Hillston

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10500503
Total population 994
Total dwellings 517
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 99
Male 52
Female 47
Median age 31
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 50
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $862
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,268
Median weekly rent $150

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Hillston % Hillston New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 99 100.0 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 99 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 52 52.5 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 47 47.5 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Hillston, there were 99 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 52 (or 52.5%) were male and 47 (or 47.5%) were female.

Age Hillston % Hillston New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 13 12.9 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 22 21.8 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 23 22.8 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 33 32.7 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 3 3.0 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 7 6.9 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 31 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Hillston the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 31 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hillston % Hillston New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 22 33.8 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 4.6 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 5 7.7 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 4.6 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 32 49.2 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Hillston 33.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 16.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hillston % Hillston New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 45 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 45 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 88 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 21 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Hillston for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 45 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hillston % Hillston New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 18 29.5 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 8 13.1 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 35 57.4 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Hillston 29.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 13.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hillston % Hillston New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 45 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 0 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 24 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Hillston for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 45 years and in a de facto marriage was 0 years.

Education Hillston % Hillston New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 0 0.0 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 15 39.5 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 12 31.6 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 11 28.9 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 38 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hillston, 35.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.5% were attending a primary school, 31.6% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Hillston % Hillston New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 100 100.0 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hillston. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Hillston % Hillston New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 22 64.7 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 3 8.8 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 8.8 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 6 17.6 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 34 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 34 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hillston. Of these 64.7% were employed full time, 8.8% were employed part-time and 17.6% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Hillston % Hillston New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 48 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 28 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hillston who were employed full time was 48 years and those employed part time was 28 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Hillston % Hillston New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 342 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 862 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hillston was $342 and the median weekly household income was $862.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Hillston % Hillston New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Hillston, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 1.9 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Hillston % Hillston New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 150 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,268 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Hillston, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,268.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Hillston % Hillston New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 48 92.3 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 4 7.7 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 52 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Hillston there were 52 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 92.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.7% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Hillston % Hillston New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 11 21.6 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 12 23.5 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 28 54.9 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Hillston, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 21.6% were owned outright, 23.5% were owned with a mortgage and 54.9% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.