Akaroa

20.8% of Akaroa's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of Tas. average.

46 family households lived in Akaroa; 28.3% were couple families and 13.0% were one-parent families.

17.4% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Rest of Tas. rate.

Akaroa had 130 residents at the 2021 Census.

12.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

53.1% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.

Separate houses made up 100.0% of occupied private dwellings in Akaroa.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 10.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

59.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.

23.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.

16.9% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of Tas. average.

The average household in Akaroa had 2.2 people.

One-person households made up 27.3% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Rest of Tas. average.

Two-person households represented 52.7%, while 12.7% had four or more usual residents.

25.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of Tas. rate.

63.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Rest of Tas. average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.

0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Tas. rate.

One-car households formed 40.0% of the total.

61.8% of households had two or more vehicles.

68.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 31.4% reported a different address.

16.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Rest of Tas. average.

96.9% of residents used only English at home.

2.3% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

16.9% of Akaroa's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 83.1% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.8%.

English ancestry accounted for 53.8% of ancestry responses in Akaroa.

Australian ancestry made up 40.8% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

15.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.

Managers accounted for 13.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 25.0%.

Health care and social assistance employed 11.4% of workers, and education and training employed 15.9%.

The labour-force participation rate was 40.9%, compared with 55.7% across Rest of Tas..

20.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.2% worked part time.

Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 5.6% across Rest of Tas..

53.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.

10.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

10.0% reported asthma, 16.9% arthritis and 10.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

19.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Tas..

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.8% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 38.5%.

Median household income was $922 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,257.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $255 per week.

Working from home was 25.0% in Akaroa, compared with 7.9% across Rest of Tas..

Outright ownership was 59.3% locally and 41.1% across Rest of Tas.. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.

Renting accounted for 16.9% in Akaroa, against 25.6% across Rest of Tas..