Lower Tenthill

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 252 people in Lower Tenthill. Of these 47.0% were male and 53.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Lower Tenthill was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.2% of the population.

Of people in Lower Tenthill aged 15 years and over, 50.9% were married and 10.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Lower Tenthill, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lower Tenthill 34.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.8% were in primary school, 18.3% in secondary school and 14.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lower Tenthill, 14.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lower Tenthill were Australian 29.8%, English 20.6%, German 20.6%, Irish 9.8% and Scottish 4.9%.

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 Lower Tenthill (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Lower Tenthill, 85.0% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Lower Tenthill, 75.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lower Tenthill, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 81.3%, New Zealand 1.6%, Ireland 1.6% and England 1.2%.

In Lower Tenthill, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 82.4% and England 4.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Lower Tenthill were Catholic 24.5%, Lutheran 16.7%, No Religion, so described 14.8%, Not stated 14.0% and Other Christian 6.6%. In Lower Tenthill, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (82.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lower Tenthill 87.0% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 124 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lower Tenthill. Of these 57.3% were employed full time, 30.6% were employed part-time and 3.2% 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 Lower Tenthill, 17.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Lower Tenthill included Managers 32.8%, Labourers 12.1%, Professionals 11.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.5%, Sales Workers 9.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.2%.

Of the employed people in Lower Tenthill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 45.7%, Road Freight Transport 7.4%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.4%, Primary Education 4.9% and Secondary Education 4.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lower Tenthill was $586.

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

In Lower Tenthill, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.5%, Worked at home 14.3%, Motorbike/scooter 5.9%, Walked only 5.9% and Other 3.4%. 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 64.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lower Tenthill, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.1% provided care for children and 14.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 32.1% 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 Lower Tenthill, 18.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lower Tenthill, 41.8% were couple families with children, 47.8% were couple families without children and 10.4% were one parent families.

In Lower Tenthill, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Lower Tenthill, of couple families with children, 30.2% had both partners employed full-time, 7.5% had both employed part-time and 15.1% 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 Lower Tenthill, 95.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lower Tenthill, 94.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Lower Tenthill, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 12.0% had 2 bedrooms and 45.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lower Tenthill, 40.3% were owned outright, 29.9% were owned with a mortgage and 29.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Lower Tenthill, of all households, 74.4% were family households, 25.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Lower Tenthill, 22.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.1% 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 Lower Tenthill, 25.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lower Tenthill, 73.8% 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 Lower Tenthill, 66.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 33.3% were female. The median age was 7 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 Lower Tenthill, 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 Lower Tenthill, 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)