The Slopes

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 326 people in The Slopes. Of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

The median age of people in The Slopes was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.2% of the population.

Of people in The Slopes aged 15 years and over, 52.8% were married and 11.2% were either divorced or separated.

In The Slopes, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In The Slopes 34.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.2% were in primary school, 17.1% in secondary school and 19.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in The Slopes, 13.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in The Slopes were English 30.7%, Australian 30.5%, Irish 10.4%, Scottish 9.9% and Maltese 3.8%.

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 The Slopes (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In The Slopes, 85.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 5.9%, Scotland 0.9%, Germany 0.9% and Sri Lanka 0.9%.

In The Slopes, 61.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In The Slopes, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.7%, England 10.7%, Scotland 2.9%, Malta 2.9% and Ireland 2.0%.

In The Slopes, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 74.3%, England 8.3%, Malta 3.5%, Germany 1.6% and Scotland 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in The Slopes were Anglican 28.9%, No Religion, so described 23.4%, Catholic 23.1%, Not stated 8.3% and Christian, nfd 5.2%. In The Slopes, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (74.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In The Slopes 91.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Maltese 1.5%.

Employment

There were 191 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in The Slopes. Of these 57.6% were employed full time, 33.0% were employed part-time and 4.7% 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 The Slopes, 8.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in The Slopes included Professionals 18.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.1%, Managers 10.2%, Sales Workers 7.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.9% and Labourers 4.5%.

Of the employed people in The Slopes, the most common responses for industry of employment included Architectural Services 6.0%, Electrical Services 5.1%, Hairdressing and Beauty Services 5.1%, Plumbing Services 4.3% and Takeaway Food Services 4.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in The Slopes was $830.

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

In The Slopes, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 73.0%, Worked at home 8.0%, Car, as passenger 4.0%, Truck 2.9% and Train, car as driver 2.3%. On the day, 2.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 80.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In The Slopes, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.1% provided care for children and 9.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.6% 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 The Slopes, 28.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in The Slopes, 53.3% were couple families with children, 36.7% were couple families without children and 10.0% were one parent families.

In The Slopes, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In The Slopes, of couple families with children, 17.7% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 29.1% 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 The Slopes, 96.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.9% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

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

In The Slopes, of occupied private dwellings 3.2% had 1 bedroom, 10.5% had 2 bedrooms and 32.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 3.2 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in The Slopes, 40.2% were owned outright, 50.0% were owned with a mortgage and 3.9% were rented.

Household composition

In The Slopes, of all households, 86.3% were family households, 10.5% were single person households and 3.2% were group households.

In The Slopes, 5.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 22.8% 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 The Slopes, 14.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 46.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In The Slopes, 86.3% 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 The Slopes, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 36 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 The Slopes, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,124.

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

In The Slopes, 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.

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