Humpty Doo (L)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 678 people in Humpty Doo (L). Of these 52.7% were male and 47.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Humpty Doo (L) was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 27.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.4% of the population.

Of people in Humpty Doo (L) aged 15 years and over, 43.7% were married and 13.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Humpty Doo (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 43.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Humpty Doo (L) 37.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.7% were in primary school, 16.6% in secondary school and 9.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Humpty Doo (L), 11.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 26.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Humpty Doo (L) were Australian 34.7%, English 23.9%, Irish 7.7%, Scottish 5.1% 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 Humpty Doo (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Humpty Doo (L), 74.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.5%, Malaysia 1.1%, New Zealand 0.8%, Philippines 0.8% and United States of America 0.8%.

In Humpty Doo (L), 58.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Humpty Doo (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 63.0%, England 4.5%, New Zealand 1.8%, Indonesia 1.8% and Italy 1.5%.

In Humpty Doo (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 65.5%, England 3.9%, New Zealand 1.7%, Malaysia 1.7% and Cambodia 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Humpty Doo (L) were No Religion, so described 34.5%, Catholic 24.5%, Not stated 16.7%, Anglican 9.9% and Uniting Church 4.4%. In Humpty Doo (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Humpty Doo (L) 77.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 2.2%, Indonesian 1.5%, Italian 0.9%, Tagalog 0.9% and Spanish 0.6%.

Employment

There were 307 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Humpty Doo (L). Of these 64.5% were employed full time, 22.8% were employed part-time and 3.3% 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 Humpty Doo (L), 6.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Humpty Doo (L) included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.8%, Professionals 14.0%, Labourers 13.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.3%, Managers 9.2%, Sales Workers 8.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.2%.

Of the employed people in Humpty Doo (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included State Government Administration 13.8%, Engineering Design and Engineering Consulting Services 6.4%, Oil and Gas Extraction 3.7%, Electrical Services 3.7% and Primary Education 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Humpty Doo (L) was $914.

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In Humpty Doo (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.4%, Walked only 4.4%, Car, as passenger 3.7%, Worked at home 3.7% and Bus 3.4%. On the day, 5.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Humpty Doo (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 63.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.3% provided care for children and 9.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.7% 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 Humpty Doo (L), 27.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Humpty Doo (L), 47.5% were couple families with children, 32.1% were couple families without children and 17.9% were one parent families.

In Humpty Doo (L), 48.4% of single parents were male and 51.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Humpty Doo (L), of couple families with children, 32.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.7% had both employed part-time and 12.4% 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 Humpty Doo (L), 92.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Humpty Doo (L), 75.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 15.6% were flats or apartments and 7.3% were other dwellings.

In Humpty Doo (L), of occupied private dwellings 10.5% had 1 bedroom, 27.1% had 2 bedrooms and 26.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Humpty Doo (L), 17.6% were owned outright, 43.1% were owned with a mortgage and 32.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Humpty Doo (L), of all households, 76.5% were family households, 22.1% were single person households and 1.5% were group households.

In Humpty Doo (L), 19.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 26.8% 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 Humpty Doo (L), 31.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Humpty Doo (L), 76.8% 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 Humpty Doo (L), 60.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 39.1% were female. The median age was 22 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 Humpty Doo (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.9 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,583.

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In Humpty Doo (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $355 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,492.

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