Beaumont Hills

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 5,817 people were usually resident in Beaumont Hills: of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Of the total population 0.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 29.2% of people usually resident in Beaumont Hills were children aged 0-14 years, and 11.4% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 32 years.

In the 2006 Census, 85.8% of people usually resident in Beaumont Hills were Australian citizens, 34.8% were born overseas and 0.7% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 69.2% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Beaumont Hills were married, 5.9% were either separated or divorced, 1.9% were widowed and 23.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 60.2% of people usually resident in Beaumont Hills, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were Philippines 4.4%, England 3.2%, India 2.8%, South Africa 2.4% and New Zealand 1.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Beaumont Hills were Catholic 36.1%, Anglican 16.7%, No Religion 8.9%, Pentecostal 4.6% and Hinduism 3.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Beaumont Hills were Cantonese 2.7%, Tagalog 2.5%, Arabic 2.3%, Hindi 2.1% and Punjabi 1.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 65.7%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 3,046 people aged 15 years and over in Beaumont Hills were in the labour force. Of these 70.4% worked full-time, 22.4% worked part-time, 2.8% were away from work, 1.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.8% were unemployed. 898 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Beaumont Hills were Professionals 25.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.9%, Managers 17.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.8%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.6%, Labourers 5.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.2%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Beaumont Hills, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.7%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.0%, Hospitals 2.9% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.6%.

In the 2006 Census in Beaumont Hills, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $736, the median family income was $1,953 and the median household income was $1,952.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,577 families in Beaumont Hills: of these 25.3% were couple families without children, 67.2% were couple families with children, 6.8% were one parent families and 0.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 1,708 occupied private dwellings were counted in Beaumont Hills.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Beaumont Hills, 97.5% were separate houses, 2.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Beaumont Hills, 13.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 69.3% were owned with a mortgage and 12.5% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Beaumont Hills, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 70.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 1.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 28.5% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Beaumont Hills, the median weekly rent was $380. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,383. The average people per household was 3.4 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Beaumont Hills, 89.9% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 5.4% were single (or lone) person households and 1.3% were group households.