Hillston

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,209 people were counted in Hillston: of these 52.5% were male and 47.5% were female. Of the total population 7.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Hillston there were 243 children aged 0-14 years and 296 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Hillston, 1,125 people were Australian citizens, 79 were born overseas and 9 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Hillston, 50.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.7% were separated or divorced, 8.1% were widowed and 33.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Hillston, 89.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Hillston were New Zealand 1.9%, England 1.2%, Fiji 0.8%, Scotland 0.7% and Netherlands 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Hillston on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 33.6%, Anglican 27.4%, Uniting Church 11.2%, No Religion 10.7% and Presbyterian & Reformed 6.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Hillston, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Fijian 0.7%, Cantonese 0.4%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.3%, German 0.2% and Samoan 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 642 people aged 15 years and over in Hillston were in the labour force. Of these 65.1% worked full-time, 28.3% worked part-time, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.7% were unemployed. 304 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Hillston, the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 14.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 14.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.5%, Professionals 5.3%, Managers and Administrators 4.7%, Associate Professionals 4.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Hillston, the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 17.1%, Services to Agriculture; Hunting and Trapping 4.5%, Education 4.4%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.0% and Personal and Household Good Wholesaling 2.8%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Hillston, 313 families were counted: of these, 36.4% were couple families without children, 49.8% were couple families with children, 12.1% were one parent families and 1.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Hillston, 483 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Hillston, 79.5% were separate houses, 4.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.6% were flats, units or apartments and 10.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Hillston, 43.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 15.7% were being purchased and 31.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Hillston, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 96.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Hillston, 63.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.5% were single (or lone) person households and 2.7% were group households.