Hervey Bay (C) - Pt B

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 4,064 people were usually resident in Hervey Bay (C) - Pt B: of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Of the total population 2.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 20.6% of people usually resident in Hervey Bay (C) - Pt B were children aged 0-14 years, and 35.3% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 44 years.

In the 2006 Census, 88.0% of people usually resident in Hervey Bay (C) - Pt B were Australian citizens, 13.5% were born overseas and 3.1% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 51.9% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Hervey Bay (C) - Pt B were married, 18.2% were either separated or divorced, 6.5% were widowed and 23.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 79.4% of people usually resident in Hervey Bay (C) - Pt B, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 5.7%, New Zealand 2.1%, Scotland 0.8%, Germany 0.8% and Netherlands 0.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Hervey Bay (C) - Pt B were Anglican 23.9%, No Religion 23.5%, Catholic 16.2%, Uniting Church 8.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Hervey Bay (C) - Pt B were Dutch 0.4%, German 0.3%, Italian 0.3%, Maltese 0.1% and Tagalog 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.9%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,327 people aged 15 years and over in Hervey Bay (C) - Pt B were in the labour force. Of these 52.1% worked full-time, 30.4% worked part-time, 3.2% were away from work, 3.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 11.0% were unemployed. 1,674 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Hervey Bay (C) - Pt B were Labourers 17.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Managers 10.8%, Sales Workers 9.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.9% and Professionals 9.8%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Hervey Bay (C) - Pt B, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.5%, Accommodation 3.4%, Residential Building Construction 3.3% and Residential Care Services 3.2%.

In the 2006 Census in Hervey Bay (C) - Pt B, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $288, the median family income was $634 and the median household income was $572.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,141 families in Hervey Bay (C) - Pt B: of these 49.3% were couple families without children, 33.9% were couple families with children, 15.3% were one parent families and 1.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 1,834 occupied private dwellings were counted in Hervey Bay (C) - Pt B.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Hervey Bay (C) - Pt B, 84.0% were separate houses, 2.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.8% were flats, units or apartments and 13.2% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Hervey Bay (C) - Pt B, 44.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 26.0% were owned with a mortgage and 20.0% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Hervey Bay (C) - Pt B, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 28.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 59.4% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Hervey Bay (C) - Pt B, the median weekly rent was $150. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $867. The average people per household was 2.4 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Hervey Bay (C) - Pt B, 61.0% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 21.1% were single (or lone) person households and 3.6% were group households.