The Hill

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 2,101 people were usually resident in The Hill: of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Of the total population 1.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 9.4% of people usually resident in The Hill were children aged 0-14 years, and 20.2% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 32 years.

In the 2006 Census, 77.4% of people usually resident in The Hill were Australian citizens, 12.7% were born overseas and 1.8% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 32.4% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in The Hill were married, 10.7% were either separated or divorced, 2.6% were widowed and 54.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 70.3% of people usually resident in The Hill, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 2.1%, New Zealand 0.8%, South Africa 0.8%, Germany 0.6% and Norway 0.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in The Hill were No Religion 24.7%, Catholic 18.7%, Anglican 18.4%, Uniting Church 3.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.2%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in The Hill were Greek 0.9%, Norwegian 0.8%, Spanish 0.6%, Macedonian 0.6% and Persian 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 76.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,224 people aged 15 years and over in The Hill were in the labour force. Of these 58.0% worked full-time, 30.6% worked part-time, 3.7% were away from work, 1.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.2% were unemployed. 384 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for The Hill were Professionals 39.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Managers 11.0%, Sales Workers 9.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.8%, Labourers 5.0% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.8%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in The Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 6.3%, Tertiary Education 5.4%, School Education 5.1%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.9% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 4.4%.

In the 2006 Census in The Hill, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $632, the median family income was $1,766 and the median household income was $1,073.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 399 families in The Hill: of these 52.1% were couple families without children, 32.6% were couple families with children, 13.8% were one parent families and 1.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 1,043 occupied private dwellings were counted in The Hill.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in The Hill, 25.7% were separate houses, 16.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 57.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in The Hill, 21.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 16.8% were owned with a mortgage and 45.0% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in The Hill, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 72.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 1.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 25.4% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in The Hill, the median weekly rent was $195. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,700. The average people per household was 2.0 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in The Hill, 38.1% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 32.5% were single (or lone) person households and 12.8% were group households.