ferry (State Suburbs), of couple families with children, 22.3% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 24.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	848	94.1	197,575	86.0	8,286,073	88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings	53	5.9	32,135	14.0	1,039,874	11.2

In Austins Ferry (State Suburbs), 94.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure Occupied private dwellings	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Separate house	817	96.3	172,998	87.6	6,041,788	72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	25	2.9	11,376	5.8	1,055,016	12.7
Flat or apartment	6	0.7	11,267	5.7	1,087,434	13.1
Other dwelling	0	0.0	1,202	0.6	64,425	0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Austins Ferry (State Suburbs), 96.3% were separate houses, 2.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.7% were flat or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms Occupied private dwellings	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
None (includes bedsitters)	3	0.4	772	0.4	39,769	0.5
1 bedroom	13	1.5	9,381	4.7	411,252	5.0
2 bedrooms	140	16.4	40,523	20.5	1,562,759	18.9
3 bedrooms	486	56.9	99,381	50.3	3,403,190	41.1
4 or more bedrooms	198	23.2	42,983	21.8	2,670,758	32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated	14	1.6	4,535	2.3	198,351	2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	3.1	--	3	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.5	--	2.3	--	2.6	--

In Austins Ferry (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 1.5% had 1 bedroom, 16.4% had 2 bedrooms and 56.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure Occupied private dwellings	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Owned outright	283	33.5	70,444	35.7	2,565,695	31.0
Owned with a mortgage	354	41.8	66,218	33.5	2,855,222	34.5
Rented	194	22.9	54,034	27.3	2,561,302	30.9
Other tenure type	0	0.0	1,676	0.8	78,994	1.0
Tenure type not stated	15	1.8	5,201	2.6	224,869	2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Austins Ferry (State Suburbs), 33.5% were owned outright, 41.8% were owned with a mortgage and 22.9% were rented.

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Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Family households	636	75.0	132,574	67.1	5,907,625	71.3
Single (or lone) person households	186	21.9	58,517	29.6	2,023,542	24.4
Group households	26	3.1	6,492	3.3	354,917	4.3

In Austins Ferry (State Suburbs), of all households, 75.0% were family households, 21.9% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

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Household income	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Less than $650 gross weekly income	--	19.7	--	26.3	--	20.0
More than $3000 gross weekly income	--	6.5	--	8.3	--	16.4

In Austins Ferry (State Suburbs), 19.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Dwellings — mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Median rent	290	--	230	--	335	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	92.5	--	89.8	--	88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income	--	7.5	--	10.2	--	11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor-only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	1,408	--	1,300	--	1,755	--
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income	--	93.7	--	94.9	--	92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income	--	6.3	--	5.1	--	7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
None	29	3.4	13,694	6.9	623,829	7.5
1 motor vehicle	296	34.9	69,261	35.1	2,881,485	34.8
2 motor vehicles	336	39.6	69,092	35.0	2,999,184	36.2
3 or more vehicles	169	19.9	38,398	19.4	1,496,382	18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated	19	2.2	7,139	3.6	285,197	3.4

In Austins Ferry (State Suburbs), 34.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Dwellings — internet connection

Dwelling internet connection	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Internet not accessed from dwelling	142	16.6	38,482	19.5	1,172,415	14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling	696	81.5	154,061	78.0	6,892,165	83.2
Not stated	16	1.9	5,032	2.5	221,494	2.7

In Austins Ferry (State Suburbs), 81.5% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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People characteristics - Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Male	63	54.3	11,578	49.1	322,171	49.6
Female	53	45.7	11,993	50.9	326,996	50.4
Median age	25	--	24	--	23	--

In Austins Ferry (State Suburbs), 54.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.7% were female. The median age was 25 years.

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Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Average number of people per household	3.3	--	2.9	--	3.2	--
Average number of persons per bedroom	1	--	1	--	1	--
Median weekly household income	1,395	--	1,079	--	1,203	--

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Austins Ferry (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,395.

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Mortgage and rent Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Austins Ferry	%	Tasmania	%	Australia	%
Median weekly rent	300	--	220	--	250	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	1,517	--	1,300	--	1,660	--

In Austins Ferry (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.

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