Kentish Council area

Market characteristics

Kentish 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 Kentish Council area's population demographics, and how their characteristics compare to those of the broader region.

More detailed information about Kentish 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
Kentish Council area20162011Change
NameNumber%. TasmaniaNumber%. Tasmania2016 - 2011
Population summary--------------
Total residents6,128100.0100.06,086100.0100.0+42
Males3,13351.148.93,12851.449.0+5
Females2,99348.951.12,95848.651.0+35
Age structure--------------
0 - 14 years1,02116.717.71,18719.519.0-166
15 - 24 years64410.512.067911.212.6-35
25 - 54 years2,21136.136.82,36938.938.7-158
55 - 64 Years1,03616.914.192815.213.5+108
65 years and over1,21619.819.492315.216.3+293
Education institute attending--------------
Primary school5088.38.65168.58.5-8
Secondary school3165.25.84036.66.0-87
TAFE1422.32.11612.62.6-19
University941.53.6721.23.3+22
Diversity--------------
Total overseas born71711.712.069511.411.6+22
Speaks language other than English at home1953.25.31562.64.4+39
Speaks another language, and English not well or not at all210.30.9150.20.7+6
Qualifications--------------
Bachelor or higher degree5069.916.23867.914.2+120
Advanced Diploma or Diploma3907.67.53016.16.6+89
Certificate level1,20823.621.31,12122.920.2+87
No qualification2,38346.644.32,63453.848.8-251
Household income--------------
Nill to $64956924.923.9--------
$650 to $1,49988638.834.6--------
$1,500 to $2,44938216.719.6--------
$2,500 or more 1807.912.2--------
Housing tenure--------------
Owned1,02842.734.11,02044.135.3+8
Purchasing82234.231.882835.833.1-6
Renting34914.526.337116.026.0-22
Dwelling structure--------------
Separate house2,62397.086.62,56295.885.6+61
Medium house582.110.9692.612.2-11
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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