Hamilton Hill

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 10,387 people in Hamilton Hill. Of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Hamilton Hill was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.7% of the population.

Of people in Hamilton Hill aged 15 years and over, 37.0% were married and 15.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Hamilton Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Hamilton Hill 29.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.3% were in primary school, 17.9% in secondary school and 21.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Hamilton Hill, 13.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Hamilton Hill were English 23.7%, Australian 19.7%, Italian 9.0%, Irish 7.1% and Scottish 6.5%.

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

In Hamilton Hill, 56.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.4%, Italy 4.6%, New Zealand 2.9%, Philippines 2.4% and Portugal 1.5%.

In Hamilton Hill, 32.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 43.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Hamilton Hill, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 38.3%, England 9.7%, Italy 8.4%, New Zealand 3.7% and Philippines 2.6%.

In Hamilton Hill, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 41.4%, England 8.9%, Italy 7.4%, New Zealand 3.5% and Philippines 2.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Hamilton Hill were No Religion, so described 35.2%, Catholic 27.9%, Not stated 12.5%, Anglican 8.6% and Christian, nfd 2.9%. In Hamilton Hill, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Hamilton Hill 68.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 6.5%, Portuguese 2.0%, Croatian 1.6%, Tagalog 1.3% and German 1.0%.

Employment

There were 5,022 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hamilton Hill. Of these 53.2% were employed full time, 31.5% were employed part-time and 9.7% 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 Hamilton Hill, 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Hamilton Hill included Professionals 22.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.2%, Labourers 11.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.0%, Managers 9.6%, Sales Workers 8.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.1%.

Of the employed people in Hamilton Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.4%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.5%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.5%, Higher Education 2.5% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Hamilton Hill was $608.

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In Hamilton Hill, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.7%, Bus 4.5%, Car, as passenger 4.4%, Worked at home 3.2% and Walked only 1.6%. On the day, 9.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Hamilton Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.1% provided care for children and 10.7% 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 Hamilton Hill, 25.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Hamilton Hill, 35.5% were couple families with children, 40.0% were couple families without children and 22.6% were one parent families.

In Hamilton Hill, 15.2% of single parents were male and 84.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Hamilton Hill, of couple families with children, 16.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 21.5% 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 Hamilton Hill, 87.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Hamilton Hill, 70.6% were separate houses, 23.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.6% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Hamilton Hill, of occupied private dwellings 4.7% had 1 bedroom, 19.3% had 2 bedrooms and 50.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Hamilton Hill, 29.1% were owned outright, 31.9% were owned with a mortgage and 35.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Hamilton Hill, of all households, 61.8% were family households, 32.7% were single person households and 5.5% were group households.

In Hamilton Hill, 27.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.5% 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 Hamilton Hill, 38.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Hamilton Hill, 75.9% 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 Hamilton Hill, 51.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.8% were female. The median age was 23 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 Hamilton Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $776.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Hamilton Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $230 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,647.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)