Mount Hicks Demographics (TAS) Local Stats

Mount Hicks (7325) is a suburb of Tasmania, North West, Tasmania. It is about 241 kms from TAS's capital city of Hobart. Mount Hicks is in the federal electorate of Braddon.

In the 2011 census the population of Mount Hicks was 353 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Mount Hicks is 42 years of age.

88.1% of people living in the suburb of Mount Hicks were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.0% England, 1.7% Ireland, 1.4% Austria, 1.4% New Zealand, 1.1% Scotland.

96.6% of people living in Mount Hicks speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% German.

The religious makeup of Mount Hicks is 36.0% No religion, 20.5% Anglican, 12.9% Uniting Church, 9.3% Catholic, 7.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.7% Baptist, 3.4% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Lutheran, 1.7% Pentecostal, 1.7% Buddhism.

59.6% of people are married, 26.5% have never married and 6.6% are divorced and 3.1% are separated. There are 12 widowed people living in Mount Hicks.

53.3% of the people living in Mount Hicks over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 39.5% are working on a part time basis. Mount Hicks has an unemployment rate of 3.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Mount Hicks are 20.4% Professionals, 17.3% Managers, 14.8% Labourers, 14.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.0% Technicians & trades workers, 8.0% Community & personal service workers, 5.6% Sales workers, 4.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Mount Hicks work in are 13.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.3% Education and training, 9.8% Health care and social assistance, 9.2% Public administration and safety, 8.6% Manufacturing, 7.4% Retail trade, 7.4% Other services, 5.5% Administrative and support services, 5.5% Mining.

51.2% of homes are fully owned, and 30.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $458 per week and the median household income is $1333 per week.

The median rent in Mount Hicks is $168 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1400 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Mount Hicks postcode 7325