Surrey Hills

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 13,105 people were usually resident in Surrey Hills: of these 47.1% were male and 52.9% were female. Of the total population 0.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 19.9% of people usually resident in Surrey Hills were children aged 0-14 years, and 23.5% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 38 years.

In the 2006 Census, 88.3% of people usually resident in Surrey Hills were Australian citizens, 19.9% were born overseas and 0.7% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 53.4% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Surrey Hills were married, 8.2% were either separated or divorced, 6.1% were widowed and 32.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 75.5% of people usually resident in Surrey Hills, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 3.7%, China 1.9%, New Zealand 1.7%, Malaysia 1.2% and Greece 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Surrey Hills were Catholic 24.3%, No Religion 24.2%, Anglican 16.2%, Uniting Church 7.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Surrey Hills were Mandarin 2.3%, Greek 2.1%, Cantonese 1.5%, Italian 1.1% and German 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 83.9%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 6,944 people aged 15 years and over in Surrey Hills were in the labour force. Of these 57.7% worked full-time, 33.1% worked part-time, 3.6% were away from work, 1.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.8% were unemployed. 3,096 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Surrey Hills were Professionals 38.5%, Managers 16.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.5%, Sales Workers 8.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.6%, Labourers 3.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.5%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Surrey Hills, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.2%, Hospitals 4.7%, Legal and Accounting Services 4.1%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.8% and Tertiary Education 3.6%.

In the 2006 Census in Surrey Hills, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $656, the median family income was $2,129 and the median household income was $1,604.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 3,341 families in Surrey Hills: of these 30.3% were couple families without children, 56.5% were couple families with children, 11.3% were one parent families and 1.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 4,770 occupied private dwellings were counted in Surrey Hills.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Surrey Hills, 68.6% were separate houses, 15.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 15.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Surrey Hills, 40.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 34.9% were owned with a mortgage and 19.9% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Surrey Hills, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 66.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 1.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 27.9% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Surrey Hills, the median weekly rent was $240. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733. The average people per household was 2.7 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Surrey Hills, 69.6% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.2% were single (or lone) person households and 2.8% were group households.