People — demographics & education

People Tasmania % 2006 % Australia % Total 495,354 -- 476,482 -- 21,507,717 -- Male 242,675 49.0 233,382 49.0 10,634,013 49.4 Female 252,679 51.0 243,100 51.0 10,873,704 50.6 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 19,626 4.0 16,767 3.5 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 495,354 people in Tasmania (State/Territory) of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.0% of the population.

Age Tasmania % 2006 % Australia % People 0-4 years 31,182 6.3 28,663 6.0 1,421,050 6.6 5-9 years 30,231 6.1 31,619 6.6 1,351,921 6.3 10-14 years 32,455 6.6 33,742 7.1 1,371,054 6.4 15-19 years 32,687 6.6 32,821 6.9 1,405,798 6.5 20-24 years 29,577 6.0 28,945 6.1 1,460,673 6.8 25-29 years 28,074 5.7 25,255 5.3 1,513,236 7.0 30-34 years 27,209 5.5 28,782 6.0 1,453,775 6.8 35-39 years 30,908 6.2 32,638 6.8 1,520,138 7.1 40-44 years 33,944 6.9 34,256 7.2 1,542,879 7.2 45-49 years 35,030 7.1 36,199 7.6 1,504,142 7.0 50-54 years 36,528 7.4 33,833 7.1 1,447,404 6.7 55-59 years 34,090 6.9 32,676 6.9 1,297,244 6.0 60-64 years 32,733 6.6 25,907 5.4 1,206,116 5.6 65-69 years 25,312 5.1 20,806 4.4 919,319 4.3 70-74 years 19,449 3.9 16,646 3.5 708,090 3.3 75-79 years 14,522 2.9 14,299 3.0 545,263 2.5 80-84 years 11,175 2.3 10,854 2.3 436,936 2.0 85 years and over 10,247 2.1 8,539 1.8 402,681 1.9 Median age 40 -- 39 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Tasmania (State/Territory) was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.3% of the population.

Registered marital status Tasmania % 2006 % Australia % People aged 15 years and over Married 190,899 47.5 188,285 49.2 8,461,114 48.7 Separated 13,090 3.3 12,318 3.2 529,280 3.0 Divorced 39,595 9.9 35,624 9.3 1,460,899 8.4 Widowed 26,245 6.5 26,358 6.9 949,634 5.5 Never married 131,655 32.8 119,871 31.3 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Tasmania (State/Territory) aged 15 years and over, 47.5% were married and 13.1% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status Tasmania % 2006 % Australia % People aged 15 years and over Married 53 -- 51 -- 50 -- Separated 49 -- 47 -- 49 -- Divorced 55 -- 52 -- 54 -- Widowed 77 -- 77 -- 78 -- Never married 26 -- 25 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Tasmania (State/Territory) was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status Tasmania % 2006 % Australia % People aged 15 years and over Registered marriage 172,039 48.0 170,489 49.9 7,647,042 49.2 De facto marriage 41,694 11.6 35,658 10.4 1,476,369 9.5 Not married 144,719 40.4 135,404 39.6 6,413,399 41.3

In Tasmania (State/Territory), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status Tasmania % 2006 % Australia % People aged 15 years and over Registered marriage 53 -- 51 -- 50 -- De facto marriage 36 -- 35 -- 35 -- Not married 39 -- 37 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Tasmania (State/Territory) was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

Education Tasmania % 2006 % Australia % Pre-school 4,217 3.0 4,024 2.8 332,844 5.1 Primary - Government 30,054 21.5 32,651 22.9 1,181,787 18.2 Primary - Catholic 7,668 5.5 7,214 5.1 359,062 5.5 Primary - Other Non Government 4,349 3.1 3,923 2.8 214,359 3.3 Secondary - Government 18,175 13.0 19,316 13.5 774,074 11.9 Secondary - Catholic 6,481 4.6 5,734 4.0 307,142 4.7 Secondary - Other Non Government 4,952 3.5 4,867 3.4 254,828 3.9 Technical or further education institution 12,869 9.2 12,437 8.7 473,606 7.3 University or tertiary institution 16,530 11.8 14,162 9.9 932,524 14.3 Other 2,865 2.0 2,303 1.6 161,660 2.5 Not Stated 31,624 22.6 36,006 25.2 1,511,694 23.2 Total 139,784 -- 142,637 -- 6,503,580 --

In Tasmania (State/Territory) 28.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.1% were in primary school, 21.2% in secondary school and 21.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Tasmania % 2006 % Australia %

Country of birth Tasmania % 2006 % Australia % Australia 414,261 83.6 396,659 83.2 15,017,847 69.8 Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Tasmania % 2006 % Australia % Both parents born overseas 69,303 14.9 61,665 13.9 6,876,586 34.3 Father only born overseas 26,629 5.7 24,749 5.6 1,407,270 7.0 Mother only born overseas 18,037 3.9 16,364 3.7 989,220 4.9 Both parents born in Australia 351,939 75.5 341,573 76.9 10,757,087 53.7

In Tasmania (State/Territory), 75.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Tasmania % 2006 % Australia %

People — employment

Employment Tasmania % 2006 % Australia % People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over Worked full-time 126,465 54.5 122,816 56.0 6,367,554 59.7 Worked part-time 76,384 32.9 67,386 30.7 3,062,976 28.7 Away from work 14,452 6.2 14,540 6.6 627,797 5.9 Unemployed 14,825 6.4 14,421 6.6 600,133 5.6 Total in labour force 232,126 -- 219,163 -- 10,658,460 -- View the labour force fact sheet

There were 232,126 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tasmania (State/Territory). Of these 54.5% were employed full time, 32.9% were employed part-time and 6.4% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked Tasmania % 2006 % Australia % Labour force, people aged 15 years and over 1-15 hours per week 27,159 12.5 24,600 12.0 1,087,799 10.8 16-24 hours per week 23,356 10.7 20,335 9.9 947,792 9.4 25-34 hours per week 25,868 11.9 22,445 11.0 1,027,380 10.2 35-39 hours per week 41,655 19.2 37,221 18.2 1,808,879 18.0 40 hours or more per week 84,811 39.0 85,594 41.8 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Tasmania (State/Territory), 12.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.0% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status Tasmania % 2006 % Australia % Labour force, people aged 15 years and over Employed full-time 42 -- 42 -- 40 -- Employed part-time 42 -- 40 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Tasmania (State/Territory) was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

Occupation Tasmania % 2006 % Australia % Employed people aged 15 years and over

Industry of employment, top responses Tasmania % 2006 % Australia % Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes Tasmania % 2006 % Australia % People aged 15 years and over Personal 499 -- 398 -- 577 -- Family 1,203 -- 1,032 -- 1,481 -- Household 948 -- 806 -- 1,234 -- View the income fact sheet

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tasmania (State/Territory) was $499.

Travel to work, top responses Tasmania % 2006 % Australia % Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work Tasmania % 2006 % Australia % People aged 15 years and over Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 289,363 72.1 271,848 71.1 12,149,347 70.0 Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 111,822 27.9 106,779 27.9 4,827,808 27.8 Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 46,646 11.6 41,074 10.7 1,896,957 10.9 Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 78,249 19.5 76,899 20.1 3,090,874 17.8

In Tasmania (State/Territory), of people aged 15 years and over, 72.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.9% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours Tasmania % 2006 % Australia % People aged 15 years and over Less than 5 hours per week 80,975 20.2 72,827 19.0 3,883,357 22.4 5 to 14 hours per week 106,957 26.6 95,373 24.9 4,444,640 25.6 15 to 29 hours per week 54,796 13.6 52,173 13.6 2,075,154 12.0 30 hours or more per week 46,635 11.6 51,474 13.5 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Tasmania (State/Territory), 26.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.6% worked 30 hours or more.