Upper Tenthill

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 234 people in Upper Tenthill. Of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Upper Tenthill was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.4% of the population.

Of people in Upper Tenthill aged 15 years and over, 62.2% were married and 15.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Upper Tenthill, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Upper Tenthill 29.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.5% were in primary school, 23.5% in secondary school and 8.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Upper Tenthill, 10.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Upper Tenthill were Australian 40.3%, English 18.6%, German 17.2%, Scottish 5.5% and Irish 5.5%.

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

In Upper Tenthill, 87.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.2% and Japan 1.3%.

In Upper Tenthill, 71.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Upper Tenthill, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 79.6%, Germany 3.2%, England 2.8%, New Zealand 1.4% and Hungary 1.4%.

In Upper Tenthill, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.0%, England 2.6%, New Zealand 1.7%, Chile 1.7% and Sweden 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Upper Tenthill were Lutheran 24.6%, No Religion, so described 14.9%, Anglican 13.6%, Not stated 13.2% and Catholic 11.0%. In Upper Tenthill, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (78.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Upper Tenthill 91.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Japanese 1.3%.

Employment

There were 129 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Upper Tenthill. Of these 64.3% were employed full time, 27.1% were employed part-time and 6.2% 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 Upper Tenthill, 12.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 61.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Upper Tenthill included Managers 26.5%, Labourers 15.9%, Professionals 14.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.8%, Sales Workers 8.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.0% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.0%.

Of the employed people in Upper Tenthill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 34.3%, Primary Education 14.3%, Car Retailing 8.6%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 7.1% and Nursery Production (Outdoors) 4.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Upper Tenthill was $653.

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

In Upper Tenthill, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 52.6%, Walked only 13.2%, Worked at home 11.4%, Car, as passenger 4.4% and Truck 4.4%. 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 61.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Upper Tenthill, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.5% provided care for children and 13.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.4% 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 Upper Tenthill, 29.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Upper Tenthill, 47.8% were couple families with children, 41.8% were couple families without children and 6.0% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Upper Tenthill, of couple families with children, 36.4% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 10.9% 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 Upper Tenthill, 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Upper Tenthill, 95.9% 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 Upper Tenthill, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 11.8% had 2 bedrooms and 43.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.5 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 Upper Tenthill, 43.8% were owned outright, 32.9% were owned with a mortgage and 23.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Upper Tenthill, of all households, 84.4% were family households, 15.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Upper Tenthill, 9.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.9% 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 Upper Tenthill, 16.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 35.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Upper Tenthill, 81.9% 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 Upper Tenthill, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 12 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 Upper 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 Upper 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)