Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 353 people in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) of these 44.8% were male and 55.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) was 61 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 46.5% of the population.

Of people in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 57.6% were married and 12.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) was 66 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 57.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) was 66 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) 19.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.5% were in primary school, 12.7% in secondary school and 21.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) were Australian 35.3%, English 32.2%, Irish 7.2%, Scottish 6.1% and German 2.4%.

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 85.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.2%, Germany 0.8%, Indonesia 0.8%, Italy 0.8% and Malaysia 0.8%.

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 82.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) were Catholic 28.0%, Anglican 19.0%, Uniting Church 17.0%, No Religion 14.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.4%.

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) 93.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Welsh 0.8%, Italian 0.8%, Maltese 0.8%, Polish 0.8% and Indonesian 0.8%.

Employment

There were 117 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.). Of these 51.3% were employed full time, 31.6% were employed part-time and 6.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 15.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) included Professionals 16.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.1%, Sales Workers 13.2%, Managers 12.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Labourers 4.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.8%.

Of the employed people in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 9.3%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.5%, Other Health Care Services 6.5%, Allied Health Services 3.7% and Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) was $365.

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 70.1%, Car, as passenger 5.6% and Bus 2.8%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 67.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.5% provided care for children and 13.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.9% 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 Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 20.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 30.5% were couple families with children, 58.1% were couple families without children and 11.4% were one parent families.

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) 20.0% of single parents were male and 80.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,062 and those without children was $2,583.

Employment status of couple families

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), of couple families with children, 7.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 12.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 96.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.1% were other dwellings.

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 8.1% had 1 bedroom, 46.0% had 2 bedrooms and 31.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 68.5% were owned outright, 19.1% were owned with a mortgage and 8.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), of all households, 67.5% were family households, 32.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 47.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.7% 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 Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 45.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 24.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), there were 5 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 5 (or 100.0%) were female. The median age was 7 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 Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.