Elanora Heights

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,357 people in Elanora Heights. Of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Elanora Heights was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.5% of the population.

Of people in Elanora Heights aged 15 years and over, 61.0% were married and 9.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Elanora Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Elanora Heights 31.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.6% were in primary school, 24.3% in secondary school and 17.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Elanora Heights, 14.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 13.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Elanora Heights were English 30.5%, Australian 28.3%, Irish 8.6%, Scottish 7.6% and Italian 3.4%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Elanora Heights (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Elanora Heights, 77.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.9%, New Zealand 2.2%, United States of America 1.0%, Germany 0.9% and South Africa 0.9%.

In Elanora Heights, 53.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 25.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Elanora Heights, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 61.5%, England 9.7%, New Zealand 3.4%, Italy 2.1% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.7%.

In Elanora Heights, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 64.9%, England 8.9%, New Zealand 3.0%, Italy 1.6% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Elanora Heights were No Religion, so described 32.7%, Catholic 24.6%, Anglican 20.2%, Not stated 6.4% and Christian, nfd 2.9%. In Elanora Heights, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Elanora Heights 89.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 1.0%, Italian 0.8%, French 0.5%, Serbian 0.5% and Dutch 0.5%.

Employment

There were 2,287 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Elanora Heights. Of these 57.7% were employed full time, 35.1% were employed part-time and 3.1% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Elanora Heights, 13.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Elanora Heights included Professionals 27.8%, Managers 19.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0%, Sales Workers 8.0%, Labourers 4.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.1%.

Of the employed people in Elanora Heights, the most common responses for industry of employment included Computer System Design and Related Services 3.4%, Primary Education 2.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.2%, House Construction 1.8% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 1.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Elanora Heights was $855.

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In Elanora Heights, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.8%, Worked at home 9.2%, Bus 6.5%, Car, as passenger 2.8% and Walked only 1.2%. On the day, 9.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Elanora Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 37.9% provided care for children and 12.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Elanora Heights, 29.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Elanora Heights, 58.9% were couple families with children, 30.3% were couple families without children and 10.3% were one parent families.

In Elanora Heights, 25.2% of single parents were male and 74.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Elanora Heights, of couple families with children, 21.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 31.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Elanora Heights, 94.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Elanora Heights, 90.9% were separate houses, 1.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.4% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Elanora Heights, of occupied private dwellings 2.3% had 1 bedroom, 7.7% had 2 bedrooms and 33.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 3.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Elanora Heights, 41.4% were owned outright, 45.1% were owned with a mortgage and 11.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Elanora Heights, of all households, 87.3% were family households, 10.5% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

In Elanora Heights, 9.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 39.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Elanora Heights, 18.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Elanora Heights, 92.9% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Elanora Heights, 47.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.9% were female. The median age was 35 years.

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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.

In Elanora Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,833.

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In Elanora Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,817.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)