Hepburn Springs

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 241 people in Hepburn Springs of these 42.3% were male and 57.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Hepburn Springs was 54 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 9.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.1% of the population.

Of people in Hepburn Springs aged 15 years and over, 30.1% were married and 16.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Hepburn Springs was 57 years and the median age of people never married was 39 years.

In Hepburn Springs, of people aged 15 years and over, 32.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Hepburn Springs was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

In Hepburn Springs 20.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 14.0% were in primary school, 22.0% in secondary school and 14.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Hepburn Springs were English 26.4%, Australian 20.1%, Irish 16.0%, Scottish 8.9% and Italian 5.7%.

In Hepburn Springs, 78.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.2%, India 1.7%, South Eastern Europe (includes Yugoslavia) 1.7%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.2% and Germany 1.2%.

In Hepburn Springs, 65.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Hepburn Springs were No Religion 39.0%, Catholic 19.9%, Anglican 12.9%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3.3% and Buddhism 2.9%.

In Hepburn Springs 87.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Punjabi 1.7%, German 1.2%, Greek 1.2%, Italian 1.2% and Thai 1.2%.

Employment

There were 111 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hepburn Springs. Of these 47.7% were employed full time, 44.1% were employed part-time and 5.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Hepburn Springs, 15.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Hepburn Springs was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in Hepburn Springs included Managers 18.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 18.8%, Professionals 17.8%, Labourers 14.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.9%, Sales Workers 6.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.0%.

Of the employed people in Hepburn Springs, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 19.4%, Accommodation 12.6%, Pharmaceutical and Other Store-Based Retailing 7.8%, Other Social Assistance Services 5.8% and Building Installation Services 4.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Hepburn Springs was $437.

In Hepburn Springs, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 53.9%, Walked only 5.9%, Car, as passenger 3.9% and Train, bus 3.9%. On the day, 2.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 57.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Hepburn Springs, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.6% provided care for children and 12.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.8% 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 Hepburn Springs, 30.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Hepburn Springs, 26.0% were couple families with children, 50.0% were couple families without children and 24.0% were one parent families.

In Hepburn Springs 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Hepburn Springs, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,375.

Employment status of couple families

In Hepburn Springs, of couple families with children, 11.4% had both partners employed full-time, 11.4% had both employed part-time and 28.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Hepburn Springs, 62.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 38.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Hepburn Springs, 93.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.8% were flats, units or apartments and 2.9% were other dwellings.

In Hepburn Springs, of occupied private dwellings 4.8% had 1 bedroom, 35.6% had 2 bedrooms and 45.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 1.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Hepburn Springs, 36.5% were owned outright, 19.2% were owned with a mortgage and 44.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Hepburn Springs, of all households, 51.0% were family households, 38.2% were single person households and 10.8% were group households.

In Hepburn Springs, 46.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 Hepburn Springs, 52.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Hepburn Springs, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 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 Hepburn Springs, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Hepburn Springs, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.