Sorell - Dodges Ferry

The typical resident is 43, which is older than the national figure of 38. Seniors aged 65 and over make up 20.5% of the population, a figure that has risen by 5.7 percentage points since 2011.

The area is overwhelmingly Australian and English in heritage, with only 10.5% of people born overseas—far below the national figure of 27.7%.

English is the primary language for 90.4% of the community. Only 3.8% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national average of 22.3%.

A majority of residents—51.0%—report having no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. This represents a significant increase of 23 percentage points since 2011.

Educational attainment is lower than in most areas, with only 16.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Typical weekly household income is $1,408, which is a little below the national figure of $1,746. However, this has risen by $431 since 2011.

Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, with 34.6% of people reporting one, well above the national figure of 27.7%.

Unpaid work is common in the community; 23.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure.

First Nations people make up 4.6% of the population, which is a little above the national average of 3.2%.

Half of all households are couples with children, and people per home is 2.4, which is about the same as the rest of the state.

The area is almost entirely made up of separate houses, at 97.3%, far above the national figure of 72.3%. Renting is much less common here than elsewhere, at only 18.1%.

Car dependence is very high, as 97.5% of homes own at least one motor vehicle. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 1.1%.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 9.2% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 14.5%.

Full-time employment is at 55.4%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. The unemployment rate is 4.6%, about the same as the national figure.

The population has continued to grow since the 2021 census, with an increase of 6.6%, which is well above the state growth rate of 1.6%.

The area has an average maximum temperature of 16.0 degrees, which is among the lowest for similar areas.

The community is mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.4, well below the Tasmanian average of 4.7.