Hazelwood South

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 319 people in Hazelwood South of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Hazelwood South was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.6% of the population.

Of people in Hazelwood South aged 15 years and over, 59.6% were married and 8.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Hazelwood South was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

In Hazelwood South, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Hazelwood South was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 33 years.

In Hazelwood South 29.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.6% were in primary school, 24.0% in secondary school and 17.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Hazelwood South were Australian 38.1%, English 30.7%, Scottish 6.5%, Dutch 6.0% and Irish 4.0%.

In Hazelwood South, 85.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.0%, United States of America 1.9%, Austria 1.2%, Germany 1.2% and Italy 0.9%.

In Hazelwood South, 66.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Hazelwood South were No Religion 39.6%, Catholic 22.7%, Anglican 20.2%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3.1% and Uniting Church 3.1%.

In Hazelwood South 95.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 1.6% and German 0.9%.

Employment

There were 163 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hazelwood South. Of these 66.9% were employed full time, 27.6% were employed part-time and 3.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Hazelwood South, 11.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Hazelwood South was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in Hazelwood South included Technicians and Trades Workers 25.9%, Professionals 15.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.0%, Managers 10.8%, Labourers 10.1%, Sales Workers 9.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.4%.

Of the employed people in Hazelwood South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Electricity Generation 5.7%, Central Government Administration 5.1%, School Education 5.1%, Hospitals 3.8% and Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Manufacturing 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Hazelwood South was $635.

In Hazelwood South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.4%, Bus 1.9%, Car, as passenger 1.9%, Truck 1.9% and Motorbike/scooter 1.9%. On the day, 3.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Hazelwood South, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.1% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.8% 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 South, 27.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Hazelwood South, 60.9% were couple families with children, 34.5% were couple families without children and 4.6% were one parent families.

In Hazelwood South 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Hazelwood South, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,250 and those without children was $2,250.

Employment status of couple families

In Hazelwood South, of couple families with children, 23.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 29.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Hazelwood South, 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 South, of occupied private dwellings 5.7% had 1 bedroom, 6.7% had 2 bedrooms and 45.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Hazelwood South, 47.2% were owned outright, 49.1% were owned with a mortgage and 3.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Hazelwood South, of all households, 86.7% were family households, 13.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Hazelwood South, 21.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 13.0% 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 South, 17.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 36.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Hazelwood South, there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 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 South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Hazelwood South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,187.