Hardwicke Bay

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 127 people in Hardwicke Bay of these 53.5% were male and 46.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Hardwicke Bay was 57 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 9.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 27.6% of the population.

Of people in Hardwicke Bay aged 15 years and over, 66.7% were married and 13.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Hardwicke Bay was 62 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

In Hardwicke Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Hardwicke Bay was 62 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

In Hardwicke Bay 22.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 11.1% were in primary school, 29.6% in secondary school and 22.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Hardwicke Bay were English 41.7%, Australian 36.5%, German 6.4%, Scottish 5.1% and Dutch 3.2%.

In Hardwicke Bay, 77.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 13.5% and Scotland 3.2%.

In Hardwicke Bay, 61.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 26.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Hardwicke Bay were No Religion 40.9%, Anglican 11.0%, Catholic 8.7%, Uniting Church 7.1% and Buddhism 3.9%.

In Hardwicke Bay 94.4% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 37 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hardwicke Bay. Of these 67.6% were employed full time, 24.3% were employed part-time and 8.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Hardwicke Bay, 17.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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

The only other responses for occupation in Hardwicke Bay were Technicians and Trades Workers 31.4%, Professionals 20.0%, Managers 11.4%, Sales Workers 11.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.6% and Labourers 8.6%.

Of the employed people in Hardwicke Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 7.7%, Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 7.7%, Metal Ore Mining 7.7%, Land Development and Site Preparation Services 7.7% and Building Installation Services 7.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Hardwicke Bay was $337.

In Hardwicke Bay, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 59.5%, Car, as passenger 8.1%, Other 8.1% and Walked only 8.1%. 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 80.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Hardwicke Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 13.3% provided care for children and 13.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.6% 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 Hardwicke Bay, 23.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Hardwicke Bay, 25.7% were couple families with children, 74.3% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Hardwicke Bay 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Hardwicke Bay, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,375 and those without children was $0.

Employment status of couple families

In Hardwicke Bay, of couple families with children, 11.4% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 14.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Hardwicke Bay, 20.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 79.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Hardwicke Bay, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Hardwicke Bay, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 19.6% had 2 bedrooms and 66.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 1.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Hardwicke Bay, 67.9% were owned outright, 24.5% were owned with a mortgage and 0.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Hardwicke Bay, of all households, 67.9% were family households, 32.1% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Hardwicke Bay, 51.0% 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 Hardwicke Bay, 29.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Hardwicke Bay, 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 Hardwicke Bay, 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 Hardwicke Bay, 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.