Helens Hill

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 123 people in Helens Hill. Of these 56.7% were male and 43.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Helens Hill was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.5% of the population.

Of people in Helens Hill aged 15 years and over, 50.5% were married and 8.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Helens Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Helens Hill 36.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.3% were in primary school, 44.7% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Helens Hill, 25.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Helens Hill were Italian 27.5%, Australian 25.6%, English 24.4%, Irish 6.9% and Scottish 6.2%.

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

In Helens Hill, 73.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Italy 3.2% and New Zealand 2.4%.

In Helens Hill, 53.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Helens Hill, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 56.8%, Italy 20.3%, New Zealand 8.5% and England 2.5%.

In Helens Hill, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 68.0% and Italy 17.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Helens Hill were Catholic 50.9%, Not stated 20.5%, Anglican 16.1%, Baptist 3.6% and Nature Religions 3.6%. In Helens Hill, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (92.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Helens Hill 79.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Italian 8.6%.

Employment

There were 58 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Helens Hill. Of these 55.2% were employed full time, 31.0% were employed part-time and 8.6% 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 Helens Hill, 19.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Helens Hill were Managers 26.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 18.0%, Labourers 16.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.8%, Professionals 8.2% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.6%.

Of the employed people in Helens Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Cane Growing 48.3%, Other Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 10.3%, Sugar Manufacturing 10.3%, Takeaway Food Services 10.3% and Police Services 10.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Helens Hill was $454.

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In Helens Hill, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 48.1%, Worked at home 17.3%, Car, as passenger 9.6%, Truck 5.8% and Walked only 5.8%. 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 57.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Helens Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 38.2% provided care for children and 15.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.0% 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 Helens Hill, 21.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Helens Hill, 72.0% were couple families with children, 28.0% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Helens Hill, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Helens Hill, of couple families with children, 20.0% had both partners employed full-time, 20.0% had both employed part-time and 32.0% 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 Helens Hill, 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Helens 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 Helens Hill, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 16.1% had 2 bedrooms and 51.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Helens Hill, 37.5% were owned outright, 31.2% were owned with a mortgage and 21.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Helens Hill, of all households, 75.0% were family households, 17.5% were single person households and 7.5% were group households.

In Helens Hill, 20.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.6% 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 Helens Hill, 31.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Helens Hill, 62.2% 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 Helens Hill, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Helens 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.

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

In Helens 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)