Heybridge (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 307 people in Heybridge (L) of these 55.4% were male and 44.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Heybridge (L) was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.3% of the population.

Of people in Heybridge (L) aged 15 years and over, 48.5% were married and 17.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Heybridge (L) was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Heybridge (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Heybridge (L) was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 45 years.

In Heybridge (L) 24.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 15.8% were in primary school, 23.7% in secondary school and 21.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Heybridge (L) were Australian 39.9%, English 33.3%, Scottish 8.9%, Irish 6.3% and German 2.4%.

In Heybridge (L), 85.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.9%, Austria 1.0%, Germany 1.0%, Italy 1.0% and Philippines 1.0%.

In Heybridge (L), 81.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Heybridge (L) were No Religion 27.9%, Anglican 22.4%, Catholic 14.6%, Uniting Church 7.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.2%.

In Heybridge (L) 94.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Filipino 1.3%.

Employment

There were 160 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Heybridge (L). Of these 53.1% were employed full time, 30.6% were employed part-time and 8.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Heybridge (L), 14.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Heybridge (L) was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 50 years.

The most common occupations in Heybridge (L) included Technicians and Trades Workers 22.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 14.0%, Labourers 12.7%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Managers 9.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.7% and Professionals 7.3%.

Of the employed people in Heybridge (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 7.3%, Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance 6.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.7%, Forestry and Logging 4.0% and Road Freight Transport 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Heybridge (L) was $459.

In Heybridge (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 65.1%, Car, as passenger 7.4%, Truck 6.0% and Walked only 2.0%. On the day, 2.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Heybridge (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 66.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.0% provided care for children and 14.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.1% 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 Heybridge (L), 23.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Heybridge (L), 33.3% were couple families with children, 51.0% were couple families without children and 10.4% were one parent families.

In Heybridge (L) 36.4% of single parents were male and 63.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Heybridge (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,250 and those without children was $1,833.

Employment status of couple families

In Heybridge (L), of couple families with children, 17.7% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 24.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Heybridge (L), 88.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Heybridge (L), 91.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Heybridge (L), of occupied private dwellings 8.1% had 1 bedroom, 25.7% had 2 bedrooms and 51.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Heybridge (L), 36.6% were owned outright, 29.1% were owned with a mortgage and 26.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Heybridge (L), of all households, 71.4% were family households, 24.8% were single person households and 3.8% were group households.

In Heybridge (L), 28.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.8% 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 Heybridge (L), 31.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Heybridge (L), there were 22 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 8 (or 36.4%) were male and 14 (or 63.6%) were female. The median age was 25 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 Heybridge (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

In Heybridge (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,192.