Hobart's economic profile
The following data provides a snapshot of key characteristics of Hobart, including resident population, working population, employment, business, housing, office accommodation, education and tourism.
| Population [i] |
|
Hobart population
|
50,439
|
|
Greater Hobart population
|
222,356
|
|
Tasmania population
|
509,965
|
| Resident population [ii] |
|
Median age
|
39 years
|
|
Median weekly individual income
|
$718
|
|
Rates [iii]
|
|
Total number of rateable properties
|
24,297
|
|
Number of residential rateable properties
|
20,926
|
|
Business [iv]
|
|
Number of businesses in Hobart
|
5,980
|
|
Working population [v]
|
|
Number of people who work in Hobart
|
51,337
|
|
Tourism [vi]
|
|
Total visitors to Tasmania
|
1,236,400
|
|
Number of visitors to Hobart
|
894,277
|
|
Average stay in Hobart
|
4.3 nights
|
|
Average spend per person
|
$1,734
|
|
Cruise ship passengers and crew to Hobart (in addition to visitor numbers above) [vii]
|
143,989
|
|
Education
|
|
Number of students studying in Hobart [viii]
|
33,266
|
|
Number of international students [ix]
|
5,202
|
Notes
[i] ABS 2016 Census of Population and Housing: Basic Community Profile (Hobart LGA, Greater Hobart, Tasmania).
[ii] ABS 2016 Census of Population and Housing: Basic Community Profile (Hobart LGA, Greater Hobart, Tasmania).
[iii] City of Hobart Property & Rating and Office of Valuer-General, November 2017.
[iv] [i] ABS Counts of Australian Businesses, June 2016 – data set 8165.0 http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/8165.0
[v] ABS 2016 Census of Population and Housing: Basic Community Profile (Hobart LGA).
[vi] Tourism Tasmania, Tasmanian Visitor Survey, year ending December 2016. References to Hobart are the Hobart Local Government Area.
[vii] Tasmanian Travel and Information Centre Cruise Ship Arrival / Departure Schedule 2016/2017 season
[viii] City of Hobart Research, 2009.
[ix] Government Education Training International (Tasmanian Government) 2017.