Hindmarsh Island

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,172 people in Hindmarsh Island of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Hindmarsh Island was 54 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.8% of the population.

Of people in Hindmarsh Island aged 15 years and over, 67.8% were married and 12.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Hindmarsh Island was 61 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Hindmarsh Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Hindmarsh Island was 60 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In Hindmarsh Island 23.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.0% were in primary school, 19.1% in secondary school and 10.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Hindmarsh Island were English 36.8%, Australian 24.9%, Scottish 8.1%, Irish 6.5% and German 6.3%.

In Hindmarsh Island, 70.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 12.7%, Scotland 1.5%, New Zealand 1.5%, Germany 1.0% and Netherlands 0.6%.

In Hindmarsh Island, 59.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 27.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Hindmarsh Island were No Religion 22.9%, Anglican 17.9%, Catholic 15.1%, Uniting Church 15.0% and Lutheran 3.8%.

In Hindmarsh Island 90.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.7%, Italian 0.5%, French 0.3%, Russian 0.3% and Serbian 0.3%.

Employment

There were 470 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hindmarsh Island. Of these 46.8% were employed full time, 40.0% were employed part-time and 6.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Hindmarsh Island, 16.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Hindmarsh Island was 50 years and for people who were employed part-time was 53 years.

The most common occupations in Hindmarsh Island included Professionals 18.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.9%, Managers 15.4%, Labourers 12.5%, Sales Workers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.2% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.3%.

Of the employed people in Hindmarsh Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.7%, Residential Care Services 4.8%, Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 4.6%, Building Installation Services 3.9% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Hindmarsh Island was $477.

In Hindmarsh Island, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.5%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Walked only 2.0%, Truck 1.4% and Bus 0.9%. On the day, 1.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Hindmarsh Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.4% provided care for children and 15.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.6% 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 Hindmarsh Island, 29.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Hindmarsh Island, 27.7% were couple families with children, 65.1% were couple families without children and 7.3% were one parent families.

In Hindmarsh Island 25.8% of single parents were male and 74.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Hindmarsh Island, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,042 and those without children was $1,481.

Employment status of couple families

In Hindmarsh Island, of couple families with children, 10.2% had both partners employed full-time, 6.0% had both employed part-time and 16.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Hindmarsh Island, 51.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 48.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Hindmarsh Island, 82.8% were separate houses, 7.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 9.4% were other dwellings.

In Hindmarsh Island, of occupied private dwellings 4.8% had 1 bedroom, 11.8% had 2 bedrooms and 50.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Hindmarsh Island, 43.3% were owned outright, 31.1% were owned with a mortgage and 22.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Hindmarsh Island, of all households, 77.5% were family households, 19.2% were single person households and 3.3% were group households.

In Hindmarsh Island, 28.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.1% 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 Hindmarsh Island, 31.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Hindmarsh Island, there were 14 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 8 (or 57.1%) were male and 6 (or 42.9%) were female. The median age was 13 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 Hindmarsh Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $500.

In Hindmarsh Island, 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.