Emerald Hill

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 142 people in Emerald Hill. Of these 54.3% were male and 45.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Emerald Hill was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.2% of the population.

Of people in Emerald Hill aged 15 years and over, 60.7% were married and 10.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Emerald Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Emerald Hill 31.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.6% were in primary school, 7.3% in secondary school and 14.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Emerald Hill, 4.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Emerald Hill were Australian 39.2%, English 29.5%, Irish 7.4%, Scottish 6.2% and Italian 2.3%.

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 Emerald Hill (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Emerald Hill, 79.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.9% and England 2.2%.

In Emerald Hill, 72.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Emerald Hill, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 79.1%, England 3.9% and New Zealand 3.1%.

In Emerald Hill, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 82.0% and New Zealand 2.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Emerald Hill were Catholic 28.9%, Anglican 23.9%, Not stated 19.0%, Presbyterian and Reformed 11.3% and No Religion, so described 10.6%. In Emerald Hill, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (87.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Emerald Hill 80.7% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 64 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Emerald Hill. Of these 57.8% were employed full time, 31.2% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Emerald Hill, 7.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 57.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Emerald Hill were Managers 34.3%, Professionals 17.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.3% and Labourers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Emerald Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Grain Growing 25.0%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 22.9%, Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 8.3%, Coal Mining 6.2% and Cafes and Restaurants 6.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Emerald Hill was $833.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Emerald Hill, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 54.9%, Worked at home 26.8% and Walked only 9.9%. 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 52.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Emerald Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.6% provided care for children and 7.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Emerald Hill, 20.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 20.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Emerald Hill, 51.4% were couple families with children, 48.6% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Emerald Hill, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Emerald Hill, of couple families with children, 15.6% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 28.1% 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 Emerald Hill, 92.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.0% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

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

In Emerald Hill, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 52.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Emerald Hill, 42.9% were owned outright, 34.7% were owned with a mortgage and 22.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Emerald Hill, of all households, 76.6% were family households, 17.0% were single person households and 6.4% were group households.

In Emerald Hill, 25.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.3% 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 Emerald Hill, 23.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 38.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Emerald Hill, 82.2% 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 Emerald Hill, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 24 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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 Emerald Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Emerald Hill, 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.

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