Tasmania Demographics
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Tasmania Demographics
The population of Tasmania at the last national Census was 456,652 people (224,038 males and 232,614 females) with an average age of 34. There were 15,773 people of Indigenous origin living in the region.
Birthplace
Of the population, 85% were Australian-born with the remaining residents hailing from the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Netherlands. English was the only language spoken at home by 93% of the population, with Italian, German and Chinese the next most common languages spoken.
IT
Of the population, 38% had recently used a personal computer at home with 14% under 20 years old, 15% between 20 and 44 and 9% aged 44 and over. The total number of people who had recently used the Internet was 153,720.
Labour force
During the week prior to Census 182,522 people in Tasmania (98,844 males and 83,678 females) were employed, representing 90% of the labour force. Of these 60% were working full-time. Within the total workforce 9% were employed as Managers and Administrators and 17% as Professionals.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics more
