Hamilton

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 4,326 people were counted in Hamilton: of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Of the total population 0.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Hamilton there were 613 children aged 0-14 years and 1,053 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Hamilton, 3,607 people were Australian citizens, 857 were born overseas and 210 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Hamilton, 44.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 13.1% were separated or divorced, 6.0% were widowed and 36.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Hamilton, 71.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Hamilton were New Zealand 4.5%, England 4.4%, Italy 0.8%, United States of America 0.7% and Ireland 0.6%.

Of all people counted in Hamilton on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 29.7%, Anglican 26.0%, No Religion 13.5%, Uniting Church 5.0% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Hamilton, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 1.3%, Greek 1.0%, Mandarin 0.9%, Cantonese 0.9% and Spanish 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 84.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,403 people aged 15 years and over in Hamilton were in the labour force. Of these 66.9% worked full-time, 25.7% worked part-time, 1.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.6% were unemployed. 1,017 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Hamilton, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 16.0%, Associate Professionals 9.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.1%, Managers and Administrators 8.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.0%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.0%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.7% and Labourers and Related Workers 2.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Hamilton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 9.8%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.2%, Health Services 4.2%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.6% and Education 2.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Hamilton, 953 families were counted: of these, 42.1% were couple families without children, 41.9% were couple families with children, 12.4% were one parent families and 3.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Hamilton, 1,803 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Hamilton, 47.4% were separate houses, 5.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 45.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Hamilton, 35.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 18.5% were being purchased and 36.4% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Hamilton, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 51.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 2.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 42.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Hamilton, 52.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 33.1% were single (or lone) person households and 6.6% were group households.