Mays Hill

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 767 people in Mays Hill. Of these 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Mays Hill was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.7% of the population.

Of people in Mays Hill aged 15 years and over, 51.6% were married and 7.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Mays Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mays Hill 35.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.7% were in primary school, 19.5% in secondary school and 26.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mays Hill, 20.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 7.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mays Hill were Indian 12.8%, Lebanese 11.0%, English 8.9%, Australian 8.8% and Chinese 6.7%.

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

In Mays Hill, 39.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 14.9%, Sri Lanka 6.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.0%, Lebanon 4.8% and New Zealand 3.9%.

In Mays Hill, 14.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 73.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mays Hill, the most common countries of birth for male parents were India 17.6%, Australia 16.9%, Lebanon 10.3%, Sri Lanka 8.9% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6.2%.

In Mays Hill, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 17.5%, India 17.3%, Lebanon 10.1%, Sri Lanka 8.8% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Mays Hill were Catholic 24.6%, Hinduism 19.5%, No Religion, so described 12.1%, Not stated 10.1% and Anglican 7.0%. In Mays Hill, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (48.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mays Hill 34.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tamil 9.4%, Arabic 9.0%, Hindi 4.9%, Punjabi 4.9% and Mandarin 3.6%.

Employment

There were 352 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mays Hill. Of these 59.1% were employed full time, 25.3% were employed part-time and 10.8% 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 Mays Hill, 9.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mays Hill included Professionals 30.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.2%, Labourers 11.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.5%, Managers 8.5%, Sales Workers 7.8% and Community and Personal Service Workers 6.4%.

Of the employed people in Mays Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.4%, Cafes and Restaurants 5.4%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.5%, Primary Education 4.1% and Other Residential Building Construction 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mays Hill was $577.

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In Mays Hill, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 50.7%, Car, as passenger 8.8%, Walked only 6.5%, Train 5.9% and Train, bus 5.2%. On the day, 18.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 61.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mays Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.5% provided care for children and 12.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.1% 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 Mays Hill, 23.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mays Hill, 58.1% were couple families with children, 24.0% were couple families without children and 14.5% were one parent families.

In Mays Hill, 30.0% of single parents were male and 70.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mays Hill, of couple families with children, 24.3% had both partners employed full-time, 6.8% had both employed part-time and 10.1% 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 Mays Hill, 86.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mays Hill, 68.8% were separate houses, 22.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.8% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Mays Hill, of occupied private dwellings 2.3% had 1 bedroom, 15.1% had 2 bedrooms and 51.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 3.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mays Hill, 25.6% were owned outright, 21.9% were owned with a mortgage and 48.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Mays Hill, of all households, 79.4% were family households, 16.1% were single person households and 4.6% were group households.

In Mays Hill, 16.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.8% 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 Mays Hill, 40.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mays Hill, 84.1% 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 Mays Hill, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 7 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 Mays 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.

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In Mays 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)