Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,674 people in Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW). Of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW) was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.5% of the population.

Of people in Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW) aged 15 years and over, 47.7% were married and 14.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 47.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW) 31.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.7% were in primary school, 22.4% in secondary school and 12.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), 13.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 26.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW) were Australian 32.3%, English 31.9%, Irish 8.1%, Scottish 7.7% and German 2.4%.

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 Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), 84.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.2%, New Zealand 1.1%, Scotland 0.6%, Philippines 0.4% and Germany 0.3%.

In Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), 64.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.3%, England 8.9%, New Zealand 1.8%, Scotland 1.6% and Ireland 1.1%.

In Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 72.5%, England 8.1%, New Zealand 1.8%, Scotland 1.2% and Ireland 0.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW) were Anglican 29.4%, No Religion, so described 25.7%, Catholic 25.6%, Not stated 6.9% and Christian, nfd 2.6%. In Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (70.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW) 90.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.4%, Macedonian 0.4%, Greek 0.3%, Czech 0.3% and Tagalog 0.3%.

Employment

There were 1,350 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW). Of these 59.9% were employed full time, 30.0% were employed part-time and 4.6% 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 Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), 10.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW) included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.4%, Labourers 13.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.5%, Sales Workers 11.4%, Professionals 10.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.0% and Managers 9.6%.

Of the employed people in Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 4.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.0%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.7%, Road Freight Transport 3.3% and Takeaway Food Services 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW) was $678.

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In Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 76.0%, Car, as passenger 5.5%, Worked at home 2.8%, Truck 2.2% and Walked only 1.0%. On the day, 2.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 82.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), 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, 34.5% 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, 14.5% 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 Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), 26.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), 48.1% were couple families with children, 31.3% were couple families without children and 19.6% were one parent families.

In Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), 17.9% of single parents were male and 82.1% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), of couple families with children, 26.7% had both partners employed full-time, 3.5% had both employed part-time and 23.7% 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 Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), 90.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.9% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), 98.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.7% were flats or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

In Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), of occupied private dwellings 1.7% had 1 bedroom, 6.5% had 2 bedrooms and 44.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), 24.9% were owned outright, 58.2% were owned with a mortgage and 13.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), of all households, 81.6% were family households, 16.3% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

In Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), 15.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.4% 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 Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), 24.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), 83.1% 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 Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), 41.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 58.1% 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 Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,781.

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In Hill Top (Wingecarribee - NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $388 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950.

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