West Hobart

13.8% of West Hobart's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Hobart average.

1,685 family households lived in West Hobart; 38.9% were couple families and 13.8% were one-parent families.

32.6% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Hobart average.

West Hobart had 6,525 residents at the 2021 Census.

31.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

28.9% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.

Separate houses made up 76.0% of occupied private dwellings in West Hobart.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 6.5% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 17.3% of occupied private dwellings.

34.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Hobart.

30.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.

35.1% rented their home. That is somewhat above the Greater Hobart average.

The average household in West Hobart had 2.3 people.

One-person households made up 28.9% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.

Two-person households represented 35.7%, while 19.9% had four or more usual residents.

11.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Hobart average.

38.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Hobart average.

2.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 26.1% walked or cycled.

9.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Hobart average.

One-car households formed 44.4% of the total.

46.7% of households had two or more vehicles.

55.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 44.9% reported a different address.

23.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Greater Hobart average.

83.0% of residents used only English at home.

14.0% used a language other than English at home.

2.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.

23.0% of West Hobart's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 77.0% was born in Australia.

2.3% of residents were born in China.

1.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 85.9%.

English ancestry accounted for 43.3% of ancestry responses in West Hobart.

Australian ancestry made up 34.2% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 4.5% of responses.

40.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Hobart average.

Managers accounted for 15.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.9%.

Health care and social assistance employed 17.6% of workers, and education and training employed 13.7%.

The labour-force participation rate was 68.7%, compared with 61.6% across Greater Hobart.

35.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 26.2% worked part time.

Unemployment was 5.2%, compared with 6.2% across Greater Hobart.

60.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.

11.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

8.3% reported asthma, 8.6% arthritis and 2.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

39.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Hobart average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 21.8% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 10.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 14.2%.

Median household income was $1,996 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,950.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $400 per week.

Working from home was 11.0% in West Hobart, compared with 8.1% across Greater Hobart.

Outright ownership was 34.9% locally and 34.9% across Greater Hobart. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Hobart.

Renting accounted for 35.1% in West Hobart, against 29.6% across Greater Hobart.