The Hobart Vital Signs 2009 is an annual publication produced by the Council and can be used as a quick reference to a range of key statistics about Hobart and the economy.
It covers areas such as resident population, demographics, working population, employment, business, housing, office accommodation, education and tourism.
| Population [i] |
| Hobart Population |
49,887 |
| Greater Hobart Population |
212,019 |
| Tasmania Population |
503,292 |
| Resident Population [ii] |
| Median age |
37 years |
| Median weekly individual income |
$525 |
| Rates [iii] |
| Number of rateable properties |
23,373 |
| Number of residential rateable properties |
20,198 |
| Business [iv] |
| Number of Businesses in Hobart |
5,620 |
| Working Population [v] |
| Number of people who work in Hobart |
44,702 |
| Tourism [vi] |
| Total visitors* |
637,800 |
| Average stay |
4.7 nights |
| Average spend per person |
$1,629 |
| Cruise ship visitors [vii] |
77,000 |
*Includes visitors to Hobart City who stayed overnight and those who did not stay but stopped and looked around
| Education [viii] |
| Number of students studying in Hobart |
33,266 |
| Number of international students |
3,212 |
Notes
[i]ABS Estimated Resident Population, June 2009
[ii] ABS 2006 Census of Population and Housing
[iii] Hobart City Council Database, 2009
[iv] ABS Counts of Australian Businesses, June 2009
[v] ABS 2006 Census of Population and Housing
[vi] Tourism Tasmania, Tasmanian Visitor Survey, July 2009 - June 2010
[vii] Tourism Tasmania, Tasmanian Cruise Ship Results, 2009-10
[viii] Hobart City Council Research, 2009