Hazelwood North

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,478 people in Hazelwood North. Of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Hazelwood North was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.1% of the population.

Of people in Hazelwood North aged 15 years and over, 63.5% were married and 8.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Hazelwood North, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Hazelwood North 28.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.3% were in primary school, 26.1% in secondary school and 13.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Hazelwood North, 10.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 27.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Hazelwood North were Australian 31.9%, English 28.2%, Scottish 8.8%, Irish 6.7% and Italian 4.6%.

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 Hazelwood North (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Hazelwood North, 84.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.8%, Scotland 1.2%, Netherlands 1.0%, New Zealand 1.0% and Malta 0.8%.

In Hazelwood North, 65.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Hazelwood North, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.7%, England 3.7%, Italy 2.9%, Netherlands 2.7% and Malta 2.4%.

In Hazelwood North, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.1%, England 3.9%, Scotland 2.6%, Netherlands 2.5% and Italy 2.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Hazelwood North were No Religion, so described 32.1%, Catholic 25.8%, Anglican 17.8%, Not stated 7.5% and Uniting Church 4.6%. In Hazelwood North, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Hazelwood North 91.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.9%, Indonesian 0.5%, Slovene 0.4%, German 0.3% and Dutch 0.2%.

Employment

There were 811 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hazelwood North. Of these 54.5% were employed full time, 33.3% were employed part-time and 5.3% 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 Hazelwood North, 14.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Hazelwood North included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.0%, Professionals 14.8%, Managers 12.6%, Sales Workers 11.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.0% and Labourers 7.4%.

Of the employed people in Hazelwood North, the most common responses for industry of employment included Fossil Fuel Electricity Generation 8.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.6%, Central Government Administration 3.6%, Local Government Administration 3.5% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Hazelwood North was $729.

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

In Hazelwood North, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 74.8%, Car, as passenger 3.7%, Worked at home 3.6%, Truck 1.3% and Walked only 0.8%. On the day, 0.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Hazelwood North, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.5% provided care for children and 11.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.4% 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 Hazelwood North, 26.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Hazelwood North, 49.8% were couple families with children, 42.6% were couple families without children and 6.7% were one parent families.

In Hazelwood North, 18.8% of single parents were male and 81.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Hazelwood North, of couple families with children, 15.9% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 29.8% 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 Hazelwood North, 91.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Hazelwood North, 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 Hazelwood North, of occupied private dwellings 0.6% had 1 bedroom, 3.7% had 2 bedrooms and 40.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Hazelwood North, 43.3% were owned outright, 51.2% were owned with a mortgage and 2.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Hazelwood North, of all households, 87.3% were family households, 11.2% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

In Hazelwood North, 9.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 23.5% 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 Hazelwood North, 11.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 48.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Hazelwood North, 88.2% 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 Hazelwood North, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 years.

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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 Hazelwood North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

In Hazelwood North, 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)