Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 261 people in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.). Of these 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.4% of the population.

Of people in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 57.1% were married and 12.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 53.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) 30.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.6% were in primary school, 17.4% in secondary school and 3.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 12.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) were Australian 36.9%, English 26.2%, Irish 11.6%, Scottish 6.7% and German 4.4%.

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 Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 90.2% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was Philippines 1.2%.

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 80.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 83.9%, Poland 2.0%, Philippines 2.0%, Scotland 1.6% and New Zealand 1.2%.

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 85.9%, Poland 2.0%, Philippines 2.0%, England 1.2% and Scotland 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) were No Religion, so described 42.0%, Catholic 20.4%, Not stated 12.4%, Anglican 11.2% and Uniting Church 5.2%. In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (51.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) 90.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Indonesian 1.2% and Filipino 1.2%.

Employment

There were 128 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.). Of these 56.2% were employed full time, 29.7% were employed part-time and 2.3% 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 Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 8.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) included Professionals 22.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.5%, Sales Workers 13.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.6%, Labourers 12.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.9% and Managers 7.1%.

Of the employed people in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 21.3%, Cured Meat and Smallgoods Manufacturing 11.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.6%, Cafes and Restaurants 6.6% and Takeaway Food Services 6.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.) was $789.

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In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 67.5%, Car, as passenger 9.2% and Worked at home 4.2%. 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 76.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 76.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.6% provided care for children and 11.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.2% 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 Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 32.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 50.8% were couple families with children, 41.3% were couple families without children and 7.9% were one parent families.

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), of couple families with children, 24.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.5% had both employed part-time and 19.7% 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 Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 89.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 96.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 3.9% were other dwellings.

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 5.4% had 2 bedrooms and 36.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 30.9% were owned outright, 56.8% were owned with a mortgage and 12.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), of all households, 77.1% were family households, 18.1% were single person households and 4.8% were group households.

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 11.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.7% 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 Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 20.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 95.0% 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 Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 33.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 66.7% 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 Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 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 Big Hill (Greater Bendigo - Vic.), 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.

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