Hamilton North

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 885 people in Hamilton North of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Hamilton North was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.3% of the population.

Of people in Hamilton North aged 15 years and over, 32.3% were married and 16.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Hamilton North was 45 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Hamilton North, of people aged 15 years and over, 31.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Hamilton North was 44 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

In Hamilton North 28.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.6% were in primary school, 15.7% in secondary school and 33.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Hamilton North were English 30.7%, Australian 30.5%, Irish 9.1%, Scottish 8.1% and Italian 3.0%.

In Hamilton North, 88.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.3%, Italy 1.1%, New Zealand 1.1%, Scotland 0.6% and Greece 0.5%.

In Hamilton North, 74.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Hamilton North were No Religion 30.1%, Catholic 24.0%, Anglican 19.9%, Uniting Church 5.3% and Baptist 3.2%.

In Hamilton North 92.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.6%, Greek 1.0%, Spanish 0.6%, French 0.5% and Cantonese 0.5%.

Employment

There were 519 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hamilton North. Of these 59.7% were employed full time, 27.9% were employed part-time and 5.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Hamilton North, 9.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Hamilton North was 37 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

The most common occupations in Hamilton North included Professionals 24.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.7%, Managers 9.5%, Labourers 8.5%, Sales Workers 8.2% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.6%.

Of the employed people in Hamilton North, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.2%, Hospitals 4.9%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.9%, Legal and Accounting Services 3.3% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Hamilton North was $656.

In Hamilton North, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.8%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Bicycle 3.5%, Walked only 3.1% and Bus 2.9%. On the day, 5.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Hamilton North, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.5% provided care for children and 10.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Hamilton North, 30.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Hamilton North, 39.1% were couple families with children, 32.0% were couple families without children and 27.1% were one parent families.

In Hamilton North 24.1% of single parents were male and 75.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Hamilton North, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,416 and those without children was $2,352.

Employment status of couple families

In Hamilton North, of couple families with children, 26.2% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 30.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Hamilton North, 93.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Hamilton North, 89.0% were separate houses, 9.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Hamilton North, of occupied private dwellings 2.3% had 1 bedroom, 34.6% had 2 bedrooms and 50.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Hamilton North, 26.3% were owned outright, 42.4% were owned with a mortgage and 29.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Hamilton North, of all households, 63.7% were family households, 25.5% were single person households and 10.8% were group households.

In Hamilton North, 22.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 12.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Hamilton North, 38.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Hamilton North, there were 38 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 21 (or 55.3%) were male and 17 (or 44.7%) were female. The median age was 17 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

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

In Hamilton North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,458.

In Hamilton North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,723.