Heathcote Junction

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 839 people in Heathcote Junction. Of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Heathcote Junction was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.1% of the population.

Of people in Heathcote Junction aged 15 years and over, 55.3% were married and 9.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Heathcote Junction, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Heathcote Junction 27.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.4% were in primary school, 17.9% in secondary school and 9.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Heathcote Junction, 12.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 28.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Heathcote Junction were Australian 33.1%, English 30.0%, Irish 9.1%, Scottish 7.6% and Italian 4.4%.

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 Heathcote Junction (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Heathcote Junction, 87.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.3%, New Zealand 1.3%, Italy 0.6%, Philippines 0.6% and Austria 0.5%.

In Heathcote Junction, 72.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Heathcote Junction, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 76.4%, England 4.5%, Italy 2.8%, New Zealand 0.9% and Scotland 0.9%.

In Heathcote Junction, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 80.6%, England 2.3%, Italy 2.1%, New Zealand 1.7% and Scotland 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Heathcote Junction were No Religion, so described 31.9%, Catholic 28.0%, Anglican 15.7%, Not stated 8.0% and Uniting Church 4.3%. In Heathcote Junction, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Heathcote Junction 90.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.4%, German 1.0%, Macedonian 1.0%, Thai 0.5% and Greek 0.4%.

Employment

There were 436 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Heathcote Junction. Of these 56.7% were employed full time, 31.4% were employed part-time and 6.2% 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 Heathcote Junction, 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Heathcote Junction included Technicians and Trades Workers 24.6%, Professionals 13.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.8%, Managers 10.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.1%, Sales Workers 9.8% and Labourers 8.8%.

Of the employed people in Heathcote Junction, the most common responses for industry of employment included Plumbing Services 4.5%, Primary Education 3.6%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.6%, Takeaway Food Services 3.3% and Road Freight Transport 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Heathcote Junction was $693.

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In Heathcote Junction, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.5%, Train 6.5%, Worked at home 4.2%, Car, as passenger 4.0% and Truck 1.5%. On the day, 7.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Heathcote Junction, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.5% provided care for children and 17.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.6% 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 Heathcote Junction, 26.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Heathcote Junction, 56.2% were couple families with children, 36.1% were couple families without children and 7.7% were one parent families.

In Heathcote Junction, 28.0% of single parents were male and 72.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Heathcote Junction, of couple families with children, 19.1% had both partners employed full-time, 2.9% had both employed part-time and 26.8% 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 Heathcote Junction, 95.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Heathcote Junction, 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 Heathcote Junction, of occupied private dwellings 1.1% had 1 bedroom, 7.8% had 2 bedrooms and 44.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Heathcote Junction, 30.5% were owned outright, 59.0% were owned with a mortgage and 7.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Heathcote Junction, of all households, 85.5% were family households, 13.4% were single person households and 1.1% were group households.

In Heathcote Junction, 11.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.6% 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 Heathcote Junction, 17.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 39.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Heathcote Junction, 85.8% 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 Heathcote Junction, 43.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 56.7% were female. The median age was 20 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 Heathcote Junction, 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 $1,875.

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

In Heathcote Junction, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $325 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)