Daylesford - Hepburn Springs

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,422 people in Daylesford - Hepburn Springs. Of these 45.3% were male and 54.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Daylesford - Hepburn Springs was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 26.4% of the population.

Of people in Daylesford - Hepburn Springs aged 15 years and over, 38.7% were married and 16.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, of people aged 15 years and over, 39.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Daylesford - Hepburn Springs 23.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.3% were in primary school, 18.4% in secondary school and 13.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, 11.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Daylesford - Hepburn Springs were English 28.9%, Australian 25.1%, Irish 11.7%, Scottish 8.3% and German 4.4%.

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 Daylesford - Hepburn Springs (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, 75.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, New Zealand 1.3%, Germany 0.9%, India 0.6% and Scotland 0.6%.

In Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, 60.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 64.7%, England 6.4%, New Zealand 1.6%, Italy 1.5% and Germany 1.4%.

In Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.9%, England 6.2%, New Zealand 1.7%, Germany 1.4% and Netherlands 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Daylesford - Hepburn Springs were No Religion, so described 46.3%, Catholic 18.5%, Anglican 11.2%, Not stated 9.7% and Uniting Church 2.5%. In Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (51.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Daylesford - Hepburn Springs 87.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.8%, Italian 0.6%, Greek 0.5%, Serbian 0.4% and Mandarin 0.4%.

Employment

There were 1,548 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Daylesford - Hepburn Springs. Of these 44.7% were employed full time, 43.5% were employed part-time and 5.0% 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 Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, 16.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Daylesford - Hepburn Springs included Professionals 19.5%, Managers 15.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.6%, Labourers 13.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.4%, Sales Workers 8.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.5%.

Of the employed people in Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 8.3%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.5%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 3.3% and Other Allied Health Services 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Daylesford - Hepburn Springs was $568.

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In Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.4%, Worked at home 11.0%, Walked only 7.0%, Car, as passenger 4.1% and Train 1.0%. On the day, 2.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.5% provided care for children and 12.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.9% 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 Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, 27.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, 30.8% were couple families with children, 49.2% were couple families without children and 19.6% were one parent families.

In Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, 16.4% of single parents were male and 83.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, of couple families with children, 13.6% had both partners employed full-time, 10.1% had both employed part-time and 20.8% 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 Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, 64.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 35.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, 93.0% were separate houses, 3.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.0% were flats or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

In Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, of occupied private dwellings 6.4% had 1 bedroom, 29.9% had 2 bedrooms and 45.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, 41.8% were owned outright, 27.6% were owned with a mortgage and 26.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, of all households, 57.4% were family households, 38.9% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

In Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, 30.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.3% 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 Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, 41.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, 76.5% 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 Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, 53.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.4% were female. The median age was 17 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 Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.2 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $725.

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In Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $270 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)