Towers Hill

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 218 people in Towers Hill. Of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 17.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Towers Hill was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.6% of the population.

Of people in Towers Hill aged 15 years and over, 34.7% were married and 15.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Towers Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 38.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Towers Hill 22.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.4% were in primary school, 44.7% in secondary school and 6.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Towers Hill, 15.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.1% 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 Towers Hill were Australian 45.3%, English 33.2%, Irish 3.3%, Scottish 2.9% and German 2.6%.

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

In Towers Hill, 87.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 3.3%, England 2.3% and Philippines 1.4%.

In Towers Hill, 84.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Towers Hill, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 88.3%, New Zealand 2.9%, Scotland 2.0%, England 1.5% and Philippines 1.5%.

In Towers Hill, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 85.4%, New Zealand 5.6%, England 3.3% and Philippines 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Towers Hill were No Religion, so described 27.1%, Catholic 19.9%, Anglican 19.0%, Uniting Church 17.6% and Not stated 5.4%. In Towers Hill, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (70.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Towers Hill 93.9% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 102 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Towers Hill. Of these 43.1% were employed full time, 35.3% were employed part-time and 12.7% 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 Towers Hill, 4.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Towers Hill included Machinery Operators and Drivers 24.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 18.8%, Labourers 16.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.6%, Managers 9.4%, Sales Workers 8.2%, Professionals 5.9% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.9%.

Of the employed people in Towers Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 8.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 8.9%, Gold Ore Mining 6.7%, Bread Manufacturing (Factory based) 6.7% and Accommodation 6.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Towers Hill was $507.

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In Towers Hill, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 68.8%, Car, as passenger 16.9% and Worked at home 5.2%. On the day, 3.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 82.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Towers Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.5% provided care for children and 11.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.5% 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 Towers Hill, 16.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Towers Hill, 35.8% were couple families with children, 37.7% were couple families without children and 17.0% were one parent families.

In Towers Hill, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Towers Hill, of couple families with children, 7.7% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 10.3% 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 Towers Hill, 93.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Towers Hill, 84.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.8% were flats or apartments and 3.2% were other dwellings.

In Towers Hill, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 22.7% had 2 bedrooms and 48.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Towers Hill, 34.0% were owned outright, 25.5% were owned with a mortgage and 40.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Towers Hill, of all households, 62.8% were family households, 33.0% were single person households and 4.3% were group households.

In Towers Hill, 37.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.6% 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 Towers Hill, 32.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Towers Hill, 64.3% 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 Towers Hill, 54.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.9% were female. The median age was 38 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 Towers Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.6 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $575.

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In Towers Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $140 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)