Tasmania

Market characteristics

Tasmania has a higher proportion of households in the medium to high income category compared to Tasmania.

The people who live in an area are one of the most important resources that an economy draws upon, both as a market that consumes goods and services and as a source of labour.

This table provides an overview of Tasmania's population demographics, and how their characteristics compare to those of the broader region.

More detailed information about Tasmania's resident population, including neighbourhood profiles, can be found in the Community Profile.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 and 2016 – by usual residence

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Market characteristics
Tasmania20162011Change
NameNumber%. TasmaniaNumber%. Tasmania2016 - 2011
Population summary--------------
Total residents508,971100.0100.0494,167100.0100.0+14,804
Males248,90448.948.9241,98749.049.0+6,917
Females260,08451.151.1252,18051.051.0+7,904
Age structure--------------
0 - 14 years90,17017.717.793,75919.019.0-3,589
15 - 24 years60,78411.912.062,08612.612.6-1,302
25 - 54 years187,35936.836.8191,12938.738.7-3,770
55 - 64 Years72,03414.214.166,62413.513.5+5,410
65 years and over98,64419.419.480,56916.316.3+18,075
Education institute attending--------------
Primary school43,7268.68.642,0188.58.5+1,708
Secondary school29,4065.85.829,5716.06.0-165
TAFE10,6112.12.112,8392.62.6-2,228
University18,2203.63.616,4903.33.3+1,730
Diversity--------------
Total overseas born60,91412.012.057,31111.611.6+3,603
Speaks language other than English at home26,9165.35.321,8814.44.4+5,035
Speaks another language, and English not well or not at all4,3290.90.93,2400.70.7+1,089
Qualifications--------------
Bachelor or higher degree67,72516.216.256,87714.214.2+10,848
Advanced Diploma or Diploma31,4087.57.526,5526.66.6+4,856
Certificate level89,39521.321.380,78620.220.2+8,609
No qualification185,46344.344.3195,25448.848.8-9,791
Household income--------------
Nill to $64947,84323.923.9--------
$650 to $1,49969,26834.534.6--------
$1,500 to $2,44939,35919.619.6--------
$2,500 or more 24,52112.212.2--------
Housing tenure--------------
Owned71,40634.134.170,61335.335.3+793
Purchasing66,59631.831.866,26033.133.1+336
Renting55,09926.326.351,97726.026.0+3,122
Dwelling structure--------------
Separate house209,25986.686.6198,81485.685.6+10,445
Medium house26,32910.910.928,50012.312.2-2,171
High density2,6311.11.12,2181.01.0+413

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,

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