Hemmant (Brisbane City)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 2,680 people were usually resident in Hemmant (Brisbane City): of these 51.7% were male and 48.3% were female. Of the total population 3.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 22.0% of people usually resident in Hemmant (Brisbane City) were children aged 0-14 years, and 16.8% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 33 years.

In the 2006 Census, 86.9% of people usually resident in Hemmant (Brisbane City) were Australian citizens, 20.0% were born overseas and 0.8% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 44.0% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Hemmant (Brisbane City) were married, 16.8% were either separated or divorced, 3.6% were widowed and 35.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 75.9% of people usually resident in Hemmant (Brisbane City), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were New Zealand 7.8%, England 4.0%, Philippines 1.7%, Fiji 0.7% and Papua New Guinea 0.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Hemmant (Brisbane City) were Catholic 25.8%, No Religion 22.5%, Anglican 21.7%, Uniting Church 5.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Hemmant (Brisbane City) were Tagalog 1.0%, Hindi 0.7%, Spanish 0.7%, Filipino 0.5% and Vietnamese 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.2%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,523 people aged 15 years and over in Hemmant (Brisbane City) were in the labour force. Of these 67.0% worked full-time, 23.3% worked part-time, 3.2% were away from work, 2.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.3% were unemployed. 475 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Hemmant (Brisbane City) were Labourers 18.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 12.3%, Professionals 10.5%, Sales Workers 8.8%, Managers 7.7% and Community and Personal Service Workers 7.2%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Hemmant (Brisbane City), the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 4.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0%, School Education 2.8%, Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 2.7% and Building Installation Services 2.5%.

In the 2006 Census in Hemmant (Brisbane City), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $568, the median family income was $1,232 and the median household income was $1,090.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 737 families in Hemmant (Brisbane City): of these 33.1% were couple families without children, 45.6% were couple families with children, 18.9% were one parent families and 2.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 1,041 occupied private dwellings were counted in Hemmant (Brisbane City).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Hemmant (Brisbane City), 81.1% were separate houses, 9.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 9.5% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Hemmant (Brisbane City), 23.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 46.3% were owned with a mortgage and 24.4% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Hemmant (Brisbane City), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 48.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 8.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 43.3% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Hemmant (Brisbane City), the median weekly rent was $225. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,400. The average people per household was 2.6 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Hemmant (Brisbane City), 68.8% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.7% were single (or lone) person households and 3.8% were group households.