Emu Heights (Tas.)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 209 people in Emu Heights (Tas.) of these 46.4% were male and 53.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Emu Heights (Tas.) was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.0% of the population.

Of people in Emu Heights (Tas.) aged 15 years and over, 39.9% were married and 14.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Emu Heights (Tas.) was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Emu Heights (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 39.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Emu Heights (Tas.) was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

In Emu Heights (Tas.) 32.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.9% were in primary school, 33.8% in secondary school and 19.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Emu Heights (Tas.) were Australian 30.3%, English 29.3%, Scottish 9.8%, Irish 7.0% and Dutch 4.2%.

In Emu Heights (Tas.), 85.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.8%, Canada 1.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.9%, Netherlands 1.4% and New Zealand 1.4%.

In Emu Heights (Tas.), 81.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Emu Heights (Tas.) were No Religion 33.6%, Anglican 23.7%, Catholic 10.0%, Uniting Church 8.1% and Christian, nfd 4.7%.

In Emu Heights (Tas.) 95.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 1.4% and Mandarin 1.4%.

Employment

There were 109 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Emu Heights (Tas.). Of these 58.7% were employed full time, 31.2% were employed part-time and 10.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Emu Heights (Tas.), 16.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 28.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Emu Heights (Tas.) was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in Emu Heights (Tas.) included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.2%, Labourers 16.2%, Professionals 13.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Sales Workers 11.1%, Managers 9.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.1%.

Of the employed people in Emu Heights (Tas.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 13.1%, Specialised Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 6.1%, Motor Vehicle Retailing 5.1%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 5.1% and Hospitals 5.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Emu Heights (Tas.) was $486.

In Emu Heights (Tas.), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 63.6%, Car, as passenger 16.2% and Bicycle 3.0%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Emu Heights (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 77.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.6% provided care for children and 6.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 8.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Emu Heights (Tas.), 28.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Emu Heights (Tas.), 36.8% were couple families with children, 38.6% were couple families without children and 24.6% were one parent families.

In Emu Heights (Tas.) 18.8% of single parents were male and 81.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Emu Heights (Tas.), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,083 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Emu Heights (Tas.), of couple families with children, 22.2% had both partners employed full-time, 6.7% had both employed part-time and 26.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Emu Heights (Tas.), 96.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Emu Heights (Tas.), 92.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Emu Heights (Tas.), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 9.4% had 2 bedrooms and 72.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Emu Heights (Tas.), 28.9% were owned outright, 42.2% were owned with a mortgage and 24.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Emu Heights (Tas.), of all households, 67.9% were family households, 28.6% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

In Emu Heights (Tas.), 32.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Emu Heights (Tas.), 33.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Emu Heights (Tas.), there were 12 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 6 (or 50.0%) were male and 6 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 39 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Emu Heights (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,750.

In Emu Heights (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $953.