Gormans Hill

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 785 people in Gormans Hill. Of these 44.7% were male and 55.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Gormans Hill was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 33.0% of the population.

Of people in Gormans Hill aged 15 years and over, 30.1% were married and 15.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Gormans Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 30.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Gormans Hill 33.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.9% were in primary school, 17.0% in secondary school and 10.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Gormans Hill, 8.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Gormans Hill were English 32.3%, Australian 29.6%, Irish 11.6%, Scottish 7.2% and German 3.3%.

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

In Gormans Hill, 79.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.7%, New Zealand 1.5%, Scotland 1.4%, Ireland 0.5% and Netherlands 0.5%.

In Gormans Hill, 67.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Gormans Hill, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.8%, England 3.4%, New Zealand 2.0%, Scotland 1.3% and Italy 1.0%.

In Gormans Hill, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.4%, England 2.8%, New Zealand 2.3%, Germany 1.3% and Scotland 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Gormans Hill were Catholic 30.7%, No Religion, so described 20.9%, Anglican 20.5%, Not stated 14.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.1%. In Gormans Hill, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (74.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Gormans Hill 85.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Tagalog 0.4% and Auslan 0.4%.

Employment

There were 291 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Gormans Hill. Of these 56.0% were employed full time, 31.6% were employed part-time and 8.2% 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 Gormans Hill, 11.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Gormans Hill included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.0%, Labourers 14.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.6%, Managers 13.2%, Professionals 13.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.6%, Sales Workers 9.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.3%.

Of the employed people in Gormans Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.9%, Accommodation 4.8%, Primary Education 4.8%, Higher Education 4.2% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Gormans Hill was $550.

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

In Gormans Hill, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 76.4%, Worked at home 6.0%, Car, as passenger 5.2%, Walked only 2.0% and Bus 1.2%. On the day, 1.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Gormans Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.5% provided care for children and 9.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.4% 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 Gormans Hill, 20.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Gormans Hill, 35.3% were couple families with children, 39.4% were couple families without children and 23.5% were one parent families.

In Gormans Hill, 23.7% of single parents were male and 76.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Gormans Hill, of couple families with children, 18.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 23.4% 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 Gormans Hill, 89.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Gormans Hill, 68.8% were separate houses, 12.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Gormans Hill, of occupied private dwellings 12.6% had 1 bedroom, 21.4% had 2 bedrooms and 32.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Gormans Hill, 18.5% were owned outright, 20.4% were owned with a mortgage and 44.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Gormans Hill, of all households, 52.6% were family households, 43.2% were single person households and 4.2% were group households.

In Gormans Hill, 38.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.9% 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 Gormans Hill, 33.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Gormans Hill, 60.3% 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 Gormans Hill, 52.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.2% were female. The median age was 24 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 Gormans Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $860.

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

In Gormans Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 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)