Parattah Demographics (TAS) Local Stats

Parattah (7120) is a suburb of Tasmania, Central, Tasmania. It is about 59 kms from TAS's capital city of Hobart. Parattah is in the federal electorate of Lyons.

In the 2011 census the population of Parattah was 360 and is comprised of approximately 48.1% females and 51.9% males.

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

90.6% of people living in the suburb of Parattah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.1% England, 0.8% New Zealand.

95.3% of people living in Parattah speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Other.

The religious makeup of Parattah is 38.8% Anglican, 25.5% No religion, 14.7% Catholic, 9.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.5% Uniting Church, 3.0% Other religious affiliation , 1.1% Other Protestant, 0.8% Christian, nfd, 0.8% Presbyterian and Reformed.

51.9% of people are married, 32.8% have never married and 9.2% are divorced and 1.1% are separated. There are 13 widowed people living in Parattah.

55.6% of the people living in Parattah over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.8% are working on a part time basis. Parattah has an unemployment rate of 12.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Parattah are 32.4% Managers, 15.7% Labourers, 13.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.3% Community & personal service workers, 8.3% Professionals, 4.6% Technicians & trades workers, 2.8% Sales workers, 2.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Parattah work in are 31.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.6% Public administration and safety, 10.8% Health care and social assistance, 8.1% Education and training, 6.3% Manufacturing, 5.4% Retail trade, 5.4% Mining, 3.6% Rental, hiring and real estate services, 2.7% Professional, scientific and technical services.

45.5% of homes are fully owned, and 28.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $372 per week and the median household income is $610 per week.

The median rent in Parattah is $75 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $758 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Parattah postcode 7120