Parklands Demographics (TAS) Local Stats

Parklands (7320) is a suburb of Tasmania, North West, Tasmania. It is about 236 kms from TAS's capital city of Hobart. Parklands is in the federal electorate of Braddon.

In the 2011 census the population of Parklands was 815 and is comprised of approximately 54.0% females and 46.0% males.

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

82.6% of people living in the suburb of Parklands were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.4% England, 3.3% New Zealand, 0.7% Malaysia, 0.7% Wales, 0.6% India, 0.6% South Africa, 0.6% United States of America, 0.6% Egypt, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Poland, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Germany.

94.1% of people living in Parklands speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% Thai, 0.4% Punjabi, 0.4% Other, 0.4% Dutch, 0.4% Arabic, 0.4% Polish, 0.4% Indonesian, 0.4% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Parklands is 26.1% No religion, 23.1% Anglican, 19.4% Catholic, 7.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.7% Uniting Church, 3.6% Baptist, 2.7% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Pentecostal, 1.3% Other Religious Groups.

47.1% of people are married, 31.2% have never married and 9.5% are divorced and 3.7% are separated. There are 58 widowed people living in Parklands.

57.8% of the people living in Parklands over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.2% are working on a part time basis. Parklands has an unemployment rate of 6.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Parklands are 27.0% Professionals, 15.3% Managers, 12.2% Technicians & trades workers, 11.5% Community & personal service workers, 10.2% Sales workers, 10.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.4% Labourers, 5.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Parklands work in are 15.3% Education and training, 14.0% Health care and social assistance, 11.7% Retail trade, 9.7% Manufacturing, 8.7% Public administration and safety, 7.1% Accommodation and food services, 4.3% Construction, 3.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 3.8% Mining.

42.5% of homes are fully owned, and 31.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 23.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $549 per week and the median household income is $1016 per week.

The median rent in Parklands is $215 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1387 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Parklands postcode 7320

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