Prospect Hill

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 159 people in Prospect Hill. Of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Prospect Hill was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.2% of the population.

Of people in Prospect Hill aged 15 years and over, 47.5% were married and 9.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Prospect Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Prospect Hill 38.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.5% were in primary school, 37.3% in secondary school and 21.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Prospect Hill, 14.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Prospect Hill were Australian 38.2%, English 34.4%, Scottish 7.1%, Irish 5.2% and German 3.8%.

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

In Prospect Hill, 81.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 5.2%, New Zealand 2.0% and Scotland 2.0%.

In Prospect Hill, 63.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Prospect Hill, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.3%, England 13.9%, Scotland 3.2%, New Zealand 1.9% and Netherlands 1.9%.

In Prospect Hill, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 74.7%, England 11.0%, New Zealand 1.9%, Scotland 1.9% and Malaysia 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Prospect Hill were No Religion, so described 43.4%, Uniting Church 16.3%, Not stated 13.3%, Anglican 7.2% and Christian, nfd 5.4%. In Prospect Hill, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (50.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Prospect Hill 89.5% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 87 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Prospect Hill. Of these 50.6% were employed full time, 35.6% were employed part-time and 8.0% 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 Prospect Hill, 8.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 22.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Prospect Hill included Managers 23.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.5%, Professionals 14.3%, Labourers 14.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.5%, Sales Workers 9.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in Prospect Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 16.3%, Aged Care Residential Services 11.6%, Other Specialised Food Retailing 9.3%, Sheep Farming (Specialised) 7.0% and Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 7.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Prospect Hill was $669.

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

In Prospect Hill, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.5%, Worked at home 15.4%, Car, as passenger 7.7%, Truck 3.8% and Walked only 3.8%. On the day, 3.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Prospect Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.1% provided care for children and 13.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 32.4% 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 Prospect Hill, 25.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Prospect Hill, 37.8% were couple families with children, 35.6% were couple families without children and 26.7% were one parent families.

In Prospect Hill, 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Prospect Hill, of couple families with children, 14.3% had both partners employed full-time, 10.7% had both employed part-time and 46.4% 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 Prospect Hill, 87.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.5% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Prospect Hill, 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 Prospect Hill, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 46.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Prospect Hill, 46.6% were owned outright, 41.4% were owned with a mortgage and 12.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Prospect Hill, of all households, 77.0% were family households, 23.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Prospect Hill, 6.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.9% 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 Prospect Hill, 10.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 56.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Prospect Hill, 89.5% 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 Prospect Hill, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Prospect Hill, 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 Prospect Hill, 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)