Nowra Hill

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,095 people in Nowra Hill. Of these 69.9% were male and 30.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Nowra Hill was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.5% of the population.

Of people in Nowra Hill aged 15 years and over, 38.1% were married and 8.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Nowra Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Nowra Hill 53.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 9.1% were in primary school, 10.5% in secondary school and 4.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Nowra Hill, 8.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Nowra Hill were Australian 23.7%, English 22.4%, Irish 7.0%, Scottish 4.9% 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 Nowra Hill (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Nowra Hill, 77.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.5%, New Zealand 1.9%, Vietnam 0.7%, Lebanon 0.7% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.5%.

In Nowra Hill, 41.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Nowra Hill, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 46.2%, England 5.3%, New Zealand 1.4%, Scotland 1.1% and Italy 0.7%.

In Nowra Hill, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 48.1%, England 5.1%, Scotland 0.8%, New Zealand 0.8% and Netherlands 0.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Nowra Hill were Not stated 40.9%, No Religion, so described 18.5%, Anglican 15.2%, Catholic 14.7% and Uniting Church 3.5%. In Nowra Hill, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Nowra Hill 59.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Greek 0.5%, Maltese 0.2%, Croatian 0.2% and Cantonese 0.1%.

Employment

There were 730 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Nowra Hill. Of these 62.5% were employed full time, 29.6% were employed part-time and 4.4% 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 Nowra Hill, 13.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Nowra Hill included Technicians and Trades Workers 25.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.7%, Professionals 13.3%, Managers 11.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.3%, Sales Workers 9.8%, Labourers 6.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.5%.

Of the employed people in Nowra Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 28.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.3%, Road Freight Transport 3.2%, Takeaway Food Services 2.7% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Nowra Hill was $711.

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In Nowra Hill, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.1%, Walked only 7.0%, Car, as passenger 6.0%, Worked at home 5.8% and Other 2.8%. On the day, 1.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Nowra Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.6% provided care for children and 7.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.0% 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 Nowra Hill, 16.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Nowra Hill, 47.5% were couple families with children, 38.8% were couple families without children and 12.5% were one parent families.

In Nowra Hill, 22.0% of single parents were male and 78.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Nowra Hill, of couple families with children, 17.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% 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 Nowra Hill, 92.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Nowra 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 Nowra Hill, of occupied private dwellings 0.8% had 1 bedroom, 2.8% had 2 bedrooms and 22.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4. The average household size was 3.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Nowra Hill, 40.3% were owned outright, 50.3% were owned with a mortgage and 5.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Nowra Hill, of all households, 88.4% were family households, 11.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Nowra Hill, 10.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.0% 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 Nowra Hill, 12.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 47.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Nowra Hill, 88.0% 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 Nowra Hill, 86.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 13.3% were female. The median age was 31 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 Nowra Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,937.

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

In Nowra 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 $1,733.

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