Swan Bay Demographics (TAS) Local Stats

Swan Bay (7252) is a suburb of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania. It is about 179 kms from TAS's capital city of Hobart. Swan Bay is in the federal electorate of Bass.

In the 2011 census the population of Swan Bay was 313 and is comprised of approximately 46.3% females and 53.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Swan Bay is 37 years of age.

86.3% of people living in the suburb of Swan Bay were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.4% England, 2.2% New Zealand, 1.6% Scotland, 1.3% United States of America.

94.3% of people living in Swan Bay speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Italian, 0.9% Vietnamese, 0.9% Other , 0.9% Hungarian.

The religious makeup of Swan Bay is 34.6% No religion, 20.3% Anglican, 13.7% Catholic, 10.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.9% Uniting Church, 3.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Churches of Christ, 1.9% Pentecostal, 1.0% Other religious affiliation .

61.3% of people are married, 23.8% have never married and 10.1% are divorced and 1.2% are separated. There are 9 widowed people living in Swan Bay.

66.7% of the people living in Swan Bay over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.3% are working on a part time basis. Swan Bay has an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Swan Bay are 23.4% Technicians & trades workers, 19.2% Managers, 18.0% Professionals, 13.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.8% Community & personal service workers, 7.2% Labourers, 5.4% Sales workers, 4.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Swan Bay work in are 14.7% Health care and social assistance, 14.1% Construction, 10.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.4% Manufacturing, 8.8% Education and training, 7.6% Retail trade, 4.1% Rental, hiring and real estate services, 4.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 3.5% Administrative and support services.

47.1% of homes are fully owned, and 47.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 5.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $712 per week and the median household income is $1454 per week.

The median rent in Swan Bay is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Swan Bay postcode 7252