Derwent Valley Council area

Market characteristics

Derwent Valley Council area has a lower 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 Derwent Valley Council area's population demographics, and how their characteristics compare to those of the broader region.

More detailed information about Derwent Valley Council area'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
Derwent Valley Council area20162011Change
NameNumber%. TasmaniaNumber%. Tasmania2016 - 2011
Population summary--------------
Total residents10,021100.0100.09,708100.0100.0+313
Males5,01550.048.94,93550.849.0+80
Females5,01150.051.14,77349.251.0+238
Age structure--------------
0 - 14 years1,88118.817.71,95620.119.0-75
15 - 24 years1,09310.912.01,15111.912.6-58
25 - 54 years3,68836.836.83,86739.838.7-179
55 - 64 Years1,47514.714.11,33513.813.5+140
65 years and over1,87818.719.41,39914.416.3+479
Education institute attending--------------
Primary school9209.28.68448.78.5+76
Secondary school5635.65.85755.96.0-12
TAFE1911.92.12392.52.6-48
University1471.53.61171.23.3+30
Diversity--------------
Total overseas born7107.112.07287.511.6-18
Speaks language other than English at home1541.55.31241.34.4+30
Speaks another language, and English not well or not at all250.20.950.10.7+20
Qualifications--------------
Bachelor or higher degree5396.616.24505.814.2+89
Advanced Diploma or Diploma4876.07.53664.76.6+121
Certificate level1,91523.521.31,65421.320.2+261
No qualification4,27952.644.34,41657.048.8-137
Household income--------------
Nill to $64998825.623.9--------
$650 to $1,4991,41836.734.6--------
$1,500 to $2,44974019.219.6--------
$2,500 or more 3118.112.2--------
Housing tenure--------------
Owned1,32932.834.11,30734.735.3+22
Purchasing1,45135.831.81,41937.633.1+32
Renting94123.226.385022.526.0+91
Dwelling structure--------------
Separate house4,10292.886.63,96193.685.6+141
Medium house2636.010.92325.512.2+31
High density0--1.10--1.0--

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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