Hawley Beach Demographics (TAS) Local Stats

Hawley Beach (7307) is a suburb of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania. It is about 203 kms from TAS's capital city of Hobart. Hawley Beach is in the federal electorate of Lyons.

In the 2011 census the population of Hawley Beach was 429 and is comprised of approximately 49.2% females and 50.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Hawley Beach is 46 years of age.

85.6% of people living in the suburb of Hawley Beach were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.9% England, 1.9% New Zealand, 1.4% Malaysia, 0.9% United States of America, 0.9% Scotland, 0.9% Netherlands.

94.4% of people living in Hawley Beach speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% French.

The religious makeup of Hawley Beach is 25.1% No religion, 21.6% Catholic, 21.2% Anglican, 8.1% Uniting Church, 6.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.0% Christian, nfd, 3.7% Baptist, 1.4% Salvation Army, 1.4% Lutheran.

58.9% of people are married, 22.8% have never married and 7.9% are divorced and 4.2% are separated. There are 22 widowed people living in Hawley Beach.

55.0% of the people living in Hawley Beach over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.1% are working on a part time basis. Hawley Beach has an unemployment rate of 5.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Hawley Beach are 23.6% Professionals, 22.1% Managers, 18.1% Technicians & trades workers, 11.6% Community & personal service workers, 11.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 4.0% Sales workers, 1.5% Labourers.

The main industries people from Hawley Beach work in are 14.4% Health care and social assistance, 10.9% Retail trade, 10.0% Manufacturing, 8.5% Construction, 8.0% Education and training, 8.0% Accommodation and food services, 6.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.5% Public administration and safety, 4.5% Transport, postal and warehousing.

40.5% of homes are fully owned, and 29.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 24.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $624 per week and the median household income is $1166 per week.

The median rent in Hawley Beach is $230 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2080 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Hawley Beach postcode 7307