Good Hope

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 165 people in Good Hope. Of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Good Hope was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.0% of the population.

Of people in Good Hope aged 15 years and over, 57.4% were married and 8.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Good Hope, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Good Hope 36.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.3% were in primary school, 24.5% in secondary school and 13.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Good Hope, 8.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Good Hope were Australian 34.3%, English 30.1%, Irish 10.5%, Scottish 9.6% and Hungarian 2.1%.

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 Good Hope (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Good Hope, 88.7% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Good Hope, 73.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Good Hope, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 79.1%, England 2.5%, Scotland 2.5% and Papua New Guinea 1.8%.

In Good Hope, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 83.5% and England 4.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Good Hope were Catholic 23.7%, Anglican 23.1%, No Religion, so described 23.1%, Not stated 19.5% and Christian, nfd 8.3%. In Good Hope, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (72.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Good Hope 90.7% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 87 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Good Hope. Of these 67.8% were employed full time, 23.0% were employed part-time and 3.4% 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 Good Hope, 11.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Good Hope included Professionals 16.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.7%, Managers 14.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.5%, Labourers 12.4%, Sales Workers 7.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.5%.

Of the employed people in Good Hope, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep Farming (Specialised) 21.4%, Central Government Administration 11.9%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 9.5%, Site Preparation Services 9.5% and Primary Education 9.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Good Hope was $784.

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

In Good Hope, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 57.6%, Worked at home 16.5%, Walked only 5.9% and Car, as passenger 3.5%. 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 65.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Good Hope, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.5% provided care for children and 18.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 38.1% 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 Good Hope, 27.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Good Hope, 53.1% were couple families with children, 37.5% were couple families without children and 9.4% were one parent families.

In Good Hope, 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Good Hope, of couple families with children, 35.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 35.5% 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 Good Hope, 80.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 19.4% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Good Hope, 81.5% 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 Good Hope, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 15.4% had 2 bedrooms and 28.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.6 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Good Hope, 38.5% were owned outright, 34.6% were owned with a mortgage and 21.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Good Hope, of all households, 68.6% were family households, 25.5% were single person households and 5.9% were group households.

In Good Hope, 15.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.8% 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 Good Hope, 13.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 32.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Good Hope, 75.0% 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 Good Hope, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Good Hope, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 1 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 Good Hope, 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)