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Tasmania Community Profile

What is profile.id?

profile.id is a comprehensive socio-demographic profile of Tasmania and its suburbs / localities. The Community Profile presents results from the Census of Population and Housing for the following years: 2021, 2016, 2011, 2006, 2001.

The Community Profile enables analysis of population characteristics for different geographic areas and includes historical data to show how they have changed over time.

Tasmania Community Profile has been developed as a website linked to your Council website for ease of access by staff and the community, it can also be accessed directly at:

profile.id.com.au/tasmania

What does it look like?

Information is presented in a variety of formats. These include charts with comparative data and rates of change, tables with options for benchmarking and written analysis on trends and key points of interest.

Information is accessed from a menu with options for viewing the information for different geographic areas. You can also export reports and query the associated data sets.

State Growth Tasmania

What information is included?

Tasmania Community Profile is structured around four main questions. Within each of these, more detailed information is presented.

Population

  • Population
  • Service age groups
  • Five year age groups
  • Single year of age

Ethnicity

  • Ancestry
  • Birthplace
  • Overseas arrivals
  • Proficency in English
  • Language spoken at home
  • Religion

Education

  • Qualifications
  • Highest level of schooling
  • Education institution attending

Employment

  • Employment status
  • Industries
  • Occupations
  • Method of travel to work

Unpaid work

  • Volunteering
  • Domestic work
  • Care
  • Childcare

Income

  • Individual income
  • Individual income quartiles
  • Household income
  • Household income quartiles
  • Equivalised household income

Households

  • Households summary
  • Households with children
  • Households without children
  • Household size

Dwellings

  • Dwelling type
  • Number of bedrooms
  • Internet connection
  • Number of cars

Disability

  • Need for assistance

Housing tenure

  • Tenure overview
  • Housing loan repayments
  • Housing loan quartiles
  • Housing rental payments
  • Housing rental quartiles

Migration profile

  • Migration summary
  • Migration by location
  • Migration by age

Journey to work

  • Workers' place of residence
  • Residents' place of work

SEIFA

  • SEIFA - disadvantage

For which geographic areas?

Tasmania Community Profile provides comprehensive data for the following geographic areas:

Local Government Areas
  • Break O'Day Council area
  • Brighton Council area
  • Burnie City
  • Central Coast Council area
  • Central Highlands Council area
  • Circular Head Council area
  • City of Clarence
  • Derwent Valley Council area
  • Devonport City
  • Dorset Council area
  • Flinders Council
  • George Town Council area
  • Glamorgan Spring Bay Council area
  • Glenorchy City
  • Hobart City
  • Huon Valley Council area
  • Kentish Council area
  • King Island Council area
  • Kingborough Council area
  • Latrobe Council area
  • City of Launceston
  • Meander Valley Council
  • Northern Midlands Council area
  • Sorell Council area
  • Southern Midlands Council area
  • Tasman Council area
  • Waratah-Wynyard Council area
  • Overlay Areas
  • Northern Tasmania
  • North West Tasmania
  • Southern Tasmania
  • Benchmarks
  • Tasmania
  • Greater Hobart
  • Regional Tasmania
  • Tasmania
  • New South Wales
  • Victoria
  • Queensland
  • South Australia
  • Western Australia
  • Northern Territory
  • Regional Australia
  • Australia

  • How can I access Tasmania Community Profile?

    Tasmania Community Profile can be accessed via the Tasmania website or at:

    profile.id.com.au/tasmania

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