Halls Gap (L)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 316 people in Halls Gap (L). Of these 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Halls Gap (L) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.4% of the population.

Of people in Halls Gap (L) aged 15 years and over, 52.6% were married and 12.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Halls Gap (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 50.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Halls Gap (L) 23.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.8% were in primary school, 22.2% in secondary school and 25.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Halls Gap (L), 13.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Halls Gap (L) were Australian 30.3%, English 30.3%, German 8.4%, Scottish 7.4% and Irish 6.4%.

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 Halls Gap (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Halls Gap (L), 74.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.8%, Germany 1.6%, New Zealand 1.3%, Singapore 1.3% and Netherlands 1.0%.

In Halls Gap (L), 59.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Halls Gap (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.0%, England 9.7%, New Zealand 2.3%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.6% and Germany 1.6%.

In Halls Gap (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 66.8%, England 9.4%, Germany 2.9%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.3% and Netherlands 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Halls Gap (L) were No Religion, so described 41.9%, Catholic 14.9%, Anglican 11.2%, Not stated 10.6% and Uniting Church 9.6%. In Halls Gap (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (51.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Halls Gap (L) 84.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.9%, German 1.3%, Italian 0.9%, Hindi 0.9% and Thai 0.9%.

Employment

There were 163 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Halls Gap (L). Of these 59.5% were employed full time, 33.1% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Halls Gap (L), 12.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Halls Gap (L) were Managers 29.0%, Professionals 22.2%, Labourers 12.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Sales Workers 9.3% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 3.7%.

Of the employed people in Halls Gap (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 34.1%, Cafes and Restaurants 11.9%, Nature Reserves and Conservation Parks Operation 5.6%, Secondary Education 4.0% and Structural Steel Fabricating 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Halls Gap (L) was $689.

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In Halls Gap (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 47.3%, Walked only 16.8%, Worked at home 13.2%, Other 4.8% and Car, as passenger 1.8%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 48.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Halls Gap (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 72.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.3% provided care for children and 10.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 37.4% 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 Halls Gap (L), 32.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Halls Gap (L), 37.7% were couple families with children, 55.8% were couple families without children and 6.5% were one parent families.

In Halls Gap (L), 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Halls Gap (L), of couple families with children, 24.2% had both partners employed full-time, 8.1% had both employed part-time and 17.7% 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 Halls Gap (L), 34.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 65.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Halls Gap (L), 84.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 3.5% were other dwellings.

In Halls Gap (L), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 25.7% had 2 bedrooms and 51.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Halls Gap (L), 30.8% were owned outright, 20.0% were owned with a mortgage and 40.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Halls Gap (L), of all households, 63.8% were family households, 29.3% were single person households and 6.9% were group households.

In Halls Gap (L), 18.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.4% 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 Halls Gap (L), 35.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Halls Gap (L), 80.4% 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 Halls Gap (L), 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 15 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 Halls Gap (L), 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 Halls Gap (L), 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)