Romaine Demographics (TAS) Local Stats

Romaine (7320) is a suburb of Tasmania, North West, Tasmania. It is about 233 kms from TAS's capital city of Hobart. Romaine is in the federal electorate of Braddon.

In the 2011 census the population of Romaine was 1,738 and is comprised of approximately 52.5% females and 47.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Romaine is 39 years of age.

88.5% of people living in the suburb of Romaine were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.7% England, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.3% India, 0.3% Nigeria, 0.3% Zambia, 0.3% Czech Republic, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% China , 0.2% Sri Lanka, 0.2% Egypt, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Germany.

95.1% of people living in Romaine speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Tamil, 0.5% Other, 0.3% Indonesian, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Tagalog, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Romaine is 27.3% No religion, 23.0% Anglican, 16.6% Catholic, 9.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.1% Uniting Church, 5.1% Christian, nfd, 2.8% Baptist, 2.2% Brethren, 2.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Pentecostal.

56.9% of people are married, 27.3% have never married and 7.4% are divorced and 3.6% are separated. There are 67 widowed people living in Romaine.

56.9% of the people living in Romaine over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.5% are working on a part time basis. Romaine has an unemployment rate of 6.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Romaine are 18.7% Technicians & trades workers, 15.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.6% Professionals, 13.5% Sales workers, 10.5% Community & personal service workers, 10.4% Labourers, 9.7% Managers, 7.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 0.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Romaine work in are 15.0% Retail trade, 11.3% Health care and social assistance, 10.5% Manufacturing, 10.5% Public administration and safety, 8.3% Education and training, 6.3% Accommodation and food services, 5.7% Construction, 5.1% Mining, 4.6% Transport, postal and warehousing.

39.7% of homes are fully owned, and 37.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $518 per week and the median household income is $1129 per week.

The median rent in Romaine is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Romaine postcode 7320