Heckenberg

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,988 people in Heckenberg of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Heckenberg was 30 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 26.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.9% of the population.

Of people in Heckenberg aged 15 years and over, 39.1% were married and 14.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Heckenberg was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

In Heckenberg, of people aged 15 years and over, 38.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Heckenberg was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In Heckenberg 39.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.0% were in primary school, 21.5% in secondary school and 13.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Heckenberg were Australian 17.8%, English 14.3%, Vietnamese 10.3%, Lebanese 8.5% and Irish 3.0%.

In Heckenberg, 55.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 8.6%, Lebanon 3.8%, Fiji 2.6%, New Zealand 2.1% and Cambodia 1.7%.

In Heckenberg, 30.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 59.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Heckenberg were Catholic 25.3%, Islam 16.3%, Anglican 12.6%, Buddhism 12.2% and No Religion 8.3%.

In Heckenberg 43.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 13.2%, Arabic 13.2%, Hindi 3.9%, Spanish 2.8% and Samoan 2.4%.

Employment

There were 994 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Heckenberg. Of these 53.1% were employed full time, 27.0% were employed part-time and 13.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Heckenberg, 10.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Heckenberg was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 36 years.

The most common occupations in Heckenberg included Labourers 18.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 16.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Professionals 6.1% and Managers 4.9%.

Of the employed people in Heckenberg, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.7%, Road Freight Transport 3.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.4%, Residential Care Services 2.6% and School Education 2.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Heckenberg was $356.

In Heckenberg, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.3%, Car, as passenger 9.5%, Bus 4.0%, Train, bus 3.2% and Train 2.0%. On the day, 11.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Heckenberg, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.4% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 6.6% 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 Heckenberg, 16.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Heckenberg, 43.2% were couple families with children, 20.2% were couple families without children and 34.7% were one parent families.

In Heckenberg 13.3% of single parents were male and 86.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Heckenberg, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,978 and those without children was $1,646.

Employment status of couple families

In Heckenberg, of couple families with children, 13.9% had both partners employed full-time, 1.5% had both employed part-time and 9.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Heckenberg, 97.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 2.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Heckenberg, 88.0% were separate houses, 10.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

In Heckenberg, of occupied private dwellings 1.0% had 1 bedroom, 3.9% had 2 bedrooms and 59.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 3.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Heckenberg, 21.6% were owned outright, 29.3% were owned with a mortgage and 44.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Heckenberg, of all households, 79.0% were family households, 19.3% were single person households and 1.7% were group households.

In Heckenberg, 36.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.3% 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 Heckenberg, 38.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Heckenberg, there were 108 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 48 (or 44.4%) were male and 60 (or 55.6%) were female. The median age was 16 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 Heckenberg, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $733.

In Heckenberg, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $265 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,850.