Hunter's Hill (A)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 13,241 people were usually resident in Hunter's Hill (A): of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Of the total population 0.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 18.6% of people usually resident in Hunter's Hill (A) were children aged 0-14 years, and 31.0% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 41 years.

In the 2006 Census, 85.7% of people usually resident in Hunter's Hill (A) were Australian citizens, 25.3% were born overseas and 1.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 50.9% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Hunter's Hill (A) were married, 9.0% were either separated or divorced, 8.1% were widowed and 32.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 67.4% of people usually resident in Hunter's Hill (A), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.2%, China 1.8%, New Zealand 1.7%, Italy 1.6% and Hong Kong 0.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Hunter's Hill (A) were Catholic 36.6%, Anglican 19.8%, No Religion 14.6%, Eastern Orthodox 3.7% and Uniting Church 3.1%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Hunter's Hill (A) were Italian 2.6%, Greek 2.2%, Cantonese 2.1%, Mandarin 1.5% and German 0.9%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 76.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 5,874 people aged 15 years and over in Hunter's Hill (A) were in the labour force. Of these 62.3% worked full-time, 29.5% worked part-time, 3.4% were away from work, 2.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.6% were unemployed. 4,174 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Hunter's Hill (A) were Professionals 35.4%, Managers 22.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.6%, Sales Workers 8.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.1%, Labourers 2.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.4%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Hunter's Hill (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 5.3%, School Education 4.1%, Medical Services 3.9%, Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 3.0% and Hospitals 2.7%.

In the 2006 Census in Hunter's Hill (A), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $704, the median family income was $2,506 and the median household income was $1,815.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 3,141 families in Hunter's Hill (A): of these 36.1% were couple families without children, 51.1% were couple families with children, 11.4% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 4,599 occupied private dwellings were counted in Hunter's Hill (A).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Hunter's Hill (A), 62.6% were separate houses, 11.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 24.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Hunter's Hill (A), 39.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 27.7% were owned with a mortgage and 23.2% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Hunter's Hill (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 52.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 24.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 18.9% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Hunter's Hill (A), the median weekly rent was $300. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,700. The average people per household was 2.6 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Hunter's Hill (A), 67.4% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.2% were single (or lone) person households and 1.9% were group households.