Currie Demographics (TAS) Local Stats

Currie (7256) is a suburb of Tasmania, North West, Tasmania. It is about 438 kms from TAS's capital city of Hobart. Currie is in the federal electorate of Braddon.

In the 2011 census the population of Currie was 1,092 and is comprised of approximately 47.0% females and 53.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Currie is 45 years of age.

82.8% of people living in the suburb of Currie were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.5% England, 2.4% New Zealand, 1.1% Philippines, 1.1% Korea, Republic of , 1.0% Netherlands, 0.9% South Africa, 0.8% United States of America, 0.6% Poland, 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% Sri Lanka, 0.5% Indonesia, 0.5% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Burma , 0.4% Germany.

92.6% of people living in Currie speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Other, 0.9% Korean, 0.6% Filipino , 0.5% Tagalog, 0.5% Dutch, 0.3% Indonesian, 0.3% Sinhalese.

The religious makeup of Currie is 33.0% No religion, 22.2% Anglican, 19.3% Catholic, 10.0% Uniting Church, 7.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 0.9% Buddhism, 0.6% Baptist, 0.5% Islam.

43.6% of people are married, 33.7% have never married and 8.7% are divorced and 5.6% are separated. There are 77 widowed people living in Currie.

63.0% of the people living in Currie over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.4% are working on a part time basis. Currie has an unemployment rate of 3.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Currie are 31.6% Labourers, 19.5% Managers, 12.3% Technicians & trades workers, 9.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.1% Professionals, 5.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 4.9% Sales workers, 4.5% Community & personal service workers, 2.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Currie work in are 22.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 21.8% Manufacturing, 8.7% Public administration and safety, 7.2% Construction, 6.7% Retail trade, 6.0% Health care and social assistance, 4.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.2% Education and training, 3.9% Accommodation and food services.

35.7% of homes are fully owned, and 23.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 35.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $632 per week and the median household income is $988 per week.

The median rent in Currie is $130 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $867 per month.

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