Tolmans Hill

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 568 people in Tolmans Hill. Of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Tolmans Hill was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.4% of the population.

Of people in Tolmans Hill aged 15 years and over, 63.4% were married and 6.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Tolmans Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Tolmans Hill 39.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.0% were in primary school, 29.2% in secondary school and 27.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Tolmans Hill, 16.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Tolmans Hill were English 32.2%, Australian 27.0%, Irish 8.9%, Scottish 6.3% and Dutch 3.0%.

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

In Tolmans Hill, 76.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.4%, New Zealand 1.9%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1.5% and India 1.5%.

In Tolmans Hill, 54.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 27.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Tolmans Hill, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 62.2%, England 7.9%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3.3%, India 3.3% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.1%.

In Tolmans Hill, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 64.1%, England 8.2%, India 2.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.2% and New Zealand 2.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Tolmans Hill were No Religion, so described 37.2%, Anglican 21.2%, Catholic 18.1%, Not stated 9.2% and Eastern Orthodox 3.2%. In Tolmans Hill, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Tolmans Hill 86.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Cantonese 2.3%, Greek 1.4%, Hindi 1.3%, Mandarin 0.9% and Korean 0.9%.

Employment

There were 334 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tolmans Hill. Of these 53.6% were employed full time, 36.8% were employed part-time and 5.1% 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 Tolmans Hill, 11.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Tolmans Hill included Professionals 30.5%, Managers 26.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.0%, Sales Workers 6.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 4.5%, Labourers 4.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.6%.

Of the employed people in Tolmans Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.3%, Higher Education 6.5%, Takeaway Food Services 6.1%, State Government Administration 5.7% and Central Government Administration 5.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tolmans Hill was $1,096.

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In Tolmans Hill, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.7%, Car, as passenger 10.2%, Worked at home 7.1%, Bus 3.4% and Walked only 1.7%. 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 80.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Tolmans Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.7% provided care for children and 8.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.9% 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 Tolmans Hill, 35.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Tolmans Hill, 59.9% were couple families with children, 30.6% were couple families without children and 9.6% were one parent families.

In Tolmans Hill, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Tolmans Hill, of couple families with children, 29.1% had both partners employed full-time, 7.1% had both employed part-time and 31.5% 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 Tolmans Hill, 92.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Tolmans Hill, 89.9% were separate houses, 10.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Tolmans Hill, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 2.8% had 2 bedrooms and 39.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Tolmans Hill, 29.1% were owned outright, 60.9% were owned with a mortgage and 8.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Tolmans Hill, of all households, 85.4% were family households, 13.0% were single person households and 1.6% were group households.

In Tolmans Hill, 4.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 48.4% 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 Tolmans Hill, 21.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 50.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 26.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Tolmans Hill, 96.6% 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 Tolmans Hill, 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 Tolmans 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.

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In Tolmans 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)