Red Hill South

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 603 people in Red Hill South. Of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Red Hill South was 53 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 26.7% of the population.

Of people in Red Hill South aged 15 years and over, 66.7% were married and 9.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Red Hill South, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Red Hill South 30.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.9% were in primary school, 26.2% in secondary school and 15.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Red Hill South, 11.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 13.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Red Hill South were English 37.9%, Australian 22.3%, Scottish 9.1%, Irish 8.9% and Italian 4.3%.

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 Red Hill South (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Red Hill South, 79.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.7%, New Zealand 1.0%, Italy 0.8%, Germany 0.7% and France 0.5%.

In Red Hill South, 61.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Red Hill South, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.2%, England 7.9%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.7%, Netherlands 1.8% and Italy 1.8%.

In Red Hill South, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.5%, England 7.0%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.2%, Italy 2.2% and Germany 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Red Hill South were No Religion, so described 46.8%, Anglican 15.8%, Catholic 13.6%, Not stated 11.6% and Uniting Church 4.1%. In Red Hill South, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (53.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Red Hill South 86.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Danish 1.3%, French 1.0%, Italian 0.8%, German 0.7% and Greek 0.5%.

Employment

There were 280 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Red Hill South. Of these 50.0% were employed full time, 41.4% were employed part-time and 3.2% 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 Red Hill South, 16.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 16.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Red Hill South included Professionals 31.9%, Managers 20.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9%, Sales Workers 8.1%, Labourers 6.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.9%.

Of the employed people in Red Hill South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Social Assistance Services 4.8%, Legal Services 3.9%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.9%, Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 3.4% and Real Estate Services 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Red Hill South was $759.

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

In Red Hill South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.8%, Worked at home 14.5%, Walked only 2.7%, Car, as passenger 1.9% and Truck 1.1%. On the day, 3.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Red Hill South, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.0% provided care for children and 14.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.2% 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 Red Hill South, 33.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Red Hill South, 40.5% were couple families with children, 54.3% were couple families without children and 5.2% were one parent families.

In Red Hill South, 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Red Hill South, of couple families with children, 16.0% had both partners employed full-time, 5.8% had both employed part-time and 23.7% 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 Red Hill South, 60.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 39.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Red Hill South, 98.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

In Red Hill South, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 10.9% had 2 bedrooms and 50.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Red Hill South, 60.2% were owned outright, 30.5% were owned with a mortgage and 8.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Red Hill South, of all households, 78.2% were family households, 21.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Red Hill South, 14.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 22.9% 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 Red Hill South, 22.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Red Hill South, 92.1% 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 Red Hill South, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 8 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 Red Hill South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 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 Red Hill South, 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)