Finch Hatton

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 499 people in Finch Hatton. Of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Finch Hatton was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.7% of the population.

Of people in Finch Hatton aged 15 years and over, 53.1% were married and 16.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Finch Hatton, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Finch Hatton 25.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.6% were in primary school, 29.7% in secondary school and 5.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Finch Hatton, 9.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Finch Hatton were Australian 32.9%, English 27.6%, Scottish 8.0%, Irish 7.7% and Maltese 6.5%.

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 Finch Hatton (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Finch Hatton, 81.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.3%, England 2.3%, Italy 0.8%, Ireland 0.6% and Germany 0.6%.

In Finch Hatton, 63.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Finch Hatton, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 71.6%, New Zealand 5.3%, England 4.3%, Malta 3.7% and Italy 1.4%.

In Finch Hatton, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.7%, England 5.3%, New Zealand 4.5%, Malta 3.7% and Germany 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Finch Hatton were Catholic 30.5%, No Religion, so described 24.9%, Anglican 16.9%, Uniting Church 9.0% and Not stated 7.6%. In Finch Hatton, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Finch Hatton 87.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Maltese 0.8%, German 0.6%, Thai 0.6%, Tagalog 0.6% and Japanese 0.6%.

Employment

There were 219 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Finch Hatton. Of these 61.2% were employed full time, 26.0% were employed part-time and 6.4% 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 Finch Hatton, 11.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 60.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Finch Hatton included Machinery Operators and Drivers 20.5%, Managers 18.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.7%, Labourers 14.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.1%, Professionals 7.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.1% and Sales Workers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Finch Hatton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Cane Growing 20.2%, Sugar Manufacturing 14.7%, Coal Mining 9.8%, Road Freight Transport 6.7% and Accommodation 4.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Finch Hatton was $472.

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In Finch Hatton, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 51.2%, Worked at home 12.9%, Car, as passenger 6.7%, Truck 5.3% and Walked only 4.3%. On the day, 1.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 58.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Finch Hatton, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.2% provided care for children and 10.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.4% 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 Finch Hatton, 22.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Finch Hatton, 28.8% were couple families with children, 53.0% were couple families without children and 18.2% were one parent families.

In Finch Hatton, 18.5% of single parents were male and 81.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Finch Hatton, of couple families with children, 15.2% had both partners employed full-time, 5.4% had both employed part-time and 12.5% 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 Finch Hatton, 81.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Finch Hatton, 98.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

In Finch Hatton, of occupied private dwellings 10.0% had 1 bedroom, 20.4% had 2 bedrooms and 41.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Finch Hatton, 48.0% were owned outright, 29.0% were owned with a mortgage and 21.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Finch Hatton, of all households, 67.2% were family households, 31.3% were single person households and 1.5% were group households.

In Finch Hatton, 33.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.8% 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 Finch Hatton, 36.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Finch Hatton, 72.9% 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 Finch Hatton, 35.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 64.3% were female. The median age was 21 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 Finch Hatton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $812.

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

In Finch Hatton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $210 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)