Hamersley

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 5,233 people were counted in Hamersley: of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Of the total population 0.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Hamersley there were 962 children aged 0-14 years and 1,117 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Hamersley, 4,696 people were Australian citizens, 1,453 were born overseas and 29 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Hamersley, 54.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.5% were separated or divorced, 4.4% were widowed and 30.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Hamersley, 69.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Hamersley were England 8.7%, New Zealand 3.7%, Italy 1.6%, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 1.1% and Scotland 1.0%.

Of all people counted in Hamersley on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 25.2%, Anglican 22.8%, No Religion 19.0%, Uniting Church 5.6% and Orthodox 4.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Hamersley, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 2.3%, Macedonian 2.1%, Cantonese 0.9%, Vietnamese 0.7% and Spanish 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 87% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,953 people aged 15 years and over in Hamersley were in the labour force. Of these 58.0% worked full-time, 32.7% worked part-time, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.7% were unemployed. 1,253 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Hamersley, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 12.2%, Professionals 11.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.9%, Associate Professionals 8.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.4%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 3.2% and Managers and Administrators 3.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Hamersley, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 6.1%, Health Services 5.5%, Education 5.1%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.8% and Food Retailing 3.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Hamersley, 1,550 families were counted: of these, 35.9% were couple families without children, 47.7% were couple families with children, 14.9% were one parent families and 1.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Hamersley, 1,987 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Hamersley, 90.3% were separate houses, 9.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Hamersley, 46.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 35.7% were being purchased and 14.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Hamersley, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 45.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 2.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 55.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Hamersley, 77.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 18.1% were single (or lone) person households and 3.2% were group households.