Lower Hermitage

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 209 people in Lower Hermitage. Of these 55.3% were male and 44.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Lower Hermitage was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.5% of the population.

Of people in Lower Hermitage aged 15 years and over, 70.1% were married and 8.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Lower Hermitage, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lower Hermitage 32.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.8% were in primary school, 22.4% in secondary school and 28.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lower Hermitage, 17.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 15.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lower Hermitage were Australian 33.8%, English 33.5%, German 7.5%, Scottish 6.4% and Italian 5.0%.

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 Hermitage (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Lower Hermitage, 83.2% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 10.2% and Germany 1.5%.

In Lower Hermitage, 61.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lower Hermitage, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.3%, England 10.4%, Germany 4.5%, Netherlands 3.5% and Scotland 2.0%.

In Lower Hermitage, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.8%, England 11.6%, Germany 1.6%, Ukraine 1.6% and Singapore 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Lower Hermitage were No Religion, so described 30.8%, Catholic 18.2%, Anglican 15.4%, Not stated 8.9% and Uniting Church 7.9%. In Lower Hermitage, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lower Hermitage 97.5% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 108 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lower Hermitage. Of these 54.6% were employed full time, 38.0% were employed part-time and 4.6% 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 Lower Hermitage, 15.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Lower Hermitage were Technicians and Trades Workers 23.7%, Managers 22.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.5%, Professionals 12.4%, Sales Workers 3.1% and Labourers 3.1%.

Of the employed people in Lower Hermitage, the most common responses for industry of employment included Electrical Services 11.1%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 9.5%, Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 6.3%, Architectural Aluminium Product Manufacturing 6.3% and House Construction 6.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lower Hermitage was $729.

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

In Lower Hermitage, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 72.0%, Bus, car as driver 8.0%, Worked at home 6.0% and Car, as passenger 3.0%. On the day, 5.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 82.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lower Hermitage, of people aged 15 years and over, 79.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.3% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.9% 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 Hermitage, 25.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 23.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lower Hermitage, 41.1% were couple families with children, 52.1% were couple families without children and 6.8% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Lower Hermitage, of couple families with children, 20.3% had both partners employed full-time, 6.2% had both employed part-time and 29.7% 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 Hermitage, 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lower Hermitage, 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 Lower Hermitage, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 14.3% had 2 bedrooms and 44.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lower Hermitage, 53.1% were owned outright, 46.9% were owned with a mortgage and 0.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Lower Hermitage, of all households, 90.1% were family households, 9.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Lower Hermitage, 6.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 23.8% 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 Hermitage, 10.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 52.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lower Hermitage, 86.1% 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 Hermitage, 57.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 42.9% were female. The median age was 13 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 Hermitage, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 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 Hermitage, 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)