Norton Summit

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 532 people in Norton Summit. Of these 52.4% were male and 47.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Norton Summit was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.4% of the population.

Of people in Norton Summit aged 15 years and over, 59.3% were married and 8.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Norton Summit, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Norton Summit 33.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.9% were in primary school, 23.3% in secondary school and 20.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Norton Summit, 15.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Norton Summit were English 27.9%, Australian 26.7%, Italian 10.2%, Scottish 7.2% and Irish 6.1%.

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 Norton Summit (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Norton Summit, 74.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.2%, Italy 2.4%, Iran 1.9%, New Zealand 1.3% and United States of America 1.1%.

In Norton Summit, 57.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Norton Summit, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 66.3%, Italy 8.5%, England 7.3%, Scotland 2.4% and New Zealand 1.8%.

In Norton Summit, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 65.6%, England 8.3%, Italy 6.6%, Scotland 2.3% and Iran 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Norton Summit were No Religion, so described 47.3%, Catholic 20.4%, Not stated 9.9%, Anglican 7.4% and Baptist 3.8%. In Norton Summit, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (52.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Norton Summit 85.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 3.9%, Persian (excluding Dari) 1.6%, French 0.8%, Japanese 0.8% and Maltese 0.6%.

Employment

There were 242 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Norton Summit. Of these 56.6% were employed full time, 36.8% were employed part-time and 1.7% 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 Norton Summit, 17.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Norton Summit included Professionals 29.4%, Managers 17.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.8%, Sales Workers 5.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.3% and Labourers 5.3%.

Of the employed people in Norton Summit, the most common responses for industry of employment included Higher Education 6.3%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 5.7%, Aged Care Residential Services 5.0%, Other Allied Health Services 4.4% and Non-Residential Building Construction 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Norton Summit was $681.

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In Norton Summit, 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 11.1%, Car, as passenger 4.1%, Truck 2.9% and Bus 2.5%. On the day, 2.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Norton Summit, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.0% provided care for children and 12.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 33.0% 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 Norton Summit, 29.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Norton Summit, 51.1% were couple families with children, 36.2% were couple families without children and 10.6% were one parent families.

In Norton Summit, 41.7% of single parents were male and 58.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Norton Summit, of couple families with children, 17.4% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 28.9% 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 Norton Summit, 90.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Norton Summit, 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 Norton Summit, of occupied private dwellings 1.8% had 1 bedroom, 11.1% had 2 bedrooms and 45.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Norton Summit, 43.8% were owned outright, 38.9% were owned with a mortgage and 17.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Norton Summit, of all households, 81.0% were family households, 14.9% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.

In Norton Summit, 9.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 22.8% 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 Norton Summit, 19.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Norton Summit, 85.4% 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 Norton Summit, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Norton Summit, 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 Norton Summit, 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)