Boat Harbour Beach Demographics (TAS) Local Stats

Boat Harbour Beach (7321) is a suburb of Tasmania, North West, Tasmania. It is about 260 kms from TAS's capital city of Hobart. Boat Harbour Beach is in the federal electorate of Braddon.

In the 2011 census the population of Boat Harbour Beach was 429 and is comprised of approximately 48.0% females and 52.0% males.

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

78.1% of people living in the suburb of Boat Harbour Beach were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.3% England, 4.0% New Zealand, 1.6% Scotland, 1.4% Wales, 0.9% Philippines, 0.9% Germany, 0.9% United States of America.

93.3% of people living in Boat Harbour Beach speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% German, 0.7% Italian, 0.7% Japanese, 0.7% Other.

The religious makeup of Boat Harbour Beach is 34.7% No religion, 16.0% Catholic, 13.7% Anglican, 10.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.6% Uniting Church, 5.6% Christian, nfd, 5.1% Baptist, 1.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.4% Buddhism.

57.6% of people are married, 25.7% have never married and 8.8% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 20 widowed people living in Boat Harbour Beach.

50.2% of the people living in Boat Harbour Beach over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 37.1% are working on a part time basis. Boat Harbour Beach has an unemployment rate of 2.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Boat Harbour Beach are 20.9% Professionals, 19.9% Managers, 11.4% Technicians & trades workers, 10.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.5% Community & personal service workers, 9.5% Labourers, 9.0% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Boat Harbour Beach work in are 14.2% Health care and social assistance, 13.7% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.3% Education and training, 10.8% Retail trade, 9.9% Manufacturing, 7.5% Accommodation and food services, 7.1% Public administration and safety, 5.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.7% Construction.

46.8% of homes are fully owned, and 34.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 16.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $500 per week and the median household income is $1160 per week.

The median rent in Boat Harbour Beach is $240 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1900 per month.

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