Paradise Point - Hollywell

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 9,399 people in Paradise Point - Hollywell. Of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Paradise Point - Hollywell was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 26.2% of the population.

Of people in Paradise Point - Hollywell aged 15 years and over, 55.2% were married and 15.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Paradise Point - Hollywell, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Paradise Point - Hollywell 23.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.0% were in primary school, 21.2% in secondary school and 18.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Paradise Point - Hollywell, 16.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Paradise Point - Hollywell were English 33.3%, Australian 22.1%, Irish 9.5%, Scottish 8.5% and German 4.0%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Paradise Point - Hollywell (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Paradise Point - Hollywell, 67.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 7.3%, England 7.2%, South Africa 1.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.8% and Germany 0.7%.

In Paradise Point - Hollywell, 50.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 30.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Paradise Point - Hollywell, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 56.1%, England 9.5%, New Zealand 7.4%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.7% and Scotland 1.5%.

In Paradise Point - Hollywell, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 57.7%, England 8.9%, New Zealand 8.0%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.4% and Scotland 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Paradise Point - Hollywell were No Religion, so described 25.4%, Catholic 24.6%, Anglican 22.4%, Not stated 8.6% and Uniting Church 4.9%. In Paradise Point - Hollywell, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (69.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Paradise Point - Hollywell 86.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.9%, Japanese 0.5%, German 0.5%, French 0.4% and Spanish 0.4%.

Employment

There were 4,540 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Paradise Point - Hollywell. Of these 58.7% were employed full time, 32.1% were employed part-time and 5.1% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Paradise Point - Hollywell, 11.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Paradise Point - Hollywell included Professionals 19.1%, Managers 18.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.2%, Sales Workers 12.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.8%, Labourers 6.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.8%.

Of the employed people in Paradise Point - Hollywell, the most common responses for industry of employment included Real Estate Services 3.6%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.0%, Primary Education 2.2%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.1% and Accommodation 2.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Paradise Point - Hollywell was $729.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Paradise Point - Hollywell, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.1%, Worked at home 9.7%, Car, as passenger 4.0%, Other 1.0% and Walked only 1.0%. On the day, 2.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Paradise Point - Hollywell, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.0% provided care for children and 10.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Paradise Point - Hollywell, 27.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Paradise Point - Hollywell, 35.4% were couple families with children, 51.0% were couple families without children and 12.8% were one parent families.

In Paradise Point - Hollywell, 18.6% of single parents were male and 81.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Paradise Point - Hollywell, of couple families with children, 19.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 18.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Paradise Point - Hollywell, 85.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Paradise Point - Hollywell, 57.5% were separate houses, 22.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 19.3% were flats or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

In Paradise Point - Hollywell, of occupied private dwellings 2.4% had 1 bedroom, 21.4% had 2 bedrooms and 40.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Paradise Point - Hollywell, 38.4% were owned outright, 28.8% were owned with a mortgage and 30.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Paradise Point - Hollywell, of all households, 72.6% were family households, 24.6% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

In Paradise Point - Hollywell, 19.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Paradise Point - Hollywell, 33.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Paradise Point - Hollywell, 85.7% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Paradise Point - Hollywell, 57.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 42.6% were female. The median age was 33 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In Paradise Point - Hollywell, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,937.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Paradise Point - Hollywell, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $525 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,875.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)