Hope Vale

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,015 people in Hope Vale. Of these 54.1% were male and 45.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 89.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Hope Vale was 27 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 27.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.8% of the population.

Of people in Hope Vale aged 15 years and over, 14.6% were married and 5.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Hope Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 11.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 36.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Hope Vale 30.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.5% were in primary school, 18.6% in secondary school and 5.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Hope Vale, 8.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.2% 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 Hope Vale were Australian Aboriginal 76.6%, Australian 6.9%, English 3.0%, Dutch 0.9% and Torres Strait Islander 0.8%.

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 Hope Vale (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Hope Vale, 95.2% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 0.4%, Netherlands 0.3% and Thailand 0.3%.

In Hope Vale, 87.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 2.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Hope Vale, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 89.3%, England 0.6%, New Zealand 0.5%, Netherlands 0.4% and Papua New Guinea 0.3%.

In Hope Vale, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 88.9%, England 0.6%, New Zealand 0.5%, Scotland 0.4% and Papua New Guinea 0.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Hope Vale were Lutheran 75.1%, Not stated 9.3%, No Religion, so described 7.6%, Anglican 2.8% and Catholic 2.7%. In Hope Vale, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (91.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Hope Vale 17.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Guugu Yimidhirr 66.5% and Kuku Yalanji 0.3%.

Employment

There were 428 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hope Vale. Of these 42.3% were employed full time, 16.6% were employed part-time and 38.3% 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 Hope Vale, 2.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 29.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Hope Vale included Community and Personal Service Workers 19.1%, Labourers 18.4%, Professionals 16.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.6%, Managers 7.0% and Sales Workers 2.3%.

Of the employed people in Hope Vale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 31.7%, Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 7.9%, Primary Education 7.9%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.6% and Employment Placement and Recruitment Services 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Hope Vale was $331.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Hope Vale, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 57.0%, Walked only 15.9%, Car, as passenger 15.2%, Other 4.8% and Worked at home 2.2%. 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 73.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Hope Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 47.8% provided care for children and 23.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.6% 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 Hope Vale, 26.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 22.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Hope Vale, 44.3% were couple families with children, 20.4% were couple families without children and 28.3% were one parent families.

In Hope Vale, 11.5% of single parents were male and 88.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Hope Vale, of couple families with children, 14.6% had both partners employed full-time, 6.2% had both employed part-time and 10.4% 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 Hope Vale, 88.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Hope Vale, 95.7% were separate houses, 2.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.6% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Hope Vale, of occupied private dwellings 8.0% had 1 bedroom, 14.5% had 2 bedrooms and 49.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 3.3 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Hope Vale, 4.4% were owned outright, 4.0% were owned with a mortgage and 87.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Hope Vale, of all households, 80.4% were family households, 17.6% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

In Hope Vale, 39.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 1.3% 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 Hope Vale, 41.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 18.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Hope Vale, 70.5% 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 Hope Vale, 52.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.2% were female. The median age was 25 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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 Hope Vale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $749.

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

In Hope Vale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $110 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,302.

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