Eden Hills

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 2,849 people were usually resident in Eden Hills: of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 18.3% of people usually resident in Eden Hills were children aged 0-14 years, and 29.5% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 41 years.

In the 2006 Census, 88.8% of people usually resident in Eden Hills were Australian citizens, 22.1% were born overseas and 0.7% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 54.7% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Eden Hills were married, 10.9% were either separated or divorced, 4.3% were widowed and 29.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 73.0% of people usually resident in Eden Hills, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 8.5%, Germany 1.4%, New Zealand 1.0%, Netherlands 0.9% and Scotland 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Eden Hills were No Religion 32.1%, Anglican 13.3%, Catholic 11.4%, Uniting Church 11.0% and Baptist 3.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Eden Hills were German 1.1%, Greek 1.0%, Dutch 0.8%, Polish 0.6% and Mandarin 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 87.6%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,511 people aged 15 years and over in Eden Hills were in the labour force. Of these 53.1% worked full-time, 36.4% worked part-time, 3.5% were away from work, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.6% were unemployed. 707 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Eden Hills were Professionals 33.3%, Managers 14.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9%, Sales Workers 8.3%, Labourers 6.2% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.9%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Eden Hills, the most common responses for industry of employment included Tertiary Education 6.3%, School Education 6.1%, Hospitals 5.1%, Residential Care Services 4.0% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.2%.

In the 2006 Census in Eden Hills, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $533, the median family income was $1,369 and the median household income was $1,175.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 821 families in Eden Hills: of these 40.1% were couple families without children, 45.3% were couple families with children, 13.2% 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 1,072 occupied private dwellings were counted in Eden Hills.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Eden Hills, 96.2% were separate houses, 1.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Eden Hills, 42.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 39.3% were owned with a mortgage and 11.9% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Eden Hills, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 46.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 46.1% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Eden Hills, the median weekly rent was $190. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,175. 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 Eden Hills, 75.9% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 18.4% were single (or lone) person households and 2.4% were group households.