Hazelwood North

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,476 people in Hazelwood North of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Hazelwood North was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.5% of the population.

Of people in Hazelwood North aged 15 years and over, 65.9% were married and 6.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Hazelwood North was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 20 years.

In Hazelwood North, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.0% 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 Hazelwood North was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 45 years.

In Hazelwood North 29.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.2% were in primary school, 32.7% in secondary school and 13.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Hazelwood North were Australian 30.9%, English 27.9%, Scottish 9.2%, Irish 6.9% and Italian 5.0%.

In Hazelwood North, 85.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.7%, Netherlands 1.4%, Italy 1.2%, Scotland 1.2% and Malta 1.0%.

In Hazelwood North, 69.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Hazelwood North were Catholic 28.4%, No Religion 25.8%, Anglican 17.8%, Uniting Church 6.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.6%.

In Hazelwood North 93.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.3%, French 0.3%, German 0.3%, Dutch 0.3% and Afrikaans 0.3%.

Employment

There were 806 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hazelwood North. Of these 57.2% were employed full time, 30.5% were employed part-time and 4.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Hazelwood North, 12.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Hazelwood North was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in Hazelwood North included Technicians and Trades Workers 22.3%, Professionals 13.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.6%, Managers 12.4%, Sales Workers 10.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.0% and Labourers 7.8%.

Of the employed people in Hazelwood North, the most common responses for industry of employment included Electricity Generation 6.6%, School Education 4.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.2%, Hospitals 4.0% and Central Government Administration 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Hazelwood North was $602.

In Hazelwood North, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 75.0%, Car, as passenger 5.2%, Walked only 1.4%, Truck 1.0% and Other 0.6%. 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 80.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Hazelwood North, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.5% provided care for children and 12.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.9% 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 Hazelwood North, 26.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Hazelwood North, 51.9% were couple families with children, 41.7% were couple families without children and 6.5% were one parent families.

In Hazelwood North 16.0% of single parents were male and 84.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Hazelwood North, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,118 and those without children was $2,161.

Employment status of couple families

In Hazelwood North, of couple families with children, 18.9% had both partners employed full-time, 2.5% had both employed part-time and 26.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Hazelwood North, 95.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Hazelwood North, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Hazelwood North, of occupied private dwellings 1.4% had 1 bedroom, 3.5% had 2 bedrooms and 41.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Hazelwood North, 42.5% were owned outright, 51.0% were owned with a mortgage and 3.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Hazelwood North, of all households, 88.2% were family households, 11.2% were single person households and 0.6% were group households.

In Hazelwood North, 13.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 15.7% 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 Hazelwood North, 11.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 38.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Hazelwood North, there were 7 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 4 (or 57.1%) were male and 3 (or 42.9%) were female. The median age was 33 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 Hazelwood North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,750.

In Hazelwood North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,179.