Devonport Demographics (TAS) Local Stats

Devonport (7310) is a suburb of Tasmania, North West, Tasmania. It is about 206 kms from TAS's capital city of Hobart. Devonport is in the federal electorate of Braddon.

In the 2011 census the population of Devonport was 14,009 and is comprised of approximately 53.4% females and 46.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Devonport is 41 years of age.

86.2% of people living in the suburb of Devonport were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.4% England, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.6% Scotland, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% India, 0.3% Philippines, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Germany, 0.2% China , 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Wales, 0.1% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Italy, 0.1% Ireland.

93.8% of people living in Devonport speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.3% Other, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% German, 0.1% Mandarin, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Tagalog, 0.1% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Devonport is 27.9% No religion, 22.3% Anglican, 18.0% Catholic, 9.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.6% Uniting Church, 3.3% Baptist, 2.6% Christian, nfd, 2.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.3% Pentecostal, 0.8% Other religious affiliation .

43.8% of people are married, 32.1% have never married and 11.2% are divorced and 3.6% are separated. There are 1071 widowed people living in Devonport.

53.0% of the people living in Devonport over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.8% are working on a part time basis. Devonport has an unemployment rate of 8.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Devonport are 15.6% Technicians & trades workers, 15.4% Professionals, 13.3% Labourers, 12.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.5% Community & personal service workers, 11.4% Sales workers, 9.4% Managers, 8.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Devonport work in are 13.3% Retail trade, 11.7% Health care and social assistance, 11.1% Manufacturing, 9.3% Education and training, 8.0% Accommodation and food services, 6.9% Construction, 5.8% Public administration and safety, 5.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.2% Administrative and support services.

34.8% of homes are fully owned, and 27.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 34.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $442 per week and the median household income is $787 per week.

The median rent in Devonport is $195 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1268 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Devonport postcode 7310