Cotswold Hills

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,278 people in Cotswold Hills. Of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Cotswold Hills was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.3% of the population.

Of people in Cotswold Hills aged 15 years and over, 66.8% were married and 6.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Cotswold Hills, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Cotswold Hills 27.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.9% were in primary school, 32.9% in secondary school and 14.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Cotswold Hills, 14.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Cotswold Hills were Australian 30.6%, English 29.1%, Irish 11.0%, German 10.2% and Scottish 9.6%.

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 Cotswold Hills (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Cotswold Hills, 91.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.4%, New Zealand 0.7%, South Africa 0.4%, Papua New Guinea 0.3% and Scotland 0.3%.

In Cotswold Hills, 81.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Cotswold Hills, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 85.5%, England 2.7%, New Zealand 1.7%, Netherlands 0.9% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.8%.

In Cotswold Hills, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 87.8%, England 2.8%, New Zealand 1.5%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.7% and Scotland 0.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Cotswold Hills were Catholic 26.9%, Anglican 19.8%, No Religion, so described 12.6%, Not stated 7.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 6.7%. In Cotswold Hills, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (85.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Cotswold Hills 95.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Auslan 0.4%, Thai 0.2% and Tagalog 0.2%.

Employment

There were 697 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cotswold Hills. Of these 63.4% were employed full time, 28.8% were employed part-time and 3.3% 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 Cotswold Hills, 10.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Cotswold Hills included Clerical and Administrative Workers 19.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.7%, Professionals 16.8%, Managers 14.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.8%, Sales Workers 7.6%, Labourers 7.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.2%.

Of the employed people in Cotswold Hills, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.0%, Primary Education 4.5%, Road Freight Transport 3.3%, Hardware and Building Supplies Retailing 2.5% and Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and Toiletry Goods Retailing 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cotswold Hills was $764.

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In Cotswold Hills, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 77.5%, Worked at home 6.7%, Car, as passenger 5.2%, Walked only 1.3% and Truck 0.6%. On the day, 0.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 83.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Cotswold Hills, of people aged 15 years and over, 79.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.7% provided care for children and 13.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.7% 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 Cotswold Hills, 29.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Cotswold Hills, 42.3% were couple families with children, 50.3% were couple families without children and 7.4% were one parent families.

In Cotswold Hills, 30.4% of single parents were male and 69.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Cotswold Hills, of couple families with children, 27.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 24.7% 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 Cotswold Hills, 91.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cotswold Hills, 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 Cotswold Hills, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 15.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4.1. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cotswold Hills, 48.7% were owned outright, 40.5% were owned with a mortgage and 8.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Cotswold Hills, of all households, 88.9% were family households, 9.0% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

In Cotswold Hills, 7.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 25.1% 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 Cotswold Hills, 13.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 41.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Cotswold Hills, 90.7% 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 Cotswold Hills, 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 25 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 Cotswold Hills, 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.

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

In Cotswold Hills, 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)