White Hills (Tas.)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 356 people in White Hills (Tas.) of these 52.5% were male and 47.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in White Hills (Tas.) was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.5% of the population.

Of people in White Hills (Tas.) aged 15 years and over, 54.3% were married and 14.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in White Hills (Tas.) was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

In White Hills (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in White Hills (Tas.) was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 46 years.

In White Hills (Tas.) 29.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 44.9% were in primary school, 15.9% in secondary school and 11.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in White Hills (Tas.) were Australian 38.3%, English 31.4%, Irish 10.7%, Scottish 5.9% and Dutch 1.7%.

In White Hills (Tas.), 88.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 1.4% and New Zealand 0.8%.

In White Hills (Tas.), 87.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in White Hills (Tas.) were Anglican 31.7%, No Religion 25.2%, Catholic 21.8%, Uniting Church 4.8% and Christian, nfd 3.4%.

In White Hills (Tas.) 94.4% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 182 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in White Hills (Tas.). Of these 64.8% were employed full time, 28.0% were employed part-time and 2.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in White Hills (Tas.), 6.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in White Hills (Tas.) was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in White Hills (Tas.) included Managers 22.9%, Professionals 17.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.9%, Labourers 9.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.0% and Sales Workers 5.7%.

Of the employed people in White Hills (Tas.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 10.3%, School Education 4.6%, Residential Building Construction 4.0%, Legal and Accounting Services 4.0% and Local Government Administration 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in White Hills (Tas.) was $548.

In White Hills (Tas.), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 66.3%, Car, as passenger 6.3%, Train, car as driver, other 1.7% and Walked only 1.7%. On the day, 1.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In White Hills (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.3% provided care for children and 9.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.1% 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 White Hills (Tas.), 26.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in White Hills (Tas.), 46.0% were couple families with children, 44.0% were couple families without children and 10.0% were one parent families.

In White Hills (Tas.) 62.5% of single parents were male and 37.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In White Hills (Tas.), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,785 and those without children was $1,562.

Employment status of couple families

In White Hills (Tas.), of couple families with children, 19.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.5% had both employed part-time and 31.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In White Hills (Tas.), 88.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in White Hills (Tas.), 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 White Hills (Tas.), of occupied private dwellings 7.1% had 1 bedroom, 15.0% had 2 bedrooms and 51.2% 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 White Hills (Tas.), 34.9% were owned outright, 35.7% were owned with a mortgage and 21.7% were rented.

Household composition

In White Hills (Tas.), of all households, 77.2% were family households, 20.5% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

In White Hills (Tas.), 23.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.2% 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 White Hills (Tas.), 22.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 38.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In White Hills (Tas.), there were 5 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 5 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 10 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 White Hills (Tas.), 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 $0.

In White Hills (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 $0.