Hamilton South

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 4,027 people in Hamilton South of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Hamilton South was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.4% of the population.

Of people in Hamilton South aged 15 years and over, 41.6% were married and 16.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Hamilton South was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In Hamilton South, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Hamilton South was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In Hamilton South 32.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.6% were in primary school, 19.9% in secondary school and 19.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Hamilton South were English 27.7%, Australian 26.8%, Irish 11.1%, Scottish 7.5% and Italian 3.5%.

In Hamilton South, 79.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.4%, Italy 1.7%, Greece 1.3%, New Zealand 0.8% and South Africa 0.6%.

In Hamilton South, 70.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Hamilton South were Catholic 27.7%, No Religion 21.1%, Anglican 20.2%, Uniting Church 5.9% and Eastern Orthodox 4.6%.

In Hamilton South 82.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 2.8%, Italian 2.4%, Macedonian 0.8%, Cantonese 0.4% and Vietnamese 0.3%.

Employment

There were 1,670 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hamilton South. Of these 52.0% were employed full time, 33.8% were employed part-time and 8.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Hamilton South, 15.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Hamilton South was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

The most common occupations in Hamilton South included Professionals 32.4%, Managers 13.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.5%, Sales Workers 9.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.5%, Labourers 8.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.1%.

Of the employed people in Hamilton South, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.3%, Hospitals 5.1%, Legal and Accounting Services 3.8% and Tertiary Education 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Hamilton South was $486.

In Hamilton South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.3%, Car, as passenger 6.3%, Walked only 4.8%, Bus 2.4% and Bicycle 2.3%. On the day, 4.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Hamilton South, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.0% provided care for children and 11.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.1% 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 South, 24.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Hamilton South, 41.9% were couple families with children, 34.9% were couple families without children and 20.9% were one parent families.

In Hamilton South 18.5% of single parents were male and 81.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Hamilton South, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,991 and those without children was $2,486.

Employment status of couple families

In Hamilton South, of couple families with children, 16.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 23.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Hamilton South, 92.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Hamilton South, 55.5% were separate houses, 11.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 32.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

In Hamilton South, of occupied private dwellings 9.2% had 1 bedroom, 25.1% had 2 bedrooms and 37.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Hamilton South, 28.2% were owned outright, 20.1% were owned with a mortgage and 42.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Hamilton South, of all households, 57.0% were family households, 39.0% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.

In Hamilton South, 40.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 13.8% 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 South, 30.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 9.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Hamilton South, there were 114 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 61 (or 53.5%) were male and 53 (or 46.5%) were female. The median age was 24 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 South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $633.

In Hamilton South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $147 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,074.