Westwood

19.3% of Westwood's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of Tas. average.

21 family households lived in Westwood; 38.1% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.

61.9% of local families included children under 15. That is about twice the Rest of Tas. rate.

Westwood had 88 residents at the 2021 Census.

23.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

25.0% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of Tas. average.

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

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

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

60.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.

10.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.

28.6% rented their home. That is somewhat above the Rest of Tas. average.

The average household in Westwood had 3.2 people.

One-person households made up 37.5% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.

Two-person households represented 33.3%, while 50.0% had four or more usual residents.

18.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of Tas. rate.

65.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to 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 12.5% of the total.

83.3% of households had two or more vehicles.

64.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 35.1% reported a different address.

0.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of Tas. rate.

87.5% of residents used only English at home.

0.0% used a language other than English at home.

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

0.0% of Westwood's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 100.0% 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 87.5%.

English ancestry accounted for 50.0% of ancestry responses in Westwood.

Australian ancestry made up 27.3% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

24.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.

Managers accounted for 40.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.2%.

Health care and social assistance employed 12.2% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.

The labour-force participation rate was 75.0%, compared with 55.7% across Rest of Tas..

43.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 25.4% worked part time.

Unemployment was 2.0%, compared with 5.6% across Rest of Tas..

62.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.

8.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

8.0% reported asthma, 3.4% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

30.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 7.5% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 25.0%.

Median household income was $2,625 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $875.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $180 per week.

Working from home was 18.4% in Westwood, compared with 7.9% across Rest of Tas..

Outright ownership was 60.7% locally and 41.1% across Rest of Tas.. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.

Renting accounted for 28.6% in Westwood, against 25.6% across Rest of Tas..